150+ Dairy Free Snacks

Need some dairy free snacks? This list has over 150 ideas! All of these snacks are milk free, nondairy, lactose free, and delicious. The list includes a little bit of everything including healthy snacks with fresh vegetables, homemade dairy free treats, store-bought options, and more. You'll find plenty of options for everyone from toddlers through adults, and lots of ideas for school. I hope you find plenty of snack inspiration and maybe a new favorite!

An important note: We do not have a life-threatening allergy in my house and we are not medical professionals. You must read every label every time you purchase a food item to confirm it is still dairy free. Ingredients often change, and for your safety, it is important to confirm that milk has not been added to any of these items. Although I try my best to keep this website up-to-date, ingredients for these items can change at any given time. If you do have an allergy, be sure to also check that these items haven't added a "may contain milk" warning to the label.

This list is just a sample of what works for our family, and you should always do what's best for your body, safety, and health.

Happy snacking!

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Homemade dairy free treats
Snacks with vegetables
Snacks with fruit
Dairy Free Muffins
Store bought muffins
Nuts, seeds, and legumes
Crackers, pretzels, chips, and rice cakes
Other dairy free snacks

Homemade dairy free treats

If you're craving a snack on the sweeter side, try one of these homemade dairy free treats. I love these options because they're made with simple ingredients and they're easy to make. Not to mention they're delicious!

Snacks with vegetables

Vegetables are a great option for dairy free snacks. Some studies show that introducing children early in life to vegetables can increase the likelihood that they'll like vegetables later in life. When my son was young we introduced him to lightly steamed and roasted vegetables so they were soft enough to eat. Now he's a teenager and enjoying adult snacks, which include lots of raw vegetables. You can dip them, top them with some seasoning, or blend them into a smoothie. The best part of veggie snacks is that there's hardly any preparation required. Just wash, chop, and enjoy! Here are some that we like:

Fresh Cut Vegetables, with a side of hummus, mashed avocado, or dairy-free dressing for dipping (some of our favorite veggies are cucumbers, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, radishes, and sugar snap peas)
Cucumber Tomato Salad
Herbed Cucumber Salad
Celery Sticks with Nut Butter and Raisins (seed butter can be used if you're avoiding nuts)
Kale Chips
Vegetable juice (such as V8)
Sweet Potato Fries
Broccoli Littles
Pickled vegetables
Green smoothie with mint
Tortilla wrap smeared with hummus, filled with veggies, and rolled up
Potato skins topped with marinara, dairy free cheese, and veggies. Broil until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Pita bread with Baba Ghanoush
Sliced Cucumbers topped with Tapenade
Peppers stuffed with nondairy cream cheese and topped with everything but the bagel seasoning
Jackson's Sweet Potato Chips
Blistered shishito peppers
Vegetarian sushi rolls
Bruschetta
Quesadilla made with veggies, refried beans, and salsa
Deli Meat rolled up in lettuce or collard leaves with tomatoes, pickles, and mustard
Peppers stuffed with tuna salad
Seaweed Snacks

Snacks with fruit

Fruit is another healthy food that makes amazing snacks. Their natural sweetness can help curb that sweet tooth and satisfy sugar cravings. You can enjoy them raw, blended into fruit pops, in a smoothie, or reduced in a compote. Here are some ways I use them for snacking:

Fresh raw fruit like bananas, peaches, clementines, grapes, melons, kiwi, apples, and berries.
Apple slices with nut or seed butter
Applesauce
Olives
Raisins
Fruit Salad
Fruit Pops
Fruit Cup
Fruit Compotes
Dried/Dehydrated Fruit
Fruit snacks
That's It fruit bars
Homemade fruit Leather
Baked Apples
Fruit Chips
Fruit Kabobs
Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Pita Chips
Apples sliced into thin rings, topped with nut butter, coconut flakes and dairy free chocolate chips.
Frozen Grapes
Mavuno Fruit Bites
Prosciutto wrapped melon
Poached or grilled fruit
Air fried banana slices drizzled with honey and sprinkled with cinnamon
Banana slices filled with peanut butter and frozen
Toast topped with dairy free chocolate hazelnut spread and strawberries
Toast with peanut butter, banana, and cinnamon
Tortilla spread with nut butter, topped with a banana, rolled up and cut like sushi
Rice cake topped with nut butter and banana or thin apple slices, sprinkled with cinnamon
Custard Toast
Banana Ice Cream
Frozen Snickers Bananas
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Chocolate Cherry Smoothie
Matcha Mint Smoothie
Dragonfruit Raspberry Smoothie
Dragonfruit Smoothie Bowl
Dairy Free Tropical Yogurt Bowl
Banana Chia Pudding
Dates stuffed with peanut butter and dipped in melted chocolate
Mango Chia Pudding

Dairy Free Muffins

Homemade muffins are an easy dairy free snack and they pack well for school. I like to bake up a batch on Sunday so we have them available during the busy week ahead. They typically freeze well too, so you can bake a double batch and freeze half for later. Here are some we like:

Store bought muffins

Simple Mills muffin mix
Abe's muffins
Enjoy Life Foods breakfast ovals (technically not a muffin but similar in flavor and texture)
Namaste muffin mix
Katz gluten free
School Safe muffin bars
Fully Charged

Nuts, seeds, and legumes

I always have raw nuts in my pantry for snacking. They're great for a quick snack and perfect for on-the-go. It's important to be mindful that most schools are nut-free, so you'll want to avoid these when packing lunchboxes.