Our Top 5 Spooky Treats to Make This Halloween

It’s spooky season! There are so many ways to celebrate this time of year & one we love is by spending time at home baking and decorating treats with our families. We’re sharing our top 5 recipes for Halloween — and because you’ll be making them all at home, you can give them a healthy twist!

1. Ghost pancakes recipe

Here’s what you’ll need:

• 1 large egg

• 1 cup almond milk

• 1.5 cups rolled oats

• 1 banana

• 1 TBSP chia seeds

• 1 TBSP flax seeds

• 1 TBSP honey

• Pinch of salt

Here’s how to make it:

1. Blend the oats, chia seeds, and flaxseeds in a blender until it resembles a flour.

2. Add the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.

3. Heat a nonstick pan over medium-high heat and melt a little butter to ensure that the pancakes don’t stick.

4. Spoon the batter into the pan in ghost shapes. When bubbles start to come through on the top, check the bottom. When it's looking well cooked, flip and cook the other side.

2. Clementine "pumpkins" recipe

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Clementines

• Celery

Here’s how to make it:

1. Wash and slice celery stalks in half, and chop into small pieces.

2. Peel clementines and set aside.

3. Kids can help with adding celery (stems) to the clementines (pumpkins).

3. Rice "creepy" treats recipe

Here’s what you’ll need:

• 1/3 cup natural peanut (or almond) butter

• 1/4 maple syrup

• 3-4 cups rice crisp cereal

Here’s how to make it:

1. Melt nut butter and maple syrup in the microwave at half power, or over low heat.

2. Mix in rice cereal with a wooden spoon, and stir thoroughly until fully combined.

3. Spread into parchment-lined pan. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours and slice into bars. Decorate with your kids!

4. Boo-nanas recipe

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Bananas

• Dark chocolate

Here’s how to make it:

1. Melt dark chocolate over low heat, or in the microwave at half power.

2. Peel and cut bananas in half.

3. Spoon melted chocolate into a resealable bag and cut the corner. Help your kids pipe on eyes and mouths.

4. Place in fridge for 30 minutes to set.

5. Pumpkin sugar cookies

Here’s what you’ll need:

• 1/4 cup butter

• 1/4 cup coconut oil

• 1/2 cup brown sugar

• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree

• 1 egg

• 2 cups flour

• 1/2 tsp. baking powder

• 1/2 tsp. salt

• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon

• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Here’s how to make it:

1. Beat sugar, coconut oil, and butter until creamy. Beat in pumpkin, vanilla, and egg.

2. Whisk dry ingredients in a separate bowl.

3. Fold dry ingredients into wet, stirring until just combined.

4. Refrigerate dough for at least 1-2 hours (preferably overnight)

5. Roll out on a floured work surface and cut out with Halloween-themed cookie cutters. Arrange on a baking sheet and bake at 375 F for 8 minutes.

If you try any of these recipes, snap a pic and share it with us, or tag us over on Instagram! We love to see what you're up to. For more easy & healthy recipe inspiration, download the free Baby2Body App.