64 Healthy Halloween Snack Ideas For Kids (Non-Candy)

Last Updated on October 7, 2021

Spooky Fun Healthy Halloween Snacks

Can Halloween be fun with healthy Halloween snacks?  What is a “healthy” Halloween treat even? Don’t get me wrong, I have a HUGE sweet tooth! I can’t resist candy corn or caramel apple pops; two serious weaknesses of mine. I spoil my kids in the month of October with lots of sweets, but we all know that overloading on sugar obviously isn’t healthy. It also changes our tastebuds, leaving nutritious food not as appealing.

I’ve found that the trick to getting my kids to eat healthier options is to just make it FUN! That’s what Halloween is all about, right? It’s amazing how I can get my kids to eat things they wouldn’t otherwise touch with just a few clever ways of preparing and putting it together. Here are some really creative non-candy Halloween snack ideas to get you inspired!

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1. Mummy Toast

With few clever placements of sliced cheese and olives, turn a plain piece of toast or pizza into a creepy little mummy snack!

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2. Pizza Fingers

My family’s favorite dinner: PIZZA! Slice it nice and thin and place a triangular-shaped piece of red bell pepper on the ends to form ugly but tasty fingers.

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3. “Candy Corn” Veggie Platter

This arrangement will make the kids forget they’re eating something healthy! It’s also very colorful and festive on a party table. Serve it with a side of ranch, hummus, or your favorite veggie dip. Not only is the candy corn veggie tray cute but check out that pumpkin filled with hummus! I just can’t get over how cute these healthy Halloween snacks look together side by side. 

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4. “Boo”Nana Pops

Although this is made with white chocolate (only half an ounce each pop), it’s much healthier than candy, and certainly, a frozen Halloween snack that the kids will love! They will also enjoy being your little kitchen assistant on this one.

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5. Spooky Fruit Spider Snack

This actually IS scary! Although it’s just made with fruit, I can’t help but think it’s going to start crawling around on that plate. And, the edible eyeballs are the icing on the cake.

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6. Spider Web Pizza

How creative! Not enough cheese for me, but I’m a cheese maniac (I’d douse mine in a bottle of parmesan). I love the spider detail with the black olive, too.

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7. Cheesy Witch Brooms

These edible witch brooms are just perfect packed away in a school lunch or displayed on a party platter. Use kitchen scissors to slice the bottom half of a cheese slice, wrap it around a pretzel stick, and then use a fresh chive as a string to hold it in place. So easy!

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8. Banana Ghosts

It doesn’t get much easier than this! Surprise the kiddos with this for breakfast or as an after-school snack.

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9. Spider Crackers

These little cracker spiders would be a hit for a school party! Peanut butter sounds better to me as the stuffing, but cream cheese is more allergy-friendly–maybe make a few of both?

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10. Spiderweb Nacho Spread

The BEST Halloween party dip! Who doesn’t love a bunch of yummy layers topped with a sour cream spider web?? Serve this party dish with a side of tortilla chips and you’re set.

Get The Recipe: Woman’s Day

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11. Jack o’ Lantern Hummus Plate

This Halloween-inspired party dish is made with a roasted red pepper hummus (for the orange hue), and black beans or olives for the jack o’ lantern face. Serve it with crackers, chips, or veggies! I would use a celery stick for the stem, too.

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12. Clementine Pumpkins Healthy Halloween Treat

It’s amazing how such a small detail can turn an ordinary clementine into such a fun Halloween snack for kids! It will also dress up a fruit tray quite nicely.

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13. Mini Spider Sandwiches

School lunch just isn’t complete without these mini spider sandwiches! Surprise the kids on Halloween with a creative and fun version of their favorite sandwich.

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14. Cheese Pumpkins

Form soft cheese into balls, and then carve out the pumpkin lines with a toothpick. Now, insert a pretzel as the stem and enjoy with your favorite crackers! You could even do a larger version of this with your favorite soft cheese dip.

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15. Octopus Hot Dogs

Our eight-legged friend here is easy to make and the kids really get a kick out of them! Use a bit of ketchup or mustard to make eyes.

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16. Salty Bones

Easier than it looks! These salty bones can be made with refrigerated bread stick dough. Just slit them a bit on each end, and then fold the flaps to look like the end of a bone, bake, and serve them with a bowl of warm soup!

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17.

Popcorn Witch’s Hand

These are perfect little Halloween party favors! Fill a non-latex glove with popcorn and something in each finger to resemble the nails (raisins, candy corn, almonds), tie off the end, and maybe even accessorize with a plastic spider ring. Easy and fun!

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18. Apple Monster

This apple monster is just begging to be eaten! I love how the almond slivers make for such gnarly teeth. You could even place a bit of peanut butter in the mouth or use another piece of apple to make a tongue.

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19. Olive Snake

This slithering olive snake is the perfect addition to your favorite cheese or hummus dip. Add little cheese eyes and a carrot tongue to really get the full effect. You could also serve this alongside a salad or on a snack plate for the kids.  Here’s a link to candy eyes to make your snake life-like.

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Hot Dog Mummies

Pigs in a blanket, Halloween style! What a fun party idea or after school snack for the kids. Bonus: these hot dog mummies are so easy to make and take very little time.

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21. Jack o’ Lantern Orange Packets

If you’re looking for something easy and healthy to take to a school party, this is it! The mandarin oranges are already packaged for easy transport, now all you have to do is draw on jack o’ lantern faces with a Sharpie. You could also draw other Halloween characters (bats, black birds, Frankenstein, etc.), or write the word “Boo!”.

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22. Celery Mummies

Garden vegetable cream cheese and deli meat make up these cute celery mummies! It’s easiest to pipe the cream cheese on for a cleaner look, and then cut your deli meat into small strips and place them in a criss-cross pattern. Then, use raisins or dried cranberries for the eyes.

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Goblin Grins

These goblin grins are a nice addition to a vegetable tray! You could also use them on a snack plate and use other veggies for the eyes and nose. Cute!

24. Cheese Eyeballs

Everyone loves those yummy little Babybel cheese rounds, and they just happen to be perfect for making edible eyeballs. The kids are in for a surprise when they open up their school lunch and see what’s waiting for them!

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25. “Candy Corn” Fruit Cup

It’s all about the presentation! Stack pineapple, orange slices, and whipped cream or yogurt to create a healthier take on candy corn.

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26. Ghost Cheese

Another creative cheese idea for Halloween! These octopus ghosts are pretty easy to pull off considering the string cheese is made to be easily strung and taken apart. Ultimately, add them to a snack plate with crackers and fruit, and the kids are sure to love them!

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Stuffed Roaches

Ewww! Well, wait. They’re just dates stuffed with cream cheese. Yum! If you’re serving at a party, be sure to make a little sign that says “Stuffed Roaches” to make sure everyone is grossed out.

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28. Hot Dog Fingers

Those little knuckle slices are just enough to make these hot dog fingers repulsive enough for Halloween! Garnish them with ketchup to resemble blood, and an onion slice for the yucky nail.

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29. Veggie Skeleton

This vegetable skeleton covers just about every veggie you could ever want on a veggie tray! I love how the head is the dip bowl, too.

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30. Eerie Eyeballs

Stack different-sized dried fruit to make these sweet but nutritious eerie eyeballs for Halloween!

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31. Halloween Deviled Eggs

Deviled eggs have always been my favorite snack to bring to a party, although mine are usually pretty boring. Get creative with them this Halloween by topping them with an olive spider or eyeball, or how about those little “pumpkins” with the chive stem?! For more inspiration, check out these 8 creative deviled egg ideas and recipes.

Top: Tadka Pasta Middle: Sunset Bottom: The Gourmet Mam

32. Eye-Popping Soup

Bite-size mozzarella balls and pimiento-stuffed green olives are just right for floating eyeballs in your soup. And, check out the olive bug crawling on the side of the bowl. How creepy!

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33. Spooky Cheese Pops

You put anything on a stick, and my kids will eat it up like it’s candy. Babybel cheese is so much fun to eat AND decorate, kind of like these spooky cheese pops for Halloween!

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34. Edible Eyeballs

Edible and healthy Halloween snacks! Carrots, cream cheese, and sliced black olives make up these fun edible eyeballs for Halloween.

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Jack o’ Lantern Cuties

Let the kids have fun decorating the peel of their own cutie, and then have all of the fun eating them, too! Or, surprise them with one in their lunchbox.

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36. Stuffed Jack o’ Lantern Peppers

Stuffed peppers are one of my new favorite healthy dinner options. Make a few cuts in the face to resemble a jack o’ lantern, and the kids will love them just as much as you! Get the recipe and instructions here.

37. Hot Dog Caterpillar

Hot dogs, AGAIN! No wonder kids love these things. They’re so versatile and fun to make cute food creations with. This caterpillar is a cute after-school snack, or alongside dinner just to make it a little more festive.

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38. Caterpillar Grape Kabobs

While we are on our caterpillar kick, here is my favorite way to serve grapes! They’re perfect for a party or as a Halloween snack for the kids.

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39. Jack o’ Lantern Snack Plate

Make the kids’ snack plate that much more fun with just a few creative arrangements! For instance, think jack o lanterns, witches hats, scarecrows, ghosts and more!

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40. Cheese Creatures

Get creative with those cookie cutters and use them for things other than cookies!

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41. Carrot Fingers

A creepy carrot hand sticking out of your cheese dip is the perfect way to dress it up for a healthy Halloween treat! By all means, you will want to serve it with more carrots, veggies, and crackers or your hand will disappear!

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42. “Candy Corn” Pizza

No candy here, folks. But check out how easy it is to make a candy corn-themed pizza! Just rim the edges with cheddar and bake!

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43. Bloody Band-Aids

No actual blood here, but the simple use of graham crackers, cream cheese, and strawberry jelly is enough to put you in the Halloween spirit!

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Spiders On A Log

Self-explanatory, really. Little plastic spiders will make any healthy Halloween snack or treat frightening! Plus, you could use black olives to make edible spiders.

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45. Breakfast Ghost

The Halloween breakfast of champions! The clever use of bananas and Cheerios makes breakfast so much more fun and festive.

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46. Jack o’ Lantern Carrot Platter

This pumpkin veggie tray has it all! The eyes and nose are used for the dip, and broccoli for the stem. Just arrange it on a large round platter for a Halloween party. 

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47. Apple Smiles

I’ve been doing these apple smiles for some time now, and the kids LOVE them! They’re just as fun to make as they are to eat. Use peanut butter as your glue to hold the mini marshmallows in place. You can make quite a few of these from just one apple.

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Haunted Pizza

A ghost-shaped cookie cutter will do the trick! The cheese tends to melt and turn into a big blob if baked too long, so bake your pizza first, and then add your cheese 5 minutes before it’s done. Then, use pieces of olives or capers for your eyes.

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49. Tombstone Sandwiches

Turn their favorite sandwich into a tombstone! You can get two of these out of one sandwich (depending on the size of your bread). First, make your sandwich.  Then, just cut them to shape with a knife, perhaps using a round cookie cutter as your guide for the top. Finally, place black paste food coloring, ketchup, jelly or mustard in a plastic sandwich bag and cut a very small piece off of one of the corners to use as a piping bag to write your heading.

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50. Apple Bites

If you or your family likes apples with peanut butter, this is for you! The slivered almonds make them look just like little monster mouths! A perfect little healthy Halloween snack that the kids will love.

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51. Lil’ Cucumber Monsters

Let the kids get creative and build their own little edible monsters made out of cucumber disks. Hummus or cream cheese makes for the perfect glue to hold it all together.

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52. Carrot Patch Hummus

Slice carrots into disks, slide them on toothpicks with a piece of parsley (for the “pumpkin stem”), and serve them with your favorite hummus dip. Additionally, you could lay these on a plate with a bowl of ranch for dip or add them to the kids’ lunchbox as a healthy side.

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53. Puking Monster Melon

Out of all of the creative watermelon displays I’ve seen, this one is my favorite for Halloween. It’s actually pretty manageable, too. The only carving required is the monster mouth. Use the watermelon and other fruit to fill and let spill out of its mouth for display.

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54. Cottage Cheese Ghost

A cute Halloween snack, especially for the really little ones! Use cottage cheese as your paint and a plate for the canvas. Perfect for a ghost!

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55. Jack O’ Lantern Fruit Bowl

Just like the veggie jack o’ lantern tray, you can also do this with fruit. I love how this one is placed in a bowl with orange slices, apple wedges, grapes, and a green apple for the stem.

56. Frankenstein Veggie Platter

With all of the candy being passed around, a veggie platter really is a nice change. Make it fun and the kids will love AND eat it!

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57. Zombie Eyeballs

Sometimes all you need is a sign! There’s nothing special about these grapes, but the “Zombie Eyeballs” sign makes them seem disgusting! Perfect for a Halloween party table.

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58. Sand”Witch” With A Celery Broom

By now you’ve probably seen the cheesy witch brooms, but you can also do this with celery. Just cut up the ends a bit and serve with peanut butter for dip, or perhaps along side this enchanting grilled cheese sandwich.

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59. Owl Crackers

How cute for any Fall party or after school snack! Crackers, cream cheese, raisins, and almonds; all stacked together to create these adorable owl crackers.

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60. Edible Eyeballs

Add edible eyeballs to just about anything to create fun snacks for Halloween! Or, you can use smaller candy eyes from Amazon.  They can also be purchased from craft and hobby stores and some supermarkets. If you are so inclined, you can also make your own with royal icing and black food coloring.

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61. Fruity Pumpkin Afro

What a unique way to display fruit kabobs for a party! Just stick your skewers right into the top of a pumpkin. Certainly, this could be the party table centerpiece!  This is a favorite healthy Halloween treat because it looks so great on the table plus it takes amazing! 

62. Pumpkin Granola

Now, THIS is my kind of Fall treat! You could eat this for breakfast with fresh fruit, or use it top yogurt or vanilla ice cream. In any event, make a large batch and pack it away in jars to give away as gifts, too.

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63. Fruity Eyeballs Healthy Halloween Snacks

Green grapes and blueberries make for the perfect monster eyeballs! What a healthy Halloween treat this is! I like the idea of freezing them for punch, but you could also use them as an ice replacement in the kids’ drinks.

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64. Spider Cheese Balls

Cover your favorite cheese ball recipe with a black olive diced up to look like a creepy little spider. You can place the cheese on a carrot disk, cucumber disk, or cracker round. I love this idea because they make great finger food appetizers! 

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65. Pizza Skulls

How awesome are these?! You really can’t go wrong with pizza for Halloween, especially when it’s in the form of a skull and stuffed with cheesy goodness. In fact, check out the recipe and instructions over at Hungry Happenings! Here is a skeleton pan from Amazon.

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You thought we were done? Here are a few more healthy Halloween snack ideas

66. Halloween Quesadilla

This Halloween Quesadilla is super easy to make, and you can make them so much fun! The kids can even help carve faces into the tortillas and make them look like Jack-o-lanterns. Create your very own healthy scary or spooky-faced Halloween Quesadilla. Get the step-by-step instructions at One Little Project.

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67. Chocolate Bat Energy Bites

Chocolate Energy Bat Bites use a few simple and easy ingredients you most likely have on hand. Serve them at your next Halloween party or as a fun after-school snack.  Get the recipe for these tasty bites at Chelseas Messy Apron.

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68. Halloween Roasted Veggies

These sweet potato jack-o-lanterns, beetroot witch’s hats, and spooky potato ghosts. Halloween Roasted Veggies are a healthy Halloween treat or dinner side. Maybe your picky eater will even give these a try! Head over to Live Eat Learn for the details!

69. Cinnamon Sugar Flour Tortilla Crisps

This easy Halloween treat is too good not to share! Cinnamon sugar crisps made with flour tortillas, cinnamon, sugar, and butter.  You’ve got to try them with Fruit salsa for an extra special treat. (see number #70 below) Use a bat or ghost cookie cutter, the choice is yours! This easy recipe can be used any time of the year.

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70. Easy Fruit Salsa Healthy Halloween Treat

Anything red around Halloween can be super creepy. This loaded fresh fruit and berry salsa is the perfect pairing with the cinnamon sugar tortilla crisp bats! (see healthy Halloween treat #69) This easy fresh fruit salsa recipe is a crowd-pleaser. Everyone will want the recipe! You can customize it to your liking as well. I’ve made it with mangos, kiwis, and diced peaches. Get this bloody, oops I mean yummy… recipe at Spend With Pennies.  

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25 Healthy Halloween Recipes – This Healthy Table

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These healthy Halloween snacks and treats are all simple and easy recipes to make that are perfect for a party!

If you’re hosting a party or want to make healthier treats for your kids, these delicious Halloween recipes are just the thing!

We’ve got some savory options and sweet options, but they’re all healthier than regular Halloween candy.

These adorable apple monster faces are super simple to make and perfect for the whole family – especially if you like peanut butter and apples!

Healthy soft pumpkin cookies decorated with frosting and candy eyes to make spooky mummy cookies. So cute and perfect for Halloween.

Make these little cheese monsters – the kids will love them!

Few things are more fun to make than a charcuterie board and probably the most fun board to make of all – this spooky Halloween charcuterie board!

Granola cups are a fun, easy, healthy treat! These have a cozy pumpkin spice flavor and are topped with our favorite yogurt. Add some Halloween faces and it’ll be a hit!

These Halloween peanut butter spider cookies are oaty, satisfying and just as delicious as they are spooky!

Treat the kids to a healthy Halloween fruit salad, the kids will love all the natural sweetness from this great selection of fruit.

This cute veggie skeleton is a great healthy Halloween recipe!

With sweet potato jack-o-lanterns, beet root witch’s hats, and spooky potato ghosts, these savory Halloween Roasted Veggies are a healthy Halloween dinner recipe!

This dark chocolate and quinoa Halloween bark is the perfect use of extra candy. The toasted quinoa adds a nice nutty, and crunchy element to your chocolatey bark.

Halloween Mummy Pizzas – is the perfect Halloween party or dinner idea. Make these mummies with your kids for an easy and super flavorful Halloween-themed meal. These mini pizzas are also gluten-free!

The perfect fall-themed healthy snack– Pumpkin Hummus for Kids!  It’s delicious and even looks like a cute pumpkin! 

Easy yogurt-dipped banana popsicles in the shape of mummies and ghosts. Fun to make with kids and the perfect healthy Halloween snacks for school or home.

These Franken-kiwis are an easy, really cute, healthy Halloween treat! And so fun to make – like yummy little Halloween craft projects! They’re perfect for Halloween fruit trays, fun after-school snacks, and as edible Halloween party decorations!

This healthy Halloween Hummus Dip is loaded with layers of fresh veggies and a fun tasty greek yogurt spider web!

These easy Witch’s Broomstick Snacks are sure to be a big hit at any Halloween Party.  The snacks are simple to assemble and when stood up fill a nice amount of space on a Halloween party buffet layout.

These easy Halloween Pumpkin Deviled Eggs are shaped like cute pumpkins and make a tasty appetizer or snack! Make these for a fun and festive treat!

This Monster Halloween Popcorn is one of those easy Halloween treats that require only 5 ingredients and a few minutes to whip up.

These super fun Frankenstein Halloween Sandwich Wraps are a must-make and can be filled with your favorite type of wrap or sandwich ingredients!

Our favorite Halloween snack ideas for school …cute, easy, non-candy ideas that kids will love!

A fun easy Halloween or everyday snack that your kids can make.

The classic witch fingers cookies get a healthy, gluten free, paleo, and vegan makeover! They’re easy to make and always a hit at Halloween parties!

Having healthy ingredients on hand can be magically turned into fun, holiday-inspired food like this Witchy Guacamole Dip. 

These pretzel spiders are a healthy snack for kids, perfect for Halloween. They’re made from date peanut butter oat energy bars and pretzels. They are simple and really quick to make. Your kids will love them!

Prep Time
20 minutes

Total Time
20 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 green apples
• 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
• 2 ounces of sliced cheddar or Colby jack cheese
• 2 tablespoons of pumpkin or sunflower seeds
• 1 package of candy eyes (you’ll use around 20 pieces)

Instructions

1. Quarter the green apples and slice off the core and seeds. Carefully cut out a v-shape into the center of the apple quarter to create the mouth of the monster. Repeat with all the apple pieces.
2. Spread a thin layer of peanut butter into the monster mouths. Repeat with all apple slices.
3. Press several pumpkin or sunflower seeds onto the top of the mouth along the edge to form teeth. Repeat with all apple slices.
4. Place a triangular piece of cheese into each monster mouth.
5. Using the remaining peanut butter, spread a small amount onto the back of the candy eyes and place them on top of the apple slices.
6. Serve immediately!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving:

Calories: 272Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 1411mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 5gSugar: 11gProtein: 9g

I hope you enjoy these festive and fun treats!

30 Healthy Halloween Treats, Snacks, and Recipe Ideas 2021

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Want to see something really scary this Halloween? Check the ingredients list of your favorite candy. There’s not a whole lot in there besides sugar, sugar, and more sugar. While every diet has room for sweets in moderation, you can still keep your spooky spirits up with healthy Halloween treats the whole family can enjoy. From ghostly pizza bagels to monster-themed wraps to mummy pumpkin cookies, it’s easy to have lots of fun with food when Halloween is involved.

“People can have a healthy balance of sweeter treats with some healthier options,” says ​​Andrea Mathis, R.D.N., L.D., an Alabama-based dietitian and author of The Complete Book of Smoothies. She loves mixing Halloween favorites with better-for-you picks, like topping Greek yogurt with candy corn and fruit or carving bell peppers into Jack-o’-lanterns and filling them with veggies and dip.

Now, when you have kids coming home with candy at the end of a night of trick-or-treating, just go ahead and enjoy a piece or two. Then, tuck away the basket after they make their selection, so they don’t gobble it all up in one go. Choose a time each day where you’ll put the candy back out, so you can continue to enjoy the treats without overdoing it.

Ready to dive into some more creative ideas? Try these delicious, healthy Halloween treats from our recipe repertoire and some of the most creative food bloggers we’ve ever seen—we promise they won’t disappoint!

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Pumpkin Mummy Cookies

Don’t let these spooky-looking cookies scare you. They’re really soft and delicious on the inside—and they’re gluten-free, thanks to the coconut and almond flour. Not only will kids love them, but they also only take 25 minutes to make.

Get the recipe from Eating Bird Food »

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Monster Wraps

Lunchtime calls for these adorable wraps for a healthy Halloween treat. Fill them with your favorite veggies, a layer of hummus, and a lean protein for a customizable meal that is spooky and satisfying all at once.

Get the recipe from Woman’s Day »

3

Pumpkin Spice Pretzels

Swap your sugary candies for this sweet-and-salty snack. Each white chocolate-covered pretzel has a hint of pumpkin spice to keeps things feeling festive.

Get the recipe from Delish »

5

Snack-o’-lantern Fruit Cups

What’s cuter than a regular Jack-o’-lantern? A mini one! Seeded at the Table shows you how to transform an orange into a fruit-filled Halloween treat that looks even better than a fun-size candy bar.

Get the recipe from Seeded at the Table »

7

Blender Pumpkin Spice Muffins

That’s right: You can make tasty muffins with your blender. Dates provide the sweetness here so there is no added sugar involved, and the oats offer fiber. These muffins are also gluten-free and can be made vegan if you use flax eggs.

Get the recipe from Frugal Nutrition »

8

Spooky Spider Deviled Eggs

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Spooky Turkey & Veggie Stuffed Bell Peppers

Think beyond desserts and snacks, and plan a Halloween-themed dinner starring cute stuffed bell peppers. Packed with zucchini, broccoli, tomatoes, and onions, eating veggies has never been so fun (and spooky).

Get the recipe from Super Sister Fitness »

10

Mummy Pumpkin Bars

These adorable mummy-inspired pumpkin brownies almost look too cute to eat. The base is simply pumpkin muffin mix infused with real pumpkin puree. For the creamy frosting, vegan cream cheese infused with syrup is used in place of the sugary stuff. Top them with chocolate chips for the eyes, and you’ve got a healthy Halloween treat anyone would love.

Get the recipe from Simply Quinoa »

11

Pumpkin Fries and Spicy Ketchup

For delicious finger foods you can whip up in under an hour, try these tempting pumpkin fries. Curry powder infuses these crispy fries with a flavorful kick, while the combo of hot sauce and ketchup heats things up for the ultimate snack.

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13

Mini Mummy Pizzas

For some Halloween flare, get shredded cheese and decorate your pie like it’s a mummy and top with olives for the eyes. Fun fact: These mini pizzas are made with spelt flour which is a great source of fiber.

Get the recipe from Simple Vegan »

14

Warm Spiced Apple Cider

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Eyeball Pasta

Your kids are sure to eat this dish right up, despite how spooky it might look on the plate. We transform ordinary beef meatballs into monster eyeballs by topping them with fresh mozzarella and black olives. Serve with whole-grain or bean pasta instead of white to make the dish more satisfying and nutritious.

Get the recipe from Delish »

16

Halloween Roasted Veggies

Simple and healthy, all you have to do with this recipe is get creative and chop up your favorite potatoes or root veggies into your beloved Halloween icons. Pop these into the oven with garlic, rosemary, balsamic vinegar, and honey for savory-sweet flavor.

Get the recipe from Live Eat Learn »

17

Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cups

For a chocolaty treat that combines your love for peanut butter cups with pumpkin spice, try these ooey-gooey dark chocolate treats. Made with real pumpkin puree, peanut butter, cinnamon, and a touch of maple syrup, these pumpkin butter cups offer a healthier twist to the Halloween favorite.

Get the recipe from Eat Drink Love »

18

Eyeball Caprese Salad

Is that salad…looking at me? Yes it is, thanks to this ingenious caprese setup. Featuring fresh basil, mozzarella pearls, black olives, grape tomatoes, and a balsamic reduction, this fresh salad makes for healthy and festive finger food.

Get the recipe from Ciera by Design »

19

Halloween Banana Popsicles

For a healthy Halloween treat without scary-high sugar content, go for these simple banana ghost pops. They’re dipped in a Greek vanilla yogurt mixture and then placed in the freezer until they’re set. Then, you can drizzle some natural peanut butter on top and sprinkle semi-sweet chocolate chips for the eyes.

Get the recipe from Well Plated »

21

Witch’s Broom Snacks

22

Candy Corn Fruit Parfaits

Real candy corn (a.k.a. pure sugar) is far from a health food. This quick parfait copies the classic orange, yellow, and white stripes with real fruit and whipped cream for a healthy Halloween treat.

Get the recipe from Life in the Lofthouse »

24

Autumn Glow Milkshake

Can you guess what makes this milkshake incredibly creamy and delicious? Frozen cauliflower florets and sweet potato are the secret ingredients! Combine them with almond butter, a protein powder of your choice, almond milk, and a touch of honey and sea salt, and you get a frosty treat that tastes just like ice cream.

Get the recipe from Pinch of Yum »

25

Spooky Mini Banana Cupcakes

These cupcakes are so cute and tasty, it’s frightening. They are vegan- and Paleo-friendly with a coconut flour base. Top them with some whipped coconut cream and dairy-free chocolate chips and you’ve got yourself a “boo”-tiful dessert.

Get the recipe from Food Faith Fitness »

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Sweet Potato Donuts

Here’s another “better-for-you” recipe to satisfy your doughnut cravings. Sweet potatoes add fiber and a naturally sweet, nutty flavor. The potatoes also make them nice and moist, while allspice and nutmeg offer the warm fall spices you crave. Drizzled with some buttermilk glaze, these donuts cut down on sugar and fat without sacrificing taste.

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Dark Chocolate Pistachio Bark

This recipe calls for three ingredients and takes just 30 minutes to make. Simply melt dark chocolate chips in the microwave and stir in pistachios and a pinch of salt. Pour the mixture into a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and allow the chocolate to firm up in the fridge, about 20 minutes. Then, cut the bark into pieces and serve!

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Chocolate Pumpkin Avocado Pudding

For chocolate dessert that feels indulgent but is actually healthy, try this creamy pudding treat. It’s made with heart-healthy avocados, real pumpkin puree, cocoa powder, coconut milk, maple syrup, and dates. Plus, pumpkin spice infuses it with the fall flavors you crave. All you have to do is blend all of the ingredients together and let it sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour.

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Pumpkin Pie in a Cup

If you’re not in the mood to whip up an extravagant Halloween dessert, try making pumpkin pie in a cup. It’ll only take you 15 minutes. (And it’s only 92 calories!)

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Easy Pumpkin Pie Bars

If you’re craving a slice of pie, these delicious pumpkin bars will satisfy your hankering. It gets its flaky crust from quick oats and all-purpose flour, and the pumpkin filling is made with the same ingredients you would need for a pie. The good news is that it takes only 15 minutes to prep, since there’s no dough rolling required.

Get the recipe from Flavor the Moments »

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50+ Healthy and Festive Halloween Kids Food Ideas

What’s cooking in your cauldron this Halloween? Let a few of these healthy Halloween kids food ideas creep onto your treat list!

We love Halloween season. But the candy overload is real! And it’s not just trick-or-treating… it seems like kids are getting candy at EVERY Halloween-themed event leading up to the big night.

If you wish you could curb the sweets without spoiling the fun, this roundup is for you. Make your contribution to the class party or your next at-home spooky celebrations candy-free!

Scroll down for our list of 50+ fabulous Halloween-themed treats that nourish your kids’ bodies as much as they inspire their imaginations.

This list is divided up into sweets, savory recipes, and non-food treats so you can find just the right one for your tastes. Enjoy!

Healthy Halloween Ideas (Sweet)

Candy Corn Fruit Pops

Harry Potter-Inspired Pumpkin Pasties

Halloween Mummy Applesauce Pouches by See Vanessa Craft

Pumpkin roll-out cookies (with beans and coconut sugar)

Silly Apple Bites from Fork and Beans

Halloween Ghost Fruit Kabobs by Katrina’s Paperie

Jack-o-Lantern Juice

Pumpkin Mousse

Halloween Fruits Sticks and Dip

Applesauce Monsters from The Nerd Wife

School approved Frankenstein from Sparkles to Sprinkles

Mummy Raisin Boxes from C.R.A.F.T.

Candy Corn Fruit Cocktail from Family Fresh Meals

Tangerine Pumpkins and Banana Ghosts from Flo and Grace

Frankenstein Smoothie Bowl from Healthy Little Foodies

Jack-o-Lantern Oranges from Armelle

Apple Mummies from Two Healthy Kitchens

Healthy Halloween Ideas (Savory)

Halloween Pot Pie

Healthy Halloween Mummy Tray

Halloween Hash Browns

Frankenstein Pasta

Pumpkin Hummus for Kids

Witches’ Broom Snack

Bell Pepper Jack-o-Lantern Veggies with Ranch Dip

Finger Fries

Spiders on a Log

Spooky Black Bean Hummus from Fat Free Vegan

Boo-tiful Breakfast

Halloween Trail Mix

Mini Spider Pizzas from Recipe Runner

Halloween Guacamonsters from Fork and Beans

Spooky Spider Deviled Eggs by Food.com

Jack-o-Lantern Quesadillas by Eat Drink Love

Hummus with Carrot Fingers

Cheese and Pretzel Broomstick

Roasted Red Pepper Deviled Eggs

Zucchini Eyeballs

Candy Corn Veggie Tray

Mummy Toast from Listotic

Cheese monsters

Healthy Halloween Favors (Non-Food)

1. Halloween stamps
2. Coloring sheet and a few crayons in a goodie bag
3. Glow sticks, wands, necklaces, bracelets
4. Bubbles
5. Tattoos
6. Slap bracelets
7. Mini coloring book or activity book
8. Playdough. You can make homemade playdough or buy it in small containers.
9. Halloween stencils
10. Bookmarks
11. Halloween pencils (or scented pencils) and erasers

37 Easy Halloween Snacks – Fun Ideas for Halloween Snack Recipes

Alexa Payesko

Obviously spooky season is no longer limited to October. We break out the pumpkins, skeletons, and spiderwebs ASAP. These fun, Halloween-themed snacks will help you get into the spooky spirit stat. And yes, of course we have plenty of festive Halloween desserts, cupcakes, and cocktails as well. And if you’re throwing a party, a pitcher of Halloween punch is a must.

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Dracula Dentures

Vampires only.

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Mummy Brie

Thanks to puff pastry, your basic baked brie becomes a totally spooky Halloween appetizer.

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Caramel Apple S’mores

This healthy s’more is one tricky treat.

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Apple Nachos

Eat apples before your candy, feel healthy AF.

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Ghost Pizza Bagels

The scariest thing about these pizza bagels is how fast we’re going to eat them.

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Pumpkin Deviled Eggs

These pumpkin deviled eggs are way easier to make than a jack-o’-lantern. Paprika gives each its bold color, while a fresh chive makes for the perfect stem.

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Healthy Pumpkin Muffins

We might have dubbed these guys healthy, but they sure don’t taste like it!

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Candy Corn Cobs

Confused? Don’t be—that’s real candy corn, baby!

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Cajun Sweet Potato Tots

Crispy tots made of shredded sweet potatoes look like little brains!

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Oreo Jell-O Shots

Looks like a cookie, tastes like a shot 😛

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Reese’s Stuffed Rice Krispies Treats

Why not put candy inside your dessert?

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Pumpkin Pie Dip

This is the easiest pumpkin pie you’ll ever make.

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Chocolate Apple Pops

We’re sweet on these snackable caramel-apple slices.

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Frankenstein Pretzels

These are the cutest monster treats for Halloween!

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cookies are snacks on holidays. It’s a rule.

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Reese’s Apple Nachos

The most fun way to get your apple-a-day.

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Mummy Meatballs

A spooky good meatball!

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Graveyard Chicken Enchilada Dip

Below all the greens there’s a cheesy, chile-filled dip.

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Ghost S’mores Dip

On Halloween, you get to eat sweets alllll day long.

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Garlicky Cheez-Its

Way more addictive than any store-bought snack mix.

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Reese’s Bats

How freaking cute are these?

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Hocus Pocus-Inspired S’mores Pops

Don’t skip the candy eyes!

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Nacho Cheese

SO much better than the store bought kind.

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Sweet Potato Chips

Homemade chips with a fall twist.

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Monster Munch

It’s scary good.

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Trash Bark

The ideal sweet-and-salty treat to nibble on.

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Pumpkin Spice Blondies

Just a little bit of pumpkin goes a longg way.

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Jack Skellington Candy Apples

Decorate your candy apples like Jack Skellington this year.

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Soft Pretzel Bites

Can’t go wrong with a good soft pretzel—especially when cheese sauce is involved.

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Pumpkin Butter

Spread it on fruit or crackers…or just eat it buy the spoon.

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Healthy Halloween Snacks {Perfect for Parties!}

With just a black sharpie, you can turn string cheese, clementines, and fruit cups into cute and festive healthy Halloween snacks. They’re so easy!!

Party perfect healthy Halloween snacks are great to pair with Halloween Gak Treats, Mummy Cookies, and Slushy Punch for any festivity. They make great hand-outs too!!

Halloween Snacks for Party

I’ve helped with my fair share of Halloween class parties, and I usually have a good idea of what is expected. Usually there are some yummy treats, costume contests and fun games in the itinerary, but last year I was asked to do only healthy Halloween Snacks.

I thought it was going to be tough finding some cute but healthy ideas, but alas, it wasn’t too hard at all. The teacher wanted 3 snacks for each of the kids so I decided to make some Ghost String Cheese, Pumpkin Clementines and Pumpkin Peach Cups.

It took a little time drawing all the faces on, but it was very simple and was perfect for the party. I thought the kids might be disappointed that they weren’t getting candy, but they loved the pumpkin and ghost faces so much, they didn’t seem to even notice!!

These aren’t only great for classroom parties but for any party. We all know that we get our fair share of treats at these types of events, so it’s nice to have a few healthy treats mixed in there. 😉

Easy Halloween Snacks

GATHER. Much isn’t needed to make these cute and healthy Halloween Snacks. All you will need is:

• String Cheese
• Peach Cups
• Clementines
• Black Sharpies

DRAW!! Just draw faces on, making sure they dry and you’re set! EASY PEASY!! Here are close ups of the snacks…

More Halloween Party Ideas!

Along with healthy Halloween treats you can have some fun Halloween activities for the kids to do. I have a couple of trivia sheets as well as links to some coloring pages that you might like to use:

More healthy snacks ideas:

• Celery Monsters: Add peanut butter to a piece of celery and then place 3-4 candy eyes on top
• Ghost Fruit Cup: Use pear fruit cups and draw a ghost face.
• Spider Crackers: add peanut butter to a Ritz cracker. Use pretzels for the 8 leaves, Top with a second cracker. Finally, add red hots for eyes.
• Banana Ghosts: Peel and cut a banana in half. Add mini chocolate chips to the tops for eyes.
• Apple Mummy: Use a vegetable peeler to partially peel the skin to look like a mummy. Add mini chocolate chips for eyes or candy eyes.
• Frankenstein Cup: Fill a clear cup with green grapes. Place a plastic lid on top then use the marker to draw a Frankenstein face.

More Halloween Party Food ideas:

50 Healthy Halloween Recipes From Easy Snacks To Sweet Treats

When someone uses the words “healthy” and “Halloween” together in a sentence, you probably flash back to that neighbor who passes out boxes of raisins instead of candy to trick-or-treaters. Or perhaps you think about that one Halloween when you were stuck in the corner eating carrot sticks while everyone else went ham on the pumpkin cheesecake at your friend’s costume party (ok, maybe that’s just me).

Needless to say, none of this screams Halloween fun. Good news, though: You can still get in on the holiday spirit without totally blowing off your health goals on the spookiest night of the year.

“I always tell my clients that a healthy lifestyle is one that accommodates treats, pleasures, and special occasions,” says registered dietician Gena Hamshaw.

It’s all about maintaining a sense of balance. “Fiber, protein, and healthful fat help us to feel full, so it’s a wise idea to emphasize them during Halloween or any other holiday. The more satisfied we are with our food, the less likely we are to go overboard with sweets,” Hamshaw adds.

She recommends helping yourself to a portion that feels satisfying—not excessive. “If you can make Halloween treats that are a little lower in sugar and a little higher in fiber than conventional candy, that’s great,” says Hamshaw.

If you have food allergies or a specialized eating style, you should also make sure to go for Halloween goodies that fit your dietary needs. For example, picking a low-carb treat, like these cookies, if you’re on keto.

From caramel apple, to cinnamon, to maple, to pumpkin spice, there are plenty of ways to incorporate your favorite seasonal flavors into healthy Halloween recipes that actually taste good. Plus, you can make even the simplest of recipes festive by adding a little Halloween flair, say a faux spider web over the dish. It’s all about imagination.

Here’s a list of healthy Halloween recipes that bring on the creativity—and will totally steal the show at your next costume party.

1. Pumpkin Muffins

Cookie + Kate

Whether you’re looking to start your Halloween on a festive note or you’re simply hoping to add some excitement to snack time, these pumpkin muffins are the answer.

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Per serving: 190 calories, 7 g fat (5 g saturated), 220 mg sodium, 27 g carbs, 9 g sugar, 4 g fiber, 4 g protein

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Frankenstein Kiwis

Two Healthy Kitchens

These adorable, easy-to-make kiwis are not only a great way to satiate sugar cravings, but they’re also a super fun Halloween craft project.

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Per serving: 54 calories, 1 g fat, 20 mg sodium, 12 carbs, 7 g sugar, 2 g fiber, 1 g protein

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Cranberry Cinnamon Roasted Delicata Squash

I Heart Umami

Nothing screams fall quite like roasted squash, and this recipe brings in even more delicious seasonal flavors, like cranberry and cinnamon. It’s savory enough for a healthy dinner, and sweet enough for a Halloween treat. (Talk about double trouble.)

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Per serving: 241 calories, 8 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 41 mg sodium, 3 carbs, 0.2 g sugar, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein

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Pumpkin Pie Triffles

A Classic Twist

Triffles may not be the most obvious choice for a Halloween treat, but these embody all the deliciousness of pumpkin pie with a no-bake, delicious twist.

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Curry Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Connoisseurus Veg

Pumpkin seeds are an essential part of any Halloween celebration, but if you’re tired of the boring seasoning you use every year, try this curry-filled recipe.

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Per serving: 98 calories, 17 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 570 mg sodium, 23 carbs, 6 g sugar, 4 g fiber, 3 g protein

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Vegan Pumpkin Banana Bread

Hazel and Cacao

Looking to flex your quarantine banana bread skills, but your family and friends are sick of the same old recipe? Try mixing it up in true Halloween style with this recipe for vegan pumpkin banana bread.

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*Nutritional information not available

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Creamy Pumpkin Marinara

Cookie + Kate

Pumpkin has become a popular filling for pastas like ravioli and tortellini, and this recipe infuses classic marinara sauce with the seasonal fave.

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Per serving: 156 calories, 11 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 354 mg sodium, 16 carbs, 7 g sugar, 5 g fiber, 2 g protein

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Halloween Monster Cookies

A Classic Twist

Save the scaries for the decoration (not the ingredients) with these spirited cookies!

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*Nutritional information not available

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Dairy-Free Caramel Apples

The Fit Cookie

Caramel apples are a wonderful Halloween pastime, and with this dairy-free recipe, you can enjoy them even when the holiday is over (no judgment here).

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Per serving: 109 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 69 mg sodium, 13 carbs, 13 g sugar, 4 g fiber, 1 g protein

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Homemade Twix Bars

Blissful Basil

For a homespun take on your favorite candy bar, make these Twix yourself.

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*Nutritional information not available

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Creamy Vegan Pumpkin Mac and Cheese

Rainbow Plant Life

This pumpkin twist on the classic is vegan and made with plenty of wholesome ingredients. Plus, it’s festive as hell.

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Per serving: 376 calories, 10 g fat, 67 carbs, 9 g fiber, 15 g protein

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Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Latte

Fit Slow Cooker Queen

Pumpkin spice lattes have become synonymous with the fall season, and this healthy version lets you get in on the fun with the ease of an instant pot or slow cooker.

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*Nutritional information not available

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Vegan Halloween Whoopie Pies

The Full Helping

For an unexpected, but mouthwatering Halloween, try these vegan whoopie pies, which feature a yummy pumpkin cream filling.

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*Nutritional information not available

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Protein Pumpkin Pancakes

Muy Delish

Start your day on a healthy note that fully encompasses the Halloween spirit with these delicious protein-filled pumpkin pancakes.

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Per serving: 285 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 332 mg sodium, 38 carbs, 8 g sugar, 6 g fiber, 27 g protein

15. Halloween Caprese Salad

Ciera Design

Caprese salad is a great choice for a quick lunch, a party h’ordeuvre, or anything in between, and this recipe’s eyeball look adds a fun Halloween twist.

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*Nutritional information not available

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Pumpkin Pie Granola

Alejandra Graf

Whether you’re adding it to yogurt or a bowl of fruit, granola adds a welcome crunch to any dish. And we can’t think of better granola to prepare for Halloween than this pumpkin pie one.

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Per serving: 439 calories, 28 g fat (14 g saturated fat), 5 mg sodium, 42 carbs, 11 g sugar, 6 g fiber, 9 g protein

17. Classic Halloween Graveyard Cheesecake Bites

Orchids + Sweet Tea

These cheesecake bites have everything you could possibly want in a Halloween indulgence: a dirt-like graham cracker crust, a midnight purple hue, a spider web swirl, and eyeball toppings—on top of being utterly scrumptious.

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*Nutritional information not available

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Vegan Pumpkin Scones with Maple Glaze

Alejandra Graf

Together, pumpkin and maple are a flavor pairing made in heaven, and these scones are no exception.

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Per serving: 277 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 155 mg sodium, 55 carbs, 26 g sugar, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein

19. Vegan Apple Cinnamon Cookies

I Can You Can Vegan

These cookies are what autumnal dreams are made of, and each bite will send your taste buds soaring through notes of cinnamon and chunks of sweet apple.

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*Nutritional information not available

20. Keto Low-Carb Pumpkin Cookies

Stay Snatched

These sugar-free, low-carb, and keto-friendly cookies will satisfy all of your Halloween cravings without straying you far from your health goals.

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Per serving: 143 calories, 13 g fat, 3 carbs, 5 g protein

21. Paleo, Vegan No-Bake Pecan Pie Cheesecake

What Great Grandma Ate

Pecan pie and cheesecake together? This combo is too good to wait for Thanksgiving. Yes, it’s a little richer, but you only live once, right?

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Per serving: 535 calories, 47 g fat (18 g saturated), 134 mg sodium, 28 g carbs, 14 g sugar, 5 g fiber, 9 g protein

22. Paleo Caramel Apples

What Great Grandma Ate

Get your fruit fix with these delish paleo caramel apples. Top ’em with chopped nuts for extra crunch and a nutritional boost.

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*Nutritional information not available

23. Marbled Paleo Chocolate Pumpkin Bread

What Great Grandma Ate

If you’re skeptical about combining chocolate and pumpkin, bake this paleo bread. I promise that spiced pumpkin and dark chocolate are the unexpected perfect match you’ve always dreamed of.

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Per serving: 215 calories, 15 g fat (7 g saturated), 187 mg sodium, 17 g carbs, 9 g sugar, 4 g fiber, 5 g protein

24. Halloween Roasted Veggies

Courtesy of Live Eat Learn

These are super fun. Just cut your favorite fall veggies (like carrots, sweet potatoes, beets, and white potatoes) into Halloween-themed shapes like pumpkins, witches’ hats, and mummies.

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Per serving: 332 caloiries, 7.7 g fat (1.2 g saturated), 63 g carbs, 61 g sugar, 200 mg sodium, 10.8 g fiber, 15 g protein

25. No-Bake Halloween Mummy Cake Pops

What Great Grandma Ate

These cute mummy cake pops are a great way to satisfy your sweet tooth without having to turn on the oven. More time for festivities!

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Per serving: 172 calories, 11 g fat (3 g saturated), 5 mg sodium, 16 g carbs, 10 g sugar, 4 g fiber, 4 g protein

26. Bite-Sized ‘Eyeballs’

Steve Giralt

Don’t worry, these fun Halloween appetizers look just like eyeballs. They’re actually just cleverly-decorated cheese puffs—and pretty low-cal ones, to boot.

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Per “eyeball”: 57 calories, 4.5 g fat (2.5 g saturated), 77 mg sodium, 3 g carbs, 0 g fiber, 2 g protein

27. Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes

A Classic Twist

Black and orange scream Halloween—and a candy pumpkin or piece of candy corn atop these better-for-you cupcakes is truly the icing on the cake, er cupcake.

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*Nutritional information not available

28. Chocolate-Dipped Pumpkin Seed Brittle with Sea Salt

Courtesy of Just A Taste

If you’re sick of roasting pumpkin seeds, try this pumpkin seed brittle. It’s a great salty-sweet combo (and you can’t go wrong with anything dipped in chocolate).

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Per serving: 155 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated), 23 g carbs, 20 g sugar, 618 mg sodium, 2 g protein

29. Halloween Stuffed Peppers

Courtesy of Hungry Healthy Happy

These Jack-o-lantern-style peppers are stuffed with fiber-rich quinoa, salty halloumi cheese, and zucchini for a creative, festive meal.

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Per serving: 390 calories, 20 g fat, 46 g carbs, 6 g fiber, 18 g protein

30. Pumpkin Cake

The Hungry Hutch

This moist, festive cake is made with pumpkin puree, crunchy, heart-healthy walnuts, and a variety of spices like cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, and allspice. Add a little orange zest to the cream cheese frosting for some tang and Halloween-worthy color.

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*Nutritional information not available

31. Halloween Banana Popsicles

Erin Clarke of Well Plated

White chocolate turns these banana popsicles into perfect little ghosts. You can always swap for dark or milk chocolate (or ditch the peanut butter drizzle), if you prefer.

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Per serving (without peanut butter): 53 calories, 0 g fat (0 g saturated), 12 g carbs, 7 g sugar, 7 mg sodium, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein

32. Pumpkin Spice Latte Brownies

Home

This recipe is the love-child of two all-star treats and I couldn’t be happier about it. A little espresso powder gives it a subtle coffee kick.

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*Nutritional information not available

33. Coffin Cake

Steve Giralt

Looking for a fun, spooky treat? Try this adorable coffin cake. It’s got a pretty decent amount of protein for a dessert!

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Per serving: 464 calories, 22 g fat (13 g saturated), 279 mg sodium, 62 g carbs, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein

34. Mummified Apple Pie

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This pie is on the more indulgent side—but hey, it is Halloween after all. Shortbread pastry crust and seasonal fruit create a delicious dessert for any gathering.

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Per serving: 374 calories, 16 g fat (9 g saturated), 53 g carbs, 22 g sugar, 145 mg sodium, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein

35. Halloween Temari Sushi

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Yup, sushi can totally be festive for Halloween. These super-cute decorated sushi rice balls prove it.

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Per serving: 115 calories, 1 g fat, 20 g carbs, 1 g sugar, 179 mg sodium, 3 g protein

36. Pumpkin Tart With Cookie Butter Crust

Home

Do I need to say more than “cookie butter crust?!” I didn’t think so.

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*Nutritional information not available

37. Bloody Falafel Fingers

Courtesy of VeganRicha

These are literally the ultimate finger food for any plant-based Halloween-themed meal or party.

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Per serving: 83 calories, 1 g fat, 13 g carbs, 1 g sugar, 238 mg sodium, 4 g fiber, 4 g protein

38. Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Caramel Sauce

The Hungry Hutch

Apples and caramel scream fall, so this cake is a perfect match for whatever Halloween festivities you have going on. (Braeburn or Cortland apples offer the best flavor, but Granny Smiths get the job done, too.)

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*Nutritional information not available

39. French Bread Mummy Pizzas

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French bread pizzas get a Halloween upgrade with this fun, four-ingredient recipe that’s as perfect for parties as it is for quick dinners.

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Per serving: 239 calories, 8 g fat, 32 g carbs, 3 g sugar, 524 mg sodium, 4 g fiber, 10 g protei

40. Candy Corn Popsicles

Courtesy of Courtney’s Sweets

These white, orange, and yellow pops use lemonade, orange juice, and yogurt to create a satisfying sweet treat lower in sugar than actual classic candy corn.

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Per serving: 35 calories, 7 g carbs, 6 g sugar, 4 mg sodium, 1 g protein

41. Spider Web Cupcakes

A Classic Twist

Maple cream cheese frosting, cinnamon, and nutmeg make these fall-flavored cupcakes impossible to resist.

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*Nutritional information not available

42. Halloween Spider Bark

Steve Giralt

FYI, chocolate bark isn’t just for Christmas. This fun recipe uses white chocolate and some creative icing work to add a little Halloween spirit to this dessert.

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Per serving: 234 calories, 11.5 g fat (7 g saturated), 73 mg sodium, 32 g carbs, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein

43. Superfood Beet Bites

Toasted Pine Nut

Beets are super good for you—and these balls (which just so happen to look like mummies) are cute and portable. They’re kid-approved and made from good-for-you hemp seeds, cacao, and beets.

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Per serving: 147 calories, 10.6 g fat (2.9 g saturated), 9.3 g carbs, 78 mg sodium, 5 g sugar, 3.6 g fiber, 5.5 g protein

44. Pumpkin Spice Donut Holes

A Classic Twist

If you’re craving a quick treat that’s super sweet, these pumpkin donut holes get a fun pop of color and flavor thanks to milk chocolate M&Ms.

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*Nutritional information not available

45. Apricot Coconut Balls

Sweet As Honey

These fruity, nutty cake bites may look like scary monsters, but they’re the perfect healthy treat. Plus, they’re vegan and gluten-free.

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Per serving: 108 calories, 6.9 g fat, 10.1 g carbs, 7.1 g sugar, 2.2 g fiber, 2.8 g protein

46. Paleo, Vegan Witch Finger Cookies

Food Faith Fitness

These sweet finger cookies are spooky for Halloween and oh-so-fun to make.

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Per serving: 122 calories, 7.6g fat (6.7 g saturated), 13.7 g carbs, 10.7 g sugar, 2.2 g fiber, 0.9 g protein

47. Spooky Halloween Chorizo Olive Eyeballs

Keto Diet App

If you’re on a low-carb or keto diet, these Halloween eyeballs are for YOU.

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Per serving: 145 calories, 13.5 fat (5.3 g saturated), 0.7 g carbs, 434 mg sodium, 0.5 g sugar, 0.4 g fiber, 6 g protein

48. Spider Web Chocolate Bark

A Saucy Kitchen

I’ll never say no to dark chocolate, and this cute spider web bark is my favorite snack of the season.

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Per serving: 225 calories, 9 g fat, 19 g carbs, 10 mg sodium, 10 g sugar, 3 g fiber, 2 g protein

49. Taco Quinoa Stuffed Pepper Pumpkins

One Lovely Life

Turn your Halloween celebrations into a fiesta with these taco-inspired stuffed peppers.

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Per serving: 186 calories, 1.7 g fat, 31.4 g carbs, 102.5 mg sodium, 4.3 g sugar, 7.7 g fiber, 9.4 g protein

50. Silly Apple Bites

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Made with apples, sunflower butter, sunflower seeds, strawberries, and chocolate googly eyes, these little monsters are super nutritious.

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Per serving: 40 calories, 1 g fat (0 g saturated), 4 g carbs, 1 mg sodium, 5 g sugar, 1.4 g fiber, 1 g protein

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90,000 10 awfully delicious Halloween dishes

1. Banana ghosts in chocolate

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Ingredients

• 200 g white chocolate;
• 4 ripe bananas;
• 70 g coconut flakes;
• a handful of chocolate drops.

Cooking

Melt the chocolate in the microwave or water bath. Peel the bananas, cut them in half and insert wooden popsicle sticks into them.

Using a cooking brush, coat the bananas with chocolate.Sprinkle them with coconut and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Make the mouths, eyes, and eyebrows of ghosts from the chocolate drops. Place the baking sheet in the freezer for at least 4 hours.

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2. Stuffed Goblin Eyes

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Ingredients

• 12 eggs;
• red food coloring;
• 170 g mayonnaise;
• 1 tablespoon of mustard;
• salt – to taste;
• ground black pepper – to taste;
• 12 olives stuffed with pepper.

Preparation

Place the eggs in one layer in a wide saucepan and cover them completely with water. Place a lid on the saucepan and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Remove from heat and leave eggs in water for 15 minutes. Then put them in ice water and cool completely.

Pour hot water into another saucepan. Add dye to make the liquid dark red. Gently crush the shell around the entire perimeter, but do not remove it. Place the eggs in a saucepan so that the colored water is completely covering them.Leave it on for 30 minutes.

Shell the eggs. “Veins” will appear on them. Cut the eggs in half across and remove the yolks. Combine the yolks, mayonnaise, mustard, salt and pepper until smooth.

Arrange the egg halves on a serving platter. To keep them level, cut off some of the protein at the base. Stuff the eggs with the prepared mixture.

Cut the olives in half and place in the center of the filling.

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3.Pumpkin heads with cream filling

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Ingredients

• 140 g butter;
• 175 g flour + a little for rolling;
• 100 g + 1 teaspoon of powdered sugar;
• 1 orange;
• 100 g mascarpone;
• 25 g dark chocolate.

Preparation

Spread the softened butter with a spatula. Add flour, 50 g icing sugar and finely grated orange zest and knead to a homogeneous dough.Form a ball out of it, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour.

Powder the work surface with flour and roll out the dough into a layer approximately 3 mm thick. Cut an even number of round pieces out of it and place on a baking sheet.

From the remaining dough, make pumpkin stalks and stick them to half of the blanks. Cut out the eyes, noses, and mouths on the same cookies. Use a knife to make deep stripes, like on the surface of a pumpkin. If they are not deep enough, they may disappear during baking.

Place the baking sheet in an oven preheated to 160 ° C for 15 minutes – the cookies should turn golden. Then cool completely. If this is not done, the filling may leak.

Combine mascarpone, a teaspoon of powdered sugar and melted chocolate. Separately mix 50 g of icing sugar and 1-2 tablespoons of orange juice until smooth.

Brush half of the biscuits with the creamy chocolate filling and cover with the pumpkin-shaped pieces. Cover with orange glaze and serve.It is better to eat cookies right away so that they do not soften.

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4. Zombie fingers

bbcgoodfood.com

Ingredients

• 250 g dates;
• 100 g dark chocolate;
• 3 tablespoons peanut butter;
• 3 tablespoons of oatmeal;
• a handful of almond petals.

Preparation

Place the dates, chopped chocolate, peanut butter and oatmeal into a blender and chop.Form the sweet mass into fingers and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Make nails from almond petals. Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator for at least an hour.

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5. Heads of pepper stuffed with spaghetti with meat

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Ingredients

• 250 g spaghetti;
• salt – to taste;
• 1 onion;
• 1 garlic clove;
• 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
• 200-250 g of any minced meat;
• ground black pepper – to taste;
• 8 tablespoons of tomato paste;
• 4 large bell peppers.

Preparation

Boil the spaghetti in salted water according to the instructions on the package. Chop the onion and garlic and save them in a skillet with hot oil. Add the minced meat and fry, stirring occasionally, until almost cooked.

Add salt, pepper and tomato paste to the minced meat and simmer until tender. Place the spaghetti in a skillet, stir and cook for a couple of minutes.

Cut off the tops of the peppers and remove the seeds. Use a knife to cut out the eyes and mouths. Stuff the spaghetti and meat peppers and cover with the cut tops.

The peppers can be served immediately or first baked at 180 ° C for 10-15 minutes.

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6. Tomato soup with eyes

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Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons of butter;
• 1 onion;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 120 ml dry white wine;
• 1½ kg of chopped tomatoes in their own juice;
• 950 ml chicken broth;
• 3 sprigs of oregano or marjoram;
• 60 ml of milk;
• 60 ml non-fat cream;
• salt – to taste;
• ground black pepper – to taste;
• 20-30 small mozzarella balls;
• 10-15 olives stuffed with pepper.

Preparation

In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat and brown the chopped onion and garlic. Pour in the wine and cook for 1-2 minutes, until almost all the liquid has evaporated. Add tomatoes, broth, oregano or marjoram sprigs and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat and simmer for about 45 minutes, until soup thickens. Remove the herbs from it and purée with a blender until smooth. While stirring, pour in milk and cream. Season with salt and pepper.

Make a well in each mozzarella ball.Cut the olives in half and insert them into the cheese. Pour the soup into bowls and place a few cheese “eyes” in each.

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7. Witch’s brooms

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Ingredients

• 5 slices of processed cheese;
• 10 salted straws;
• 10 chives.

Preparation

Cut the cheese slices in half. Make cross cuts on each of them up to about half.Wrap each piece on the edge of the straw and tie with an onion feather.

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8. Apple jaws

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Ingredients

• 1 apple;
• several tablespoons of peanut butter;
• 100-150 g mini marshmallows.

Preparation

Cut the apple into even thin slices and remove the cores. Spread peanut butter all over the wedges on one side.Put marshmallows on half of them and cover with the rest of the slices.

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9. Mummies from meringues

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Ingredients

• 2 egg whites;
• ½ teaspoon lemon juice;
• 125 g icing sugar;
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or a pinch of vanillin;
• some black gel food coloring, black sesame seeds, or melted dark chocolate.

Preparation

Whisk the proteins at room temperature with a mixer on low speed until a fluffy foam forms. Add lemon juice and continue whisking on medium speed. Add the icing sugar gradually.

Beat for a few more minutes, until the mixture is homogeneous and thick enough to remain in place when turned over. Add vanilla and stir.

Transfer the protein mass to a cooking bag. Line a baking sheet with parchment.Form small mummies on it, leading the bag in a zigzag fashion. Make eyes on them with dye, sesame seeds, or chocolate.

Place the baking sheet in an oven preheated to 95 ° C for 40-60 minutes. Turn off the oven, open the door slightly and leave the meringue to cool completely.

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10. Cauliflower Brain

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Ingredients

• 1 head of cauliflower;
• 60 ml olive oil;
• 1½ teaspoon chopped sage;
• 1½ teaspoon salt;
• ½ teaspoon of ground red pepper;
• a little parmesan;
• Several tablespoons of tomato sauce.

Preparation

Make a longitudinal incision in the middle of the cabbage, simulating the cerebral hemispheres. Place the head of cabbage on a baking sheet, brush with oil, sprinkle with sage, salt and pepper. You can use other spices to suit your taste.

Wrap the cabbage in foil and bake at 230 ° C for 45-50 minutes until tender. Remove the foil, sprinkle the head of cabbage with grated Parmesan and place in the oven for a few more minutes. Transfer the cabbage to a serving platter and top with the tomato sauce.

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Horror holiday Halloween (after English Helloween) has taken root with us, having come from Western countries and America. It is celebrated on October 31, before All Saints Day according to the Catholic calendar. Let’s put aside the heated discussions of religious leaders that the holiday is “demonic”, contradicts Christianity and should not be celebrated.🙂 We just want to have fun and please our loved ones with original “scary” treats. In order to compose our scary Halloween menu, let’s see what you can cook delicious and “creepy” so that there is hot and different cold snacks on the table, and we will not forget about sweets and drinks. 🙂 And so, the ideas of dishes that can be easily and simply prepared with your own hands, which are suitable for children, and at an adult party at home will appeal to your taste!

Halloween hot dishes

A roast in the form of a human hand called “Vampire’s Hand” will first surprise you with an ominous look, then when the guests taste on the “finger”, not a crumb will remain of it! Cooking such a dish is very simple.We make minced meat, as for cutlets, beat it well, form a hand from it on a baking sheet and bake it in the oven. The nails and the piece of bone sticking out from the base of the hand is made from a bow. Can be drizzled over with a thin stream of ketchup for a blood effect.

The meat on the ribs, seasoned and well baked, looks ominous, but how delicious! You can present it to guests as a “Piece of the Dead”. To make the dish more “creepy”, placed in the center of the dish, a half of bell pepper, representing a heart, can be pierced with a knife.

Scary Halloween Snacks

The familiar julienne, decorated with unsweetened shortbread dough in the shape of a spider, is both delicious and will perfectly suit the table on Halloween.

Pizza “scary” in the form of a spider in a web will appeal to adults and children. Put on the pizza cake what you have chosen for filling, put ketchup on top, bake. When the finished pizza has cooled slightly, draw a cobweb on top with mayonnaise. Place an olive spider in the center.

Another version of the “terrible” pizza: put the figures of ghosts cut out of cheese on ketchup, put them back in the oven for a while so that they melt a little. The eyes are pieces of olives.

Cold appetizer “Zombie Head” or “Mummy” – effective on the table and at the same time tasty and easy to prepare! You will need any mask that has facial contours. Cut the ham into thin slices, cover the mask from the inside with them in one layer. Mix cold meat in pieces with chopped eggs and mayonnaise, fill the mask with the mixture.We put it in the refrigerator for a short time, then gently turn it over onto a dish. Making the eyes: insert slices of carrots into the green olives.

Terrible snacks and hot guests ate with pleasure, appreciated the design and taste, queue for sweets.

Scary Halloween Desserts

“Dissatisfied” bananas with tangerine pumpkin are made in a couple of minutes. Peel bananas, cut in half. We decorate each half with chocolate plaques – we make eyes and mouth. Put the cut part on a plate.We peel the tangerines, stick a piece of green onion stalk into each on top and put it next to the bananas – why not a pumpkin?

It takes a lot of work to make the graveyard worms, but the dish is worth it. Take dry jelly, preferably red or pink. Thick sticks for juice, set vertically in the container. We make jelly according to the instructions, pour it into a narrow and high container so that each stick is filled with it. When the jelly hardens, gently squeeze it out of the sticks onto a plate.”Disgusting” worms are ready! Agree that this is original and simple. 🙂

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Scary Halloween Baking

The simplest pumpkin pie with a shortcrust base doesn’t look very ominous. But the filling is from pumpkin – the main “heroine” of Halloween. Therefore, any version of the cake can be safely included in the scary Halloween menu.

We make rounds from shortcrust pastry, apply white and chocolate icing on top, form a pattern with a stick – the web cookie is ready.

Agree that this cookie looks well, very “disgusting”. Needless to say, what is it like? 🙂 It is very simple to prepare the dessert: we plant the chocolate dough for the cake in the form of “heaps”, bake and the “nasty” treat is ready!

Witch’s fingers – tasty and disgusting to look at – and this is exactly what you need! Sandy “fingers” are decorated with halves of almonds, which really look like nails! You will find a step-by-step recipe with a photo of “fingers” and other original video recipes demonstrating how easy and simple it is to prepare scary Halloween pastries by clicking on the link.

And what to drink with all these “disgusting” sweets? Drinks are essential for the spooky Halloween menu.

Spooky Halloween drinks for kids and adults

“Bloody Mary” will temporarily be renamed “Blood of Dracula”. Tomato juice, Tabasco sauce, a little pepper and salt, a little vodka. This is for adults, and we will serve the same to children in different glasses, but without vodka.

Punch “Dead Man’s Hand” will also be made in two versions – with and without alcohol.The hand that looks so “scary” out of the punch is done like this: the rubber glove is filled with water, placed in the freezer, before the punch is made, we cut the glove and take out the ice. We put our hand in the middle of the vase with the punch; for a more “terrible” effect, pour red thick syrup. We make the punch itself from juices and pieces of fruit, add wine to the “adult” version. To heighten the effect, you can throw pieces of white meringue into the punch, but you can do without them.

Interesting new ideas on how to decorate the dishes included in the menu for the holiday, how to decorate sweets and other scary food for Halloween can be gleaned from the video.

You can complement your scary Halloween menu using video recipes from the zombie chef.

There is nothing more pleasant than satisfied, well-fed and cheerful guests at a party. We hope we helped you put together your simple but interesting, delicious and very scary Halloween menu. Let any home holiday, even such “ominous” as halloween, become an occasion to meet, eat deliciously and have fun! Be sure to check out our website next year! New holiday menu ideas and Halloween recipes are sure to await you.

Yes, and if you couldn’t invite everyone to the party, don’t forget to send a greeting card to those who are absent. You won’t have to run far after them. 🙂 Beautiful Halloween cards are waiting for you on our website.

Halloween with imagination: 8 culinary ideas with photo

Celebrating Halloween, we follow the main trendsetter – the USA, forgetting that this is an ancient Celtic holiday, symbolizing the beginning of winter and the long captivity of the Sun by the lord of the dead.According to their beliefs, November 1 opened the transition between summer and winter, between life and death, the earth hung in an intermediate state, when everything was possible, including the coming of spirits in all kinds of guises. To scare off hungry ghosts, the Celts, like many ancient peoples, used the “treat like like” method and decorated their homes with scary images, burned fires and prepared special dishes – just like we do on New Year’s. The ancient Celts could not imagine what their New Year would turn into over time.With the arrival of the Romans, the Celtic holiday of the beginning of winter mixed with the day of remembrance of the dead and the day of the goddess of the fruits of Pomona, which added both mysticism and a culinary component to it. Christianity gave the pagan holiday a “decent” name – All Saints Day, but could not eradicate the traditions of its celebration.

Already in the 19th century, the meaning of the ancient holiday was forgotten. It turned into an excuse to throw a party with an original treat, a costume show and scare each other more.If many centuries ago the most “terrible” dish of the holiday were Jack’s faces, carved from apples, and later from pumpkins, now Halloween is surrounded by a whole entertainment industry. In the USA, Canada, Europe, where the celebration of Halloween has long been put on commercial rails, it is very easy to arrange a noir-style party – buy ready-made costumes, home decorations, toys and candies in the form of monsters, ghosts, skeletons … The most creative chefs make cakes in the form severed heads, hearts, brains, gravestones – it couldn’t be easier if you buy a suitable form for jelly or baking, food coloring, marzipan and marmalade for decorations in a special store.

Although similar things are starting to appear in our stores, Russian Halloween lovers often have to go a different, more thorny path to surprise their friends and family. This article is to help them. We will show you how to create simple “horror stories” for a Halloween party using the available products. We paid special attention to the healthiness of the dishes.

1. Black cat skeleton

To create this light snack that creates the mood of a scary evening, you need fresh vegetables: slices of tomatoes, cucumbers or mushrooms for the spine and tail, celery stalks and carrots for paws, cherry tomatoes or olives for joints and eyes, bean pods or sweet pepper – for ribs, broccoli and cauliflower – to simulate wool.Use the cheese triangles as ears and fangs. The head will represent a bowl of sauce with which this “dish” should be eaten.

For the sauce, combine mashed boiled red beans or lentils with olive oil, lemon juice, ground ginger and add soy sauce or a few drops of Tabasco.

2. Sandwiches with eyes

On bases of raw or boiled carrots, place balls of cottage cheese or soft cheese and press with halves of black olives.Such “eyes” can also be used to decorate salads and main dishes.

3. Critters

To create this simple snack that kids and adults alike will love, you need a few hard apples and almonds or peanuts.

Cut the apples into quarters, cut out the center and the wedge on the opposite side, so that you get an open mouth, into which you insert your teeth – halves of peeled nuts. To keep the apples from darkening, sprinkle them with orange or lemon juice.

4. Drowned man’s hands

In a bowl of sauce or melted cheese, place small carrots or sausages with long almond nails glued onto mayonnaise, or simply paint your nails with mayonnaise.

Drowned Man’s Hands can also be made from tinted water or juice frozen in a rubber glove. These hands can be disguised in a fruit salad or ice cream platter.

Elegant and delicious Freddy Krueger fingers can be easily made from asparagus stalks wrapped in thin slices of ham.

5. Pizza Mummy

Take a few small pizza pieces or cut round buns lengthwise. Make eyes out of the olives cut into circles, in the middle of which place the pupils – pieces of red or green pepper. Place the cheese strips in the remaining space. Bake in the oven or microwave until the cheese is melted.

6. Food for Zombies

Any salad can be turned into a zombie treat – brains – with a top layer of boiled shrimp and ketchup.

A more sophisticated option is a brain cut from a watermelon. This dish requires patience and skill, but will undoubtedly be remembered by your guests for a long time.

7. Monster Eggs

For boiled eggs, cut off the bottom for stability. Cut the eggs across, insert a circle of tomato or cucumber between the halves, on which draw fangs with mayonnaise. Attach the olives-eyes and parsley-hairs with toothpicks. Monsters’ nose can be made from pepper.

In a simpler version, monster eggs are made from boiled eggs cut along the length, in which instead of the yolk there is a filling depicting scary faces.

8. Wormy dishes

Bright marmalade worms are one of the few “scary” delicacies that can be found in our stores. With their help, any cocktail can be turned into a Halloween dish, or you can show a little imagination and cook wormy apples.

To do this, core the apples through the top, leaving the bottom intact.Fill the apples with raisins, nuts or oatmeal, sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes. When the apples have cooled slightly, place a worm in each. Likewise, you can adapt almost any dish for Halloween, from potato cakes to hamburgers. The main thing is not to expose the worms to heat.

And finally, a simple Halloween table setting idea. Browse the web and print on a large sheet of paper, or draw yourself a real or dreamlike landscape that inspires horror.Use this picture as a background for serving ghost, monster and bat cookies or candy.

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Scary Tasty Halloween with Kuul Clover

Ready for the scariest holiday of the year? We are – yes! We came up with a lot of cool ideas for you: black dumplings, black burgers, ghost cheese snacks, witch cheese dusters, red and black drinks and a pumpkin minibar … Do you know more original recipes for the Halloween menu? Take part in our Instagram contest! Join us! Ingredients for the most daring experiments, of course, at KuulClever!

Black menu for a special occasion

Black-black dumplings with blood-red sauce and black-black burgers combined with black-black drinks from the SOMELE Collections will look terrifying at the coolest party! Terribly delicious, of course.

We fill our home bar with autumn warming drinks: dense and expressive liqueurs or festive tequila made from 100% Agave!

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Pumpkin for everyone

Boo! Don’t forget about the main attribute of Halloween! Of course, this is a pumpkin with an ominous grimace carved. Make your own Jack Lamp! There are many ways: cut out a funny face, draw it with a marker, or just stick paper eyes.

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Healthy and incredibly tasty, pumpkin is the base for many dishes. If you wish, you can make a diet for the whole day from products with pumpkin: for breakfast – millet porridge with pumpkin and drinking yogurt apple-pumpkin, for lunch you can make minestrone from a mixture with pumpkin, as well as sandwiches with Tsarski pate with rabbit liver and pumpkin jelly and whole-grain rye bread with flax and pumpkin seeds, in the evening snack on a salad of butternut squash with quinoa, and for dessert, enjoy pumpkin confiture with orange.

Terribly creative! Contest on Instagram

To make it completely Halloween-like, participate in our competition! We are sure you have a couple of cool ideas for an original menu!

Share with us! Cooking, of course, using Myasnov products and drinks REST. According to the experts of the KuulClever team, we will give baskets with our products and drinks to the two authors of the coolest recipes, and KeGLi to all participants!

Competition rules:

1. In your Instagram account, add a post-idea for Halloween.Be sure to use Myasnov products and / or REST drinks.
2. Use the hashtag # halloweencuulklever # meat # rest.
3. Check if you are subscribed to both of our accounts: @ myasnov.russia @somelie__community
4. Important: the profile must be open at the time of the competition and before the summing up so that we can check the fulfillment of all conditions. Closed accounts do not participate.

The competition will run until November 3.Let’s sum up the results on November 6!

Participate yourself and pass the baton: mark three friends with whom you plan to have fun on Halloween under your post!

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Life hacks for the coolest party

This year we have a lot of cool life hacks and awfully tasty ideas. Do not hesitate – take it! Get inspired and create your own, unique fun!

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When it comes to Halloween, of course, images of vampires, bats, Jack Skellington, who stole Christmas in Tim Burton’s legendary The Nightmare Before Christmas, spiders and everything else come to mind. what your imagination allows.

Interesting Halloween looks for a couple: creepy costumes for every taste

Remember the main slogan of Halloween – candy or death? Traditionally, sweets are given to children who go from house to house.Since this holiday traditionally takes place in the fall, the main ingredients are apples and pumpkin. Although today it is not necessary to cook only with these products, because the food on the table, in the first place, must be creepy. This is probably the only day of the year when people will thank you for a black biscuit or a “bloody” dessert.

Especially for Halloween, we have prepared for you 10 incredibly delicious and scary dishes that will decorate your table. All dishes are quite easy to repeat at home, and the expression on the faces of your friends, who will try it, will be priceless.We promise that your desserts will not bring you death.

Hot Mummy sandwiches

Ingredients:

• Toast bread
• Hard cheese – 200 g
• Olives – 10 pcs.
• Bright red ketchup

Recipe for making “Mummy” sandwiches

1. Bread, for better taste, it is advisable to brown it in a toaster beforehand. Then cut the hard cheese into thin strips. Cut the olives into slices.
2. Brush each slice of bread with ketchup and garnish with strips of cheese so that they resemble a bandaged mummy.
3. Place the olives and microwave the sandwiches for 15 seconds. Serve hot.

Mummy Sandwiches

Frankenstein’s Monster Toast

Best Halloween Recipes 2020

Ingredients:

• Toast Breads
• Olives
• Radish

How to make Frankenstein’s monster toast:

1. These sandwiches will be appreciated not only by adults, but also by children.Take white or black bread and fry it a little in a skillet or put it in a toaster for a few seconds.
2. Mash the avocado with a fork and spread over the bread. The muzzle of the Frankenstein monster can be formed using quail eggs, cherry tomatoes, olives, radishes. Hair can be done with nori sheets.

Spider Stuffed Eggs

Stuffed Eggs are a great Halloween snack

Ingredients:

• Eggs – 10 pcs.
• Onions – 1-2 pcs.
• Butter – 50 g
• Large black olives – 20 pcs.
• Mayonnaise – 2 tbsp. l.
• Processed cheese – 100 g
• Salt to taste

Recipe for making stuffed eggs “Spiders”:

1. First of all, boil the eggs. Cut the onion into small cubes and fry in a preheated pan until golden brown.
2. Cut the eggs in half, carefully remove the yolk.Mash it in a bowl with butter and mayonnaise until smooth.
3. Finely grate the processed cheese and mix it with the fried onions and the yolk mixture, salt.
4. Gently fill the mixture into the egg whites.
5. Cut each olive in half. Place one half (the spider’s body) on top of the egg, and cut the other half into small pieces (spider legs), which are spread around the olive.
6. This appetizer looks spectacular on a dark plate decorated with cobwebs with mayonnaise.

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Jack Skellington Cookies

There are so many wonderful characters that embody the spirit of Halloween: the ghost of Casper, the whole Addams family, Frankenstein … The list is very long. Of these, Jack Skelington is the most beloved. It is his face that is carved out of the pumpkins. This “pumpkin king” is installed in almost every home. And Jack can become a delicious dessert – for example, simple ingredients are used for cooking, this is one of the simplest recipes.

Jack Skellington Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:
– Oreos Cookies (can be replaced with more budget round sandwich cookies)
– Lollipop sticks (can be replaced with bamboo skewers)
– Coconut butter
– toothpick
– white and dark chocolate
– black decorating ribbon

Preparation:

1. Place a sandwich cookie on each stick. Melt white chocolate with coconut oil.If this oil is not available, you can use regular butter. Dip each cookie into white chocolate so that it evenly covers the cookie. Place the cookies in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes to completely freeze the chocolate.

2. Melt the dark chocolate. You can use food coloring in place of chocolate. Dip a toothpick in chocolate and paint eyes, mouth and nose on each cookie. Remember that Jack’s mouth was sewn up, so remember to divide the mouth line with small vertical lines.

3. Place the biscuits back in the refrigerator to completely solidify the chocolate. Then take a black ribbon and tie a bow on each stick (higher up to the cookie itself). Eat and enjoy!

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Dracula’s Bloody Smile Cookies

The cookie looks brazen, but not disgusting enough to refuse to eat. It is immediately clear to everyone that cookies are used for cooking. And creepy teeth. Plain marshmallow! What about red blood? People, it’s just ice cream.What could be tastier than ice cream with cookies and marshmallows?

Dracula’s Bloody Smile Cookie Recipe

Ingredients:
– Cookies (you can cook it yourself, or buy ready-made, the main thing is not to choose very fragile)
– Mini Marshmallow
– Vanilla Ice Cream
– Red Food Color
– almond flakes for decorating

Preparation:

1. Cut the cookies in half. To do this, it is better to buy large cookies that do not crumble very much.Add red coloring to the ice cream. Spread bloody ice cream on each half of the cookie.

2. Place the mini marshmallow on one half of the cookie. These will be Dracula’s teeth. Cover with the other half of the cookie. To make fangs, insert almond flakes between the marshmallows. And serve! Be aware that ice cream can melt. Therefore, it is better not to prepare such cookies in advance, but to serve them immediately.

Dracula’s Bloody Smile Halloween Cookie Recipe: Video

Pumpkin Field Brownies

Pumpkin is an essential Halloween attribute.If you have already managed to carve Jack’s creepy smile and set the “pumpkin king” to scare away evil spirits, then it’s time to cook a brownie on which little pumpkins will grow.

Pumpkin Field Halloween Brownie

Ingredients:
– Brownie
– White Chocolate
– Coconut Oil (can be replaced with butter)
– Green Food Color
– Chocolate Chip Cookie (for crumbs)
– pumpkin candy
– dark chocolate

Preparation:

1.Bake a chocolate brownie. Take dark chocolate and melt it in a butter water bath. Coat your brownie with chocolate icing. Grind the chocolate chip cookies and sprinkle over the brownies. You now have a beautiful and fertile field.

2. Melt the white chocolate with coconut oil (or butter) and add the green color. Now we have something to draw green leaves. Dab the “green” chocolate in random lines over the brownie.

3. Place the pumpkin-shaped candies on the prepared “field”.Cut your brownie into pieces and serve.

Pumpkin Field Halloween Brownie: Video

Mummy Cookies

Vampires, pumpkins and Jack will definitely be on every holiday table. What about mummies? It’s much more interesting even! This cookie is made like a Jack cookie.

Mummy Halloween Cookie Recipe

Ingredients:
– Cookies in the form of nuts (can be replaced with oval sandwich cookies)
– Drinking straws (can be replaced with bamboo sticks for skewers)
– black chocolate
– coconut oil (or butter)
– white chocolate frosting

Preparation:

1.Place a cookie on each stick. Melt the dark chocolate with coconut oil (or butter). Dip each cookie into chocolate and refrigerate for 10-15 minutes to freeze chocolate.

2. Prepare the white chocolate frosting. To do this, melt the chocolate in a water bath with the addition of powder, butter and one spoonful of milk. You should end up with a fairly thick mass. Using a pastry syringe, apply the icing in horizontal strips to each cookie.

3. Make the eyes of the mummies with M & M’s. To fix them, use dark chocolate. Make the pupils with a drop of dark chocolate as well.

Mummy Halloween Cookie Recipe: Video

Jack Skellington Pumpkin Pie

Jack Skellington Halloween Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Ingredients
– Slots
– pumpkin puree
– two eggs
– 1/4 tspL salt
– 1/2 tsp cinnamon
– 1/2 tsp nutmeg
– 1/2 tsp ginger
– condensed milk (raw)
– caramel sauce

Preparation:

1. For pumpkin puree, take a medium pumpkin, peel it, cut into small pieces and bake until tender. Mix the finished pumpkin in a blender until smooth.

2. Let the puree cool, add salt, spices and condensed milk. Add eggs and mix well.

3. Place the puff pastry in a baking dish and then place the puree filling. Top the pumpkin puree with caramel sauce. For caramel sauce, take sugar, cover it with water and put it on fire. Do not interfere in any way! This will crystallize the sugar and you will only get a lollipop. Wait until the mass turns light brown. Remove from heat, add warm cream and butter and stir well.

4. Cover the pie with the puff pastry. At the top, carefully carve out Jack’s eyes, nose and grows.Tape over the edges of the cake. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until tender. Then take out the pie, cover it with foil and bake for another 20-30 minutes. This is necessary so that Jack’s “face” was pale, like in the cartoon.

Jack Skellington Halloween Pumpkin Pie Recipe Video

Jack Lantern Stuffed Peppers

Jack Lantern Halloween Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients Ingredients 9030 olive oil
– salt and pepper
– finely chopped one onion
– 2 cloves of garlic
– minced meat
– 1 cup cooked rice
– tomatoes
– chicken stock
– hard cheese

Preparation:

1.Grease a skillet with oil, add finely chopped onion. garlic and minced meat. Season with salt and pepper. Add chicken stock and tomatoes. If these are fresh tomatoes, then peel them off. Simmer until tender.

2. Add a glass of cooked rice and grated cheese to the minced meat. Mix well.

3. Cut off the top of each pepper and cut out the eyes, nose and mouth. Peel the seeds inside the pepper. Place the filling in the pepper, sprinkle with grated cheese on top and cover with the top.

4.Put the pepper in a mold, fill everything with chicken broth (so that it covers the pepper by 2-3 centimeters). Cover the tin with foil and bake for 30-45 minutes until the pepper is tender. It should feel soft if you pierce it.

Jack Lantern Stuffed Pepper Recipe Video

Ghosts Pizza

This recipe is especially for those who will cook for and with children. It is very simple and at the same time will be interesting for your children.Remember Casper’s ghost? What about ghost pizza?

Halloween Ghost Pizza Recipe

Ingredients:
– 8 burger buns
– 16 mozzarella slices
– olives
– tomato marinade (can be replaced with any favorite sauce)

Preparation

1. Cut the rolls in half. Cover each bun with a layer of marinade or sauce. Cut “ghosts” out of the mozzarella slices. You can use molds or just a paper figurine.

2. Finely chop the olives – these will be the eyes of the ghosts. On each bun, place a “ghost” and a slice of olives.

3. Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes.

Halloween Ghost Pizza Recipe: Video

Pumpkin Punch

When it comes to drinks, the first thing that comes to mind is red wine syringes. But this is so corny! The main thing in serving drinks is, again, their type. And what could be better than a pumpkin and the smoke slowly flowing out of it? If you think that it is difficult to repeat it at home, then you are very mistaken.The secret is in dry ice.

Halloween Pumpkin Punch Recipe

Ingredients:
– 750 ml rum
– glass of orange juice
– glass of lemon juice
– 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
– cinnamon sticks
– 1/2 cup sugar
– 1/2 glass of water
– cloves 6 pieces
– anise star
– nutmeg

For serving:
– dry ice (a kilogram of such ice costs 30-40 hryvnia)
– a large pumpkin
– fits into a pumpkin

Dry ice is a very effective serving of drinks

Tip: You don’t have to cook pumpkin punch with this recipe.You can prepare your favorite drink, it can also be non-alcoholic. The whole secret lies in the presentation.

Preparation:

1. First prepare the syrup. Place a saucepan over medium heat and add spices – cinnamon, cloves, anise and nutmeg. When the spices give off their aroma – add sugar and water. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Boil for 10 minutes and strain through a sieve and cool to room temperature.

2. Combine rum, orange and lemon juices, syrup and pumpkin puree in a large bowl. Mix well and strain through a sieve.

3. Take a large pumpkin that will fit your pot (but there should be a small space between the sides of the pumpkin and the pot). Clean the pumpkin medium, place dry ice on the bottom. Place the pan.

Dry ice can be purchased in stores, its price is 30-40 UAH per kilogram 4. Pour the drink into a saucepan. Before serving, slowly pour hot water between the sides of the pot so that it hits the dry ice.This is what will create the effect of smoke. For the effect to last longer, dry ice will need to be changed from time to time.

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Vampire Blood Candy

Vampire Blood Halloween Candy Recipe

Ingredients (for 12 candies):
– 2 cups tbsp corn syrup
– red food coloring
– lollipop sticks

Preparation:

1.In a saucepan, stir in sugar, corn syrup, and 1/4 cup water and turn on low heat. Wait until the sugar is completely dissolved, while stirring the syrup.

2. Place baking paper and lollipop sticks on the baking sheet. Lollipop mass can be poured into molds or simply spread on parchment with a spoon. Add two to three drops of food coloring to each candy. Optionally, you can draw patterns with a toothpick. When the mass begins to harden, attach the sticks to the bottom.

3. Refrigerate until solid.

Vampire donuts

Halloween donut recipe

Ingredients:
– 1 glass of kefir
– 1 egg
– 1 tsp. soda
– sugar, salt
– vegetable oil for frying
– 1 cup flour

For serving:
– dark chocolate
– white chocolate
– red dye
– false vampire teeth (inedible ingredient)
– false eyes or mini candies M & M’s

Preparation:

1.Add eggs, salt and sugar to kefir. Then add baking soda and a spoonful of vegetable oil. Sift flour and mix well the dough, it should become smooth and elastic.

2. Divide the dough in half and roll it out with a rolling pin. The height is about half a centimeter. Squeeze out donuts – for example, with a large glass and a bottle cap. The cap should be sized to fit the teeth. Give the donuts a little rest – 10-15 minutes on a floured board.

3. Fry the donuts with a lot of oil.Place teeth in each donut, pour dark chocolate on top. Make “blood” from melted white chocolate with red food coloring. Also glue the eyes – we recommend making them with M & M’s mini candies.

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History of Halloween

It will not be an exaggeration if we say that the holidays are the most long-awaited events in the life of each of us. Even more – we call every long-awaited event a holiday: birthday, March 8, New Year, vacation, salary.For some we prepare for a long time and thoroughly, while others pass almost by us, that is, we seem to know that this is some special day of the calendar, but we do not spend it in a special way.

One of the holidays that many of us know about, but not all celebrate, is Halloween. All Saints’ Eve, or, as it is called in another way, Halloween , ​​is traditionally celebrated on October 31 in the company of witches, devils, vampires and demons, surrounded by burning eyes looking out of pumpkin heads.But how did Halloween come about? Who even thought of celebrating Halloween? We will tell you about this in today’s article.

1. Occurrence of the holiday

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Halloween hails from Northern France and England, where the Celts lived many centuries ago. They believed that the year is divided in half: summer and winter. When the first day of November arrives, summer is replaced by winter.

The pagans believed that the prince of darkness Samhain imprisoned the Sun God, and time stops.The gates are opened, symbolizing the past and the future, which are guarded by demons and witches. And it is on this day that evil spirits and the souls of the dead descend to earth.

They are allegedly looking for the bodies of living people in order to settle in them and do their dark deeds with their help. No one wanted an unclean person to inhabit him, so the Celts tried to deceive the spirits. They put out all the lights in their homes and put on terrible masks to scare away the evil force. This is what Halloween was all about.

This is where the pagan traditions of masquerade costumes , ​​which inspire terror, came from.Just imagine what it looked like: a family sits in the dark in masks of incomprehensible heroes with lighted candles and waits for evil spirits to knock on the window in order to scare them. It looks at least strange.

On this day, evil spirits descend to earth to search for the bodies of living people in order to do their dark deeds with their help

In the 7th century, the Catholic Church declared November 1 All Hallows Even. Over time, it began to be called Hallowe’en, and in the end the name was transformed into Halloween (Halloween) and became a symbol of the eve of the holiday itself.All that is left of paganism that is connected with evil spirits, such as dressing up as devilish characters or wearing scary masks, but we are modern people and keep up with the times, therefore modern characters are more pleasant and closer in spirit to us than pagan bogeymen , therefore, the Little Mermaid, Avatar, Vampire, Pirate, Musketeer and Mummy replaced the gods of death and horror.

2. The emergence of the holiday in America

Once Columbus brought potatoes, tobacco and syphilis from America, and in due time immigrants from Ireland brought Halloween to America.It was customary for the Irish to dress up in costumes of witches, devils and other evil spirits, to scare each other, to arrange pranks. A kind of symbol of the holiday was a pumpkin with eyes carved in it, which burned with a terrible fire. The burning candle inside the pumpkin was a sign of sinful souls.

3. The history of the “terrible” fruit

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Surely you wondered why pumpkin was chosen as a symbol of all vegetables and fruits for the unholy holiday.We dug into history and found out that it is based on an ancient legend about an Irish drunkard named Miser Jack, who tried to outwit the devil. On the eve of All Saints Day, the blacksmith Jack was drinking in the bar, and when the money for ale ran out, the devil appeared on the threshold of the bar, who just at that time could freely move on the ground. Miserly Jack loved the intoxicating drink so much that he was ready to do anything for it.

Therefore, the blacksmith gave his soul to the unclean in exchange for the opportunity to drink ale.The devil immediately turned into a gold coin, for which the blacksmith could buy plenty of ale, but that was not the case, Jack’s greed still took the mountain, and, seeing the gold, the man grabbed the coin and put it in his pocket next to the silver cross. Writhing in agony next to the cross, the devil begged for mercy. Then Jack took from him a promise that he would give him ten more years of a quiet life, which flew by like an instant, and, before giving his promised soul, in his dying request, Jack spoke about the apple, which he had dreamed of eating before his death.

In order not to get lost in the pitch darkness, the devil gave Jack ember from his hellfire, and he put it in his turnip. This is how a vegetable lamp with glowing eyes appeared

The devil agreed to fulfill his last wish and, in order to pick the cherished fruit from the tree, stood on the shoulders of the blacksmith. At this moment, the cunning greedy Jack scrawled a cross on the bark of the apple tree, and the evil spirits were again “arrested”. But when Jack did die, he was forced to come to the devil himself, since he was not taken to heaven due to cooperation with the owner of hell.There was no place for the cunning man in hell either, and the lonely soul had no other option but to wander between the worlds.

In order not to get lost in the pitch darkness, the devil gave Jack a coal from his infernal fire, and he, in order not to burn his hands with it, put it in a hole made of turnip, which was in his pocket. So a vegetable lamp with glowing eyes appeared. And what does the pumpkin have to do with it? The fact is that for the Americans, from whom we inherited Halloween, pumpkin is a more common product than turnip, so the legend is slightly adapted to the realities of the country.So, as you can see, the story of Halloween is a legend and not even one.

4. Birthday cake

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In the homeland of Halloween, Irish and British children have another traditional custom that few people know about – the barnbrack fruitcake. Its peculiarity is that during baking, you need to hide some kind of surprise or a note with a prediction for the future in it. In America and Ukraine there is no such tradition, but it is popular to bake thematic cookies in the form of spiders, cats or pumpkins.

5. “Trick or Treats”

At one time, the Celts believed that it was on this day that the souls of deceased ancestors return to earth and walk among the living. People wanted to placate them so that they contribute to a good future harvest. For this, various treats were prepared. When someone knocked on the door, it was imperative to invite the newcomer into the house – to feed and treat.

It was impossible to refuse – suddenly you inadvertently offend a dead soul. Then this tradition acquired a more well-known format – trick-or-treating (translated as “nasty or sweetness”), when children go to neighboring houses and ask for sweets.

6.Halloween & Music

Halloween even has its own acclaimed musical anthem – Danny Elfman’s This Is Halloween, which in 1993 became the soundtrack to the cult cartoon The Nightmare Before Christmas. This composition has become so popular that performers all over the world have sung it.

7.in Ukrainian

In our country, the Irish holiday is more similar to its American prototype, but so far it is not entirely identical.Of course, fancy-dress parties are no longer new to us, but it is unlikely that kids would come to your house and say: “Trick or treat” or “Candy or life”. By the way, if you’ve already been invited to one of the parties, then we have 15 costume ideas. In any case, even if you do not want to cut funny or scary faces in a pumpkin, dress up in a suit, then at least just go to a party and have a good time there.

Halloween is a fun and unusual holiday and now you know what its history is.Happy Halloween!

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Witch’s Fingers Cookies
4.6

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Ghost Bananas
5.0

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Witch’s cupcakes
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Halloween surprise cookies
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Halloween Mummies
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Eyed eggs (snack)
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Halloween Eyes
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Halloween Sandwiches
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Earth with worms (dessert)
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Halloween Pancakes
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Cobweb Cookies
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Halloween Popcorn Monsters
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Pumpkin cheesecakes mini
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Halloween Egg Snack
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Halloween Bell Pepper Dip
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Halloween pumpkin doesn’t have to be pumpkin! It could be orange bell pepper too! In such a wonderful pepper, you can serve a delicious dip. Place croutons or chips next to the pumpkin peppers. … more

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Halloween Quick Crackers
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Halloween Caprese Salad
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Halloween Frankenstein Cake
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Halloween Pasta
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Chocolate Cobweb Cookies
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Pizza “Dracula” for Halloween
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Halloween Banakiri Cocktail
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Cocktail “Goblin Mimosa” for Halloween
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Halloween Merengi Ghosts
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Halloween Chocolate Covered Strawberries
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Light “scary” dessert can be made with strawberries and chocolate. For Halloween Chocolate Strawberries, you need dark, milk and white chocolate, as well as fresh strawberries. … more

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Halloween snacks
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Tacos Halloween
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Recipe for preparing a festive American beef dish. … more

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Cheesecake “Red Velvet” with Oreo
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