The air is getting crisp and leaves are starting to change colors and fall from trees, which means Halloween is just around the corner! Halloween it’s not just a holiday for kids. Who says college students can’t enjoy a Halloween treat as well? Today, I’m sharing a round-up of healthy Halloween snacks that college students would love whether you just want to embrace the spooky season or host a Halloween gathering with friends.
9 Healthy Halloween Snacks
“Monster Munch” Candy Corn Trail Mix
Ingredients
15 Candy corn – 110 calories
⅛ cup Nuts – 100 calories
Instructions
- Combine nuts and candy corn in a small bowl.
- Feel free to use any nut/seed you prefer. Roasted & salted nuts are fine.
Pumpkin Pie Popcorn
Ingredients
4 cups Popcorn, popped, plain – 124 calories
1 Tbsp Caramel (Tbsp) – 60 calories
1 tsp Butter (tsp) – 36 calories
1 Tbsp White chocolate chips, Tbsp – 70 calories
¼ tsp Cinnamon – 0 calories
1 tsp Pumpkin seasoning – 0 calories
⅛ tsp Salt – 0 calories
Instructions
- Pop popcorn from kernels or use a pre-popped version (choose a calorie-equivalent amount).
- Melt white chocolate chips and butter in the microwave in 30 second intervals until melted.
- Top popcorn with caramel, white chocolate chips, and seasonings.
- Enjoy!
Spooky Banana & Chocolate Bites
Ingredients
1 Banana – 105 calories
2 Tbsp Peanut butter, unsweetened (Tbsp) – 188 calories
1 Tbsp Chocolate chips, semisweet, Tbsp – 60 calories
Instructions
- Slice banana, top with peanut butter and mini chocolate chips to make candy eyes
- No peanuts? Use any other nut or seed butter
Pumpkin Dip with Apple
Get into the fall spirit with these mouthwatering fall flavors!
Ingredients
4 Tbsp Cream cheese, whipped (Tbsp) – 132 calories
1 Tbsp Pumpkin, puree, unsweetened (Tbsp) – 5 calories
½ tsp Maple Syrup (tsp) – 9 calories
¼ tsp Cinnamon – 0 calories
¼ tsp Salt – 0 calories
1 Apple, small – 77 calories
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine whipped cream cheese, maple syrup, pumpkin puree, cinnamon, and salt.
- Blend until smooth with a hand-blender (preferable) – of if you don’t have a blender, just mix with a spoon.
- Enjoy with a sliced apple!
- No dairy? Use dairy-free cream cheese, or sub out this meal for another.
- Note 1: There are cookies in the picture, but no cookies in the recipe. If you want cookies, just track them!
Boo-nana Ghosts
(Photo from Thriving Home Blog)
This one couldn’t get any easier. To make banana ghosts, just cut your banana in half, peel, and make a face with mini chocolate chips!
“Frankenstein Float” – Mango Spinach Smoothie
Attach googly eyes and Frankenstein’s signature stitched monster mouth and hairline and you’ve got the perfect healthy and festive Halloween float to enjoy.
Ingredients
1 cup Leafy greens, spinach, raw – 7 calories
¼ Zucchini, medium – 8 calories
¼ cup Celery stalks, chopped in half – 4 calories
½ cup Mango, frozen, chunks – 45 calories
½ Banana – 53 calories
½ cup Almond milk, unsweetened – 15 calories
½ tsp Vanilla – 0 calories
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender with ice.
- Blend until smooth.
Holiday Popcorn
Ingredients
4 cups Popcorn, popped, plain – 124 calories
1 Tbsp Coconut, shredded or flakes, sweetened – 35 calories
1 Tbsp Chocolate chips, semisweet, Tbsp – 60 calories
⅓ cup Marshmallows, mini – 50 calories
Instructions
- Pop popcorn if not already popped.
- Add in chocolate, marshmallows, and coconut. Mix to combine.
- Note: I used peppermint chips instead of chocolate chips – if you can find those at your store, use them!
Peach & Prosciutto “Mummy Finger” Bites
Ingredients
1 Peach – 59 calories
3 oz Prosciutto – 180 calories
Instructions
- Slice peach.
- Roll prosciutto around each peach slice, as shown in the picture.
Green Apple Monster
To this Halloween-inspired treat, you’ll need a green apple, nut butter, sunflower seeds for teeth and strawberries for the tongue.
How To Make Easy Halloween Snacks For College Students
All in all, when it comes to making Halloween treats, whether you’re looking for healthy Halloween snack ideas for a Halloween party, as a school snack, class parties or just to have just because, it can be super easy to pull off.
Tap into your creativity with these ideas below for ways to make monster mouths, googly eyes, or trying out fresh ways to put a new spin on your old favs. Everything doesn’t have to be over-the-top and gross-looking. You can also do a nice nod to Halloween with simple touches to get the point across as well.
- Black olives – pre-cut black olives offer a natural and healthy way to create eyes on whatever Halloween snack ideas you want to try whether that’s Antipasto eyeballs or fancying up your omelet or deviled eggs.
- Sunflower seeds – sunflower seeds also offer a natural and healthy way to create teeth or eyes on your healthy Halloween snacks.
- Piping bag – A piping bag makes life a whole lot easier when you want to sketch out monster mouths or a face on your high protein low fat snacks. You can also pipe icing or melted chocolate onto your Halloween treats with ease so if you don’t have a piping bag yet, the holidays are a great excuse to grab one.
Have you thought of any more tips for making Halloween treats and snacks that we missed? I’d love to hear what you think in the comments down below.
