Creative Football Desserts: Snickers Touchdown Towers & Starburst Pretzel Flags! from the stove

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?

We love football mostly for the food, We'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, We am a big fan of color around here. We love how simple 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 We designed. We'll have the free football printables up on Felnu next Monday!

Meanwhile, ready, set, hike! Let's tackle that game day food!

Fun Super Bowl Snacks

For the bright & colorful Super Bowl Spread, We'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.

We made these for the first time about 15 years ago (pre-blog/social media times!) for the first Super Bowl party cake, and now the kids love them too!

Making these creative football desserts is SO simple!

1. Unwrap the Starbursts that you want to use as flags and place on a microwave-safe plate. We like to choose a variety of colors, but you can also select colors based on your favorite team.
2. Microwave Starburst pieces for 15 seconds.
3. 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 We did here.
4. While the Starburst pieces are still warm, press one side a the Starburst against the edge of a pretzel stick. We use the fingers to gently press the edges slightly around the pretzel stick so that it stays better.
5. Repeat with remaining Starburst candies and pretzel sticks.

Voila! Instant, simple, 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:

1. Colorful striped straws
2. Colorful striped bakers twine
3. The printable Colorful Football Banner, Football Flags, and Game Day Bingo (coming up next Monday on the blog!)
4. Snickers, Starburst, and Skittles candies

Be sure to visit this site for more creative ideas & recipes to help you host a fun, tasty Super Bowl party!

We 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

By Marlynn Schotland Prep Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins Total Time: 10 mins Servings: 6 These Snickers Touchdown Towers are simple and fun to put together and a sweet way to celebrate the Big Game!

Ingredients

• 6 graham crackers
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 6 oz Pre-packaged chocolate pudding OR the 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 (the 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

Calories: 272 kcal, Carbohydrates: 43 g, Protein: 3 g, Fat: 10 g, Saturated Fat: 5 g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g, Trans Fat: 0.2 g, Cholesterol: 19 mg, Sodium: 551 mg, Potassium: 138 mg, Fiber: 2 g, Sugar: 28 g, Vitamin A: 200 IU, Vitamin C: 0.05 mg, Calcium: 35 mg, Iron: 1 mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.