Tie Dye Party Snacks: 13 Easy Ideas
Are you planning a tie dye-themed party and looking for creative ways to match your snacks to the vibrant atmosphere? Tie dye parties are all about expressing individuality and embracing colors, so why not extend this theme to your party food as well?
In this article, we’ll explore a variety of tie dye party snacks and sweets that perfectly complement the atmosphere and add an extra layer of delight to your celebration.
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From tie dye fruit feast to rainbow-colored pizza, tie dye ice-cream to rainbow ice lollies, we’ve got you covered with these fun and delicious options.
Let’s find out.
If you’re also looking for ideas on how to host a memorable tie dye party, make sure to go to our full guide: How To Throw An Awesome Tie Dye Birthday Party!
Throw An Awesome Tie Dye Birthday Party!
Are you prepared to plunge headfirst into a world that bursts with vibrant hues and is brimming with creative amusement? Brace yourself for the experience of hosting an unforgettable tie dye birthday party…
Let’s now turn again to the tapestry of tie dye party food ideas that cater to both the eyes and taste buds, ensuring your guests leave with colorful memories and satisfied palates.
1. Tie Dye Cheese Dip
What you need
- Cream cheese
- Red, blue, and green food colors
- Toothpick
- 4 small bowls
- Spoon or fork
How to make a Tie Dye Cheese Dip
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Step 1:
Divide your cream cheese into 3 separate small bowls. Smear a toothpick with red food coloring into one of your bowls. Stir vigorously with a spoon or fork until the mixture is uniformly pink. Add more coloring slowly only if necessary.
- Step 2:
Now repeat with the different 2 colors for the other bowls.
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Step 3:
In another bowl, transfer the 3 batches of cream cheese gently, alternating between colors. Finally, with your spoon or fork, give it a gentle zig-zag (or figure of eight) kind of stir so all the colors will transfer one into the other.
Caution: Be careful not to overdo step 3, otherwise all the colors will mix into an ugly grey.
Tie Dye Party Games: Adding A Splash Of Fun
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2. Rainbow Pasta
What you need
- Pasta boiled al dente
- Edible red, yellow, green, blue, and lavender food colors
- Parmesan cheese
- Nice display bowl
How to make Rainbow Pasta
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Step 1
Boil and drain well enough fusilli (or pasta of your choice) to cater to the number of guests you have invited to your tie dye party. Keep in mind that this will not be the only item you will be serving, so calculate a small portion for each guest.
- Step 2
Divide the pasta equally into 5 plastic bags.
- Step 3
In a glass, mix 1/4 teaspoon of food coloring with about 50 ml of water. Then transfer the colored water to one pasta bag. Repeat for the rest of the bags. Mix thoroughly so that the pasta in each bag is beautifully colored.
How to serve
For the best visual effect, use a clear glass or plastic serving bowl or pedestal bowl. In the serving bowl or pedestal bowl you will be using, layer up the pasta, then give it a gentle stir.
Offer olive oil so your guests can drizzle on their pasta once served and some parmesan cheese should they fancy. Top with fresh thinly chopped chives if you will.
Pro Tip: This pasta is served cold, so it can easily be pre-prepared and refrigerated a few hours early. As with any pasta dish, it is best served al dente.
3. Rainbow-colored Pizza
What you need
- Half-baked pizza with tomato sauce and mozzarella (Margherita style)
- Green pepper
- Orange pepper
- Corn kernels
- Cherry tomatoes
- Diced red onion
- Broccoli florets
How to make a Rainbow-colored Pizza
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Step 1
Cut the green and orange peppers into small pieces, cut the cherry tomatoes in half, cut small broccoli florets, and peel and dice the red onion.
- Step 2
Place the diced red onion in the middle of the pizza. Working outwards, continue layering your veggies in this order: green peppers, broccoli florets, corn kernels, orange pepper, and cherry tomatoes. You will notice that this follows the colors of the rainbow.
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Step 3
Bake the pizza for about 20 minutes, cut into slices and serve.
How to serve
You can either serve the pizza whole if you opted for small individual ones or else cut it into wedges and let guests help themselves to as many slices as they want.
Pro Tip: Remember that pizza is best served warm, so the logistics of serving this need to be taken into consideration depending on where you are holding the party.
4. Colorful Popcorn Mix
What you need
- Popcorn boxes
- Homemade or store-bought popcorn
- Pastel-colored baby marshmallows (or cut larger marshmallows into smaller ones if you don’t have them)
- Pastel-colored candy
How to make Colorful Popcorn Mix
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Step 1:
Fill the popcorn boxes with popcorn.
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Step 2:
Sprinkle baby marshmallows and a selection of colored candy on top for extra magic.
Alternatively, if you’re feeling more adventurous try rainbow-colored popcorn. Follow the video below for an easy how-to recipe for making your rainbow-colored popcorn.
How to serve
Popcorn boxes are by far the best option. But if you don’t have them, present your popcorn in clear individual bowls or a large pedestal bowl.
Did you know?
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Did you know that you can make custom popcorn boxes? Follow our unique guide: How To Make Popcorn Boxes At Home. A free downloadable popcorn box template is included in the guide.
How To Make Popcorn Boxes At Home
We have compiled this easy step-by-step guide to make homemade popcorn boxes after realizing that it is next to impossible to get custom-made ones without spending a fortune.
5. Tie Dye Fruit Feast
What you need
- Plain Greek yogurt
- Blue food coloring
- Watermelon, black grapes, kiwi, pineapple, passion fruit (or orange peaches)
- Hundreds and thousands (optional)
- Knife
- Small bowl
- Serving plate
How to make Tie Dye Fruit Feast
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Step 1:
In a small bowl stir in a smeared toothpick with blue food coloring to your Greek yoghurt. Stir vigorously with a spoon or fork until the mixture becomes a uniform baby blue color. Add more coloring slowly if needed. Sprinkle with hundreds and thousands for an extra kick.
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Step 2:
Wash the grapes and passion fruit. Peel the pineapple, watermelon, and kiwi.
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Step 3:
Cut the pineapple rinds and the watermelon slices into triangular wedges. Cut each passion fruit and kiwi into 6 or 8 pieces.
How to serve
Place the small bowl containing the blue Greek yogurt in the middle of a square or round serving plate. Arrange the fruit for dipping on the serving plate into sections around the Greek yogurt.
Keep refrigerated until ready to serve. Be sure this assortment of fresh fruit accompanied with Greek yogurt will satisfy all taste buds, not least the healthy-conscious ones.
6. Rainbow Pancakes
What you need
- 1 cup (128g) of flour (sifted)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 egg (whisked)
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 cup (240ml) of milk
- Food coloring (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple)
- Mixing bowl
- Whisker
- 6 cups
- Non-stick pan
- Sprinkles or hundreds and thousands
How to make Rainbow Pancakes
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Step 1
Put the dry ingredients in the large bowl and mix well. Then pour in the wet ingredients and whisk through to form a batter, but do not over-mix as this will yield tough pancakes.
- Step 2
Divide the batter into 6 cups and color each batter a different color of the rainbow (use a toothpick to add just a bit of color). Mix thoroughly for a uniformly colored batter.
- Step 3
In a pan on the stove, add and melt a blob of butter. Cook each pancake individually for approximately one minute on each side. Once done, stack the pancakes up on the plate you intend to serve them on purple at the bottom, then blue, green, yellow, orange, and red on top.
How to serve
Serve on a nice serving plate. Add a drizzle of syrup and some hundreds and thousands of sprinkles to keep in the theme.
If you fancy add blobs of whipped cream on top and maybe some berries too. Then display them stacked.
Best to cut wedges when serving on individual plates. This way all the colors will look amazing with each serving.
7. Color Sprinkled Wafers
What you need
- Vanilla wafers (3-5inches / 8-10cm in length)
- White chocolate
- Colored sprinkles or hundreds and thousands
How to make Color-Sprinkled Wafers
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Step 1:
Melt the white chocolate in a microwave or bain-marie.
- Step 2:
Dip 3cm-4cm (1 to 2 inches) of each wafer into the melted chocolate and drip off the excess.
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Step 3:
Cover the melted chocolate with pastel-colored sprinkles and set aside to dry.
How to serve
Use a medium-sized serving plate or put your wafers in a clear glass or plastic jar or bowl.
8. Dazzling Donuts
What you need
- Plain donuts
- Icing sugar
- Food colors
- Toothpick
- Sprinkles or hundreds and thousands
- 3 bowls
- Fork or spoon
- Donut stand or donut wall
How to make Dazzling Donuts
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Step 1:
Prepare the icing sugar as per instructions on the packet. This usually includes adding a bit of water or lemon juice to the powder.
- Step 2:
Divide the mixture into 3 bowls. Using a toothpick smeared with food color, add a bit of food coloring to each mixture, stirring vigorously to make sure the color is uniform for all the mixture.
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Step 3:
Top your donuts with the different colored icing and finish off with a drizzle of sprinkles or other edible confetti of your choice.
How to serve
Display your donuts on a donut stand or a donut wall if you happen to have one. If not, place them nicely on a white, pink, or gold serving tray.
Make a donut wall
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Learn how to make an easy donut wall at home: Easy DIY Cardboard Donut Wall For Any Themed Party.
9. Tie Die Jello
What you need
- Colorless jello powder (lemon-flavored jello powder is usually a pail yellow and it works well)
- Rainbow food colors
- Pedestal bowl or clear plastic cups
How to make Tie Dye Jello
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Step 1:
Prepare the jello as per packet instructions. Then add 1/4 of a teaspoon of lavender or purple food coloring and mix well.
- Step 2:
Pour into a large clear-glass serving bowl or small individual clear cups or bowls. Set aside in the fridge for a few hours to set.
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Step 3:
Repeat the steps above, every time layering the jello in a different color in this order: blue, green, yellow, orange, and red. This will give you a beautiful rainbow-colored jello. Sprinkle with edible confetti for an extra kick.
How to serve
You can display your tie dye jello in the large pedestal bowl you layered it up in and then serve it in smaller containers on the day.
Preferably though, layer it up step-by-step in individual glasses from go, so that each kid will end up with all the colors of the rainbow.
How cool is that?
10. Colorful Cake Pops
If pressed for time or would rather outsource your cake pops, go ahead. If however, you are the adventurous type and like to experiment, making your tie dye cake pops is sure fun.
What you need
- Cake pops
- Cake pop sticks
- Melted white chocolate
- Hundreds and thousands
- Cake pop stand (optional)
How to make Colorful Cake Pops
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Step 1
Prepare cake pops using your favorite cake pops recipe or our very own as described in this article: 10 Easy Steps For The Perfect Homemade Cake Pops.
10 Easy Steps For The Perfect Homemade Cake Pops
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- Step 2
Cover your cake pops in melted white chocolate (follow the step-by-step instructions in our recipe if you have never done this).
- Step 3
Finish off your tie dye-themed cake pops by sprinkling edible confetti or hundreds and thousands.
How to serve
Display your cake pops nicely on a serving tray or plate, a jar, or a cake pop stand.
11. Tie Dye Ice Cream
Try our super-simple tie dye ice cream recipe and you will get amazing results. No need for an ice cream machine.
What you need
- 1 large bowl
- 5 smaller bowls
- 1 container that can hold all the ice cream and is freezer safe
- Mixer
- Spoon
- 4 cups (1l) heavy cream (or whipping cream)
- 2½ cups (600ml) sweetened condensed milk
- Dash of vanilla extract (optional)
- Food coloring (blue, yellow, green, and pink)
- Edible confetti or sprinkles
- Ice cream cones or cups and spoons
How to make Tie Dye Ice Cream
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Step 1
Whip the heavy cream until thick and firm, then slowly add the condensed milk, together with the vanilla extract.
- Step 2
Divide the ice cream into 5 bowls and put a small amount of color into each batch and mix well.
- Step 3
Slowly transfer each colored batch to the container you will be freezing the ice cream in. Using a spoon, slowly lift the bottom colors to the surface a couple of times (similar to when baking a marble cake). Do not overdo this step. Freeze overnight.
How to serve
Serve the ice cream either on ice cream cones or in small ice cream cups. Top off with edible confetti, star sprinkles, or hundreds and thousands for an extra splash of color and a magical presentation.
12. Rainbow Ice Lollies
This recipe is super easy, but because you will be making it over several days, you would need to plan ahead. Each layer is prepared and frozen for at least 10-12 hours before another layer can be poured over it, so this will take approximately 3 days to finish, even if it just takes a few minutes at every stage.
What you need
- Ice lolly or popsicle mold (see important note below)
- Bottle of Sprite
- Pitcher
- Long spoon
- Rainbow food colors
How to make Rainbow Ice Lollies or Popsicles
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Step 1:
In a pitcher, pour enough Sprite to cover just one-sixth of each of your popsicle molds. (You may need to calculate this beforehand or estimate on the spot).
- Step 2:
Add purple or lavender coloring to it and mix well using a long spoon. Then pour the mixture into the mold. This should only cover one-sixth of each of your popsicles. Freeze for approximately 10-12 hours.
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Step 3:
Repeat step 2, using different colors, one at a time, making sure the previous colored Sprite has been totally frozen before pouring the next. Work the colors in this order over the lavender: Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, and finally Red on top.
How to serve
These cannot be nicely displayed beforehand as they melt quickly in the summer heat. So take them out when you are ready to serve.
Important note: Make sure the mold you choose for making these rainbow ice lollies can be opened at the top after each stage. The one above should work well.
If you do not have a similar mold, you can always use clear plastic cups and serve as iced granita instead. Remember to give the kids spoons so they can scrape this to eat.
13. Tie Dye Candy
Last but not least; discover the wonder of tie dye-themed candy, where every bite is a celebration of color, taste, and pure sugary bliss.
Swirl Lollipop Candy
Rainbow Candy Bracelets
Twister Lollipops
Dum Dums Original
Rainbow Cylinder Shaped Candy Twists
Conclusion To Tie Dye Party Snacks: 13 Easy Food Ideas
In conclusion, crafting a tie dye-themed event is a journey of creativity and color exploration, and curating a menu that echoes the vibrancy of your theme is a crucial part of the experience.
Let the tie dye party snacks be the threads that tie your event together, infusing every moment with the spirit of celebration.
From the initial planning stages, through the enchanting festivities, and into the fond memories shared, these tie dye-inspired treats will continue to evoke smiles and fond recollections long after the party ends.
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