Healthy Halloween Snacks

Halloween doesn’t have to be all about sugar and sweets. Whip up these guilt-free, spooky-themed eats and join in the festivities!

While Halloween began as an occasion to remember the dead, these days it’s mostly celebrated around the world with spooky decorations and the sharing of sweet treats. Whether you choose to take your kids out trick-or-treating or prefer to stay in, you can share in the excitement of Halloween by whipping up some deliciously fun Halloween-themed treats that won’t rot their teeth. We’ve rounded up our favourite Halloween snacks that are easy to make, fairly healthy, and look enticing too.

Cheese and pretzel broomsticks – These look amazing and kids love them – they’re sure to, ahem, fly off the plate. Grab a bag of pretzel sticks, another bag of cheese sticks, and some chives for decoration and you’re set to try the recipe.

Boonanas – Make the cutest ghosts on sticks using just bananas, yoghurt, and currants. These are super easy to make, then pop into the freezer for an hour to set. They’re the perfect cold snack for a warm Halloween evening. Try the recipe.

Cheese monsters – These cheesy little monsters are super cute and very easy to make using mini red wax-wrapped cheese wheels. Just peel the wax back to create a monster mouth and use a tiny dab of Vegemite or cream cheese to stick on some edible eyes, which you can find in the cake decorating section of the supermarket. Try the recipe.

Halloween fruit salad – You’ll need Halloween-themed cookie cutters for this recipe, such as a witch hat, ghost, pumpkin, bat or cat. Check out the shops for sets or see if you can borrow them from friends. Large fruits such as rockmelon, watermelon, and pineapple are great to use for cutting out shapes. Arrange them on a tray alongside other colourful fruits, such as berries and kiwifruit. Try the recipe.

Peanut butter apple monster teeth – These look and taste great and are so simple to make, using just three ingredients. You can choose your favourite apple variety because these monster mouths look great with red or green skin. Slice the apples into eighths, gently sandwich two slices together with peanut butter, then press sunflower seeds into the peanut butter to create the teeth. If peanut allergies are an issue, you can substitute with a different nut butter or even cream cheese. Try the recipe.

Veggie skeleton – Ok, so kids may not consider this skeleton a tasty treat, but he’s so adorable we just had to include him. He’s got a delicious dip face and his body is made up of veggies sliced up ready to dunk. You can substitute any of the veggies for ones your kiddos find more palatable and encourage them to take a nibble from their knees or elbows. Try the recipe.