Many parents are trying to cut back on the amount of sugar their children consume, but events like Halloween can be tough seeing as candy is such a big part of the festivities. Whether you’re dishing out treats or just want some sugar-free ideas to keep around the house, consider these options instead:
Sugar-free candied peanuts
While sugar free candied peanuts aren’t exactly in the same league as peanut brittle, they do hit the spot. All you need is roasted peanuts, egg white, cinnamon and maple syrup. Get the cooking instructions for sugar free candied peanuts here.
Sugar-free peanut butter cups
Get a mini muffin pan, xylitol, cream, unsweetened chocolate, unsweetened peanut butter and almond flour ready. Heat the cream in saucepan, add the chocolate and artificial sweetener and stir until everything is melted for the muffin (‘cup’) part of the peanut butter cups. To make the filling, mix the peanut butter, flour and sweetener in a mixing bowl and form the chocolate mixture into balls before pressing it into the chocolate cups. For the full recipe and a video showing how to make the sugar free peanut butter cups, click here.
Halloween cut out cookies
Cookies can be cut into Halloween themed shapes such as ghosts, cats, witch brooms or pumpkins. For sugar-free cookie recipes, click here.
Sugar free candy apple
Candy apples are a popular treat during harvest season (autumn) in the US, making them readily available at most Halloween parties. For a sugar free option, you can create the caramel with artificial sweetener, lemon juice, honey, corn syrup and red food colouring. Get the cooking instructions here.
Fruit insects
Cutting pieces of fruit into spider-shaped treats takes healthy Halloween snacks to the next level. Look at this spider made out of strawberries, rice syrup, sesame seeds and Nori sheets on www.sugarfreekids.com.au.
