Summer Snack Ideas for Family (w/ recipes)

Many foreign travelers seek the Philippines’ warm hospitality and crystal-clear beaches as a famous tropical destination. Aside from that, our country is also renowned for its uniquely delicious food for family summer at home. Here is a list that can help you enjoy a great recipe for summer snacks.

Bacon-Wrapped Smokies

Even if this may be time-consuming, it can be well worth it! Here, the bacon grease and brown sugar combine well to give a great taste.

Total Preparation and Cooking Time:

1 hr 30 mins

Yield:

16 servings

Ingredients

Directions

  • Step 1 - Preheat the oven to 165° C or 325° F.
  • Step 2 - Put 2/3 of the bacon in the refrigerator until needed as it will be easier to wrap the hotdog with cold bacon. Have every hotdog wrapped with bacon and secured with a toothpick. Put it on a big baking sheet and generously sprinkle it with brown sugar.
  • Step 3 - Bake it for 40 minutes in the preheated oven or until the sugar becomes bubbly. Serve it hot by putting the hotdog in a slow cooker on a low setting to serve it hot.

Grilled Buffalo Wings

Here is a delicious recipe for grilled chicken wings that can make it so much better than fried! 

Total Preparation and Cooking Time:

1 hr 5 mins

Yield:

Eight servings

Ingredients

Directions

  • Step 1 - Preheat the grill to medium heat.
  • Step 2 - Mix soy sauce, black pepper, cayenne pepper, cola, and hot sauce in a large pot. Add the wings even if they’re frozen. Place the pot on the side of the grill so that the sauce will simmer.
  • Step 3 - Fish the wings out of the sauce using tongs and put them on the grill for 8 to 10 minutes. After that, put it back to the sauce so it will simmer. Repeat the process for around 50 minutes until the sauce thickens. Once the chicken becomes tender, it pulls off the bone quickly. Dip it for the last time, then serve off the grill if you want it dry or dipped for more taste.

Super Nachos

Create a huge-sized tray of nachos with so much delicious stuff. You may serve it with more chips or adjust the ingredients depending on your preference so you can have a great snack when watching basketball games!


Total Preparation and Cooking Time:

50 minutes

Servings:

12 servings

Ingredients

  • 500 grams of ground beef
  • ¾ cup of water
  • 40 grams taco seasoning mix
  • 1 cup of sour cream or more for taste
  • Around 113 grams of drained sliced jalapeno peppers
  • Slightly more than 1 cup of shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 500 grams of tortilla chips
  • Four green onions, diced
  • 1 cup salsa
  • Two 180-gram cans of drained and chopped pitted black olives
  • One 16-ounce can of refried beans.

Directions

  • Step 1 - Over medium heat in a skillet, cook and stir the ground beef for five to ten minutes until the meat becomes crumbly and is no longer pink. Drain the excess grease and mix water and taco seasoning. Make it simmer for around 8 to 10 minutes until the beef mixture thickens.
  • Step 2 - Put the oven rack around 6 inches from the heat, then preheat the broiler. Use aluminum foil to line the baking sheet.
  • Step 3 - On the prepared baking sheet, spread the tortilla chips, then top it with Cheddar cheese. Add a mixture of ground beef and refried beans.
  • Step 4 - Make it broil in the preheated oven until the cheese melts, and observe it for 3 to 5 minutes to prevent burning.
  • Step 5 - Put jalapeno peppers, green onions, black olives, sour cream, and salsa on top of the nachos and enjoy!

Lumpia

Here is a recipe that every Filipino loves. It is mainly full of meat, and you can use either beef or pork or both. This delicious recipe can be great to serve as a delightful snack. 

 

Total Preparation and Cooking Time:

1 hr 20 mins

Servings:

20 servings

Ingredients

  • 500 grams of ground pork
  • 500 grams of ground beef
  • One finely chopped medium onion
  • One grated carrot
  • ¼ cup of soy sauce
  • 2 ½ teaspoons of black pepper
  • 1 ½ tablespoon of garlic powder
  • Two tablespoons of salt
  • One package of spring roll wrappers
  • More than 800 grams of cooking oil for frying

Directions

  • Step 1 - Combine carrot, onion, ground pork, and ground beef in a large bowl. Make sure that everything is thoroughly mixed. Use your hands to knead the meat in the bowl if needed. Gradually blend in the salt, soy sauce, black pepper, and garlic powder until every ingredient gets evenly distributed.
  • Step 2 - On a flat surface, have some wrappers laid out. Then, place around two tablespoons of filling in the middle of the wrapper. Avoid making the filling thicker than your thumb, as it will make the wrapper cook faster than the meat. Get the wrapper’s top and bottom edges, then make them fold towards the middle. Get the right and left sides and make them fold towards the center. Seal by moistening the edge of the wrapper. Do this again with the other wrappers.
  • Step 3 - On a heavy skillet or deep-fryer, heat oil to 190° C or 375° F. Fry 3 to 4 lumpia at a time for around 3 to 4 minutes while turning them once. The lumpia is cooked through when the wrapper becomes golden brown and floats. You may serve it as it is or cut it in half with a dipping sauce like banana ketchup, soy sauce with lemon, or sweet and sour sauce.

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