Halloween is approaching and you may begin to wonder how I can make Halloween 2020 extra special for my children? Will there be Trick or Treating this year? Our team at Great Pretenders wants to give you plenty of ways to make Halloween extra special all October long! So turn on the spooky movies, and get out the treats... healthy treats that is! We've gathered a list of 7 Frightful Fruits to share with your little ones, or to include as a special surprise in their lunch! 

1. Silly Apple Bites by Fork and Beans

Ingredients 

• 2 apples
• sunflower butter (or peanut butter)
• 32 sunflower seeds
• 2-3 strawberries, sliced
• 1-2 homemade googly eyes per apple bite 

Instructions 

1. Cut the middles out of each quarter of the apple to create a mouth. Don’t worry about perfection, you are filling this gap with sunbutter anyway so if you cut too deep, you can always just cover it up and no one will know.
2. Coat the inside of the cut gap with a filling of sunflower butter.
3. Place 4 sunflower seeds on the top of the “mouth” for the teeth.
4. Place 1 sliced strawberry inside the mouth for the tongue.
5. “Glue” each eye above the mouth with a dab of sunbutter to stick.
6. Serve with a smile.

Visit www.forkandbeans.com for the full recipe. 

2. Grapefruit Jack-O-Lanterns with Fall Harvest Salad by Say Yes

Ingredients:

• 3-4 Grape Fruit

Fall Harvest Salad:

• 3 large apples (at least one granny smith)
• 2 medium oranges
• 2 large lemons, juiced
• 1 cup of grapefruit chunks
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 Tbsp maple syrup
• 1 Tbsp honey
• 1/2 – 3/4 cup pistachios
• 1  Tbsp dried cranberries
• 2 Tbsp golden raisins

Instructions 

3. Frozen Chocolate Banana Ghost Pops by Skinny Taste 

Ingredients: 

• 1 medium banana
• 1 cup good quality white chocolate*
• 8 mini chocolate chips for eyes
• 4 popsicle sticks

Instructions 

1. Cut banana in half lengthwise, then in half to make four quarters. Insert popsicle sticks into bananas, and freeze bananas on a wax paper lined cookie sheet.
2. When the bananas are frozen, fill a coffee mug with chocolate. Melt chocolate in the microwave 30 seconds at a time, stirring until the chocolate is melted and soft.
3. Dip the bananas one at a time into the chocolate, scraping off the excess chocolate from the back of the banana, and place it on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper.
4. Quickly add the chocolate chips for the eyes before the chocolate hardens (you have to work quickly here).
5. Return to the freezer until frozen and ready to eat. Eat frozen.

Visit www.skinnytaste.com for the full recipe. 

4. Monster Apples by The Decorated Cookie

Ingredients:

• Apples
• Knife
• Vampire teeth
• Candy eyes
• Honey
• Toothpick
• Clean paint brush

Instructions:

1. 1. With the knife, cut a wedge where the teeth will go.
2. Brush the exposed apple with honey to help prevent browning.
3. Stick the teeth in the opening. (Try and jam it in so it’s secure.)
4. Use the toothpick to dab two dots on the apple and adhere the eyes.
5. Let set and serve.

Visit www.thedecoratedcookie.com for the full recipe. 

5. Chocolate Covered Strawberry Ghosts by Yummy Healthy Easy

Ingredients:

• Strawberries
• White chocolate 
• Candy eyes
• Wax or parchment paper

Instructions: 

1. Melt white chocolate as instructed on the package. Dip strawberries one at a time in melted chocolate, dragging out some of the chocolate on the bottom to make a ghost "tail".
2. Set on wax or parchment paper. Place candy eyes on front of strawberry. Let harden on parchment or wax paper.
3. Repeat until you get the quantity of strawberries desired. Serve and devour!

Visit www.yummyhealthyeasy.com for the full recipe

6. Banana Mummies by Woman's Day Kitchen

Ingredients: