Name: Baseball Snack Board
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 (15 ounce) can nacho cheese (warmed); 1 cup sunflower seeds (shelled); 2 cups salted peanuts; 6 cups popped popcorn; 4 small paper popcorn bags; 4 pouches Big League Chew gum; 24 iced sugar cookies; 1 (24 ounce) jar pickles (drained); 24 mini corn dogs; 12 soft pretzels (mini); 1 (12 ounce) bag Twizzlers; 1 (9 ounce) bag chips (your favorite kind); 12 Baby Ruth bars (fun-size); 10 ketchup packets; 10 mustard packets; 1 bag baseball bubble gum; 24 plastic sticks (for corn dogs)

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This Baseball Snack Board turns ballpark favorites into one big, easy party tray. It comes together in about 20 minutes with no oven time needed.

It’s a fun option for baseball birthday parties, after-game celebrations, game day, or a casual movie night. The board has a little of everything, including salty popcorn, crunchy pickles, candy, pretzels, and mini corn dogs.

You can also swap out anything your family doesn’t like. Trade the Twizzlers for sour candy, use different chips, or add another favorite ballpark snack.

For more easy party board ideas, take a look at our s’mores board and 4th of July snack board.

Start With the Bowls

Use a large round board, serving tray, or rimmed baking sheet. Anything flat and wide enough to hold all the snacks will work.

Pour the nacho cheese into a small bowl so it doesn’t run into the popcorn or cookies. Place the sunflower seeds and peanuts in bowls, too, to keep them from rolling around the board.

For a Southern variation, replace the dry-roasted peanuts with Cajun boiled peanuts. If you’re making them from scratch just make sure they’re well drained before adding them to the board.

Arrange the bowls first. They act as anchors and make it easier to fill in the remaining space.

Nacho cheese, popcorn, peanuts and sunflower seeds on a board.

Add the Salty and Sweet Snacks

Fill small paper bags with popcorn and tuck them around the board. The bags make the popcorn easy to grab and help contain spills.

Arrange the mini corn dogs, soft pretzels, pickles, chips, candy bars, and other snacks around the bowls. Push a small food-safe stick into each corn dog so guests can pick them up without getting their hands messy.

Place ketchup and mustard near the corn dogs. Small dipping bowls work well, but individual packets make cleanup easier.

Store-bought sugar cookies are a great shortcut. Add your own icing and baseball decorations for a semi-homemade option that still matches the theme.

You’ll find Cracker Jacks in boxes and bags, and they still include a small prize inside.

Pretzels, cheese, and candy popcorn, peanuts and sunflower seeds on a board.

How to Get Smooth Icing on the Cookies

Spread a small dollop of icing over the top of each cookie. It doesn’t need to look smooth yet.

Place the cookies icing-side down on a sheet of wax paper, then press gently to flatten the icing. Transfer them to the refrigerator or freezer for about 10 minutes.

Once the icing firms up, carefully peel the cookies away from the wax paper. The tops should be flat and smooth enough to add baseball stitching or other decorations.

Add the Finishing Touches

Fill any remaining spaces with Big League Chew, baseball bubble gum, candy bars, or other baseball-themed treats. Keeping the gaps small makes the board look full without adding more large items.

A baseball cap or glove placed beside the tray also makes an easy photo prop or party decoration.

Serve the board shortly after assembling it, especially if the corn dogs and pretzels are warm.

For more party food, check out our Easy Game Day Recipes and 25+ March Madness Snack Ideas.