9 Healthy Halloween Recipes

Give your Halloween party some personality with these carved edible “bowls.” Make them as goofy or as scary as you like, depending on your mood! Not only do these jack o’lantern snacks add a festive touch, they will make sure kids and adults alike will continue to snack on vegetables in between bites of Halloween candy. This healthy Halloween snack is a must.

Recipe: Bell Pepper Jack-o-Lanterns with Vegetables and Dip

With its red hue, this healthy Halloween appetizer gives crudites and dip a Gothic edge.

Recipe: Red Pepper-Potato Dip with Crudites

This elegant yet adorable fall soup is oh-so-Halloween, from the clever use of mini gourds as bowls to the healthy harvest flavors.

Recipe: Pumpkin Soup with Pumpkin Seed-Mint Pesto

Recipe: Mini Pumpkin Bowls

Turns out that spinach wrapped in pie dough passes the picky-eater test! For these Halloween riffs on the classic calzone, use 4- by 5-in. pumpkin-shaped cookie cutters (find at cooking or craft stores and online). Or cut out a pumpkin-shaped template from paper, set it on the dough, and cut around it with a thin, sharp knife.

Recipe: Spinach Jack-o’-Lantern Hand Pies

Toasting the cumin brings out its flavor, and a bit of Madras curry powder makes this a savory pie that’s as appealing to grown-ups as it is to kids.

Recipe: Chicken Curry Moon Pies

This is an adaptable little recipe. We love the warm, spicy flavor of brown mustard, but feel free to use your family’s favorite mustard. You can also customize the filling by using any kind of thinly sliced cheese and/or meat that you or your kids prefer.

Recipe: Halloween Ham and Cheese Hand Pies

Snack on these handheld pies before going trick-or-treating snack, or eat a couple for a vegetarian Halloween meal.

Recipe: Pumpkin Curry Empanadas

The warm spices of holiday pies are mixed with seeds and a touch of salt for a sweet and savory snack to eat by the handful. It can be shared with any trick-or-treaters on the Halloween trail, since it won’t set off peanut allergies.

Recipe: Pie-Spiced Pumpkin and Sunflower Seeds

Cupcakes only a vampire could love? Hardly! These healthy Halloween treats get their color not from the usual food coloring but from puréed roasted beets, so kids (and Dracula) can get a dose of veggies without even knowing it.

Recipe: Red Velvet Cupcakes with Orange Buttercream