October 12, 2022

Spooky Recipes With Healthy Ingredients

General, Healthy Living, Nutrition

Frankenstein, ghosts and monsters don’t seem so scary when they taste delicious. These spooky recipes not only look festive, but they’re also packed with healthy and fresh ingredients, so you don’t have to feel guilty indulging. Beggar’s Night just got a little sweeter with these treats!

Dairy-Free Dirt Pudding with Strawberry Ghosts

Ghosts come out once a year for Halloween, but with this recipe, you’ll want them to visit your home every month. This dairy-free dirt pudding with strawberries recipe is sure to be a hit among your friends and family. We are not sure what we love more — how this looks or how it tastes!

Ingredients:

4 ripe medium avocados, pitted and fleshed

1/2 cup maple syrup or honey

2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/4 cup non-dairy milk

8 chocolate cream sandwich cookies

Strawberry ghosts:

1 quart strawberries, washed and dried – keep stems

10 ounces dairy-free white chocolate

2 teaspoons coconut oil

1 tablespoon dairy-free dark chocolate chips

Toothpicks

Baking sheet and parchment paper or silicone

Extra toppings:

Gummy worms

Pumpkin candies

Get the full recipe on Fit Mitten Kitchen.

Frankenstein Cookies

No need for artificial food dyes for the green coloring in this recipe. Frankenstein gets his color from matcha, and he’s dipped in dark chocolate to make this a low-sugar dessert.

Ingredients:

2 cups blanched almond flour

1/4 cup maple syrup

3 tablespoons melted coconut oil

1 tablespoon matcha powder

1/4 teaspoon peppermint flavor

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (this helps the cookies rise; doesn't add flavor)

pinch of salt

1 cup dark chocolate chips

Get the full recipe on Detoxinista.  

Halloween Monster Mouths

Halloween is full of processed food and candy, and this recipe helps avoid those unhealthy treats. These Halloween monster mouths provide fresh fruit, natural peanut butter and nuts for a healthy snack option — all while looking spooky!

Ingredients:

36 toothpicks

Lemon juice

4 large apples

Natural peanut butter

Strawberry jam

Dried cranberries or other dried berries

Slivered almonds

36 lychees

36 blueberries

Get the full recipe on Texanerin

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