Healthier Treats for Halloween

Here are some quick to make healthier options for you and your little ones to try this Halloween:

Boo-nana Ghost Pops

Tastes like: frozen banana meets choc ice

Packed with: potassium, fibre, fun

You need:

2 ripe bananas

100g plain Greek yoghurt or coconut yoghurt

A few dark chocolate chips or raisins

Lollipop sticks or cocktail sticks

How to make it:Cut the bananas in half and insert a stick into each. Dip in yoghurt, place on a tray lined with baking paper, and freeze for 10 mins. Press in chocolate chips for eyes before fully frozen. Freeze until solid.

 

Chocolate Date Truffles

Tastes like: rich chocolate fudge

Packed with: natural sweetness and minerals

You need:

150g Medjool dates (pitted)

15g cocoa or raw cacao powder

30g almond butter or sunflower seed butter

Pinch of sea salt

Optional: desiccated coconut, chia seeds or cocoa powder for rolling

How to make it: Blend everything in a food processor until sticky and smooth. Roll into small balls and coat in your chosen topping. Store in the fridge for up to a week.

 

Creepy Apple Slice Spiders

Tastes like: peanut butter apple joy

Packed with: protein, fibre, crunch

You need:

1 large apple (sliced into rounds, core removed)

2 tbsp nut butter (approx. 30g)

8 thin pretzel sticks or 8 matchsticks of celery

Raisins or dark choc chips for eyes

How to make it: Spread nut butter over the apple slice. Break pretzel sticks into leg lengths and insert four on each side. Add eyes with a dab of nut butter to stick them down. Serve straight away.

 

Mummified Sweet Potato wedges

Tastes like: savoury, salty-sweet comfort food

Packed with: fibre and vitamin A

You need:

2 medium sweet potatoes (approx. 400–500g)

1 tbsp olive oil 

½ tsp ground cinnamon

Pinch of sea salt

2 tbsp Greek yoghurt or tahini to drizzle

How to make it: Preheat the oven to 200°C (fan 180°C). Cut sweet potatoes into wedges. Toss with oil, cinnamon and salt. Roast for 25 mins or until golden and soft. Let cool slightly, then drizzle with yoghurt or tahini in a zigzag for the ‘mummified’ effect.