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These 5 kid-friendly Halloween snack ideas are the perfect addition to any Halloween party and make for a fun after-school snack.
With a mix of sweet treats and better-for-you options, there’s something here for everyone. Make them all or choose your favorites for a Halloween spread kids will love.
Of course, Halloween is known for its candy and sugary treats, but I always like to balance things out with a little extra nutrition. That’s where easy recipes like my Halloween veggie tray, Halloween fruits and veggies, and these festive snack ideas come in.
From candy eyes and spooky faces to festive shapes, these snacks are as fun to make as they are to eat. Plus, they come together easily with no baking and no tricks!
Recipe Tip
Top the platter with spooky plastic spiders or teeth!
Halloween Snack Ideas Ingredients
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- Poison apples: Red apples and white chocolate.
- Bloody band-aids: Vanilla wafers, powdered sugar, strawberry jam, and candy eyes.
- Tomato eyes: Cherry tomatoes, white chocolate, and candy eyes.
- Watermelon worms: Watermelon and candy eyes.
- Strawberry brooms: Pretzel sticks and fresh red strawberries.
Possible Variations
- Poison apples: Use any type of apples you like, and any chocolate.
- Bloody band-aids: Swap white chocolate for powdered sugar.
- Tomato eyes: Try strawberry halves instead or top the candy eyes onto blueberries.
- Watermelon worms: Gummy worms.
- Strawberry brooms: Use cheddar instead of berries.
How to Store Leftovers
Cover fruit leftovers in the fridge and enjoy within 1 day. The band-aids will stay fresh for 3-4 days.
FAQs
Yes! Store it, covered, in the fridge until you are ready to serve.
You can make candy eyes at home using dollops of white chocolate, chocolate chips, or sesame seeds. Or just omit the eyes.
My spooky strawberries, carrot ghosts, spider sausage rolls, or eyeball skewers.
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Halloween Snack Ideas
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 red apples
- 100 grams white chocolate
- 6 wafers
- 1 teaspoon strawberry jam
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 6 pretzel sticks
- 6 strawberries
- 1/2 watermelon
- 4 cherry tomatoes
- 37 candy eyes
Instructions
Poison apples
- Melt the white chocolate.
- Place the white chocolate into a piping utensil or bag.
- Shape the eyes and the nose with white chocolate.
- Then add the chocolate around the face.
- It’s great if some of the chocolate drips a bit.
- Allow to set.
Bloody wafer band-aids
- Make a simple frosting using icing sugar and a tiny bit of water. You don’t need a lot, so mix a heaped tablespoon of icing sugar and a teaspoon of water. Adjust until you have the consistency you like.
- Add the frosting to the wafers to resemble gauze in the middle.
- Use a little strawberry jam for the blood.
- Top with candy eyes.
Tomato eyes
- Halve some cherry tomatoes.
- Stick an eye on the rounded top of one half. You can use edible glue.
- Add melted white chocolate to the other half. Alternatively, you can scoop the inside and fill it with cream cheese.
- Top with a candy eye.
Watermelon worms
- Slice the top of a watermelon.
- Stick a metal straw into the watermelon.
- Place your finger over the top of the straw and move it back and forth slightly.
- You should be able to pull out a long piece of watermelon.
- Place little candy eyes on top.
Strawberry brooms
- Use a metal straw to make a hole at the top of your strawberries.
- Insert the pretzel sticks.
- Top the strawberries with candy eyes (you can use some edible glue).
- Arrange all on a platter and serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
