13 Easy-to-Make Healthy Halloween Treats

How’s this for a scary scenario: Your kiddo’s Halloween party is days away, and you open the sign-up sheet only to find (dun dun dun!) all of the easy items—plates, forks, napkins!—have been claimed. And now you’re on the hook to bring a special holiday themed treat, but your brain—much like a spooky abandoned house—is filled with nothing but cobwebs. EEEEEEEK!

Have no fear! We’re here to rouse you from this waking nightmare with these easy, healthy, homemade Halloween snacks for toddlers and preschoolers.

Candy Corn Yogurt Parfait

Image & How-To: Healthy Family Project

Layered like the classic Halloween candy, but way more wholesome, this sunshine-y parfait features layers of pineapple, mandarin oranges, and vanilla yogurt. Serve in clear cups for full candy corn effect!

Apple Monster Mouth Halloween Snack

Image & How-To: Suburban Simplicity

A little bit silly, a little bit spooky, and 100% snackable! These Halloween “mouths” are made with apple slices, nut or seed butter, and sunflower seed “teeth.” But you could easily mix it up with kiwi and marshmallow eyes or teeth. Bonus: Little hands can help assemble them for a monstrously good time in the kitchen.

Clementine Pumpkin Halloween Snack

Image & How-To: Kitchen Treaty

No carving required! (In fact, Halloween snacks don’t get much easier than this!) Just peel clementines and top with a celery “stem” for a jack-o’-lantern look that’s as adorable as it is easy. They’re perfect for pint-sized partygoers—and a great way to sneak in some vitamin C!

Banana Ghosts

Image & How-To: Fabulessly Frugal

BOO! These friendly banana ghosts are made by halving bananas and adding mini chocolate chips for eyes and a mouth. Whether you stand them up on a tray or lay them flat on a plate, they’re a spirited addition to any snack table (in a good way!).

Spider Energy Balls

Image & How-To: Sneaky Veg

Packed with goodness (think oats, nut/seed butter, and dates), these creepy crawly bites come to life with pretzel stick legs and raisin eyes. Great for a pre-party energy boost—and a guaranteed giggle from your little ghouls.

Kiwi Frankensteins

Image & How-To: This Healthy Table

Paging Dr. Frankenstein! (If you’re the one whipping up this monster Halloween snack, that’s you!) Sliced kiwi gets a spooky makeover with chocolate facial features and a or pretzel stick “neck bolt.” They're science-lab-meets-lunchbox genius!

Ghost Smoothies

Image & How-To: Veggie Desserts

These spoooooky sips combine frozen bananas and coconut milk. The finishing frightful touch? Piercing marshmallow eyes adorned with food coloring pupils (though banana slices would also work)!

Strawberry Ghosts

Image & How-To: Lil Luna

Dip fresh strawberries in yogurt or white chocolate, then add mini chocolate chip faces for a snack that’s sweet and just a little spooky. Pop them in the freezer for a cool Halloween treat your kids will love sinking their teeth into.

Popcorn Witch Hands

Image & How-To: Crayons and Cravings

A classic Halloween snack! Fill clear gloves with popcorn (or rice puffs for toddlers) and add candy corn “fingernails” for a delightfully eerie effect. Tie them off with a ribbon and watch the kids cackle with delight. (Psst... Popcorn is best for kids 4 and up since it’s a choking risk, so opt for rice puffs if your trick-or-treater is younger!)

Fruit Bat Halloween Skewers

Image & How-To: Urban Bliss Life

Here’s fang-tastic way to get kids to gobble up fruit: Fill up skewers with the fruits of your choice (grapes, blackberries, and melon balls all lend themselves to the theme). Then, top ‘em off with a bat-shaped pom-pom or fruit cutout, and watch them fly off the plate!

Halloween Monster Muffins

Image & How-To: Yummy Toddler Food

These not-so-scary banana muffins get their ghoulish hue from spinach…though kids would never know it. Healthy, festive, and freezer-friendly—a parent’s Halloween dream!

Halloween Spider Crackers

Image & How-To: La Jolla Mom

Start with whole grain crackers, spread with nut/seed butter or cream cheese, then add pretzel stick legs and raisin eyes. These eight-legged snackers are more silly than scary—and just right for small hands to grab.

Mummy Granola Bar Halloween Snack

Image & How-To: Detoxinista

Store-bought or homemade granola bars get wrapped up for Halloween with a few white coconut chip “bandages” and candy eyeballs. A yummy mummy for sure!

More Halloween Fun:

• Free Halloween Printables for Preschoolers and Toddlers
• Halloween Activities for Preschoolers and Toddlers
• Not-Too-Spooky Halloween Books for Kids
• Halloween Costume Ideas for Families

Disclaimer: The information on our site is NOT medical advice for any specific person or condition. It is only meant as general information. If you have any medical questions and concerns about your child or yourself, please contact your health provider.