Halloween is less than one week away! That means costumes, haunted houses, scary movie marathons, and, of course, candy! Lots and lots of candy.

Why not skip the store-bought candy this year and make your own? Even if it’s full of sugar and butter, if you choose wholesome, quality ingredients, homemade candy can have a lot less preservatives and junk in it. Or, why not try out some healthier candy and Halloween treat recipes?

You’ll find all that and more in my round-up of 30 Frightfully Tasty Halloween Spirits, Treats, & Hors D’oeuvrs Recipes. They’re to-die-for. Mwuahahaha!

1) Halloween Peppermint Patties via HGTV

 

2) Homemade Snickers Bars via How Sweet Eats

 

3) Homemade Vegan Kit-Kat Bars via Oh She Glows

 

4) Dark Chocolate Caramel Nutella Twix Bars via Savory Sweet Life

 

5) Vegan & Gluten Free Homemade Rolo Knock-offs via Oh She Glows

 

6) Healthy Homemade Halloween Candy via Chocolate Covered Katie

 

7) Trick or Treat Cookies via Not Martha

 

8) Ghosts on Broomsticks via Betty Crocker

 

9) Coffin Brownies via Martha Stewart

 

10) Dulce de Leche Bat Cookies via Martha Stewart

 

11) Pumpkin-Shaped Chocolate Bundt Cake via Delish

 

12) Peanut Butter Pumpkins via The Better Baker

 

13) 34 Healthy Halloween Treats via FitSugar

 

14) Ghostly Pumpkin Pudding via Foodnetwork

 

15) Pickled {Cauliflower} Brains via Martha Stewart

 

16) Pimento Cheese & Pumpernickel Bat Sammies via Martha Stewart

 

17) Spider Web Hard-Boiled Eggs via Martha Stewart

 

18) Pizza Mummies via Family Fun

 

19) Rest in Peas via Martha Stewart

 

20) Deviled Spider Eggs via Shockingly Delicious

 

21) Olive Spiders via All You

 

22) Thai-Spiced Deviled Pumpkin Eggs via Foodista

 

23) Red Devil(ed) Eggs via Family Fun

 

24) Jack-O-Lantern Salads via All You

 

25) Halloween-Shaped Cheese + Crackers via BHG

 

26) Blood-Orange Specimens via Martha Stewart

 

27) Eyeball Martinis via Martha Stewart

 

28) 8 Spooky Halloween Cocktail Recipes via Real Simple

 

29) 21 Halloween Cocktail Recipes via Huffpost Taste

 

30) Witches’ Brew Rootbeer Floats (non-alcoholic) via Martha Stewart

 

All of these recipes are a great source of ideas from which to adapt to suit your own tastes and diet. Even for the more “sinful” of these recipes, you can make your own substitutions and changes to healthify them. For instance, all the spooky and cute deviled egg ideas – there are a gazillion recipes out there for healthier deviled eggs. Use one of the recipes for healthy deviled eggs with the idea behind one of these recipes and voila, you’ve got a healthy Halloween hors d’oeuvr! Or, simplify some of the recipes. Turn the pimento cheese pumpernickel bat sandwiches into PB+J bat sandwiches. Same cute bat-shaped sandwiches, but a lot cheaper and simpler to make .

Have fun with it and don’t forget, indulging every once in a while is not only okay, but healthy .

You can find all of these featured recipes and more on my Fall / Autumn Pinterest Board.

Have a spooktacularly delicious and fun Halloween,

Ali

Talk to me!

• What are your plans for Halloween?
• What homemade Halloween goodies are you eyeing or cooking up?

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