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This post isn’t our first Harry Potter exploration into the Wizarding world. I don’t need to tell you how much I love the Harry Potter films; how when I was a child, like so many others, I’d wait in line for the midnight showings. When the films were over, I wouldn’t stop babbling for weeks about how amazing they were. Even now, as an adult, when I watch the movies, I feel that ting of magic, the pull into a world enchanted.

They are timeless and fun, and every year around this time, I enjoy embracing the witch and wizard world a little more.

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If you’ve visited the blog before, you may have seen my Harry Potter Christmas tree or tried one of my Harry Potter-inspired mocktails. If you haven’t already, you definitely should.

During lockdown (2020), Greg, my sister, and I turned our living room into a giant blanket fort and made a snack spread with Albus Sherbert lemons (lemon heads) and Golden Snitches (cake pops). We watched all the movies (Chandler had yet to see them). It was a lot of fun.

I wanted to recreate this on a smaller scale, blending savory and sweet options perfect for a cozy Harry Potter movie day. Because you can’t have a proper movie watching experience without food.

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The Harry Potter Snack Board

1. Olivander Wands: Glico Pocky Chocolate Almond Crush Biscuit

2. Albus Sherbert Lemons (2-ways):

• I purchased some Lemon Coconut Chews from a local grocery story here in Hawai’i (Down to Earth), but I found a recipe for something similar Lemon Coconut Bites
• Lemonheads (lemon candy)

3. The Sorting Hat: Almond M&M’s

4. Dragon Scales: Organic Unsweetened Dried Mango

5. Rolanda Hooch’s Broomsticks:

• Justin’s Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
• Pretzel sticks

6. Pomona Sprouts Herb Garden:

• Harvest Snaps
• Freeze Dried Blueberries
• Apple, Strawberry, & Peach Freeze Dried Fruit Blend
• Gem Gem Ginger Candy

7. Aragog’s Enchanted Forest:

• Pitted Dates
• Almond or peanut butter
• Chocolate (Favorite: Hu brand)
• Pretzel sticks

Instructions for Spiders:

1. Cut each date in half and gently smash to flatten them.
2. Place a small amount of almond butter in the middle of each flattened date.
3. Add a small sliver of chocolate on top of the almond butter and sandwich between both pieces of date.
4. Break pretzel sticks into small pieces. Insert pretzel pieces on each side of the date, arranging them to resemble spider legs. (didn’t have enough room for all eight legs)
5. Your stuffed date spiders are ready to be enjoyed!

8. Golden Snitches (2-ways):

• Ferrero Rocher
• Wing Printout

9. Nimbus 2000 Clouds: Cotton Candy

Shepards Pie Dip (Vegetarian)

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, finely diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 medium potatoes, finely diced
• 1 lb Impossible Plant Based Beef (or any plant-based ground meat or tofu)
• 1 tbsp coconut oil or olive oil
• 2 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp dried rosemary
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tbsp Italian herb seasoning
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
• 1 cup frozen spinach
• 1 cup frozen veggie medley
• 1 cup coconut milk
• Salt and white pepper to taste
• Tostitos Scoops for serving

Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet or cast iron pot over medium heat.
2. Add finely diced onions, minced garlic, potatoes, and sauté until golden brown.
3. Add the Impossible beef and dried thyme, rosemary, smoked paprika, salt, pepper, and nutritional yeast. Cook, breaking up the meatless beef, until it begins to brown.
4. Add the frozen vegetables to the mixture and pour in the coconut milk. Stir well to combine.
5. Cover the skillet and let the dip simmer for about ten minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Ensure the potatoes are cooked through, and the flavors have melded.
6. Once cooked, adjust the seasoning if needed.
7. Serve the Shepherd’s Pot Pie Dip hot with Tostitos Scoops for a delightful dip. 

Snack Board Details (Signs)

Materials

• Printer
• Scissors
• Glue gun + sticks (or double-sided tape)
• Toothpicks
• Red (or color of choice) construction paper (I usually use scrapbook paper)
• Free Printable (below)

Instructions

1. Begin by printing the sheet below (under image).
2. Use scissors to cut out each printable.
3. Use a glue gun to attach each cut-out sign onto its corresponding construction paper. I used red paper to make the signs pop a little.
4. Turn each paper over and attach a toothpick to the back using the glue gun.
5. Once dry, insert the toothpick end of each mini sign into the corresponding snacks. Vualá!

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