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Top 10 junk free Halloween recipes

October 28, 2014 by Katie Bryson

10 junk free recipes for Halloween on feedingboys.co.uk

Sugar, artificial colours and flavourings… that’s the nutritional horror story at Halloween right? It’s enough to make your teeth fall out.

Over 81% of UK mums feel pressured to buy their kids unhealthy sweets at this time of year, according to an Organix No Junk Challenge Survey, and 46% don’t even dare look at the label for fear of all the artificial nasties they’d find.

I’m not suggesting a total ban of sugar this spooky season, but I just want to show there are alternatives. It is possible cut down on the junk and have some healthier spooky and seasonal treats at this time of year.

So here are my Top 10 Healthier Halloween Treats

1. Spooky Strawberries

Zombie strawberries

Photo by Sharron Gibson

These zombie inspired strawberries are fun to make with kids and oh so delicious. A little bit of chocolate and a little bit of fruit… you’ve got the best of both worlds here. Just make sure you find a good quality chocolate.

The recipe’s over on The Good Food Channel Website

2. Toxic Swamp Smoothie

Toxic-Swamp-Halloween-Smoothie by Fuss Free Flavours

Photo by Helen Best Shaw

I adore the green colour of this quick and easy spooky drink, and of course it’s packed with bananas and spinach so there are no nasties to be found! You can even make it muddy by adding cocoa powder

Get the recipe over on Fuss Free Flavours

3. Halloween Fruit Kebabs with Monster Blood

Halloween Kebabs with Monster Blood by Katie Bryson for Parentdish.co.uk

Calling all fruit bats… these juicy kebabs are extremely virtuous but the addition of Monster Blood splats gives the dessert a gruesome edge.

Get the recipe on Parentdish.co.uk

4. Pumpkin Cupcakes with Avocado Icing

Pumpkin Cupcakes from Veggie Desserts

Photo by Veggie Desserts

These are a great recipe for using up the insides of the pumpkin once you’ve carved it. They’re from a fabulous website called Veggie Desserts – you won’t believe the amazing creations Kate comes up with on her blog!

Get the recipe here

5. Sausage Roll Mummies

Sausage Roll Mummies by Katie Bryson on Parentdish.co.uk

A delicious savoury treat for Halloween parties, this spooky take on the sausage roll are loads of fun to make and even better to eat dunked in some creamy honey mustard dip!

Get the recipe on Parentdish.co.uk

6. Banana Ghosts and Clementine Pumpkins

Organix No Junk banana ghosts

Turn fruit into a spooky table party piece with these ghostly bananas with chocolate splodge eyes and clementines peeled to look like pumpkins using kiwi fruit for the stalks.

7. Pumpkin, Ginger and Orange Traybake

Pumpkin tray bake by Katie Bryson for Parentdish.co.uk

This cake is moist and utterly scoffable due to the lovely pumpkin flesh used to bake it. The cream cheese frosting has an orange tang – just make sure you look at the label when choosing your sprinkles.

Get the recipe on Parentdish.co.uk

8. Spiced Warm Apple Punch

Spiced Warm Apple Punch by Katie Bryson on Parentdish.co.uk

Heat up chilly trick or treaters with a mug of this warming apple drink full of seasonal spice. It’s freshly pressed apple juice heated in a pan with cinnamon, cloves, star anise, fresh ginger and a dash of maple syrup. Simple, delicious and absolutely no nasties!

Get the full recipe on Parentdish.co.uk

9. Spooky Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Spooky Grilled Cheese Sandwiches by Katie Bryson for Parentdish.co.uk

Very simply these are like little pizza sandwiches spread either with pesto or tomato paste topped with grated mozzarella and grilled until golden and oozing. Cutting spooky faces in the top layer of bread transforms the butty into a great pumpkin-faced snack!

Get the recipe on Parentdish.co.uk

10. Pumpkin Patch Halloween Rolls

Spiced Pumpkin Patch Rolls from Fab Food 4 All

Photos from Fab Food 4 All

I love these gently spiced home made rolls from Camilla at Fab Food 4 All, a spooky version of the McChicken sandwich without any junk – I think my boys would go wild for these over the holidays!

Get the recipe here

The Organix No Junk Campaign

This is the third in a series of posts i’m writing in association with Organix for their No Junk campaign to encourage everyone to eat more healthily and cut down on processed food full of weird and wonderful ingredients. I hope you’ve found plenty of inspiration here to try out on your kids this Halloween!

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Join the No Junk Challenge

We know it can be difficult to eat food with no junk so join us to say no to junk and yes to healthy, real food for our families. Sign up to get involved.

Disclosure: I have been commissioned by Organix to write this blog post to promote their No Junk Challenge campaign. All views are my own. Thanks to my amazing foodie blogging friends for their contributions.

Filed Under: Fun, Halloween, Party, Seasonal, Sponsored Post Tagged With: Halloween, healthy, kids party food

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Comments

  1. kellie@foodtoglow says

    October 28, 2014 at 9:10 am

    Fantastic alternatives to the traditional American-style rubbish we are encouraged to buy {and make}. Spooky grilled cheese looks surprisingly effective for such a little tweak!

    • Katie Bryson says

      October 28, 2014 at 11:04 am

      Thanks Kellie… yes it’s good to branch out a bit and make a few spooky things from scratch. The toasties worked especially well because of the rounded shape of the loaf 🙂

  2. Jo of Jo's Kitchen says

    October 28, 2014 at 12:33 pm

    I love the spooky strawberries. They look ace! The spooky sausage rolls do too! 🙂

    • Katie Bryson says

      October 28, 2014 at 12:41 pm

      Hehe thanks Jo… the spooky strawbs are my fave too… the sausage mummies are such a fun take on a sausage roll – my boys go crazy for them!

  3. Elizabeth says

    October 28, 2014 at 8:13 pm

    Love the sound of those spooky strawberries – bet my kids would love them too. I usually feed them so much healthy stuff (I cram veggies into EVERYTHING, juices, cakes, even chocolates) so sometimes I like to let my hair down. Halloween is a great time to do this, but these are some fab healthier ideas for sure!

    • Katie Bryson says

      October 29, 2014 at 8:17 am

      Thanks Elizabeth… it’s definitely good to have a balance between giving your kids healthy food and a few treats along the way. I think it helps them have a healthier approach to food as they grow up.

  4. Camilla @FabFood4All says

    October 28, 2014 at 11:51 pm

    I loath junk food at any time of year and always try to steer away from it no matter what. Love the look of those bloodied fruit kebabs and lots of really healthy ideas here:-) Thanks for linking up to my rolls:-)

    • Katie Bryson says

      October 29, 2014 at 8:18 am

      Your pumpkin rolls are so cool Camilla! It’s definitely possible to create junk free treats… it’s good to be able to make stuff from scratch so you know exactly what you’re giving your kids.

  5. Jacqueline Meldrum says

    October 29, 2014 at 1:56 pm

    Great idea Katie 🙂

    • Katie Bryson says

      October 30, 2014 at 3:06 pm

      Thanks Jac!

  6. Sarah (@tamingtwins) says

    October 30, 2014 at 9:04 pm

    Oh these are so useful thanks Katie.. I love the shocked looking strawberries!

    • Katie Bryson says

      October 31, 2014 at 3:36 pm

      It’s always good to have a few healthier treat ideas up your sleeve… my kids go NUTS if they have too much sugar… and it’s the crash afterwards that’s scarier!!!!

  7. Bella says

    November 7, 2019 at 8:00 am

    Nice recipes thanks dor sharing. I will try at home.

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