5 Healthy Halloween Treats Your Family Will Love
Halloween is all about fun, creativity, and treats—but it doesn’t have to be a sugar overload. These five healthy Halloween snacks are festive, delicious, and easy to make with your family. From spooky spiders to banana ghosts, each recipe offers a nutritious twist on traditional sweets.
1. Halloween Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cups
A homemade version of a favorite candy, made with simple, wholesome ingredients.
Ingredients
2 cups peanut butter
½ cup maple syrup
¾ cup coconut flour
Melted dark chocolate
Tools
Silicone mold in a pumpkin shape
Directions
Mix together peanut butter, maple syrup, and coconut flour until smooth.
Press the mixture into pumpkin-shaped silicone molds and freeze until firm.
Once hardened, dip each piece into melted dark chocolate. Freeze again until set.
2. Spooky Spider Cookies
These cookies are as cute as they are delicious—perfect for baking with kids.
Ingredients
1/3 cup softened butter
2/3 cup brown sugar (or half white, half brown sugar)
½ cup peanut butter
1 egg
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 cup flour
½ tsp baking soda
Toppings
Round chocolates (like Maltesers)
Melted chocolate
Candy eyes
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Mix butter, sugars, peanut butter, egg, and vanilla. Add flour and baking soda and mix until combined.
Form dough into cookies and bake for 10–12 minutes.
Let cool completely.
Top each cookie with two round chocolates, use melted chocolate to draw on spider legs, and finish with candy eyes.
3. Apple Monster Mouths
A fun, fruit-forward treat that’s big on creativity and crunch.
Ingredients
Apples
Peanut butter (or almond or sunflower seed butter)
Strawberries (sliced thin)
Sunflower seeds (for teeth)
Edible eyes
Directions
Slice apples and spread peanut butter between two pieces to create a “mouth.”
Add a thin strawberry slice as the “tongue.”
Insert sunflower seeds for “teeth.”
Stick edible eyes on top with a small dab of peanut butter.
4. Pumpkin-Spice Energy Balls
A perfect grab-and-go snack for fall that captures the flavor of pumpkin pie without the guilt.
Ingredients
1 cup rolled oats (gluten-free if needed)
½ cup pumpkin puree (unsweetened)
½ cup nut butter (peanut, almond, or sunflower seed)
¼ cup ground flaxseed or chia seeds
¼ cup chopped pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
¼ cup mini dark chocolate chips (optional)
3–4 Medjool dates, pitted and chopped (or 2–3 Tbsp maple syrup or honey)
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
½ tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of sea salt
Directions
Pulse oats in a food processor until slightly broken down.
Add pumpkin puree, nut butter, vanilla, and dates. Pulse until combined.
Stir in flax or chia seeds, pepitas, chocolate chips, spices, and salt.
If dough is too dry, add a teaspoon of water or pumpkin. If too wet, add oats.
Roll into 1-tablespoon-sized balls and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Storage
Keep refrigerated up to 1 week or frozen up to 3 months.
5. Frozen Banana “Ghost” Pops
A spooky and refreshing Halloween snack that’s great for kids and adults alike.
Ingredients
3–4 ripe but firm bananas
½ cup plain Greek yogurt (for white ghosts)
1 cup dark chocolate chips or chunks (for dark ghosts)
1 Tbsp coconut oil (optional)
Mini chocolate chips or raisins (for eyes and mouth)
Wooden popsicle sticks
Directions
Peel and halve bananas. Insert a stick into each half and place on parchment paper. Freeze for 1–2 hours.
For yogurt ghosts, dip frozen bananas in Greek yogurt.
For chocolate ghosts, melt chocolate (with coconut oil if desired) and dip bananas.
Add chocolate chips or raisins for eyes and a mouth while coating is still wet.
Freeze again until set.
Storage
Store in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 2 weeks. Wrap individually for easy serving.
Halloween can still be sweet without all the processed sugar. With these healthy treats, you’ll have spooky snacks that are fun to make, delicious to eat, and better for everyone.
Andrew Smith
Certified Personal Trainer
Ferguson Family YMCA
