Healthy Halloween Treats: 10 Fun Ideas
Halloween-Themed Fruit Kabobs
Make fruits kabobs into a festive, healthy Halloween treat by stringing orange and green bite-sized fruit chunks onto skewers!
Combine cantaloupe, oranges slices, or dried apricots with honeydew melon, grapes, or sliced kiwi fruit to keep with the orange-and-gree theme.
Enjoy this sweet (no-sugar-added) treat with family and friends this Fall season or any time of the year!
Candy Corn Fruit Popsicles
Pass on the traditional candy corn this Halloween season in favor of this healthier candy corn fruit popsicle recipe!
Ingredients
- 1 cup of unsweetened coconut milk
- 5 drops of liquid plain or vanilla stevia to taste
- 1 cup of frozen pineapple
- 1 cup of frozen peaches
- 1/2 cup of orange juice or water
- Ice pop molds or small paper cups
- Popsicle sticks
Instructions
- Sweeten the coconut milk to taste with a few drops of stevia.
- Fill about 1/3 of the ice pop molds or small paper cups with the coconut milk.
- Insert popsicle sticks and cover with pop mold with a cover or plastic wrap.
- Place the molds in the freezer and freeze them completely.
- Puree the pineapple in a blender with enough water to blend the mixture until thick and smooth.
- Fill the second third of the ice pop molds with pineapple and freeze them.
- Blend frozen peaches with enough orange juice to blend well, and fill the pop molds or cups with the mixture the rest of the way. Freeze again.
- Briefly run the molds under warm water.
- Remove the popsicles from the molds or cups.
- Serve and enjoy!
Servings: 10 large popsicles
Nutritious Apple Nachos
Apple nachos are simple, yet healthy, Halloween treats that are perfect for kids’ parties or festive after-school snacks!
Ingredients
- 2 green apples
- 1/4 – 1/3 cup of natural peanut, almond, or sunflower butter
- A small handful of dark chocolate chips (optional)
- A small handful of shredded coconut (optional)
- A small handful of slivered almonds (optional)
- A handful of raisins (optional)
- A handful of pumpkin seeds (optional)
- Sprinkle of cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
Instructions
- Wash, core, and cut the apples into 1/4-inch slices.
- Place the apple slices in a small bowl with lemon juice and toss to coat.
- Heat the nut butter just until warm and a little bit runny. You can warm it in a microwave for about 20–30 seconds.
- Assemble the apple slices on a serving plate. Lay them in a single layer around the outside edge, then layer another smaller layer towards the inside center of the plate.
- Drizzle the nut butter in a circular motion, from the middle to the outside edge of the plate.
- Top the apple “nachos” with dark chocolate chips, coconut flakes, raisins, pumpkin seeds, almonds, or other nutritious toppings of your choice.
- Sprinkle the apples with a sprinkle of cinnamon.
- Serve and enjoy this healthy Halloween treat with your family!
Servings: 1-2
Pumpkin Spice Popsicles
This festive, healthy Halloween treat is perfect for just about any Fall occasion.
Your entire family can help you make and eat pumpkin pie popsicles instead of reaching for the candy bars.
Ingredients
- 1 cup of canned pumpkin puree
- 1 1/2 cups of whole or low-fat milk
- 3.4-ounce box of instant vanilla pudding
- 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon of allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon of cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon of cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon of ginger
- Popsicle molds or small plastic cups
Instructions
- Whisk all the ingredients together until smooth.
- Using a large baggie with the tip cut off, squeeze the mixture into the popsicle molds to fill them up with the mixture.
- Tap the mold firmly on a hard surface to remove air bubbles.
- Position the popsicle sticks into the molds or cups and freeze the popsicles for at least several hours until solid.
- To remove the popsicles from the molds or cups, fill your sink with warm tap water and submerge the mold or cup for several seconds.
- Wiggle the popsicles out, serve, and enjoy them with your family this Halloween!
Servings: varies
Pumpkin Yogurt Pudding
This pumpkin yogurt pudding treat is loaded with protein, nutrients, and flavor.
Top it with pumpkin seeds if you’d like, and serve it with scary plastic spiders, eyeballs, or other Halloween-themed objects.
Ingredients
- 1 cup of vanilla yogurt
- 1 cup of canned pumpkin
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- Pumpkin seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl (except the seeds).
- Stir the mixture until it’s smooth.
- Refrigerate it until you’re ready to eat it.
- Top the pumpkin yogurt pudding with pumpkin seeds if you’d like.
- Serve and enjoy!
Servings: 4
*Please know that weight loss results & health changes/improvements vary from individual to individual; you may not achieve similar results. Always consult with your doctor before making health decisions. This is not medical advice – simply very well-researched info on healthy Halloween treats.
