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| Brownie Jack-o-Lantern |
As a lover of all things
healthy, Halloween is definitely my least favorite holiday. Sure the
dressing up is fun, but the amount of candy my kids consume during all their
holiday parties and of course the bags of candy they collect drive me crazy. I
usually let them eat whatever they want that first night, within reason, and
then portion out the rest to about one or two pieces a day. But sometimes that
can last for weeks and I hate feeding them junk and having the candy around to
tempt me. One solution? Use the candy in a slightly healthy brownie
recipe that provides a bit of fiber and protein so that you can feel a little
better about eating all those sweets.
Some of my favorite combinations are Reese's peanut butter cups or Reese's
pieces baked into a peanut butter brownie like the one below, although using
mounds candy bars or almond joys with either coconut oil or almond butter in
the place of some of the butter would be delicious. Peppermint patties
also make a good brownie mix in as well as good old M & Ms like I used
here. Granted, this is not a health food, but it is slightly better for
you and more satisfying than just eating piece after piece of left over candy.
For a special Halloween day treat, it can even be fun to frost the brownies
with a light cream cheese frosting and decorate with melted chocolate
jack-o-lantern shapes. Happy trick or treating!!! (Just remember to
eat a salad first!!)
