Many parents dread the thoughts of making Halloween snacks for kids, especially if they don’t feel “creative” enough.
Luckily, many snack recipes are not only simple but also colorful and fun to look at. You can even swap some ingredients for healthier substitutes.
Ready to make Halloween more fun? Here are 20 fun recipes you can make with your kids.
This recipe can use regular rich tea biscuits as the basic, but you can try making simple butter biscuits. Shape them into basic circles for the monster faces. Simple buttercream, food coloring, chocolate chips, marshmallows, and edible pens are enough to get creative.
Small meringue treats have perfect shapes to create ghosts. Use chocolate chips and candy eyeballs to turn white meringues into mini ghosts. This Halloween treats may be simple, but the shapes will delight all kids.
Hotdogs don’t need to be boring! You can turn basic bread into mini mummies using rolled crescent rolls. Just wrap the sausages with the crescent rolls until you get the mummy look. Bake them in the oven and let them cool before adding candy eyeballs.
Upgrade everyone's favorite cereal snack with Halloween-themed treats. This puppy chow uses Corn Chex and Rice Chex as the cereal base. Peanut butter, chocolate chips, and butter follow suit. After mixing everything, add Halloween treats such as candy corn and candy eyeballs.
Spider deviled eggs are great as nutritious Halloween food ideas for kids, and they are not that hard to make. You only need to cut black olives in strategic ways to form the cute spiders. Use candy eyeballs as the final touch.
Muddy buddies, also known as puppy chows, are easy to make. You can get creative with the ingredients. This recipe uses Oreos and pretzel sticks to add the crunch. Candy corns and Reese’s Pieces add the Halloween-themed colors.
Make simple sugar cookies look “edgy” by adding stitches effects. Each cookie consists of dough balls with different colors. After baking, you can make the stitches with a piping bag and dark candy melt (the latter is also available at baking goods stores).
Serve fruits in creative ways for healthy Halloween snacks. Orange cantaloupes are easy ideas since they already have the right color for the theme. Use Halloween-themed cookie cutters to create cantaloupe "pumpkins". Decorate each pumpkin with a piping bag and dark icing or chocolate candy melt.
Orange Jell-O is a perfect base for cute Halloween cup treats. This recipe blends the orange Jell-O powder with Cool Whip to create creamy desserts. Use the same Cool Whip to create a white pile on each Jell-O cup. Add chocolate chips on top to make the ghosts' eyes.
Pretzel bites are fun to eat, including during Halloween. You can add twists by placing white chocolate disks on each pretzel. Warm in the oven for a while until the white chocolate melts. Press candy corn on top of each melted white chocolate disk and let cool.
Marshmallow pops are easy to make, but Halloween demands a more creative presentation. This recipe uses candy coating, candy eyes, candy strings, sprinkles, and other ingredients to create unique looks. Use colorful straws or sticks and attach them on top of a wrapped cardboard box.
Salads are not the most popular Halloween recipes for kids, but you can make creative ones to encourage healthy eating. This recipe results in mini colorful salads, placed inside halved orange peels. The dressing is peanut butter-based, making it creamy and delicious.
Another unlikely Halloween recipe, a glass of fruit parfait can become a fun treat. Use orange and yellow fruits to create layers that resemble candy corns, such as oranges and pineapples. Top each glass with whipped cream, plus single candy corn for the decoration.
This recipe looks complicated for regular parents, but you can easily form gnarly fingers by coloring the batter green and shaping it with hands. Use the tip of a knife to create creases and wrinkle lines. Use frosting and painted almonds to make the nails.
These pumpkins 100 percent consist of chocolate, shaped in Halloween-themed molds. You can make the peanut butter filling yourself by grounding roasted peanuts in the food processor (you can skip the salt and sugar this way). The simple treats make Halloween more fun.
No easier Halloween treats than sweet, colorful popcorns. These snacks are easy to make, only need orange and black candy melts. The whole process needs less than 15 minutes, and you can get enough sweet treats to satisfy kids and adults.
These cupcakes have colorful spiders with spindly legs on them. The ingredients are quite basic, but the spiders are the keys. Use rope licorice, gumdrops, and decorating gel to create the spider shapes. The frosting is mixed with anise for a little spice hint.
Allow your kids to enjoy bite-sized chocolate bars on Halloween. Instead of raiding the store's discount rack, you can make chocolate bars in fun shapes. These mummy bars are easy but delicious, perfect for both kids and adults.
Rice Krispy treats are classic sweet snacks, and this recipe puts a cute Halloween twist on them. White and dark chocolate, food coloring, and peppermint extract help you transforming regular treats into cute Frankenstein monster’s heads.
Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the best. White donuts with black icings can easily turn into screaming ghosts. Place the donuts on a black tray or plate, so the holes in the middle can double as screaming mouths.
You don’t need to be a super crafty version to make Halloween snacks for kids. These 20 recipes are simple but creative and will make any children happy.
