Gear up for the big game with this bright and colorful, FUN Super Bowl spread! You'll score big points with these creative football desserts: cute Starburst Pretzel Flags and tasty Snickers Touchdown Towers!
The Big Game is coming up...are you ready?
I love football mostly for the food, I'll happily admit that. Tailgating food can be so much fun! And, decorating for football parties can go beyond the traditional green, black, and white. Especially with creative football desserts.
If you haven't noticed, I am a big fan of color around here. I love how easy it is to create a bright, vibrant, FUN football party with Snickers, Skittles, and Starburst (all Official Sponsors of Super Bowl 50!), and some simple football banners, food flags, and football Bingo cards that I designed. I'll have the free football printables up on Urban Bliss Life next Monday!
Meanwhile, ready, set, hike! Let's tackle that game day food!
Fun Super Bowl Snacks
For my bright & colorful Super Bowl Spread, I'm serving:
- Shrimp Sliders
- Bacon Wrapped Dates
- Cheese & Pretzel Bites
- Chocolate Cupcakes with Starburst Pretzel Flags
- Snickers Touchdown Towers
How to Make Candy Pretzel Flags
Another fun and truly EASY party trick for the big game: Starburst pretzel flags.
I made these for the first time about 15 years ago (pre-blog/social media times!) for my first Super Bowl party cake, and now my kids love them too!
Making these creative football desserts is SO easy!
- Unwrap the Starbursts that you want to use as flags and place on a microwave-safe plate. I like to choose a variety of colors, but you can also select colors based on your favorite team.
- Microwave Starburst pieces for 15 seconds.
- As soon as you take the Starburst pieces out of the microwave, work quickly: slightly flatten the Starburst with your fingers, then use kitchen shears to cut out flag shapes. You can create billowy, windy flag shapes or simple triangle flags as I did here.
- While the Starburst pieces are still warm, press one side a the Starburst against the edge of a pretzel stick. I use my fingers to gently press the edges slightly around the pretzel stick so that it stays better.
- Repeat with remaining Starburst candies and pretzel sticks.
Voila! Instant, easy, adorable, colorful Starburst pretzel flags!
You can put them onto cupcakes, cake, cheese cubes, or even top the Snickers Touchdown Towers with them!
Game Day Decor & Games
For this Super Bowl spread, you'll need:
- Colorful striped straws
- Colorful striped bakers twine
- My printable Colorful Football Banner, Football Flags, and Game Day Bingo (coming up next Monday on the blog!)
- Snickers, Starburst, and Skittles candies
Be sure to visit this site for more creative ideas & recipes to help you host a fun, delicious Super Bowl party!
I designed these fun Football Bingo Cards that everyone can play during the Big Game. These will also be free printables you can download next Monday, with plenty of time to prep for your Super Bowl party!
Which of these bright & colorful, tasty party ideas would you incorporate into your big game party?
How to Make Snickers Touchdown Towers
Entertaining a crowd can be fun for both hosts and guests when you create an interactive food experience. These Snickers Touchdown Towers are made with a layer of crushed graham crackers, a layer of chocolate mousse, a layer of whipped cream, and topped with any combination of Snickers candy bars that your guests desire!
Here's a quick gif to show you how these come together:
Creative Football Desserts: Snickers Touchdown Towers
Ingredients
- 6 graham crackers
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 6 oz Pre-packaged chocolate pudding OR my dairy-free chocolate mousse
- 1 cup Whipped cream - store-bought or homemade
- 1 Your choice of Snickers cut into small pieces
Instructions
- Set out 6 small cups.
- In a food processor, combine graham crackers and melted butter until well blended.
- Place a layer of the graham cracker mix at the bottom of each cup.
- Place a layer of chocolate pudding or chocolate mousse on top of each graham cracker layer.
- Place a layer of whipped cream on top of each chocolate layer.
- Set out bowls of chopped Snickers in different flavors (my favorites: Snickers Original, Snickers Crispers, Snickers Peanut Butter, and Snickers Almond!)
- Allow your guests to top their Touchdown Towers with any combination of Snickers that they choose!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is a general estimate. Actual nutrition details may vary depending on the exact foods & brands you use to make this recipe. It does not take into account any substitutions, toppings, or optional ingredients.
Manju | Cooking Curries says
love the whole set up. Cant believe how cute those flags look!
Joanie @ Zagleft says
What a great football spread! You had me at Snickers - my favorite candy!
Ashley - Forking Up says
What a cool party! I feel like even my fiance's friends would enjoy this :)
Marlynn Jayme Schotland says
Thanks so much, Ashley! :)
Sabrina @ Dinner, then Dessert says
Nice spread! This looks like a great party setup!
Erin @ Platings and Pairings says
What a fun party setup - Not to mention delicious! I think the best part of the Superbowl is the food and the commercials. You've got so many great snacking options!
Ali says
So creative, I love all of this!
Pech says
I agree that football good is my biggest draw as well... I love the fun idea of a bingo card!
Brianne says
Just in time for Super bowl! These all look so good. Especially those Snickers touchdown towers!
Melinda says
Oh my goodness! These are FANTASTIC! My husband and I have talked about a Super Bowl party--although we have to be careful about the planning. We need it to be a year when neither of "our" teams are playing (because we tend to get too serious). So, this year would have been a great year for it--if we had started planning it sooner (and if a number of our friends didn't already have plans that weekend, which is unfortunately how things worked out this year). But, WHEN WE DO have our party, I'm going to try some of these treats!
Marye says
These look like awesome game day snacks!
Jennifer says
These snacks look so fun! Love this!
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says
These really are such fun ideas for game day, so cute!
Melissa says
You are so ready for game day!!! Fun ideas.
Debra @ Bowl Me Over says
Super cute & fun - perfect for a fun snack!!!
Kam Kay says
Everything looks so amazing, and you have such great presentation skills. I'm sure your guests for your football party will have lot of fun on the game night.
Sola says
I can not get over how cute these all look. Usually, Super Bowl party refreshments involve canned beer and bowls of cheese puffs but you brought it to a brand new level. I'm not hosting a party this year but I think I might just have to pass it along to everyone I know who is. Hopefully, they'll get the hint! ;)