Healthy Halloween Recipes: Fun, Spooky Organic Easy To Make Treats!

Celebrate Scare in Good Health with Creepy Halloween ‘Fangs’ – Made with 100% Organic Fruit & Nuts!

Halloween isn’t easy for parents looking to share in the spirit of Halloween without sacrificing a commitment to healthy, whole food-based nutrition.

Luckily, there’s a bunch of fun and flavourful ways to celebrate spooky with your kids – and we’re sharing one of our favourites with you today!

First up, Halloween Apple Fangs are a perfect way to share in scare with the little ones!

Apple Fangs

Ingredients:

  • 1 apple
  • 1 tbsp beet blood
  • 2 tbsp blanched almond pieces (or Sunflower seeds, if you’re nut-free!)
  • Nordic Omega 3 Gummy worms

Directions

  • Begin by cutting your apple in half. Cut each half into thirds, and remove the core from each third.
  • Carefully remove the back portion on the back of the apple slice. Slather some of the beet blood into each opening.
  • For bloody fangs, dip blanched almond pieces into the beet blood and stick them into the opening forming to form fangs.
  • For presentation, serve with some Nordic Omega 3 gummy worms and excite your trick or treaters with this healthy snack.

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Raw Vegan Zombie Fingers!

Next up, these Freaky Zombie Fingers offer a Raw Vegan option that offers a fright filled, flavourful treat that’s perfect for all ages!

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 1 cup almonds
  • 2 tsp spirulina
  • 12 pitted dates
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp orange extract
  • Slivered Almond
  • For beet blood:
  • 2 tbsp brown rice syrup
  • 1 tsp beet powder
  • ½ tsp spirulina

Directions

  • In a food processor, combine walnuts, almonds and spirulina. Blend until fine.
  • Continue processing and add pitted dates, one at a time.
  • Add vanilla and orange extracts and process until dough forms a ball.
  • To form creepy fingers, take 2 oz portions and roll with your hands.
  • Score the knuckles with a knife and brush lightly with blood syrup.
  • To make this syrup, combine brown rice syrup, beet powder, and spirulina. Mix until smooth.
  • Use slivered almonds for nails by dipping each piece into the blood and securing them on the zombie fingers.

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Organic ‘Swamp Brownies’ with Real Spinach!

These freaky, fun and easy brownies hide a ‘dark’ secret – they’re actually filled with real spinach! Before you’re little foodies recoil in horror, we suggest hiding their true nature – always taste before telling! 

We promise, they’re packed with a flavour that will soothe even the pickiest little ghosts & ghouls!

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup raw cacao
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil
  • 1 1/2 cups coconut sugar
  • 3/4 cups Gluten-free all-purpose flour
  • (I like Bob’s Red Mill GF Mix)
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 2 eggs (or chia eggs)
  • 3 cups fresh spinach
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cups pecans
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Melt oil and blend with cacao; set aside and allow to cool slightly.
  • Blend eggs, vanilla and fresh spinach in a high speed blender.
  • In bowl whisk together coconut sugar, GF flour, salt and baking soda.
  • Combine spinach/egg mix with chocolate and oil. Make a well and add all the wet ingredients to the dry. Stir until combined.
  • Stir in nuts and chocolate chips. Pour into 8×8 greased pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Let cool slightly; cut into squares and eat while warm or freeze for later.
  • ENJOY!!

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Don’t Forget to Tune In!

Don’t forget to watch our special Halloween recipe video with Holistic Nutritionist Natasha Szauter for more great healthy Halloween ideas!

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