BooBerry and Vanilla Banana Ghosts

These BooBerry and Vanilla Banana Ghosts can easily be made gluten-free and vegan for a perfect, healthy Halloween recipe for class parties and kids snacks.

Booberry and Vanilla Banana Ghosts

Halloween is such an exciting time for kids and an equally challenging time for parents. With multiple parties and candy galore, what can we serve our kids (and fun-loving adults) that’s festive, yet nutritious?

These BooBerry and Vanilla Banana Ghosts are fantastic treats for school parties and Halloween celebrations. Though this year may look different, we can still bring home the Halloween fun with a nutritious treat.

You know you’ve been there. You bring home like 20 bananas from Costco and you watch as they all become too ripe at the same time. No need to sacrifice them, in the name of reducing food waste, make some Banana Ghosts! 

This recipe is so easy that kids can do it. I’ve used popsicle sticks, coffee stirrers, and even chopsticks to insert into the bananas depending on what’s in the house at the time. 

Make your ghosts vegan and/or gluten-free to address any allergies or food preferences. Switch up the yogurt flavors to add to the fun.

If you are looking for something a little more indulgent, melt your favorite flavor of chocolate chips or candy melts for dipping. Think white chocolate for a true ghostly appeal or enjoy dark chocolate, peanut butter or butterscotch chips too! 

Enjoy a happy and healthy Halloween!

Boo-Berry and Vanilla Banana Ghosts

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Ingredients

  

• 4 ripe bananas cut in half
• 1/4 cup blueberry Greek yogurt or dairy free alternative
• 1/4 cup vanilla Greek yogurt or dairy free alternative
• toasted oat cereal gluten free if desired
• mini chocolate chips or pieces of raisins

Instructions

 

• Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper
• Insert a popsicle sticks into each banana half (I didn’t have any so I used coffee stirrers) and place on baking sheet
• Freeze for 30 minutes
• Add the 2 flavors of yogurt to 2 different plates.
• Roll 4 banana halves into each flavor of yogurt and create a face with 2 toasted oats for eyes and one for a mouth. If desired, use a mini chip or piece of a raisin for each pupil.
• Freeze for at least 30 minutes.
• Once frozen, if not consuming quickly, wrap each ghost in plastic wrap to store in freezer.

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BooBerry and Vanilla Banana Ghosts Nutrition Label

To make this recipe vegan use a dairy free yogurt alternative and either sub out the chocolate chips for raisin pieces or use a vegan brand.
To make this recipe gluten free, simply make sure you are using gluten free toasted oats cereal and chips.

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For more Halloween inspiration, check out my “Candy Corn” Overnight Oats or my Healthy Halloween Recipe Roundup from fellow registered dietitians and healthy food bloggers 🙂