Healthy Halloween Recipes

Aside from costumes, the main focus of Halloween is candy and other sugar-laden treats; and while your taste buds might think they’re sweet, your waistline won’t.  So don’t fill the table with cupcakes, candy corn and store-bought cheese platters at your annual Halloween party or potluck this year. We’ve gathered a list of 9 healthy halloween treats for you that will maximize the spirit of Halloween, but minimize the guilt!

1. Jack-O-Lantern Sweet Potatoes

These sweet potato fries are brimming with healthy vegetable goodness, packed into tasty bite-sized, pumpkin-shaped rounds. Just cut out the faces before you bake them in the oven!

2. Pumpkin Party Platter

Form your carrots into the shape of a pumpkin for a fun, festive twist on the traditional veggie platter.

3. Halloween Fruit Kabobs

Slide blackberries and cantaloupe on a skewer for a super simple, festive black and orange snack.

4. Haunted Halloween Hummus with Carrot Fingers

Fill a bowl with your favorite hummus and strategically place peeled carrots inside to achieve to this creepy illusion.

5. Deviled Eggs

Although its name seems fitting for Halloween, the appearance of a traditional deviled egg does not. Add some cayenne pepper and hot sauce to your deviled eggs and top it with a chive to turn this healthy appetizer into a tasty halloween-themed treat.

6. Halloween Stuffed Bell Peppers

Cut out a jack-o-latern face in your bell peppers and pack them full with healthy, hearty meats, veggies and grains (i.e. brown rice, lean ground turkey, tomato, onion, garlic, etc.); bake at 350 degrees F for an hour (or until tender). And don’t worry if the stuffing starts coming out of the mouth; the disturbing sight still conforms to the vile, gory theme of Halloween.

7. Ghostly Poached Pears

Pears are in-season during the Fall, so these healthy poached pears are sure to hit your guests’ sweet spot. If you want to kick it up a notch and the kids aren’t around…poach the pears in red wine!

8. BOO-Nanas

Coated in coconut, these ghosts-on-a-stick are sure to scare away your sweet tooth. Cut bananas in half and slide popsicle sticks in the bottom of each. Place bananas in the freezer for 4 hours. Once frozen, dip bananas in orange juice (or almond milk for a less fruity flavor) and roll in shredded coconut. Add mini dark chocolate chips for eyes and a raisin for the mouth.

9. Clementine Pumpkins

These citrus snacks are probably one of the easiest Halloween treats. Just peel a few clementines and make stems out of celery sticks!

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