70 Picnic Recipes – Savory Snacks & Sweet Treats

This 70 Picnic Recipes is your go-to guide for delicious outdoor eating. From spreading out a blanket in the park to packing lunch for a hike or planning a backyard get-together, this collection is filled with easy, delicious recipes made to be shared under the sun.

Here you’ll find flavorful savory bites like empanadas, cheesy muffins, lentil fritters, and mini quiches that are just as tasty cold as they are warm. You’ll also discover a sweet side of summer, from hand pies and muffins to easy cookies, bars and scones, perfect for tucking into a picnic basket.

Each recipe is simple to make, easy to pack, and full of seasonal goodness.

These picnic recipes will help you build the kind of picnic you’ll want to relive all summer long. So grab your basket, gather your favorite people, and bring along these delicious recipes that make eating outdoors a true joy.

Mushroom Empanadas

Mushroom empanadas – pastries filled with a lot of vegetables and cheese, perfect for lunch or dinner or even as appetizer. Either warm or cold are delicious.

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Whole Wheat Carrot Biscuits

These Whole Wheat Carrot Biscuits are one of the best healthier biscuits you can ever try all year round. Flaky, buttery and with an amazing flavor, these biscuits are simply irresistible.

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Blueberry Oat Crumble Bars

These Blueberry Oat Crumble Bars are a delightful treat perfect for breakfast, a snack, or dessert. These bars feature a luscious blueberry filling sandwiched between layers of crumbly, buttery oat mixture.

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Bean and Corn Salsa

This Bean and Corn Salsa is the kind of recipe that makes you wonder how something so simple can taste this good. It’s colorful, fresh, and full of flavor, like summer in a bowl.

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Banana Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins

These Banana Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins are a delightful and healthy treat, perfect for any time of the day. These muffins blend the natural sweetness of ripe bananas and honey with the moisture of grated zucchini, creating a soft and tender texture.

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Grilled Corn Fritters

Corn Fritters are an amazing dish you can prepare for breakfast, lunch or dinner or even as an appetizer. Making these delicious fritters with fresh corn it is a must during the summer, you definitely won’t regret. Grilled fresh corn takes these fritters to a whole new level. The best part of these delicious fritters is that they can be made all year round as canned or frozen corn may be used instead of the fresh one.

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Buttermilk Pancakes

Buttermilk pancakes are a classic breakfast dish that never fails to bring comfort and delight to those who indulge in them. These fluffy and golden discs of goodness are a staple in many households, loved by both young and old.

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Chocolate Brioches

These Chocolate Brioches with their crispy exterior and buttery, soft, chocolatey interior are a fantastic treat either for breakfast alongside a cup of coffee or milk or simply as a snack all day round. 

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Homemade Hummus

Homemade hummus is a yummy dip that comes from the Middle East. It's made with basic ingredients like chickpeas, tahini (which is a sesame paste), garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil. You blend them all together until they're smooth and creamy.

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Baked Mini Cinnamon Sugar Donuts (no yeast, no eggs)

Did you know you can prepare baked donuts as good as the fried ones without the guilt? These Baked Mini Cinnamon Sugar Donuts are amazingly soft and flavorful, kids’ favorite every time I make them. The recipe comes together in just a few minutes, using basic ingredients you already have at home. It is so easy and quick to prepare them as for these donuts you don’t even need yeast or eggs and they don’t require deep frying either.

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Tomato Basil Tart

Tomato Puff Pastry Basil Tart is a delicious and visually stunning dish that is perfect for any occasion. This savory tart combines the flavors of juicy tomatoes, fragrant basil, and flaky puff pastry to create a mouthwatering meal that is sure to impress your guests.

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Easy No-Knead Focaccia

This Easy No-Knead Focaccia is a simple, yet flavorful bread that requires minimal effort and delivers excellent results. This recipe is perfect for beginners or anyone looking for a hands-off baking experience.

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Homemade Pesto

This Homemade Pesto is a fresh and flavorful sauce made from simple ingredients. Originating from Italy, it combines fresh basil leaves, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese, garlic, and olive oil.

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Knots 4 ways

If you like bread recipes these knots are a must-try for you. Making these beautiful dough knots is much easier than it looks. Easy rich yeast dough, filled with your favorite filling, cut into strips and tied into knots. There’s no room for mistakes, every knot is perfect in its way. Soft and fluffy dough bursting with flavor perfectly served warm right after taking them out of the oven.

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Chickpea Salad

Chickpea salad is a delicious, flavorful, healthy and easy vegetarian salad using chickpeas, fresh vegetables and seeds. Such a tasteful combination.

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Nectarine Roses

Nectarine Roses – Just imagine, buttery, flaky and crispy puff pastry rolls with layers of flavorful fruits, served warm sprinkled with a bit of powdered sugar. Totally irresistible dessert that takes only few minutes to prepare and also looks so beautiful.

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Eggplant Salad

Eggplant Salad is a tasty and healthy way to cook eggplants. It is a delicious appetizer that can be made in advance, which makes it perfect for holidays or parties.

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Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

This Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad is a delectable fusion of classic Caesar salad and savory chicken pasta, creating a mouthwatering dish that tantalizes both pasta and salad lovers.

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Baked Cornflake Crusted Chicken Strips

Why make fried chicken when the baked cornflake-crusted chicken strips look and taste so incredibly good and are a healthier alternative?

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Cheese and Pesto Fantails

Cheese and pesto fantails are delightful, savory pastries with a great flavor combination and a visually stunning presentation. They are ideal as appetizers, snacks, or even a side dish for meals.

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Canelés (Cannelés) de Bordeaux

Canelés (Cannelés) de Bordeaux are delicious French pastries that have a crispy caramelized crust and a soft custard interior. Not everybody is familiar with them and they are not as popular as macarons but still very impressive and once you’ve discovered them you keep wanting for more. Even though they are made using simple basic ingredients caneles are simply out of this world.

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No-Yeast Yogurt Doughnuts – Easy Fried Doughnuts

Easy Yogurt Doughnuts – fluffy little balls of dough, served slightly warm and dusted with powdered sugar can make a great treat during the day or even for breakfast, alongside a good coffee or tea.

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These 70 picnic recipes are all about simple, feel-good food you can take anywhere, be it a sunny park day, a backyard hangout, or a weekend escape. From savory snacks to sweet bites, every recipe is made to share and enjoy outdoors. Grab your basket, delicious memories await.

If you try them out, share the photos with me on Instagram. I would love to see how they turn out for you.

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