Banana Ghosts & Clementine Pumpkins

5 Healthy & Festive Halloween Party Foods

Halloween weekend is approaching & with the holiday itself landing on a Friday this year, there will no doubt be a ton of festive parties. Here are 5 festive & healthy snacks ideas to wow your friends with this weekend! 😉


Banana Ghosts & Clementine Pumpkins

Banana Ghosts & Clementine Pumpkins

Banana Ghosts & Clementine Pumpkins from Lovethispic.com


Vegetable Skeleton

Veggie Skeleton

Veggieman Skeleton from TheKitchn.com


Jack-o-lantern Clementines

Jack-o-lantern Clementines

Jack-o-lantern Clementines from Underconstructionblog.com


Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake

No Bake Chocolate Pumpkin Pie

No Bake Chocolate Pumpkin Pie from ChocolateCoveredKatie.com

INGREDIENTS
15 ounces pureed pumpkin (or 1 can)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1-2 teaspoons cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chocolate chips
optional: sweetener

DIRECTIONS
Melt the chocolate (either on the stove or in the microwave), then throw everything into a food processor and blend until it is super-smooth. Pour into a pie crust and fridge until chilled. This pie gets firmer and firmer, the longer it sits.


White Chocolate Strawberry Ghosts

Strawberry Ghosts

White Chocolate Strawberry Ghosts from BootiqueFitness.com

INGREDIENTS
30 fresh strawberries
8 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped
1 teaspoon shortening
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS
Wash strawberries and gently pat with paper towels until completely dry. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt white chocolate and shortening at 50% power; stir until smooth. Stir in extract.
Dip each strawberry in chocolate mixture; place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet, allowing excess chocolate to form the ghosts’ tails. Immediately press chocolate chips into coating for eyes. Freeze for 5 minutes.
In a microwave-safe bowl, melt remaining chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Dip a toothpick into melted chocolate and draw a mouth on each face.


Pumpkin Smoothie

Pumpkin Smoothie

Pumpkin Smoothie from Blogilates.com

INGREDIENTS
1 banana
1/2 cup pumpkin
3/4 cup vanilla almond milk
3/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice (essential)
1 TBS vanilla protein powder*
1.5- 2 handfuls of ice

DIRECTIONS
Place ingredients in a blender & blend until smooth. Enjoy!

As you can see, there are plenty of ways to enjoy the Halloween festivities without compromising your healthy habits 🙂 so be safe & have fun this weekend!

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