While no holiday celebrations are 100% healthy, Halloween definitely has a reputation for being one of the unhealthiest. After all, the main objective is to run around the neighborhood and come up with as much candy as possible, right?
Throw at #healthier #Halloween party! Click To TweetWhile we do love candy, we also want you to know it’s possible to throw a healthier Halloween Party! We’ve rounded up some spooktacular treats that are so festive and delicious that no one will miss the candy!
Here are a few ideas:
Serve Spooky Shapes! It’s easy to find Halloween-themed cookie cutters for things like pumpkins, ghosts and bats. Use them to make treats like these:
From Living Well Kitchen: Halloween Cheese Crackers
Halloween Pimento Cheese Sandwiches
Use Nature as a Bowl! There’s always a plethora of pumpkins available around Halloween. Try using one of these as a serving dish for crowd-pleasing dish:
Mac & Cheese Baked in a Pumpkin
From Cupcakes and Kale Chips: Shepherd’s Pie Stuffed Peppers
Appeal to Kids and Adults!
Whip up this festive Pumpkin Cheese Ball with mild cheddar for the kids:
From Running to the Kitchen, try this more sophisticated Pumpkin Herb Cheese Ball for the adults:
Need more ideas?! Try these:
Halloween Cornmeal Cheddar Bones
From Peas to Crayons: Spooky Snacks & Healthy Halloween Treats
From Good Life Eats: Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes
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Regan Jones is Cabot’s National Nutrition Communications Manager and the main voice behind @CabotRD on Twitter. Self-described as a “registered dietitian by education and food-lover by birth,” she writes for the Cabot Creamery Blog from her home in Georgia.
