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Home » Recipes » Snacks

Snack Recipes

Discover easy and delicious Japanese snack recipes you can make at home. Enjoy sweet and savory favorites like isobeyaki mochi and onigiri (rice balls).

Try hot snacks like nikuman (steamed pork buns), yaki imo (roasted sweet potato), and takoyaki, or sweets like mitarashi dango and dorayaki. These fun snacks are perfect for parties, lunch boxes, or afternoon cravings!

Popular Snacks

A ceramic bowl containing homemade Furikake Chex Mix.

Furikake Chex Mix (Video)

4.65 from 128 votes
Japanese bamboo basket containing baked sweet potatoes.

Baked Japanese Sweet Potatoes (Yaki Imo) 焼き芋

4.72 from 70 votes
A white ceramic bowl containing Japanese Candied Sweet Potatoes (Daigaku Imo) served with green tea.

Candied Sweet Potatoes (Daigaku Imo) 大学芋

4.52 from 79 votes
A dark plate containing Kabocha and Eggplant Oyaki (Japanese Stuffed Dumplings).

Oyaki (Japanese Stuffed Dumplings) おやき

4.80 from 44 votes
3 kinds of steamed cakes placed on a wire rack.

Steamed Cake (Mushi-pan) 蒸しパン

4.80 from 234 votes
A bowl and Dutch oven containing popcorn with truffle salt seasoning.

Homemade Popcorn with Truffle Salt (Video)

4.82 from 11 votes
A white plate containing Takoyaki (Octopus Balls) topped with a generous drizzle of takoyaki sauce, Japanese mayo, aonori, katsuobushi.

Takoyaki Recipe (Video) たこ焼き

4.67 from 166 votes
Taiyaki served on a wooden plate.

Taiyaki (Video) 鯛焼き

4.80 from 150 votes

Latest in Snacks

Toasting kiri mochi (Japanese rice cakes) in a frying pan.

Yakimochi (How To Grill Kiri Mochi)

5 from 1 vote
An isobeyaki mochi cheese pull!

Isobeyaki Mochi with Cheese 磯部焼き餅

5 from 3 votes
A green plate containing Japanese rice cake (mochi) coated with kinako (soybean flour).

Kinako Mochi (Rice Cake with Soybean Flour) きな粉餅

5 from 2 votes
Mitarashi Dango on a blue plate.

Mitarashi Dango (Video) みたらし団子

4.73 from 161 votes
A white fluted round plate containing two Hanami Dango, served with matcha green tea.

Hanami Dango 三色花見団子

4.80 from 35 votes
A ceramic bowl containing homemade Furikake Chex Mix.

Furikake Chex Mix (Video)

4.65 from 128 votes
Japanese Cucumbers on a Stick served over iced cubes in wooden bowl.

Japanese Pickled Cucumber on a Stick

4.86 from 7 votes
A blue plate containing oven baked Shokupan Crust Rusks.

Shokupan Crust Rusks パンの耳ラスク

4.79 from 14 votes
Japanese bamboo basket containing baked sweet potatoes.

Baked Japanese Sweet Potatoes (Yaki Imo) 焼き芋

4.72 from 70 votes
3 kinds of steamed cakes placed on a wire rack.

Steamed Cake (Mushi-pan) 蒸しパン

4.80 from 234 votes
A blue dish containing Steamed Pork Buns (Nikuman).

Nikuman (Steamed Pork Buns) 肉まん

4.75 from 134 votes
A white ceramic bowl containing Japanese Candied Sweet Potatoes (Daigaku Imo) served with green tea.

Candied Sweet Potatoes (Daigaku Imo) 大学芋

4.52 from 79 votes
Japanese fruit sandwiches on a plate. Served with coffee.

Japanese Fruit Sandwich (Fruit Sando) フルーツサンド

4.76 from 110 votes
Tsukimi Dango on a black plate.

Tsukimi Dango 月見団子

5 from 4 votes
Sata Andagi (Okinawan Doughnuts) in a white basket.

Sata Andagi (Okinawan Doughnuts) サーターアンダギー

4.75 from 39 votes
A dark plate containing Kabocha and Eggplant Oyaki (Japanese Stuffed Dumplings).

Oyaki (Japanese Stuffed Dumplings) おやき

4.80 from 44 votes
A basket containing corn dogs served with ketchup and mustard drizzle.

Corn Dogs アメリカンドッグ – ‘Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories’

4.71 from 17 votes
A white plate containing Takoyaki (Octopus Balls) topped with a generous drizzle of takoyaki sauce, Japanese mayo, aonori, katsuobushi.

Takoyaki Recipe (Video) たこ焼き

4.67 from 166 votes
Rice crackers served on a bamboo basket.

Rice Cracker Recipe かき餅

4.80 from 15 votes
A bowl and Dutch oven containing popcorn with truffle salt seasoning.

Homemade Popcorn with Truffle Salt (Video)

4.82 from 11 votes
A wooden plate containing matcha green tea steamed cakes.

Matcha Steamed Cake 抹茶蒸しパン

4.96 from 47 votes
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Roasted Chestnuts 焼き栗

4.67 from 3 votes
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How To Make Apple Bunny (Apple Rabbit)

4.84 from 6 votes
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Renkon Chips (Lotus Root Chips) れんこんチップス

4.83 from 40 votes
Tandoori Chicken Puffs II

Tandoori Chicken Puffs

4.34 from 3 votes

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