8 great sweet and salty snack recipes

Tossed in maple syrup, cinnamon and brown sugar, a bit of salt adds just the right amount of savoury. These seeds are the perfect school-safe snack (that is, if you don’t devour them all first). Get the recipe: Cinnamon-Maple Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

This super-simple snack lets you have your chips—and chocolate too! Seriously, why should anyone be forced to choose? Get the recipe from Chatelaine: Chocolate-Coated Kettle Chips

Kettle corn is king of sweet-savoury snacks, but adding a handful of pretzels and dried fruit puts it over the top. To take it from snack mix to party mix (and to pump up the sweet element), swap the tart cranberries for chocolate chips or your favourite chocolate candy. Get the recipe: Kettle Corn Snack Mix recipe

You won’t want to restrict this perfect granola to breakfast only. Maple syrup and vanilla bring the sweet, while a pinch of salt levels things out. We recommend using the good stuff for this: Decadent flakes of sea salt are where it’s at. Get the recipe: Maple-Olive Oil Granola

These cookies play it cool. Not too sweet and with just the right amount of saltiness. Get the recipe: Tahini Cookies

Its name doesn’t do this crispy little square justice. Bits of toffee, smashed pretzel and kettle chips are suspended in a smooth white chocolate core. Oh, and there’s a bit of lemon zest too, because this square knows how to party. Get the recipe: White Chocolate Crunch

Ever make your own granola bars? You should. Not only because they're easy, but because these ones mix chopped up salty pretzel with sweet little chocolate chips. It’s a good time. Get the recipe: Chocolate-Pretzel Granola Bars

A fun project for the kids, these sweet campfire cupcakes have pretzel logs and fruity candy flames. Get the recipe: Campfire Cupcakes

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