First, I have no problem with caramel corn, candy, and other fun treats on Halloween, but it’s also great to have some festive snack ideas for when you don’t want everything to be quite so indulgent.
These healthy Halloween snacks are easy enough for kids to put together themselves and can double as party activities for fall parties and Trunk or Treat events. Any of these would make a perfect afternoon snack or even a healthy treat when you’re watching a Halloween movie together as a family. Plus, they can easily be made gluten-free!
This post was originally published in October 2016. It was updated with new photos and instructions in September 2024.
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From Heidi: “What a fun roundup! I think my favorite is the witch brooms, but the boo-nanas are exactly at my holiday-treat energy level right now.”
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1. Olive Cream Cheese Spider Bites
Our first healthy Halloween snack is made with olives, cream cheese and gluten-free crackers. You can use orange sweet potato crackers for even more of a Halloween twist! For dairy-free, swap out the cream cheese with a dairy-free version — I like Kite Hill!
Ingredients
- Gluten-free crackers (sweet potato crackers are orange and festive!)
- Softened cream cheese
- Large pitted black olives
How to Make Spider Bites
Spread a little bit of cream cheese on each cracker. Cut the olives in half. Leave one half for the body and thinly slice the other half into 6 slices for the legs. Assemble the legs and body on the cracker. Serve your healthy Halloween snack!
2. Bell Pepper Olive Monster Eyes
These tasty little bites are really easy to make with a small circle cutter and a piping bag or Ziploc filled with softened cream cheese. You can also use dairy-free cream cheese, like Kite Hill, to keep these dairy-free too.
Ingredients
- Bell peppers
- Softened cream cheese
- Large black olives
How to Make Monster Eyes
Cut the bell pepper into 4 flat pieces. Using a small circle cutter, cut bell pepper circles. Place the softened cream cheese in a piping bag with a large circle tip (or in a ziploc with a hole cut in the bottom corner) and pipe a little cream cheese onto each circle. Slice the olives into 1/4-inch wide pieces. Place an olive on the cream cheese. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
3. Peanut Butter Apple Monster Teeth
This creepy, healthy snack is made with ingredients I almost always have around. It’s a great alternative to caramel apples, while still being a treat kids will like.
You can use any kind of nut butter (or sunflower seed butter, if you prefer). I like to use green apple for a fun pop of bright color, but yellow or red apples works great, too. I’ve also seen them made with mini marshmallows as the teeth for a slightly sweeter version.
Ingredients
- Green apples
- Peanut butter
- Sunflower seeds
How to Make Monster Teeth
Slice the apples. Put a spoonful or two of peanut butter in a small Ziploc. Cut a hole in the bottom corner of the bag. Squeeze the peanut butter onto one apple slice. Top with another apple slice and push slightly to stick together. Place sunflower seed “teeth” along the peanut butter. Enjoy!
4. Pretzel Cheese Stick Witch Brooms
These pretzel cheese stick witch brooms are my oldest son’s favorite out of all of my healthy Halloween snack ideas. He doesn’t eat the chive, but it adds such a cute final touch to the brooms!
This would be a fun, spooky Halloween snack for school lunches. These brooms are easy to make-ahead and will stay fresh for at least a day (if kept cool.)
Ingredients
- Cheese sticks
- Gluten-free pretzel sticks
- Fresh chives
How to Make Witch Brooms
Cut the cheese sticks into thirds. Peel the bottom part of the cheese stick like a broom. Place the pretzel in the center of the other end of the cheese stick. Tie a chive around the broom and cut to size. Enjoy!
5. Boo-nanas
It doesn’t get easier than this fun Halloween snack! Bananas + chocolate chips = Boo-nanas!
My kids are obsessed with bananas and this is a fun, easy way to make them special for Halloween. (Anything to get some fresh fruit in!) This healthy snack is perfect for any party spread, too.
Ingredients
- Bananas
- Chocolate chips (regular size)
- Mini chocolate chips
How to Make Boo-nanas
Assemble just before serving so they don’t turn brown! Cut the bananas in half. Place two mini chocolate chips for the eyes and one large chocolate chip for the mouth. Enjoy your festive Halloween fruit as simple as that!
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Ingredients
Olive Cream Cheese Spider Bites
- gluten-free crackers (sweet potato crackers are orange and festive!)
- softened cream cheese
- large pitted black olives
Bell Pepper Olive Monster Eyes
- bell peppers
- softened cream cheese
- large pitted black olives
Peanut Butter Apple Monster Teeth
- green apples
- peanut butter
- sunflower seeds
Pretzel Cheese Stick Witch Brooms
- cheese sticks
- gluten-free pretzel sticks
- fresh chives
Boo-nanas
- bananas
- regular-sized chocolate chips
- mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Olive Cream Cheese Spider BitesSpread a little bit of cream cheese on each cracker. Cut the olives in half. Leave one half for the body and thinly slice the other half into 6 slices for the legs. Assemble the legs and body on the cracker. Serve!
- Bell Pepper Olive Monster EyesCut the bell pepper into 4 flat pieces. Using a small circle cutter, cut bell pepper circles. Place the softened cream cheese in a piping bag with a large circle tip (or in a ziploc with a hole cut in the bottom corner) and pipe a little cream cheese onto each circle. Slice the olives into ¼-inch wide pieces. Place an olive on the cream cheese. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Peanut Butter Apple Monster TeethSlice the apples. Put a spoonful or two of peanut butter in a small ziploc. Cut a hole in the bottom corner of the bag. Squeeze the peanut butter onto one apple slice. Top with another apple slice and push slightly to stick together. Place sunflower seed “teeth” along the peanut butter. Enjoy!
- Pretzel Cheese Stick Witch BroomsCut the cheese sticks into thirds. Peel the bottom part of the cheese stick like a broom. Place the pretzel in the center of the other end of the cheese stick. Tie a chive around the broom and cut to size. Enjoy!
- Boo-nanasAssemble just before servings so they don’t turn brown! Cut the bananas in half. Place two mini chocolate chips for the eyes and one regular-sized chocolate chip for the mouth. Enjoy!
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These little snacks were the best surprise for my little one after school! They were almost too cue to eat but he had a lot of fun!! Such a cute idea.
My son immediately went and made the banana boos. So cute!
So fun to make and to eat! The kids loved these clever ideas.
Exactly what I have been looking for! I am starting with those monster teeth!
Love these! I’ve made the banana ghosts and witch broom in previous years. This week I made the monster teeth for an after school snack.
I will share these on my site colormyfood.com on a round up blogpost for putting nutrition into Halloween. I hope that’s ok. Thanks!
How adorable:)
Thanks Maria!
Hi Erin! Such cute treats! Will you please email me? I tried to use the “Contact me” link on your “More About Erin” page, but it didn’t work.
LOVE your blog and would like to feature this post on one of my future posts. Thank you! anna
Thanks Anna! Weird it didn’t work for you! Everything appears to ok on my end. My email is erin@meaningfuleats.com.
Brilliant idea! Very creative!
Thanks Megan!
Those monster teeth are so cute! I’m totally making these for my son tomorrow!
I hope he loved them! 🙂
What a fun roundup! I think my favorite is the witch brooms, but the boo-nanas are exactly at my holiday-treat energy level right now. 😉