Creative Halloween Treats to Make at Home
This Halloween, get the kids in the kitchen and brew a spooky, creative snack or two! Here’s some inspiration for transforming ordinary snacks into monsters, pumpkins and everything in-between.
Candy Corn Halloween Snack Mix
Make this festive snack mix by combining sweet and salty treats like popcorn, rice cereal, pretzels and candy corn. Enjoy it immediately or store in an airtight container to keep fresh throughout the week!
Monster and Ghost String Cheese
Pick up a package of string cheese from Sparkle and large googly eyes from your local craft store. To create “monster” cheese sticks, glue a large eye onto the front of each string cheese. For “ghost” string cheese, draw two eyes and an open mouth on each stick with a permanent marker.
Giant Halloween Cookie Cake
This Giant Halloween Cookie Cake is super simple to make (only 8 ingredients!) and extra sugary sweet. Use a pizza pan to bake the large cookie, then top with your favorite Halloween candy. The variety of toppings make it easy and fun for the kids to help, and extra delicious to eat afterwards.
Jack-o-Lantern Treat Bags
Fill cellophane snack bags (from your local craft store or online) with orange treats from your local Sparkle like cheddar fish crackers or cheese puffs. Tie the bags off using fun festive ribbon, then transform them into jack-o-lanterns by drawing faces on the bags with black permanent marker!
Spider Cupcakes
This recipe for pumpkin Spider Cupcakes makes the perfect treat for your little ones. Simply make the cupcakes per the instructions and frost with white frosting. Add the “spiders” by placing an Oreo cookie on top and piping black “legs” with decorative frosting. For the finishing touch, dot the cookies with frosting and place candy eyes on top!
Mummify Snacks
You can turn nearly any pre-packaged snack or drink into a “mummy” by using gauze strips or toilet paper. Wrap things like GoGurt or juice boxes and adhere with a small glue dot. Make it extra fun by adding little googly eyes! Let the kids help, or pack in their lunches for a special surprise.
This spooky season, get creative! And before you make a festive treat or two, make sure to visit your local Sparkle Market for all the quality ingredients you need.
