Super Bowl Party Food Ideas

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Are you ready to throw the best Super Bowl party ever? I’ve got some fun and easy Super Bowl Party Food Ideas, Decor & More that will impress your guests and reduce your stress.

I’ve got my fingers crossed that my favorite team will be heading to the big game and I’m throwing a big bash. Of course, I throw a big party every year whether my team makes it or not. The commercials alone keep me glued to the TV screen.

If you’ve never hosted a Super Bowl Party, have no fear, Alli’s here. I’ve got secrets galore that will have you out of the kitchen and smack dab in the middle of all the halftime festivities including a dabbin’ contest (more about that later).

Super Bowl Party Ideas

Remember, this is not a black-tie affair so don’t go anywhere near your formal dining room. Keep that china you rarely use locked up.

It’s time to pull on your favorite team jersey, jeans or leggings, a warm pair of socks, and a low or high ponytail. Add a little bronzer, lip gloss, mascara and you’re ready to party.

Before you head to Target to stock up on party foods and decor, raid your son’s bedroom for footballs and/or helmets. You’re gonna need them for your decor.

(Can you believe my son tried to make me use his shoulder pads for a centerpiece?  I knew then and there that he did not inherit my decor gene.)

Remember, we’re not going near that dining room. Think stations within arm’s reach. Think coffee table.

My coffee table is large and round with a crank that lifts it up or down.  It can go up as high as a regular table and you ought to see how low it can go. For this party, I crank it up a tad.

Super Bowl Decor Ideas

You can hit up your local Walmart or Target to stock up on crepe paper streamers in your favorite team colors. I stopped by the party supply section and bought crepe paper streamers in my favorite team colors – blue, black & silver. 

Since my dessert station is to the right of the big screen, in front of a window, I decided to hang the streamers from the curtain rod – no tape required.

I cut a length of blue and one of black and tied the two together and repeated the pattern all the way across the window (between the open curtains). Then I added a few silver streamers and I was done.

DIY Candy Bouquet Centerpiece

It’s so easy to make a candy bouquet centerpiece! 

You will need:

• A terra-cotta pot
• Foam plate or floral foam
• Wooden skewers
• White tape
• Bags of M&M and Snickers 
• Green paper placemat

I found a terra-cotta pot the same color as a football and added tape to mimic the lacing.

Cut a foam plate down to size and insert it into the top of the pot. Cover it with a tissue paper placemat that looks like grass. Wooden skewers from my pantry were used to make the bouquet.

Isn’t this cute?

The type of candy I used was a no-brainer. All of my childhood friends know that my favorite candy ever is a tie between Snickers and Peanut M&M’s.

Skittles and Starburst are my son-in-law’s fave, so I grabbed a few bags. 

 

Now that we’ve got our fun and easy decor all done without breaking a sweat, let’s take a look at my semi-homemade menu:

Super Bowl Party Menu

• Chicken Tenders w/ Jalapeno Mustard Dip
• Sub Sandwiches
• Veggies & Dip
• Football Shaped Pretzels
• Chips & Guacamole
• Fruit On Sticks
• Touchdown Snack Mix
• Candy Bouquets
• End-Zone Cupcakes

How To Make Touchdown Snack Mix (Recipe Below)

Everyone loves my Touchdown Snack Mix and it’s so easy to make. You’ll need:

• Honey graham cereal
• Chopped pecans
• Peanut M&M’s
• Skittles
• Chopped Snickers
• Pretzel sticks

Melt butter in a saucepan. Add brown sugar and bring to a boil on medium heat. Boil for 2 minutes.

Pour over the cereal and pecan mixture. Bake the mixture in a 350º oven for 10 minutes. Cool completely and add the other ingredients. This is a big favorite at my house.

How To Make Goal Post Cupcake Toppers

For the cupcake toppers, you’ll need pretzel sticks and melted semi-sweet chocolate chips. Make goal posts using the melted chocolate as the “glue” to build the pretzel sticks goal posts.

Add brown Peanut M&M’s to represent the footballs. M&M’s was an Official Sponsor of Super Bowl 50! Little helmets in my team’s color finish these cute toppers. 

I actually bought these pre-made cupcakes at the grocery store and they were a huge hit! 

Instead of wings, I’m serving Chicken Tenders on Skewers with Jalapeño Mustard Dip. The dip is easy to whip up. Mix all the ingredients and refrigerate until ready to serve.

How To Make Jalapeño Mustard Dip

You’ll need:

• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup prepared mustard
• 1 Tablespoon diced jalapeños (fresh or from a jar)
• 2 Tablespoons honey

Whisk the mayonnaise, mustard, and honey together. Stir in the diced jalapeños. Store in the refrigerator until time to serve. 

Fun Halftime Festivities

We all love the halftime festivities during a Super Bowl party, but you’re gonna want to pause the action in order to have a dabbin’ contest.

Whenever my favorite quarterback scores a touchdown, he does a little end-zone dance. You’ve got to have an end zone dance contest to see who has the moves down.

The winner gets a Snickers/M&M’s Candy Bouquet and the bragging rights, of course.

And the winner is . . .

Mini Candy Bouquet Favors for Super Bowl Party

Oh, yeah, everyone at my party gets a mini candy bouquet to take home. Use chalk to draw lacing onto the “football” mini terra cotta pots. Use toothpicks to secure a Fun-Sized Snickers.

I do hope you try a few of my Super Bowl Party Food Ideas (don’t forget the end-zone dance!).

How will you sweeten your Super Bowl Party spread? 

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Originally posted in January 2016 and updated Dec. 27, 2021