Sugar-Free Candy Recipes for the Halloween Season

Sugar-free candy recipes come in handy during the Halloween season because many families are trying to sidestep the candy bowls around schools and offices. And you can be festive without the sugar! Explore natural sweeteners, like honey, maple syrup, and dried fruits, when making these homemade Halloween treats. They may be lower on the glycemic index, but they still taste great.

Mini Mint Patties

Adults and children alike enjoy these minty treats. A no-cook recipe that children can help with, peppermint and chocolate patties are easily adjusted to your tastes. This recipe from Everyday Maven uses raw honey as a sweetener. Or, if you want to start with a simple recipe you can adjust to your own palette, start with this four-ingredient recipe at Elana’s Pantry, which uses your choice of agave nectar or maple syrup as a sweetener.

Peanut Butter and Chocolate

Just as mint patties are the harmonious mix of peppermint and chocolate, peanut butter is a great pairing with chocolate, too. This version of peanut butter cups at Mother Nature Network gives you a base recipe to work from. You can add more honey to the peanut butter or chocolate and really make it your own.

Granola Bars

Granola bars can be filled with many delightful flavors, like nuts, seeds, and dried fruits, for sweetness. Plus, they’re fun to make! Below is a base recipe—from here, it’s easy to modify. Wheat germ, flax seeds, and nuts are all great additions.

• 2 cups oats
• 1 cup sweetener (honey, maple syrup, or a combination of both!)
• ½ cup flour
• 1 cup chopped dried fruit (dates, raisins, or whatever else you have)
• 1 egg
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. cinnamon

Combine all the ingredients with a wooden spoon. Press onto a cookie sheet and bake in a preheated (350 degrees Fahrenheit) oven for 30 minutes. Once out of the oven, slice into bars while still warm, then allow them to cool before serving.

Healthy Halloween Handouts

If you enjoy knowing how to make sugar-free candy for your own family but are seeking something packaged for trick-or-treaters, try making healthy snacks into something seasonal and fun. With a marker, add ghost features to wrapped pieces of string cheese or draw jack-o’-lantern features on small oranges. After all, who says candy gets to have all the fun?

The Halloween season is a jovial time of year, but that doesn’t mean it needs to be loaded with sugar. What are some of your favorite sugar-free candy recipes? Let us know with a #GoodMatterstweet!

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