If you're wanting to offer up some healthier Halloween snacks this year, I have rounded up 5 of my favourite ideas that are easy to do and tasty, yet still keep the fun.
1) Tortilla crackers
These crackers are very quick and easy to make and perfect for lunchboxes, snack time or as croutons for soup.
What you need:
Tortilla wraps - I used tomato and herb for a more Halloween feel
Halloween cutters - I picked up some great mini ones off Amazon
Spray oil - I used a 1 cal olive oil one
What to do:
Heat the oven at 180C
Cut out your shapes
Place on a lined baking tray
Spray with the oil
Bake for 3-4 minutes, until golden and crisp
Serve with red pepper hummus to keep the Halloween theme or tomato soup.
2) Satsuma pumpkins and banana ghosts
A fun way to get some fruit into the kids, great for snack time or as part of a Halloween party platter
What you need:
Bananas - not too ripe
Satsumas
Cucumber or celery
Dark chocolate chips or raisins
What to do:
Peel and cut the bananas in half and gently push the chocolate chips or raisins in for the ghost eyes and nose
Peel the satsumas and slice a piece of cucumber or celery and place in the middle to make a pumpkin stalk
3) Ritz cracker spiders
A tasty spider snack, great for lunchboxes and a Halloween party platter
What you need:
Ritz crackers
Pretzel sticks
Red pepper hummus, cream cheese or peanut butter for the filling
What to do:
Spread a little filling of your choice on each cracker
Break 4 pretzel sticks in half and place on one cracker, 4 each side
Place another cracker on top
4) Halloween dark chocolate bark
Chocolate bark is super easy to make and you can add any topping that you like. To make this healthier, I used good quality, 70% cocoa dark chocolate.
What you need:
Dark chocolate
Toppings of your choice. I used; Dried apricots, sunflower seeds and Halloween sprinkles
What to do:
Melt 200g of dark chocolate
Spread evenly onto a lined baking tray - you can make it as thick or thin as you like
Add your toppings
Place in the fridge to harden for 30 minutes
Break into pieces
I keep ours in a tub in the fridge so that it stays firm, but if you have a cool cupboard it will be fine out of the fridge
5) Apple monsters
My children had great fun helping to make these and they thought they were super tasty too.
Ingredients:
Apples - green or red
Peanut butter - smooth or crunchy
Dried apricots
Sunflower seeds
Edible eyes
To make:
Core the apples and cut into quarters
Carefully cut a V shape out of each quarter for the mouth
Spread some peanut butter into the mouth
Add a dried apricot, halved for a tongue and sunflower seeds for the teeth
Use peanut butter to stick the googly eyes on
You could use cream cheese instead of peanut butter and slices of strawberry or cheese for the tongue
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