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    Appetizers and Snacks

    Welcome to our easy-to-make collection of Southern shortcut recipes for appetizers, treats and snacks. From crispy fried bites to sweet or savory dips to quick, on-the-go snacks and sweets, we have you covered!

    • Easy Dill Pickles for Canning
    • Homemade Hot Honey
    • Cheese Wafers with Pecans
    • Cookies and Cream Shortbread Cookies
    • Shortcut Sweet Heat Pickles and Onions
    • Little Debbie Christmas Tree Dip
    • Easy Mini Chicken and Waffles (with Hot Honey)
    • Roasted Pecans in Air Fryer
    • Fried Green Cherry Tomatoes
    • Dutch Oven Artisan Bread (No Knead)
    • Easy Air Fryer Apple Pie Bombs
    • Christmas Tree Deviled Eggs
    • Date Nut Balls
    • Mini Twice Baked Potatoes (Air Fryer and Oven)
    • Apple Pie Dip
    • Olives and Cheese Skewers with Cranberries
    • Mandarin Orange "Pumpkin" Treats (Healthy Halloween Snack)
    • Freezer Jalapeno Pepper Jelly
    • Air Fryer Shishito Peppers
    • Candied Jalapeños (Cowboy Candy)
    • Easy Christmas Cheese Trees
    • Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Crispy Bars
    • Air Fryer Squash (Yellow and Zucchini)
    • Chocolate Chunk Banana Muffins
    • Banana Nut Bread Mini Muffins
    • Air Fryer Spicy Sweet Potato Fries
    • Easy Baked Crispy Chicken Wings
    • No-Bake Peanut Butter Energy Bites (Small Batch)
    • Pan Fried Crab Cakes
    • Lima Bean Dip (Butter Beans)
    • Caprese Salad with Cherry Tomatoes
    • Heart Caprese Skewers
    • Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Wings
    • Cranberry Pepper Jelly
    • Caramel Glaze and Sauce
    • Shortcut Crab and Corn Soup
    • How to Make Southern Fried Yellow Squash
    • Easy Peach Pepper Jelly
    • Pesto Sauce with Walnuts
    • Best Fried Green Tomatoes (Perfect Every Time)

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    Hi y'all! I’m Kathleen. I share Southern shortcut recipes! I’m a food stylist, cookbook author, and former test kitchen director in Alabama. I take traditional Southern recipes you know and love (and a few new ones) and make them with shortcuts so you can enjoy them faster.

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