Inspiration for Your Girl Dinner

We all love a good homemade meal, but it’s a bit exhausting to make a masterpiece from scratch every night. That’s where girl dinner, TikTok’s latest viral trend, comes to the rescue. Girl dinner bucks the traditional idea of what’s a meal and replaces it with snacks, side dishes, and small portions of various foods. 

 

Even making a girl dinner can get daunting, so we’re here to make it as low-effort as possible (that is part of the goal, after all), by giving you ideas that are tasty, healthy, and filling. 

 

Snack Board 

A snack board is the quintessential girl dinner. Grab your favorite cheeses, fruits, veggies, crackers, and dairy-based dip and enjoy. See how to make this board here. 

 

Avocado Toast 

 

Add extra protein to your avocado toast by adding Greek yogurt to your mashed avocado. Customize it with your favorite seasoning or toppings. Recipe link here. 

 

Charcuterie Board 

 

Cheese and accompanying meats are the stars of any charcuterie board, like this Halloween-themed one. Recipe link here. 

 

Parfait

 

Easy, healthy, and filling, a parfait, like this Three Seed Berry Parfait, is the perfect girl dinner for someone getting a little tired of snack boards. Recipe link here. 

 

Girl Dinner Kabobs 

 

Take your snack board and put it on a skewer for girl dinner kabobs, like these fruit and waffle kabobs. Add some cheese and dairy-based dip. Recipe link here. 

 

Frozen Yogurt Bark

 

Spread your favorite yogurt on a pan and add your fruit and granola toppings of choice on top. Let it freeze, and you’ve got yourself a healthy treat. Recipe link here. 

 

Greek Yogurt Dip + Veggies

 

No girl dinner is complete without a dip. This Greek Yogurt dip is easy to make and tastes delicious with veggies and crackers. Recipe link here. 

 

Vanilla Dip + Fruit 

 

Looking for a sweet dip instead? This Vanilla Pudding Dip is perfect for anyone with a sweet tooth or leftover fruit. Recipe link here. 

 

Snack Bars

 

Grab a snack bar as part of your girl dinner, like this No Bake Peanut Butter and Chocolate Protein Bar. Recipe link here. 

 

Butter Board

 

Make a viral trend (a butter board) for your other viral trend (girl dinner) like this Date and Walnut Butter Board that mixes savory and sweet. Recipe link here.

 

Cheese Crisps

 

Fry your favorite cheese to make it crispy. Add these cheesy crisps to your girl dinner plate. Recipe link here. 

 

Frozen Berry Bites

Mix your favorite fruits and yogurt. Dip them in chocolate. And freeze. It’s healthy and delicious! Recipe link here. 

 

Whipped Brie Board

Inspired by the viral butter board trend, this whipped brie dip has the same idea. Instead of using butter, you spread whipped brie around. Recipe link here. 

 

Cheese Toast 

Move over avocado toast, cheese toast is here. Melt your favorite cheese over your favorite bread, and you’ve got a great girl dinner. Recipe link here. 

 

Cheese Fondue 

Cheese fondue is a perfect girl dinner recipe idea. Melt your favorite cheese or go fancy with this Swiss Cheese Fondue with White Wine, Garlic, and Herbs dip. Recipe link here. 

 

Mini Fruit Tacos

Looking for something delicious and healthy? Line soft taco shells with yogurt and fill with your favorite fruits and granola toppings. Recipe link here. 

 

Cream Cheese Board 

You’ve tried the butter and brie cheese boards, so how about a cream cheese board this time? Add this cranberry chutney spread for some festive flavor. Recipe link here. 

 

Chamomile Moon Milk

Finish off your girl dinner with a calming Chamomile Moon Milk. All you need to do is add chamomile tea bags to heated milk and optional sweetener of choice. Recipe link here.  

Hot Chocolate

Make your girl dinner extra special with some hot chocolate. All you need is some rich, creamy milk and your favorite hot chocolate mix. Recipe link here for anyone who wants it a bit more fancy.