Organic Halloween Candy Ideas for the Spookiest Day of the Year

Spooky season is right around the corner, and that means kids are going to be looking for delicious candy to celebrate the scariest day of the year. Sadly, for parents who want to live a healthy lifestyle, it can be hard to find organic Halloween candy for the day in the store.

So many of the treats sold on shelves across the country are filled with artificial ingredients or made with fruit that’s grown with pesticides. Fortunately, there hard doesn’t mean impossible and there are still plenty of recipes to make kids of every age happy.

Even better, there are plenty of recipes for America’s favorite candy. For instance, did you know you can make an organic peanut butter cup that tastes almost exactly like the Reese’s you grew up with? And what about delicious candy apples or caramel nuts? Healthy Halloween treats are easy to make and a great activity for kids!

Organic Halloween Candy Is Tasty Too

If you aren’t making treats for your kids, or maybe you’re new to the lifestyle, there are reasons some great reasons to switch or move forward with it. First and foremost, the food is absolutely delicious. A lot of people say that it tastes better and although it’s subjective, that’s something to consider. Anyway, isn’t everything tastier when it’s made with love in your own kitchen?

Besides the taste factor, there’s the fact that it’s better for the environment. Organic gardening uses less energy and no pesticides. According to experts, farmers who grow this food aim to preserve natural resources.

The United Nations’ agricultural organization has found organic farming can even help to prevent soil erosion. In fact, it encourages healthy soil formation and creates a more stable system. That means an organic farm is productive for a longer period of time, which in turn means it’s more profitable.

Finally, there’s the health factor. It stands to reason the fewer artificial fillers and ingredients you put in your body, the healthier you may be in the long term. Although this isn’t conclusive, it is something that’s worth considering.

So, organic farming is good for the environment, great for farmers, and could be beneficial to you in the longterm. That’s what we call a “win, win, win.” There’s no downside to making organic Halloween candy for the spoopy (spooky, cute) day.

Organic Halloween Candy and Treats

Are you ready to make some delicious, healthy Halloween treats? We have some great recipes for you to choose from.

However, before you get started, you might want to make sure you have containers and treat bags to store your organic Halloween candy in. That’s just an extra step to make it special and it’s more sanitary than a bunch of little hands reaching on a plate to take treats from. And let’s face it, that’s something we are all considering these days. You can wrap the treats individually and it makes everyone feel better.

Without further ado, here are some of the best organic Halloween candy treats.

Peanut butter cups

Do you love the chocolatey, peanut buttery goodness of a Reese’s cup? Guess what? You can make an organic version right in your own kitchen. Fit Foodie Finds has an excellent recipe that any chocolate lover will enjoy.

When you are shopping for the ingredients for your delicious candy, make sure you buy organic products. You can make any treat at home but it has to put together with solid, healthy components, otherwise, it’s just like what you’d buy in the candy section of the traditional grocery store.

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Bottom layer ingredients:

• 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 2.5 tablespoons melted coconut oil
• 1/3 cup creamy all-natural peanut butter
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Top layer:

• 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
• 1/3 cup creamy all-natural peanut butter
• Himalayan sea salt
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Place 12 muffin liners in a cupcake pan and spray them with organic cooking oil.
2. Mix all of the ingredients for the bottom layer together in a bowl.
3. Grab another bowl and combine the ingredients for the top layer, stirring until smooth.
4. Put 1/2 tablespoon of the bottom layer into each of the cups. Make sure the cups are even.
5. Put 1/2 tablespoon of the top layer in the cups and make sure it’s even as well.
6. Sprinkle all of the cups with Himalayan sea salt and put the pan in the freezer for 30 minutes.

The recipe’s creator says you can use any nut butter as long as it’s the oily kind because it mixes better. Do not replace the coconut oil.

Faux Butterfingers

Do you prefer the crunchy goodness of a Butterfinger over peanut butter cups? Don’t worry, Detoxinsta has a recipe for you. Their recipe has the same yummy texture of the delicious candy bar, but it’s lacking all of the disgusting preservatives and high-fructose syrup.

If you want to bring these to a party, just be sure to practice making a batch before you set out to make the organic Halloween candy. It’s an easy recipe to make once you figure what you’re doing, but you might stumble with the first batch. Like all of the recipes on the list, make sure you buy organic ingredients.

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Ingredients

• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 cup unsalted, creamy or crunchy peanut butter
• 1 to 2 cups dark chocolate chips
• 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 cup pure honey or maple syrup
• Coconut oil to grease with

Directions

1. Add the honey or maple syrup to a saucepan and stir in cream of tartar until it’s dissolved. Add a candy thermometer to the pan and bring the mixture to a boil on low-medium heat.
2. Allow the mixture to heat to 300F.
3. Make sure your other ingredients are measured out and ready to go while you are waiting for the mixture to boil. Also, line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
4. Remove the mix from the heat as soon as it hits 300F.
5. Add the salt and peanut butter, mixing as quickly as you can then add it to the cookie sheet. Press it down so it’s flat.
6. Cut the candy into bars using an oiled knife while it’s still warm Then cool in the fridge.
7. Melt the chocolate in an oven-safe bowl. Then coat the bars on each side.
8. Place in the freezer for at least one hour.

Enjoy your treats!

Recommended Read: No-Bake Salted Caramel Popcorn

Honey caramel nuts

Do you crave salted caramel? Well, we’ve got great news for you! Butter Believer has an excellent salted honey caramel nuts you will love. As usual, you are going to want to buy organically sourced ingredients to make your yummy treat.

This recipe is a little bit different because there aren’t any measurements, but it all works out.

Ingredients

• Honey
• Butter
• Nuts
• Natural sea salt

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Directions

1. Add equal parts butter and honey to a pan to simmer until it’s thick.
2. Throw some nuts of your choice into the caramel sauce or drizzle it over a bowl of nuts. Whatever you want to do.
3. Sprinkle salt over the nuts.

Chill your sweet treat in the fridge until it hardens up. Kick back with your homemade wine and enjoy the spooky night.

Orange coconut fudge

Do you want something brighter and fruity instead of the typical organic Halloween treats? What about some delicious fudge? Not just any kind of fudge, though. This is orange coconut butter fudge from Catholic Homemaker. It’s all of these yummy flavors wrapped into one incredible bar.

The best part? This doesn’t have a ton of sugar. So, you’ll feel good about giving it to your kids. That is if you don’t eat it all yourself.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon raw honey
• 1 cup coconut manna or butter
• 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• Juice of one orange
• 1/2 teaspoon orange extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch of Himalayan salt

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Directions

1. Melt the coconut manna or butter and the coconut oil in a small pot, stirring until it’s soft.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients to the pot and mix them together.
3. Pour the mixture into a small square glass container and put it in the fridge to set.

That recipe is absolutely delicious, but if you are a fan of more traditional flavors, we have just what you might be looking for.

Vegan chocolate fudge

Fudge is a great organic Halloween candy treat because it is almost universally liked. Kids can’t get enough of the sweet, chocolate goodness. It also pairs well with other snacks. I’ve been known to shove fudge and a handful of no-bake salted caramel popcorn into my mouth all at once. Don’t judge me.

The other great thing about fudge is that it’s just so easy to make. It’s literally just some mixing and waiting. Of course, you want to make sure you are buying really good, organic ingredients to make this even tastier. If you have children over your home, you can even get them in on this!

Check out the recipe from DetoxInsta below.

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup melted coconut oil
• 1 cup warm almond butter
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt

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Directions

1. Mix together the coconut oil and almond butter in a medium bowl until it’s smooth.
2. Add maple syrup, cocoa powder, sea salt, and vanilla. Mix until it’s smooth and then line a 9-inch square dish with parchment paper and pour the mixture in the dish.
3. Put the fudge in the freezer for at least an hour and let it set.

If you’ve made a special batch for your house, you can freeze it for up to three months and it will still be delicious.

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Vegan peanut brittle

If you’ve never had peanut brittle, stop what you are doing and prepare to write your grocery list down. It’s like a caramelly, peanut buttery, crispy, crunchy taste of heaven. Okay, so maybe that’s a bit too descriptive, but seriously it is incredible.

Guess what? There’s a vegan version!!

If you use organic, vegan ingredients it’s even better, and most kids will like it too. If they don’t, you should probably just throw the whole kid away and eat your peanut brittle by yourself. That was a joke, please do not throw any kids in the garbage.

The following recipe was found on Loving It Vegan. The creator recommends you have a candy thermometer handy and prepare to stir really quickly. Your arm is going to get a workout, so be prepared.

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup golden syrup
• 1 cup of sugar
• 2 tablespoons vegan butter
• 1 cup salted peanuts
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup water

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Directions

1. First, get a baking sheet out and spray it with cooking spray to prevent any sticking. You could also use parchment paper and spray that. Also, make sure your ingredients are all measured out before you get started.
2. Put the syrup, salt, sugar, and water in a pot and put the burner on medium-high. Stir the mixture the entire time while the sugar dissolves.
3. Put the candy thermometer in the pot, add the peanuts and stir until it reaches 300F.
4. Remove from the heat and quickly add the baking soda and vegan butter.
5. Pour it on the sheet and use utensils to pull the mixture across the pan so your candy is thin.
6. Put it in the fridge to cool and then crack the candy into pieces to distribute.

Enjoy Your Spookalicious Holiday

That’s all there is to it! Organic Halloween candy is incredibly easy to make. And the best part is that when you mess up, you can usually enjoy your mistakes as well. You might just want to give your treats to close family and friends this time around because parents don’t generally allow their children to eat homemade goodies given to them by strangers along their trick-or-treat route.

Worst comes to worst, you can keep the yummy candy in your freezer and enjoy all by yourself. We don’t recommend you gobble it up all in one sitting though. Another great idea is to use these recipes for the Christmas season. If you are an avid cookie maker, you can throw these treats on the plates. Either way, enjoy it!