By Angela (from the Happy Raw Kitchen)
Looking for a Healthy Halloween? Swampy green smoothies, spooky fresh fruit carved into monsters, and dragon blood green juices are all the rage! That’s right, you can have all the fun and costumes without the sugar crash and tummy aches. Enjoy our series of healthy raw vegan Halloween recipes, and share them with your friends and loved ones!
Swamp-Water Smoothie
Here is an eerily tasty beverage idea for a healthy raw Halloween party.
Ingredients for smoothie:
- 6 fresh pineapple spears
- 2 frozen bananas
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 1/2 cup fresh mint
- 1/2 cup water
For garnish:
- 1 tablespoon hemp seeds
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 6-8 of the tiniest mint leaves
- 6-8 goji berries, soaked and sprinkled with a few chia seeds, optional for ladybugs
- 1 coconut skull ice cube, optional*
*For ice cube, blend the meat and water from 1 young coconut until smooth, then freeze overnight in a skull mold. Wilton’s makes a nice one. The mold holds 3 cups, and the coconut will make about 2-1/2 cups, so it may not fill the mold completely, which is just fine. Pass the mold under warm water to make it easier to pop the ice cube out of the mold.
If using a coconut ice sculpture, put a small custard cup up-side down in the bottom of the punch bowl, as the ice will sink. You can let it sink if you want it to reveal itself as your guests serve themselves a smoothie. Another suggestion is to use two ice molds (back to back), or just an ice block, to elevate the skull from the smoothie.
How To Make It:
- Combine pineapple, banana, spinach, mint, and water in a high speed blender until smooth.
- Pour into a prepared bowl. Lay the skull onto a custard cup, if using.
- Sprinkle with hemp seeds, chia seeds, tiny mint leaves, and goji ladybugs, if using.
Of course, you can make this with any flavor smoothie and ice sculpture. A green smoothie skull in a light tropical smoothie would look awesome, too!
Ladybugs on a Log
The ladybugs could be used for Ladybugs on a Log. They would be a cute snack for the little ones at the party.
Ingredients:
- 1 stalk celery
- 1 tablespoon almond butter
- 5 dried goji berries, soaked for 1 hour
- 1 sprinkle chia seeds, poppy seeds, or black sesame seed
How To Make It:
- Wash and dry celery.
- Fill with almond butter.
- Sprinkle berries with seeds, and place across almond butter.
A variation: Ladybugs on a “Raft”
Top sliced apple, pear,and banana the same way. Sprinkle the fruit slices with lemon or orange juice, if making ahead (to slow their browning). Sprinkle with cinnamon, optional, before adding the “ladies”!
Spooky Silhouette Slices
Another quick fruit idea for the kiddies:
- Simply cut slices of any fruit. Apples and pears can be sprinkled with lemon or orange juice to prevent browning. Melons work well for this idea, as well.
- Cut out the center of the apple or pear slices with a tiny cookie cutter shape large enough to remove any seeds. Discard this cut out if it has seeds.
- Cut out a contrasting color of fruit slice (the same thickness) with the same shape.
- Fill in the hole with a contrasting colored fruit shape. All edible scraps can be blended into a smoothie.
You can also make these with geometric shapes to teach basic shapes to little ones when Halloween is over.
Goji Jam and Bones Shaped Apple Fries
This next eerie edible is a version of goji jam and apple fries.
Ingredients for the goji jam:
- ½ cup dates, pitted
- ¼ cup goji berries
- ¼ cup water
How To Make It:
- Soak the dates and berries in water for at least 1/2 an hour to soften.
- Blend until smooth; it may need additional water if the dates aren’t juicy.
- Serve as ketchup with apple fries. Cut apples, sprinkle with lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and date sugar. You can cut the fruit with a bone-shaped cutter and serve with a side of the red jam for dipping.
Remember to sprinkle the apples and pears with lemon juice, as well as a sprinkle of cinnamon if the little ones like it. 🙂
Of course, you can try other fruit for the fries, such as pears or mangoes, and play around with the jam by mixing other dried fruit with the dates, or substitute fresh berries for the dried ones and water.
About Angela of The Happy Raw Kitchen
In February 2007, Angela discovered the benefits of raw food. Since then, she has enjoyed the challenge of creating healthy, delicious meals using fresh vegan ingredients. You can read her blog filled with scrumptious and original recipes on her blog, The Happy Raw Kitchen.
For more ideas and playful ways to make this a Healthy Halloween, check out our Healthy Halloween Howl starting up on October 24th! Sign up now and join us for some spooktacular green smoothie fun!