Are you looking for super yummy snack ideas for kids to add to a school lunch box? Here are 20 Healthy Back To School Snacks that your kids will LOVE! All recipes are made with wholesome ingredients and without unhealthy refined sugar. Easy to make with pantry ingredients!
Kids are soon heading back to school. And we parents are busy planning, books, clothes, accessories... there are so many things to think about before September hits. School snacks and packed lunches are one of the many things on our list.
No matter how stressful this time may be, don't just opt-in for store nibbles loaded with sugar and artificial stuff. There are plenty of other healthier options and I'm here to help. I gathered 20 incredibly easy and super tasty Back To School Kids Snacks recipes for your to try.
From Peanut Butter Coconut Balls to Double Chocolate Banana Muffins and yummy Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies, these healthy homemade snacks are packed with only deliciousness, nutrients, and plenty of mummy love. Enjoy!
Almond Butter Energy Balls
These Almond Butter Energy Balls are so delicious. Sweet, nutty, perfectly flavored. Made with all healthy but super simple ingredients, sweetened with dates, and loaded with healthy almonds. Such a treat!
Peanut Butter Energy Balls
These Peanut Butter Energy Balls are perfect healthy kids snack idea. They are satisfying and good for health, loaded with natural peanut butter flavor and other amazing superfoods, like flaxseeds.
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Chewy and loaded with dark chocolate chips, these Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies are the perfect healthy treat for your kiddos to enjoy. These tasteful cookies are made with just few simple ingredients but packed with many nutrients.
Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies
These Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies are just beyond delicious. Chewy, soft and loaded with cinnamon flavor. Satisfying and simple to make.
Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies
Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies are addictive! They are soft and chewy with plenty of juicy blueberries and bitter-sweet chocolate inside. Easy to make and really delicious.
Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies
What's more satisfying than a slice of carrot cake?! Carrot Cake Cookies! They are filled with Fall flavors and so delicious. Refined sugar free and utterly healthy. Perfect snack for kids all ages.
Carrot Cake Energy Balls
These Carrot Cake Balls are the perfect addition to your kids' lunchbox. They are sweet, soft, and doughy, loaded with amazing flavors from CARROTS and fresh GINGER.... soooo delicious.
Orange Carrot Oatmeal Cookies
Orange Carrot Oatmeal Cookies are filled with sweet cranberries, crunchy walnuts and fresh ginger. Such a treat, no one is able to resist them. These cookies are super easy to make and kids just love them.
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
These Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies are loaded with nutty peanut butter flavor and dark chocolate chips. So yummy! So good! And so healthy, satisfying and perfect for lunchbox!
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies
These Apple Cinnamon Cookies are incredibly good, very nutritious, made with wholesome ingredients and refined sugar-free. It's an easy healthy cookie recipe your kids and whole family will love.
Peanut Butter Coconut Flour Cookies
Soft, chewy, and delicious, these Peanut Butter Cookies are the perfect treat! Super sweet and flavorful, filled with dark chocolate. Delicious, and easy to make!
Lemon Coconut Energy Balls
I'm sure your kids gonna love these Lemon Coconut Energy Balls. They are bright and flavorful. Delicious, healthy and easy to make.
Chocolate Cinnamon Balls
Soft, doughy, and loaded with dark chocolate flavor, so good and delicious. Energizing! These Chocolate Cinnamon Balls are just perfect addition to your kiddo lunchbox.
Hazelnut Chocolate Balls
These soft and sweet bliss balls are delicious hazelnut goodness that are loaded with nuttiness and flavor. Just like Nutella balls. But so much healthier.
No Bake Peanut Butter Balls
These 6-ingredient Peanut Butter Balls a perfect snack! Packed with nutrients, as well as with nuttiness and sweetness, these energy balls will surely delight your kids.
Peanut Butter Coconut Balls
Sweet, nutty, and absolutely delicious, these Peanut Butter Coconut Balls are a perfect energizing snack that is both satisfying and healthful. These balls are super easy to make and so addictive!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
These oatmeal bars are packed with satisfaction. So wonderful, sweet and delicious. Easy to make and so nutritious. So much healthier than any store-bough bars.
Apple Cinnamon Muffins
These muffins are packed with nutrients, flavored with warm spices and loaded with FRESH APPLE. So good! So delicious! No one is able to resist them.
Healthy Apple Carrot Muffins
These Apple Carrot Muffins are loaded with nutrients, fresh apple and grated carrots. Delicious and so flavorful. Wholegrain and without refined sugars. And kids love them! Win!
Mini Peanut Butter Banana Muffins
Mini Peanut Butter Banana Muffins are not only adorable but absolutely delicious. Beautifully flavored and loaded with chocolate chips, these tiny beauties are the perfect snack.
This post is originally published in August 2018, but it's updated with new recipes and images in August 2021.
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Cathleen @ A Taste of Madness says
Awesome roundup!! I love how most of these are nut free, so I can bring them to my school!!
swathi says
That is great collection of healthy snacks, not only for kids adults can enjoy too. I am going to try few.
Alexis says
I need to plan an all day bake fest so I can get a bunch of these snacks in my freezer. With 6 hungry kids, I feel like I'm always feeding someone.
Tammy says
This is such a great roundup for kids and adults! I'm always looking for healthier alternatives when it comes to snacking and homemade is always better. Great roundup of recipes :)
Carmy says
I need to try that cereal bar recipe! It looks delicious and fun to eat with those cheerios on top! Great round up for back to school recipes!
Celeste says
Beautiful list of delicious snacks to have anytime of the day. No way anyone can be bord with these snacks.
Marisa Franca says
This is a fantastic list -- one I'm sure mommies and daddies will appreciate. Good treats and snacks are great to have on hand, especially for the lunchboxes and for when the kiddos come home from school. Several of my grandsons are into sports and these snacks would be great after a game and practice.
Nicolas Hortense says
These all look fantastic!! Thank you far sharing (:
Noel Lizotte says
Great suggestions for after school snacks. It's too easy to get into a boring routine of snack foods - and often not healthy ones. I love the variety of choices you have in this list. Truly something for everyone.
[email protected] Dinner Mom says
So many yummy looking recipes, but those Sunflower Seed Chocolate Chip Cookies are going on my shopping list! Great recipes for all tastes.
Veena Azmanov says
Such an awesome list of goodies for us to try. I love having such a list on hand so I don't have to think so much. Can't wait to try some of these.
Claudia Lamascolo says
this is a great round up for the kiddos. I am sure my grand children would love all of them going to pass this on to their mom she will love these ideas
Gloria says
What a great collection of snacks!! I will for sure be making some of these for the grandkids. In fact, they are here for a sleepover this weekend. I will get them to HELP me!!
Jacinda Vandenberg says
This is a great list, Natalie! And definitely not just for kids, ha ha! I would love any one of these. :D Thank you for including my Peanut Butter Cup recipe!
Valerie says
My Mom used to get dried apple chips for us when I was younger. They can be super tasty and they are very easy to make.
Natalie says
I absolutely love snacking apple chips. This recipe is super easy. Cant wait to make it for my boy.. and for myself hihih :)
Nicole says
Such great ideas! Kids are going back to school on Sept. 3rd, I might just try a few before school starts to find their favorites :)
Natalie says
I'm about to do the same :) Enjoy!
Raia Todd says
What a great list! Thank you for including my kombucha lemon gummies. :)
Natalie says
I'm glad you like it :) Thanks for letting me share your wonderful gummies. I must make these soon for my little school boy.