Healthy Halloween & Fall snacks

It's Fall and pumpkin everything time! While I do love to use pumpkin in a lot of recipes, I have a lot of fun Fall/Halloween recipes that incorporate the fun and flavors of the season. During the month of October, I have been sharing some of my favorite Healthy Halloween and Fall snacks for kids in my nutrition classes. Can healthy and Halloween even be in the same sentence? Absolutely! Everyone loves candy and treats, but I always encourage eating the healthy stuff first (and try not to overdo the candy)! I thought I would create this post to have some of my favorite recipes and ideas in the same place! I hope you incorporate some of these into your family's menu for the season.  I have been making some of these recipes with my son for years and have also created some new ones for my virtual nutrition classes for kids.  

Caramel Apple Nachos

This is a season favorite! You will be surprised at how easy it is (and delicious) to make a caramel sauce using only dates and water! Set up some toppings and let your kids build their own nacho plates.

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Monster Mash with Veggie Fries

​Halloween time is upon us, and kids (and adults) will be filling up on CANDY and sugar filled treats! Before trick or treating, how about a healthy little snack? This Monster Mash dip is fill with protein, tons of vitamins, minerals and of course lots of flavor!​

Pumpkin Smoothie

Have you tried adding pumpkin to your smoothie? This is a delicious blend that tastes like pumpkin pie!

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Apple Pie Smoothie

​Apples are another favorite part of the season! We love to pick apples at our local orchard every year.  This is a tasty blend that tastes just like apple pie!

Pumpkin Pie Bites

Trick or healthy treat? You won't need an oven for these tasty and nutritious pumpkin pie bites! 

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Halloween Pasta Salad

Load up on veggies with this delicious, Halloween themed pasta salad!

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Guaca-monsters

This is a fun, Halloween twist for Avocado toast! Set up a station for kids with different face parts and let them design (and eat) their own monster!

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I have included a few more healthy snacks below that my son and I have made together over the years!

Banana Ghost Pops

These banana ghost pops are super cute and fun to make! Cut banana in half, spread with yogurt (we love coconut milk yogurt), top with unsweetened coconut, add raisins or chocolate chips for eyes and mouth. Freeze until set.

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PB Spider Crackers

Round ritz crackers, peanut butter (or sunflower seed butter), pretzels and raisins make for some pretty cute spider snacks! My son always loved making (and eating) these!

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Veggie Skeleton Man

With all the candy and treats kids eat over the month of October, it's always good to add lots of extra veggies. We had fun creating this veggie skeleton man! 

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Peanut Butter Apple Monsters

I've seen many different variations of these over the years! Gather some apples, peanut butter, marshmallows, candy eyes, almonds, pumpkin seeds and toothpicks and see what the kids can create!

Hope you all have a healthy month and experiment with some fun and seasonal recipes with your kids! Happy Healthy Halloween!! Visit my Instagram page for more healthy inspiration @lisacheplak.