Healthy Halloween Treats

With all the sugar that comes with the age-old beloved Halloween holiday, there are a few really great Halloween Treats you can make for your kiddos that won’t rot the teeth and actually are good for you!

I know kids love all the candy and sweet stuff that is the nature of the beast called, Halloween. But you can be the trickster and make a couple of the following recipes that the kids will enjoy…

Halloween Apple Bites

A toothsome, treat that is a welcome respite from all the candy… and will make your kids giggle…

What you’ll need:

- apples

- slivered almonds

What to do:

First, quarter and core an apple. Then, cut a wedge from the skin side of each quarter and press slivered almonds in place for teeth.

Tip: If you’re not going to serve them right away, baste the apples with orange juice to keep them from browning.

Here’s another tasty treat that kids (and adults) will gobble up.

Easy Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

What you’ll need:

- 1 freshly scooped out pumpkin

- 1 Tbsp. of butter (melted)

- Garlic salt to taste

1. Once you’ve scooped out all the pulp from the pumpkin, separate the seeds as much as possible from the pulp. Rinse the seeds in a colander to remove any fibers left.

2. Spread out the seeds on a cookie sheet in a single layer and let dry for 24 hours. Drying the seeds helps the roasting and the butter will adhere to the seeds much better.

3. Pre-heat your oven to 300 degrees F.

4. Pick through the dried seeds to finally remove any remaining pulp. By this time any remaining pulp will separate from the seeds nicely.

5. Put your seeds and melted butter in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Sprinkle with the Garlic salt. Then lay out the seeds again on your cookie sheet in a single layer.

6. Roast the seeds, turning once in awhile for 45 minutes or until crunchy and golden brown in color.

7. Remove from the heat and let cool for 5 minutes before eating.

Enjoy! These yummy pumpkin seeds are also great sprinkled on salads.

Happy Halloween!