Halloween has become an increasingly popular holiday in South Africa, with kids eagerly awaiting the opportunity to dress up in spooky costumes and collect sweet treats from their neighbours. If you're looking for creative and delicious Halloween treat ideas for the little ghouls and goblins in your life, you're in luck. In this article, we'll explore some spooktacular Halloween treat ideas that are perfect for South African kids.
- Pumpkin-Shaped Sugar Cookies
Pumpkins are synonymous with Halloween, and what better way to celebrate than by making pumpkin-shaped sugar cookies? These sweet treats can be cut into various pumpkin shapes and decorated with orange and green icing to mimic the iconic jack-o'-lantern faces. Sugar cookies are a hit among kids, and they can enjoy both making and eating them.
- Marshmallow Ghosts
This easy-to-make Halloween treat is sure to delight kids. Simply dip large marshmallows in white chocolate, add edible candy eyes, and drizzle with melted chocolate to create friendly, ghostly treats. These marshmallow ghosts make for a fun DIY project for the whole family and taste delicious.
- Mummy Hot Dogs
Transform regular hot dogs into mummy-themed delights. Wrap hot dogs in strips of puff pastry to resemble mummy bandages, leaving a small space for eyes. Add two small dabs of mustard or ketchup for the eyes and bake until golden brown. These savoury mummy hot dogs are sure to be a hit with kids at Halloween parties.
See our past blog with fun Halloween crafts for children to enjoy.
- Vampire Donuts
Donuts are a favourite treat among kids, and for Halloween, you can turn them into adorable vampire-themed snacks. Simply purchase powdered sugar donuts and add plastic vampire teeth, making it look like the donut is the vampire's open mouth. Add a small drop of red icing to imitate blood for extra spookiness.
- Bat-Shaped Chocolate Treats
Use dark chocolate to create bat-shaped treats by pouring melted chocolate into bat-shaped moulds and allowing it to harden. Once set, these chocolate bats can be decorated with white chocolate to create bat eyes and wings. Kids will enjoy both making and eating these delectable and eerie chocolate treats.
- Spooky Fruit Skewers
For a healthier Halloween treat option, consider making spooky fruit skewers. Use black grapes, orange and blackberries, and kiwi slices to create Halloween-themed fruit skewers To add an extra touch of spookiness, you can use cookie cutters to shape the kiwi into ghost or pumpkin shapes.
- Spooky Cupcakes
Whip up a batch of your favourite cupcakes and decorate them with white icing and spooky eyes, or green icing with stitching details or even orange icing with jack-o-lantern eyes. Alternatively top with candy or mini gravestones, there are no limits but your imagination. Spooky cupcakes make for great Halloween-inspired treats that are tasty and fun to look at.
For additional Halloween décor ideas have a look at the wonderful lights in stock at iKids.
