Picnic snack recipes
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Cheese & bacon turnovers
These moreish pastries are ideal for lunch, a picnic or buffet. They’ll keep for up to three days
Classic cheese scones
Indulge in some cheese scones for afternoon tea or as part of a picnic. They're also great served alongside soups and you can freeze them for later use
App onlyBean & feta dip. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Transform a can of white beans into this easy dip. Top with pickled onions to serve and enjoy as a snack or starter alongside pitta chips or crudités
Spicy sardine dip
You can easily transform a tin of sardines into a spicy dip. This is a handy recipe, perfect for any impromptu gatherings
App onlyPlum & raspberry crumble bars. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Take your favourite treat on the go by transforming crumble into this sliceable bake made with seasonal plums. The squares are lovely served warm
Vegetarian sausage rolls
Try our flavourful vegetarian sausage rolls, packed with mushrooms, chestnuts, leeks and cheese. They're perfect for a picnic or served with salad for lunch
Easy honey flapjacks
Treat yourself to these easy honey flapjacks for elevenses or the afternoon slump. Perfect for picnics, packed lunches and bake sales
Caramelised onion & thyme sausage rolls
Take a sheet of puff pastry and stuff it with pork sausages, chutney and mustard to make these onion & thyme sausage rolls. They’re perfect picnic food
Olive, cherry tomato & feta focaccia
Bake this moreish focaccia with the flavours of the Med – it's ideal for a picnic. Or try it minus the olives, tomatoes and feta for a very reliable plain focaccia
Cheese & onion pasties
Rustle up these little cheese and onion pasties for a family picnic. If you won't eat all 12, they freeze well and can be cooked straight from frozen
Carrot cake fridge flapjacks
Pack up a picnic box with these carrot cake flapjacks to eat on the go. Full of nuts, seeds and dried fruit, they're great to take on a big family walk
App onlyRadishes with herby whipped feta. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Serve this creamy whipped feta dip as a sharing dish. Drizzle over a little olive oil and serve with radishes for dunking along with carrots and cucumber
Coronation chicken pasties
Make these moreish Coronation chicken pasties ahead and leave to cool before packing for a picnic. You can also top them with seeds, such as poppy or sesame
Seeded cheese & chive flapjacks
Who says flapjacks should always be sweet? Rustle up a batch of these cheese and chive savoury flapjacks – they're ideal for picnics or as a snack to curb hunger
Mini chorizo, pea & potato frittatas
Heading to the park for a picnic with the family? Kids and adults will love these mini frittatas
Pea & ham picnic eggs
Pack up these bite-sized savoury morsels for a picnic, or serve them as canapés at a party. They look like scotch eggs, but with the classic combo of pea and ham in the middle
Easy healthy falafels
Pair John Torode's easy falafels with soft flatbreads, well-spiced humous and crunchy pickles for a magnificent meze of a lunch, or a shareable starter
App onlyElote muffins. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Get inspired by the Mexican street-food snack, elote. These savoury muffins make an excellent breakfast or afternoon pick-me-up when you’re on the go
Kachori
Try making these lentil-filled snacks. A popular street-food in India, they're perfect for entertaining or as an afternoon pick-me-up
Coronation chicken scones
What could be more British than this scone and coronation chicken combo? Ideal for a summer party or picnic
Easy scotch eggs
Follow our steps for the perfect Scotch eggs. With a crispy crumb, sausagemeat stuffing and soft boiled egg centre, this really is the ultimate picnic snack.
Picnic quiches
A crisp, short pastry base and a pancetta, cherry tomato and parmesan filling make these perfectly portable tartlets ideal for picnics and summer days out
Vegetarian scotch eggs
Combine two winning dishes in this picnic-friendly vegetarian recipe of eggs coated in spiced, herbed chickpeas
Summer sausage rolls
When the weather is warmer, bring some sunshine flavours into everyone’s favourite afternoon tea and picnic snack