1. Cottage cheese chocolate pudding
Stick with me on this one. It has protein. It has chocolate. It tastes like a perfectly tangy chocolatey dessert. Top it with some berries, and you have yourself the perfect after hours sweet treat.
2. Popcorn with seasoning
Popcorn really is that girl. Versatile in prep and serving, you can make this snack as healthy or as indulgent as you like.
3. Frozen sour grapes
This one requires some foreshadowing. Take a bowl of grapes, coat them in lemon juice, then roll them in a combination of sugar and citric acid before sticking them in the freezer for a sour candy kick.
4. Apples and peanut butter
A lunchtime, childhood classic. What more could you ask for? To make it more filling, add peanut butter to Greek yogurt for a high-protein dip.
5. Yogurt bark
Another snack requiring you to think of your future self — yogurt bark is a non-dessert dessert. Add some yogurt to a baking pan lined with parchment paper, toss over some berries, maybe a little chocolate or honey if you please. Then stick it in the freezer for a few hours for something you can gnaw on in the corner of your kitchen at 1am without feeling bad.
6. Ricotta and strawberries
A refined, adult midnight snack. Fresh washed strawberries dipped in creamy, tangy ricotta is something we can all get on board with for snack time. Zhuzh up the dish by lightly roasting the strawberries, whipping the ricotta and adding a drizzle of honey and pistachios.
7. Cheese, any variety
For the lactose-intolerant readers of the list, my apologies. Cheese really is the ultimate late-night snack between how satiating and diverse it is when paired with other snacks. Crackers, fruit, obscure cured meats — the sky’s the limit with this one.
8. Homemade (or premade) trail mix
Combine whatever nuts you fancy with dried fruits, chocolates and anything you believe belongs in trail mix for a filling, salty and sweet late-night bite. If you can’t be bothered with prep, store-bought will do just fine.