Easy Halloween desserts with no scary ingredients.
Spooky Halloween treats are at the center of every Halloween party. But they don’t have to be loaded with scary ingredients! These yummy Halloween desserts are my favorites because they are quick and easy to make for class parties, they’re nut-free which makes them allergy-friendly, and they’re packed with healthy ingredients. I hope these not so scary Halloween party treats will make your festivities frightfully fun and delicious.
Spooky Spiders
These creepy crawlies may look scary, but there are no scary ingredients inside! Packed with healthy fats, these no bake nut free oatmeal cookies are perfect for Halloween parties at school. They’re also fun and easy for kids to decorate.
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Batty Pumpkin Cupcakes
Cut back on the sugar by dressing up a whole-wheat pumpkin muffin as a cupcake. Top pumpkin muffins with maple buttercream frosting, and a dusting of dark cocoa powder, then decorate with handmade paper wings to turn them into bats. Or make ‘em mini, because two-bite baby bats are fun too!
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Graveyard Chocolate Pudding Cups
Frightfully delicious, these miniature chocolate pudding cups are made with avocado chocolate pudding and topped with toasted coconut. A cookie serves as the headstone, and doubles as a spoon for enjoying your ghoulish treat.
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Spiced Pumpkin Seeds
Cinnamon, nutmeg, and a dash of salt make these pumpkin seeds a deliciously sweet treat without added sugar. Try this super simple trick to ensure your roasted seeds are extra crunchy.
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Reprinted from THE 52 NEW FOODS CHALLENGE: A Family Cooking Adventure for Each Week of the Year, with 150 recipes. Reprinted by arrangement with Avery, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. Copyright © 2014 by Jennifer Tyler Lee.
These look fun to make and eat! It is hard to trick-or-treat when your children have food restrictions, but trading their loot for treats like these might help!
We also have a trade-in treats policy at our house, Shelley. It’s like an airline rewards program. Each piece of candy is worth 10 cents. Big bars are worth a dollar. My kids can trade-in as much as they would like. I find that our trade-in policy is a great way to let the kids have fun collecting the candy, but not over indulging in sugar when it arrives home.
I like the trade-in idea. We try to send something like mandarin orange cups decorated like pumpkins for the school halloween parties.
Love the mandarin orange idea! You can peel them and make the stems out of celery. Super cute and clever.