19 Late-Night Snacks to Satisfy Any Craving
I think there’s something special about late-night snacks. Hear me out: Any snack that you eat during the day is (to me) just…another snack. Elevenses, happy hour, whatever—you can always improve your daily average gustatory experience after those. But your late-night snack is ostensibly the last thing you're going to eat before you go to sleep—your day's culinary closing argument. You can't pick just anything. A great late-night snack should be deeply satisfying and definitely couch-friendly. (Unless, of course, you have a tray so you can take a snack to bed.) Some of these recipes are easily made ahead, while the rest are quick and simple enough to throw together at any hour of the evening. Next time you're prowling around the kitchen after dinner, consider one of these as a candidate for your late-night bite.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks3/19No-Bake Butterscotch-Coconut Cookies
Sweet tooth? Don't turn on the oven. Assemble these coconutty no-bake cookies. Pour yourself a glass of milk. Put on your fuzzy socks. Be a cookie monster.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone4/19Simple Spinach Dip
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Prop Styling by Megan Hedgpeth, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich5/19Warmed Spiced Olives
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Ali Nardi6/19Five-Cheese Pimento Cheese
Pimento cheese is a creamy Southern classic we love to keep on hand during the summer. This 5-cheese version is just right with buttery crackers and crunchy vegetables. It's a satisfying snack that you can also spread onto bread and pop into the fridge for a veggie sandwich for lunch tomorrow.
Photo by Alex Lau7/19Kombu Celery
This kombu celery is an Epi staff favorite. Don't get us wrong, we do love chicken wings, but they're a bit much to prep from scratch for a late-night snack. Instead, toss soy sauce, sesame, and furikake together with celery for a refreshing snack that's more than the sum of its parts.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Lillian Chou8/19Honey Butter Potato Chip Tower With Crispy Salami
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell9/19Turf Mix
Crunch, crunch, crunch. Crunch, crunch, crunch. This herby, salty, spicy combination hits so many satisfying notes. Plus—if you happen to be watching sports, doesn't this feel particularly appropriate?
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Prop Styling by Megan Hedgpeth, Food Styling by Liza Jernow11/19Vanilla Butter Anchovy Toasts
What late-night spread would be complete without a salty, savory anchovy moment? This bite pairs the tinned fish with toast spread with aromatic vanilla bean butter—the perfect foil for the salty anchovies, and conveniently easy to eat sans utensils.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks12/19Easy Guacamole
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Monica Pierini13/19Crudités With Chile-Lime Salt
Keep a supply of this chile-lime salt on hand, and you'll always have a crunchy, salty, and veg-heavy snack at your fingertips. Hydrating vegetables like cucumbers and vitamin-rich fruit like oranges will make you glad you stayed up long enough to put this savory punctuation mark on the end of the night. Tomorrow You will thank Tonight You for being so healthy.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Ali Nardi14/19Figs-in-a-Blanket With Goat Cheese
These little vegetarian bites are creamy and tart from goat cheese, spicy from red pepper flakes, and buttery from store-bought puff pastry. They're the ultimate cozy low-effort, high-reward snack.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton15/19Pecan Brie Brûlée
Salty cheese + melty sugar = basically tiny versions of the world's best grilled cheese. And is there anything more satisfying than a salty-sweet gooey grilled cheese?
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Susan Ottaviano17/19Chicharrón Casera
Break off pieces of homemade chicharrón to dip into salsa or guacamole. The textural play of crunchy and creamy with the pop of salsa's heat is a fine finish to a night.
Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Elizabeth Jaime, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou18/19Pine Nut and White Bean Dip
