Healthy Halloween and Fall Favorites

The Creative Kitchen found these ghoulishly delightful Halloween treats that the whole family will love! No tricks here! Find sweet treats, fall menus, and kid friendly-snacks you can feel good about in this fun-filled recipe collection.

Quick Fall Minestrone

Fall produce, with its powerful flavor and heartiness, is a frequent presence in comfort-food recipes. Butternut squash, potatoes, kale, and carrot make this soup soul-warming, and pasta and white beans give it traditional Italian flavor.

Chocolate Spiderweb Cookies

Start with a recipe for basic chocolate cookies and turn them into Halloween treats by decorating the tops of the cookies with white icing in spiderweb design. For the spiderweb glaze, snip a very small hole in the corner of the plastic bag. If it’s too small, you can always make it bigger.

Roasted Root Vegetables with Sorghum and Cider

Sorghum- also known as sorghum molasses-is the distinctive, syrupy by-product of sorghum grain. Look for it in specialty stores and gourmet grocers, or substitute molasses.

Maple-Chile Popcorn

Maple syrup provides a touch of sweet, while ground red pepper adds heat to this quick and easy appetizer. A heatproof spatula works best to combine and spread the ingredients into the pan. Kids may prefer this without the red pepper. Store in an airtight container for up to one week at room temperature.