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Seven Healthy Halloween Treats to Make Your Kids Scream

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The countdown to Halloween has started early for The Organic Cookery School, with themed sweet and savoury cookery workshops running all through October half term.

But for those of you planning parties at home, we’ve compiled some of our favourite healthier Halloween treats. They are super simple to make, so get the kids involved and enjoy the festivities.


GHOULISH GREEN SMOOTHIES

What you need:                              

1 cup spinach  

2 kiwi fruit

½ cup white grapes

1 banana

What to do:

Peel banana and kiwi and add to blender with rest of ingredients. 

Add a cup of water and blend to desired consistency. 

Decorate cups or bottle with ghoulish googly eyes, and serve.


STRAWBERRY GHOSTS

What you need:

Strawberries

Plain or vanilla yogurt

Choc chips or currants for eyes.

What to do:

Pour yogurt into a cup and dunk strawberries by their stem. 

Arrange on greaseproof paper and place in freezer for 5-10 minutes. 

Remove from freezer and repeat. 

After second dunk add chocolate chip or currant eyes.  

Refrigerate until ready to serve.


SPOOKY NANAS

WHAT YOU NEED:

Bananas (halved)

Plain or vanilla yogurt

Dried coconut flakes

Chocolate chips 

WHAT TO DO:

Dunk banana halves in a tumbler of yogurt. Roll in coconut .

Stand on platter and add chocolate chip eyes. 

Refrigerate for at least 10 mins before serving


SPIDERS ON LOGS

WHAT YOU NEED:

Peanut butter

Celery cut into 5 cm lengths

Plastic spiders

WHAT TO DO:

Using a small table knife, fill celery logs with peanut butter.

Decorate each log with a spider.

CHEESE MONSTERS

WHAT YOU NEED:

Babybel or similar

Googly eyes in various sizes

Small sharp knife

WHAT TO DO:

Carefully cut out funky monster teeth from wax outer. Decorate with googly eyes.


CLEMENTINE PUMPKINS

WHAT YOU NEED:

Clementines or other easy peel citrus fruit

Black Sharpie

WHAT TO DO:

Draw pumpkin eyes, nose and mouth and leave to dry.


POPCORN HANDS

WHAT YOU NEED:

Popcorn

Jelly sweets for fingernails

Clear food grade gloves

Loom bands or small tie to secure

WHAT TO DO:

Drop a jelly sweet in each finger, then fill gloves with popcorn. 

Make sure the popcorn fills each finger and secure with a loom band or small tie.


We hope your little monsters scream with delight when they see what they are going to be making . And we’d love to hear your ideas too! Comment below with your favourite Halloween treats and recipes, we read every comment!

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