To be honest I’m not much of a ‘snack’ kind of girl. I prefer my 3 meals a day. My son Ted, who is now 11, loves a snack or two. As his mum I feel like I’m forever encouraging Ted to eat healthier snacks. As much as I love Halloween, I hate to admit it, I don’t like the amount of sugar that comes with it.
This year I thought I would test out healthier snacks on Ted. A couple of these were huge hits which is a bonus for me. The rest of the snacks Ted wasn’t so keen on. I think we will call those ones a work in progress. We hope you love them all and share them with your friends this Halloween. Below is a video and recipe for you.
Do your kids or you like all of the ingredients in these snacks? Let me know in the comments below and please don’t forget to like and follow me.
Jack-O-Lanterns Choccy and Fruit Cups
Ingredients
- Oranges x 2 – 4
- Fruit x 1 – 2 handfuls (your choice)
- Chocolate x 20 – 30g pieces
Method
- Slice the top from the orange.
- Remove the flesh inside using the tablespoon.
- Cut faces into the oranges using the small pairing knife.
- Break up the chocolate.
- Once the face have been cut fill the orange cups with fruit and chocolate.
- Place onto a plate.
- Then serve and enjoy.
Sticky Celery Bugs
Ingredients
- Celery stick x 1 large or 2 small
- Almond or peanut butter x 1 – 2 tbsps
- Raisin x 1 small handful (or a fruit of your choice)
- Cloves x 8 – 16 or edible eyes
Method
- Cut the celery into 3 or 4 pieces.
- Spread over the almond or peanut butter into the dipped side of the celery stick.
- Place the raisins or fruit on top.
- Place the cloves at one end of the stick.
- Put onto a the stick onto a plate.
- Then serve and enjoy.
Banana Ghosts
Ingredients
- Bananas x 2 – 4
- Cloves x 8 – 16 or edible eyes
- Blueberries x 4 – 8
Method
- Peel and slice the banana in half.
- Cut triangles from the sliced bottom of the banana.
- Until in resembles a ghost.
- Place the cloves eyes two thirds of the way down the ghost.
- Put a blueberry underneath the eyes.
- Then serve and enjoy.
Easy Peeler Pumpkins
Ingredients
- Easy peelers x 2 – 4
- Cloves x 2 – 4
Method
- Peel the easy peelers and place on a plate.
- Put a clove large down into the top of the easy peeler.
- Then serve and enjoy.
Mummy Crackers
Ingredients
- Crackers x 4
- Cream cheese x 2 – 4 tbsps
- Cheese slices x 4
- Olive halves x 8
Method
- Spread the cream cheese over the crackers.
- Cut the cheese slices into strips.
- Place like bandages onto the cracker leaving a gap for the eyes.
- Put the olives into the eyes.
- Then serve and enjoy.
The Healthy Halloween Snack Ideas were great fun to prepare and make. As I mentioned earlier Ted wasn’t a huge fan of all of them but he did they a couple. These would be great for an after school treat or they would look good on a Halloween party table. However you decide to eat these spooky snacks, as always, please enjoy. Thank you xxx
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