Hauntingly Healthy Halloween Snacks for Toddlers

October 29, 9:49 AMSalt Lake City Parenting Toddlers ExaminerLilet Gillen

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Black Bean Cat Crudites

Looking for a healthy alternative this Halloween? I know my toddlers will be consuming a lot of candy and sweets over the next few days, so I was really excited to come across some fairly easy, very cute recipes for Halloween snacks and the best part is that they are healthy! Your toddlers will love helping you make these fun Halloweeen snacks:
BLACK BEAN CAT CRUDITES
INGREDIENTS
*Black Bean Dip
Assorted vegetables such as: Celery, Cherry tomatoes, Broccoli, Carrots, Green beans, Mushrooms and Zucchini
INSTRUCTIONS
Arrange vegetables in the shape of a cat, as shown. Serve with Black Bean Dip.
*BLACK BEAN DIP*
INGREDIENTS
1 15.5-ounce can black beans
1/3 cup medium-hot salsa, 1 tablespoon for garnish
1/4 cup cilantro leaves, plus extra for garnish (optional)
4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
l small garlic clove, minced
INSTRUCTIONS
Drain and rinse the black beans, setting aside l tablespoon for garnish.
Combine the black beans, salsa, cilantro leaves, lemon juice, and garlic in a food processor. Blend until smooth. Garnish with the black beans and, if you like, cilantro leaves or salsa. Makes 1 1/4 cups and serves 4 to 6. (Note: If you use this as a dip with veggies to replace the Asparagus Salad, double the recipe.) http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/mexican-black-bean-dip-683378/
 

Apple Bites

APPLE BITES
INGREDIENTS
Apples
Slivered almonds
INSTRUCTIONS
Just quarter and core an apple, cut a wedge from the skin side of each quarter, then 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.
http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/apple-bites-688193/

Eerie Eyeballs

EERIE EYEBALLS
INGREDIENTS
Apple rings (1 per eye)
Dried Apricots (1/2 per eye)
Raisins (1/2 per eye)
INSTRUCTIONS
For each pair of eyes, gently flatten two dried apple rings with the palm of your hand.
Carefully slice a dried apricot through the middle so that you end up with two circular halves. Press a half, sticky side down, onto the center of an apple ring, covering the hole. For pupils, use kitchen scissors to cut a raisin in two, and press the halves, sticky side down, onto the apricots. http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/eerie-eyeballs-688999/

Pizza Mummies

PIZZA MUMMIES
INGREDIENTS
English muffins
Pizza sauce
Black olives
Scallions
Red or green pepper
Cheese sticks or slices
INSTRUCTIONS
Heat the oven to 350º F. For each mummy, spread a tablespoon of pizza sauce onto half of an English muffin (toast it first, if you like). Set olive slices in place for eyes and add round slices of green onion or bits of red or green pepper for pupils. Lay strips of cheese (we used a pulled-apart cheese stick) across the muffin for the mummy?s wrappings. Bake for about 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the muffin is toasty. http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/pizza-mummies-688188/

For even more Hauntingly Healthy Halloween snacks, visit: http://familyfun.go.com/halloween/best-halloween-recipes-786790/view-all/