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Trick and Treat Your Tastebuds with ENLIGHTENED Halloween Treats

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at U Iowa chapter.

We all know what Halloween means—hella candy. And while I love a good Kit Kat every now and then, if I can satisfy my sweet tooth (and, believe me, I have one), without the fear of consuming an astronomical number of calories, I’m all over it. That’s why I made these ENLIGHTENED Halloween treats—low calorie, high protein and fiber, and full of flavor. Time for some spooky, festive fun. 

Disclaimer: I received ENLIGHTENED products in order to complete this recipe collection. All opinions are my own.

Vanilla Ghost Milkshake

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 2 minutesCook time: 5 minutesTotal time: 7 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Hailey Tom

    Add ice cream, milk, and Oreos to a blender and blend until smooth

  2. Hailey Tom

    Dip rim of glass in chocolate syrup, then in crushed Oreos

  3. Hailey Tom

    Pour milkshake into glass. Beware of the resulting chocolate mustache.

Marshmallow Treat Cats and Bats

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 2 minutesCook time: 2 minutesTotal time: 4 minutesServings:2 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Hailey Tom

    Press bat and cat cookie cutters into marshmallow treats.

  2. Hailey Tom

    Decorate with icing and colored gel!

Party Pumpkins and Ghosts

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 2 minutesCook time: 2 minutesTotal time: 4 minutesServings:2 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Hailey Tom

    Press pumpkin and ghost cookie cutters into the marshmallow treats.

  2. Hailey Tom

    Decorate with icing and gels!

Triple Chocolate Graveyard

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: 5 minutesTotal time: 10 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Hailey Tom

    Crush your Oreos—really let the rage out.

  2. Hailey Tom

    Layer chocolate ice cream, crushed Oreos, and Milano cookie in a glass. Enjoy!

Chocolate Chip Spiders

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 10 minutesCook time: 2 minutesTotal time: 12 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Hailey Tom

    Melt chocolate in microwave and dip pretzel rods in. Let chill in freezer for around ten minutes or until the chocolate has hardened.

  2. Hailey Tom

    Arrange pretzels on cookie. You may need to leave out some of the rods depending on the size of cookie. My spider only has six legs, but he’s still a good guy.

  3. Hailey Tom

    Top with ice cream and add candy eyes!

Mint Chip Witch

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: 2 minutesTotal time: 7 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Hailey Tom

    Cut and mold the treats into (kinda) circles.

  2. Hailey Tom

    Plop a scoop of ENLIGHTENED Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream on that bad boy.

  3. Hailey Tom

    Melt the chocolate in the microwave and dip the chip witch in there. Top with sprinkles or whatever your heart desires.

Witch Hats

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: 2 minutesTotal time: 7 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Hailey Tom

    Scoop out some amaze ENLIGHTENED Cookie Dough Ice Cream and arrange it on top of a sugar cookie.

  2. Hailey Tom

    Place your cone on top for a pointy witch hat look. Decorate however you’re feeling. I always go with squiggles—you can’t go wrong with ’em.

Ice Cream Eye Balls

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesTotal time: 5 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Hailey Tom

    So this is basically the easiest recipe to throw together ever, and is great for last-minute party ideas! Just throw in some candy eyes in a bowl with the ice cream and you’re good to go. No stress needed—except that you’ll have to eat it before it melts but, let’s be real, that’s not a problem.

Spooky Pumpkin Cookie Dough Pancakes

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 10 minutesCook time: 10 minutesTotal time: 20 minutesServings:4 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Hailey Tom

    Add all the ingredients to the blender and combine, adding in milk until the batter is the desired thickness.

  2. Hailey Tom

    Throw them babies on a heated pan, flipping once they’re all bubbly.

  3. Hailey Tom

    Top with more ice cream, because why the hell not?

Halloween is supposed to be scary, but you don’t have to fear any of these goodies. ENLIGHTENED Halloween treats are delicious and super simple to make. Throw any one of these recipes together for a party—or just for yourself because, hey, you are a party and you deserve to #TreatYoSelf.

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