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Healthy Candy Corn Parfait Treat

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Healthy Candy Corn Parfait Treat

Continuing on my search for healthier Halloween treat options for my kids, I stumbled across a very cute candy corn treat that’s perfect for snack time!

My kids love fruit and so do I. Fruit makes for the perfect treat because it’s naturally sweet and can really calm that sweet tooth down without heading for the junk food.

These were so easy to make and so delicious I decided to serve them with breakfast one morning! My kids really enjoyed them and they look really cute! This lovely treat only takes a few simple ingredients and only a few minutes of your time to prepare!

Make this for your family for a simple and quick Halloween treat or serve these at your Halloween party for a healthy alternative!

Check out the recipe below to make this cute, easy and healthy Halloween treat!

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Healthy Candy Corn Treat

  • Author: gimmie
  • Total Time: 2 minutes
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Description

Do you love candy corn? Then, why not try this healthy option! Using real fruit and wholesome ingredients, you can get the same effect without all the sugar!

Ingredients

  • Yellow Fruit: You can use pineapple chunks, bananas, melon, apples, lemon, yellow apple, yellow figs, yellow watermelon, mango, yellow pears, cape gooseberries, golden kiwi fruit, cantaloupe, grapefruit, apricot, nectarines, peach, papaya, starfruit. or anything yellow
  • Orange Fruit: You can use oranges, tangerines, mango, apricots, cantaloupe, nectarine, papaya, persimmon, or others.
  • White layer: use whipped cream or yogurt!
  • Candy Corn garnishes

Instructions

  1. Grab a glass cup to put your ingredients in. I used glass so you could see the whole candy corn layer effect.
  2. 2. Start with layering your pineapple chunks on the bottom of your glass.
  3. Next take your mandarin oranges and layer those on top of the pineapple.
  4. Take your whipped cream and place it on top of your oranges. I used the canned whipped cream.
  5. Last take a candy corn or two and place it on top for decoration!
  6. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Use any type of chopped pineapple and any type of orange you’d prefer. Instead of canned you can go even healthier and choose fresh fruit options as well!

  • Prep Time: 2

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Halloween Monster Mouth Treat

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Halloween Monster Mouth Treat

I’ve been looking for some really cool and fun HEALTHY treats for my kiddos this Halloween. Since my kiddos are still pretty young (one being almost 2 years old and another being 3 years old) I’ve been trying to get them to eat their fruits and veggies and overall getting them to enjoy some healthy snacks rather than sugary junk food snacks.

Halloween, of course, is all about the sweet treats and the piles of candy we get trick or treating. So to balance all the sugary goodness they will get on Halloween, I decided to try and find some healthy and really fun Halloween snacks they can also indulge in and I won’t feel bad giving these treats to them.

I found this REALLY cute snack idea using only 3 simple ingredients and it’s a snack my kids really enjoyed and got a kick out of!

If you’re looking for a healthy, entertaining, simple snack idea for your kids this Halloween, then check out the recipe below and try it out!

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Halloween Monster Mouth Treat

  • Author: gimmie
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Description

You can use any type of apple you wish. You can also make as many of these mouths as you wish. These are perfect as a cute snack for a Halloween party!

Ingredients

  • Red or Green Apples (you can use any type you’d like and any amount you’d like)
  • Peanut Butter (I used about a tablespoon on each apple slice)
  • Mini Marshmallows (about 4-5 mini marshmallows per mouth)

Instructions

  1. Wash and cut your apples into slices. I used 1 apple and got about 4 mouths, so you can use as many apples as you would like. I used an apple slicer which worked great!
  2. Take about a tablespoon (or more or less on your preference) of peanut butter and spread on two apple slices.
  3. Position your apple slices so that the color (lips) are facing out.
  4. Place 4-5 mini marshmallows on one of the apple slices on top of the peanut butter.
  5. Take the other peanut butter covered apple slice and place it peanut butter side down on stop of the apple slice with the marshmallows. The peanut butter will stick to the other peanut buttered apple slice and you will then have your Monster Mouth!
  6. Serve and watch your child’s reaction!

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Halloween FeetLoaf ~ Best Meatloaf Recipe with a Gory Twist

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Halloween FeetLoaf ~ Best Meatloaf Recipe with a Gory Twist

What in the world is Halloween FeetLoaf? Ha! Of course, it’s a fantastic and fun meal for Halloween. In other words, it’s perfect for parties or any time.

My mom makes the BEST meatloaf I’ve ever had. Coincidentally, she uses the Heinz Ketchup recipe! And, it’s pretty easy to make! So, Halloween FeatLoaf uses that recipe. And, makes it a little extra fun. I was so glad when she shared her secret! Because, that meant I could make it too!

Now, you can make it yourself at home. As a result, you need to try this meatloaf for everyday meals. Or, make it for Halloween with this gory twist in presentation: the Halloween FeetLoaf!  Because, your trick-or-treat Halloween party will be complete with this scary main dish!

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Again, the recipe below is tried and true but if you have a different recipe for meatloaf, that’ll work too!

To create Halloween FeetLoaf, prepare your meatloaf and shape into two “feet” on a baking pan.  Cut onions for toenails and ankles and then drizzle the piquant sauce (the extra red sauce for top) on top of ankles to make them look severed. It’s delightfully disgusting!!  And, so yummy!

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Halloween FeetLoaf ~ Best Meatloaf Recipe with a Gory Twist

  • Author: gimmie
  • Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x
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Make this delicious meatloaf recipe come alive by shaping it into a foot! Your whole family will love this Halloween FeetLoaf!

Ingredients

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1 tablespoon vegetable oil
½ cup finely chopped onion
½ cup finely chopped celery
¼ cup finely chopped green pepper
1 cup Heinz Tomato Ketchup
1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
1 cup soft, fresh breadcrumbs
1 large egg, slightly beaten
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Heat oil in a skillet set over medium-high heat. Cook onion, celery and pepper until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in ketchup. Remove pan from heat and divide sauce mixture in half.
2. Combine one half of the sauce with ground beef, breadcrumbs, egg, salt and pepper. Mix gently. Pat mixture into a lightly greased 9-x 5-in (2 L) loaf pan. Adorn with onions cut to form “toenails” and ankle bones. Bake for 1 hour or until an instant read thermometer reaches 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
3. Rest for 5 minutes. Reheat the reserved sauce mixture. Slice meat loaf and serve with sauce.

Notes

Piquant Sauce

Ingredients:

  • 1 c thick ketchup (heinz)
  • 1/2 c light brown sugar
  • 1 tsp ground dry mustard
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

Instructions:

  1. Mix all piquant red sauce ingredients together.
  2. Before putting meatloaf into oven, top with red sauce.
  • Prep Time: 15 min
  • Cook Time: 1 hour
  • Category: Dinner

Keywords: meatloaf, feet loaf, halloween, party food, meat, hamburger, ground beef

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Original Heinz Meatloaf recipe

Witchy Fingers Cookies Recipe – Free Halloween Recipes

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Witchy Fingers Cookies Recipe – Free Halloween Recipes

I love Halloween! I can’t believe it’s almost here; this year has flown by! Get into the Spirit with these fun Free Halloween Recipes you can make at home. No cauldron required!  Here’s how to make these fun and frightening “Witchy fingers” – your family will love!

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 Witchy Fingers Recipe

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Original recipe makes 5 dozen. Source: All Recipes Photo source: Domestic Sugar

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Witchy Fingers Cookies Recipe – Free Halloween Recipes

  • Author: gimmie
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Description

Start by mixing up a batch of sugar cookies (recipe below). Or, buy premixed cookie dough in the refrigerated section of your grocery store. Roll them out into a thin line, and shape into fingers. Apply an almond shard fingernail and bake as directed. Brush with cocoa powder or cinnamon to give the appearance of being dirty!

  1. Be sure to check out the original Pinned recipe here.

Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
  3. Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

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Fun-Size Chocolate Chunk Pan Cookies Recipe (Leftover Halloween Candy)

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Fun-Size Chocolate Chunk Pan Cookies Recipe (Leftover Halloween Candy)

My daughter and I had a blast baking cookies “from scratch” tonight. I used to bake all the time, when I was a kid. I have fond memories of hanging out at my grandmas’ and great-grandmas’ houses when they were creating something masterful in the kitchen. All of them were amazing cooks. This is the time of year to bake, after all, the Holidays are right around the corner. (I can’t believe Thanksgiving is two weeks away!) So, I had this brainstorm tonight.  We should make cookies!  Since we didn’t have chocolate chips on hand, I thought… We should use the leftover Halloween candy we didn’t pass out, to make cookies!

I have always been a HUGE fan of the Nestle Tollhouse Chocolate Chip cookie recipe. I’m old enough to remember when they first came out with Tollhouse PAN cookies, and what a fantastic treat they were when I was a kid.

This Original NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Chocolate Chip Pan Cookie is more like a brownie but it has all the rich flavors of Toll House cookies. So skip the spooning and cut up a batch today! Great for all occasions.

Basically, we used the same recipe but substituted Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chips for chopped up fun-size Three Musketeers candy bars. They didn’t stay in tact like a chocolate chip would, so there’s no defined chips in the cookies.

Mr. Gimmie says they are “scrumptious.” (He ate three!) He didn’t actually notice there were no chocolate chips. He noticed the chocolate taste, which was sort of marbled throughout rather than concentrated in one place. They are really good!

My little girl said they are “yummalicious” (I’m guessing at the spelling of that!) We had a great time baking together this evening. Wholesome family fun. 🙂

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Fun-Size Chocolate Chunk Pan Cookies Recipe (Leftover Halloween Candy)

  • Author: gimmie
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Put your leftover Halloween candy to good use! Enjoy the same classic taste of the original NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Chocolate Chip cookies with these chocolate chip pan cookies. Just bake, cool, slice and serve!

Ingredients

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  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • Use 2 cups of Halloween candy, broken into small pieces, substituting for 2 cups (12-ounce package) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
  • 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375° F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan.
  2. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Spread into prepared pan.
  3. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.

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Cranberry Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

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Cranberry Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Sure, they’re kind of funny looking, but they taste SO sweet and yummy!  Sweet potatoes are highly nutritious and are loaded with antioxidants and even have anti-inflammatory properties. They are a good source of complex carbohydrate, beta-carotene, manganese, vitamin B6 and C as well as dietary fiber. The spinach and cranberries add to the flavor and also to the health benefits!

So, put your microwave to use and bake up some super good and good-for-you Cranberry Stuffed Sweet Potatoes!  This recipe will take you less than 15 minutes from start to finish and your dinner guests will think you’ve slaved over a hot oven for hours. It’s a very inexpensive meal item, I paid just 69 cents apiece for these, and you can find them at your grocery store all year round.

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Cranberry Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

  • Author: gimmie
  • Total Time: 1:25
  • Yield: 3-4 Servings 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 2 large (or 4 medium) sweet potatoes, peels washed
  • 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 1/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 2 tablespoons salted butter, softened
  • 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar, packed
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350℉.
  2. Pierce sweet potatoes a few times with a fork and place onto baking sheet lined with foil.
  3. Bake for 1 hour, until sweet potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork or sharp knife.
  4. Remove from oven and let sweet potatoes cool slightly.
  5. Slice open lengthwise and smush together from ends to force middle to open. Use a fork to mask the pulp.
  6. In a separate bowl, combine all other ingredients, except maple syrup.
  7. Add mixture to sweet potatoes and put back in oven for another 15 minutes
  8. Drizzle maple syrup on top, and serve warm.

Notes

Adapted from a recipe on Walnuts.org

  • Prep Time: :10
  • Cook Time: 1:15
  • Category: Side dish

Nutrition

  • Calories: 454
  • Sodium: 231 mg
  • Fat: 20 g
  • Saturated Fat: 6 g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
  • Carbohydrates: 67 mb
  • Fiber: 8 g
  • Protein: 5 g
  • Cholesterol: 20 mg

Keywords: sweet potatoes, maple syrup, side dish, sides,

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