11 Healthy Treat Ideas

Candy corn, chocolate bars, caramel apples, and so many other sugary treats are front-and-center at Halloween, even before the trick-or-treating begins! If you want to get into the holiday spirit in a healthier way, here are some easy-to-make Halloween snacks we found that kids (and grown-up kids) will love.

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Jack-o’-Lantern Fruit CupsHealthy Treat

Add color and fun to your Halloween with these smiling jack-o’-lantern faces carved into navel oranges. Slice off the tops of the oranges, scoop out the pulp, use a paring knife to cut out jack-o’-lantern faces, and fill with grapes and/or mixed berries.  Find the Recipe Here

Photo by Frugal Coupon Living

 

Orange You Lovin’ Fall Fruit Salad

Save the pulp from your jack-o’-lantern fruit cups to make this fruit salad. Fill small mason jars with pineapple slices, orange wedges, and top with Greek yogurt.

Photo by Amanda Meixner

 

Slithering Snake DipHealthy Treat

Eek! What is lurking in your hummus? A slithering snake made from black olives! Cute Food for Kids carved beady eyes from string cheese and added a carrot tongue. Even those who hate serpents will love this little guy.

Photo by Cute Food for Kids

 

Candy Corn PopsiclesHealthy Treat

Here’s a healthier spin on candy corn! These colorful homemade popsicles are made from pineapple juice, orange juice, and yogurt. We want the popsicles! Click here to get the recipe.

Photo by Chew Chew Mama

Spooky Spider EggsHealthy Treat

Deviled eggs (like these) get extra creepy-crawly when they’re topped with spiders. To make eight scary spider eggs, cut 12 black olives in half vertically. Place one half in the center of each egg to form the body, then slice each remaining olive half into four sections to create legs. Shiver.

Photo by Chew Chew Mama

 

 

 

Ghoulish Hard-Boiled EggsHealthy Treat

Let your kids in on the decorating fun! Use black food safe ink pens to draw ghostly faces on white hard-boiled eggs. This example from Wit & Whistle shows how simple – and cute! – each drawing can be.

Photo by Wit & Whistle

 

 

 

Frankenstein’s Monster

Is this a trick or a treat? This veggie tray made to look like Frankenstein’s monster is a little bit of both. Let your kids play with their food to help create this healthy platter and they might just be tricked into eating their veggies.

 

Photo by Blue Skies Ahead

 

 

 

Eyeball PastaHealthy Treat

Start off a night of trick-or-treating with this clever eyeball pasta! Visit here to see how she used string cheese, black olives, and a straw to create eyeballs of different sizes that stare out of ghoulishly green spinach pasta.

Photo by Spend with Pennies

 

 

 

Jack-o’-Lantern ClementinesHealthy Treat

Pick up a food safe pen and the whole family can have fun decorating the skin of clementines, tangerines, or oranges with spooky or smiling faces. Pop these into lunch boxes the week leading up to Halloween.

Photo by Princess and the Frog Blog

 

 

 

Pumpkin Veggie TrayHealthy Treat

This veggie platter is a Halloween party essential! Here are some tips for constructing this spooky pumpkin from baby carrots and black olives. The stem can be made from broccoli, the end of cucumber, or a celery stick. Serve with Slithering Snake Dip!

Photo by Mom Endeavors

 

 

 

 

Banana Ghosts and Orange PumpkinsHealthy Treat

Boo! Turn bananas into spooky ghosts with chocolate chip eyes and mouths made from chocolate covered raisins. Make a pumpkin patch out of peeled clementines or tangerines. Just use a sprig of celery in the center for the stem!