We tried a ton of incredible new snacks in 2024—seriously, so many snacks. I mean, we had to call an emergency Sporked team meeting just to reflect on all the different snack options yummy enough to make this list. And thankfully, after much debate (and further snacking), we pinpointed the standouts. These weren’t just good—they were innovative, genre-bending, and snacks we really hope to see immortalized in the Smithsonian one day. (Snacksonian? Hmm, I’ll workshop it.) Let’s take a look at the very best snack of 2024 and the close runner up.
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Now, before we get any haters: yes, we consider pudding to be a snack food. If you don’t, well, I’m going to ask you to suspend your disbelief here and let us convince you why this Girl Scouts and Jell-O collab deserves to be our runner-up. In essence, this is a creamy caramel pudding that tastes like warm cooked sugar and butterscotch, topped with crushed, chewy Samoas (an S-tier Girl Scout cookie). The Samoas bring chocolate, textural nuance, and a burst of coconut flavor to every bite. All in all, this snack is truly something special.
We’re going to move past one quick critique here, which is: If Sweet Hawaiian Club Crackers are supposed to taste like Hawaiian rolls, they don’t really accomplish that. But guess what? Art, when studied properly, should be separated from the artist’s intent. And make no mistake—these lightly sweet, buttery crackers are a work of art. They combine what we love most about Club Crackers—their perfect, flaky-but-smooth, soft-but-crunchy texture—with a nuanced, salty-sweet flavor profile that tastes, quite frankly, timeless. Like they should have been made decades ago. Never in our wildest dreams would we expect to crown a humble cracker as our best snack of the year. Honestly, that should say it all. These are that good. (And possibly the missing piece of the best charcuterie board you’ve ever assembled. Just sayin’.)
Gwynedd Stuart, Sporked’s managing editor, is an L.A.-based writer and editor who spends way, way too much time at the grocery store. She’s never met an Old El Paso taco or mozzarella stick she didn’t like.
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