Forget about all that packaged candy. Instead, serve Halloween treats that are actually healthy.
16 Halloween Treats That Are Actually Healthy
1. Frozen “Boo”-nana Pops
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Boo! These ghost-shaped, white chocolate covered frozen bananas not only look great, but are simple to make (two ingredients) and are a healthy alternative to candy on Halloween.
2. Cheese Witch’s Brooms
What's Halloween without broomsticks? No, not the kind you use to clean your house, but the type that witches use to fly around! These broomstick treats are simply slices of cheese tied around a pretzel stick with some chive. It's really that easy.
3. Carrot Rice Ball Mini- Jack O’ Lanterns
A jack o' lantern made of rice? Just replace some of the water you're cooking the rice in with some carrot juice to get the orange color and cut up some black olives and green peppers to complete the pumpkin look.
4. Mummy Toast
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Who knew mummy's could by so yummy?! Use wheat bread as the backdrop to your masterpiece, along with pizza sauce to give a bloody effect, any type of white cheese for the bandages, and olives for the eyes. Toast for maximum deliciousness.
5. Veggie Skeleton
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Although most kids would prefer to eat candy than vegetables on Halloween, getting creative with unpopular food is half the battle to getting them to dig in. Made up of a handful of different veggies, this skeleton tray makes up for any lack of spookiness that is typically associated with celery and carrots.
6. Ghost Cheese
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Ghosts are usually scary, but not these adorable string cheese phantoms!
7. Olive Spider Cheese Balls
With just a lump of cheese, black olive slices and bread or veggies for the base, you can create olive spider cheese ball treats just like the ones pictured above. Get creative and see how spooky you can really make this.
8. Jack-O-Lantern Sweet Potato Fries
Not only are sweet potatoes readily available, inexpensive, and delicious, they also have many health benefits. This starchy, sweet-tasting, root vegetable can be easily carved, so it's definitely perfect to create some jack o' lantern faces. Simple, yet delicious!
9. Ghostly Poached Pears
Definitely one of the creepier looking Halloween treats in this list, these ghostly pear slices get their creepy look from sultanas and slivered almonds in apple juice. So creepy, yet so tasty.
10. Healthy Halloween Snack Candy Corn Fruit Cocktail
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A healthy Halloween treat that actually has candy in it? Just dump some fresh pineapple and oranges in a cup, along with some low-fat whipped cream and sprinkle only a few pieces of candy corn on top to get a great-looking treat.
11. Halloweggs
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As long as you've got a few markers and a creative mind, you're pretty much set on making creepy hard-boiled eggs—fittingly called Halloweggs.
12. Spooky Spider Deviled Eggs
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Deviled eggs are already delicious, so why not just give them a slight Halloween makeover. Cut up some black olives and arrange them over the egg to look like a spider and you've got yourself yet another spooky and easy-to-make Halloween treat.
13. Jack-‘O-Lantern Fruit Plate
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If you're going to serve fruit, do it the right way. Arrange strawberries, blueberries, grapes, oranges and celery to create the perfect Halloween platter that looks exactly like a jack 0′ lantern.
14. Fun Salad Skull Share Platter
No one will notice that these treats are actually veggies on a cocktail stick until they have a bite. Made from carrots, celery and other vegetables, you can serve them with a spooky cream cheese with beetroot juice dip to really make your plate pop.
15. Funky Frankenstein
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If this funky frankenstein Halloween treat, made of wheat toast, cucumber, carrots and cheese can't make your kids dig in to a healthy treat, nothing else will.
16. Spooky Cheese Pops
Are your kids rushing out of the house to go to school or out to trick-or-treat? Grab a stick, thrust it into some Babybel cheese and decorate a spooky face with some seaweed and you've got yourself the perfect on-the-go healthy snack!
What do you think of these Halloween treats? Which recipe are you planning to try? Share your experience with us in the comments section below.
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