Halloween is coming up fast, which means there is currently food temptation all around us. If it isn’t the multiple packs of candy you have stored in the cupboard for trick-or-treaters, it’s the Halloween-themed sweet treats stacked high on supermarket shelves.
In other words, this time of year is a nightmare for all of our calorie-counting girlies. (Pun intended!)
Whether you’re actively trying to lose weight or just be more health-conscious in general, the good news is that you don’t have to miss out on the spook-tacular snacks.
These 5 Halloween options are just as healthy as they are scrumptious. It will be love at first bite! (Sorry.)
1. Olive Cream Cheese Spider Bites
Firstly, weave a web of deliciousness with this easy-to-throw-together yet super freaky Halloween snack.
Ingredients
- Gluten-free or sweet potato crackers
- Softened cream cheese
- Large pitted black olives
Method
Spread some cream cheese on each cracker. Cut olives in half and leave one half for the body. Slice the other half into 6 slices for the legs. Assemble and serve.
Credit: Meaningful Eats
2. Halloween Guacamole Witch
Hungry monsters will love this Halloween-themed guacamole character. It’s a bit more effort to put together; but witch, please. Let’s be honest — it’s a great plate to take to your festive party!
Ingredients:
- Avocados
- White onion
- A Rotel tin of diced tomatoes and green chillies
- Lime juice
- Kosher salt
- Ground black pepper
Method
First, let’s sort out the guacamole.
- Pit and peel three ripe avocados and mash them in a mixing bowl with a fork.
- Stir in the drained tomatoes, chopped onion and lime juice.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Spread guacamole on the bottom 3/4 of an oval serving plate.
- Cut long strips of carrot and place them at the top of the plate for hair.
- Use blue corn tortilla chips over the top of some of the carrots as per the image to create a witch hat.
- Add eyebrows with 2 wedges of lime and 2 hairy carrot tops for facial warts.
- Cut a strip of red bell pepper for the mouth.
- Use a small dill pickle for the warty nose.
- Finally, make sunken eye sockets with round pieces of yellow bell pepper. Use black olives to place on top of the sockets as eyeballs.
Credit: Confetti and Bliss
3. Creepy Halloween Eyeballs
If you really want to creep out your party guests, these ghastly-looking eyeballs are the way to go. Plus, they’re made from fruit and jam so you don’t have to worry about the calories!
Ingredients
- 1 Tin (11 ounces or 312 grams) of lychees, drained
- ½ Pack (6 ounces or 170 grams) of fresh blueberries
- ¼ Cup (or 57 grams) of strawberry jam
- Toothpicks
Method
Spoon a bit of strawberry jam into the hole of each lychee. Put a blueberry in the hole and secure it with a toothpick. It’s as simple (and as scary) as that!
Credit: All Recipes
4. Peanut Butter Apple Monster Teeth
Another fang-tastic healthy Halloween snack, this recipe is quick and effortless — and you can use any nut butter or apple you have around your kitchen.
Ingredients:
- Peanut butter
- Green apples
- Sunflower seeds
Method
Slice the apples. Add a spoonful of peanut butter in a small Ziploc bag and cut a hole in the bottom corner to help you squeeze the peanut butter onto an apple slice. Place another apple slice on top and push it down to stick together. Use sunflower seeds to decorate the peanut butter as the “teeth.” It’s crunch time.
Credit: Meaningful Eats
Final Thoughts
These healthy Halloween spooky snacks prove you can still join in the fun this year, even if you’re watching what you eat. You can take a plate or two to your scheduled Halloween party or enjoy them at home all to yourself.
Either way, you go, ghoul! We’re witching you the best Howl-loween ever.
