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12 Graduation Party Recipes So You Can Celebrate This Once-In-A-Lifetime Event Right
Congratulations, you've done it — you've finally graduated from high school. So what's next? Picking out the perfect recipes for your grad party, of course! This day has been long-awaited and it is well-deserved, so you want to make sure your menu reflects these excited sentiments with extraordinary dishes. Keeping things easy to eat, but overwhelmingly delicious is the way to go when it comes to finalizing your recipe list — and lucky for you, I've collected 12 of the tastiest appetizer and dessert dishes here for your viewing pleasure. Make one, make two, make them all... this day only comes once in a lifetime, after all.
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Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs
Everybody loves a good deviled egg. A Cozy Kitchen’s daring pimento cheese recipe is sure to be a party favorite.
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Hot Buffalo Chicken Dip
Chop up some celery and grab a few bags of tortilla chips, because your friends will need something to dip in A Pretty Life in the Suburbs’ hot buffalo chicken dip besides their bare hands.
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Fried Pickles + Spicy Dill Pickle Mayo
It’s your party, you can eat fried pickles if you want to — and of course you want to. A Beautiful Mess makes a pickle chips and spicy mayo combo that is on point.
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Homemade Beer Nuts
Sweet and salty, this beer nut recipe by A Farmgirl’s Dabbles is the perfect combination of flavors. These bad boys are the kind of snack you can’t stop reaching for once you’ve begun.
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Braised Brussels Sprouts With Bacon
I guess you should include at least one vegetable dish at your grad party. Simply Delicious’ braised Brussels sprouts are a healthy yet delicious addition — topped off with bacon.
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Crispy Parmesan Potato Puffs
Your friends won’t be able to stop popping these into their mouths — trust me. Check out How Sweet It Is for baking directions.
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Banh Mi Hot Dogs
That’s right, banh mi hot dogs. Enough said. This recipe by My Name Is Yeh is really all you’ll need.
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Samoas Donuts
Yes, this is real life. Impress your friends and family with these Samoas donuts, recipe by Ari’s Menu.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Pops
Not only are these bananas frozen, covered with chocolate, and topped with nuts, they’ve also got a hint of peanut butter in the actual coating itself. Follow Back to Her Roots’ simple recipe to prepare a batch.
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No-Bake Strawberry Icebox Cake
You’ve graduated high school, it’s a big deal, so have a big deal cake — no baking required. The Kitchn’s strawberry icebox cake may not require an oven, but that doesn’t stop it from being a pretty (and tasty) dessert.
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Chocolate-Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies
Whip up a batch of these chocolate-dipped peanut butter cookies by 3 Pastries a Day for those guests who aren’t into cake (I know, it’s hard to believe these types of people even exist…).
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Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Pie
Embrace the season and whip up one more dessert, for good measure. Joy the Baker’s strawberry rhubarb crumb pie is one you’ll want to add to your recipe box.
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