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Halloween DIY Food Edition: 5 Easy Holiday Snack Hacks!

Written by Amanda Baltazar. Published: October 27 2017

 

'Tis the season to be spooky, fa la la la la la la la la. So you've got your costume, your Halloween decorations, and all you have to do left is buy some candy for the trick or treaters... but wait! 

 

You forgot to make snacks for your friends' party that you promised. Typical me. Don't worry. My new obsession is DIY-ing and there are cute, easy, and cheap DIY Halloween food/snacks you can make in a hurry! Not only are these snacks spooky and festive, but they are so fun and easy to make and they're delicious!

 

Check out these five easy snack hacks to DIY for your Halloween party! 

 

1. DEAD FINGER SANDWICHES

 

You'll need:

Bread

Peanut Butter

Jelly

Almonds

 

Skip to :58 to see how to make these creepy sandwich rolls!

 

 

 

These are also fairly healthy depending on what kind of bread you use! And we all know I'll be eating enough chocolate so this snack will be a great way to change it up!

 

2. CHOCOLATE COVERED PUMPKIN PRETZELS

 

You'll need:

Orange Chocolate Melts

Pretzels

Green M&Ms

 

Skip to 2:10 so check out these easy pumpkin pretzels! 

 

 

 

I could legitimately eat a whole bag of chocolate-covered pretzels so I can vouch for how good these will be!

 

3. HALLOWEEN CANDY BARK

 

You'll need:

Milk Chocolate

Various Chocolate Bars/Candy

Candy Corn

M&Ms

Eyeball Sprinkles

 

Check out this amazing tutorial at 2:32!

 

 

 

I'll be honest, not a fan of peppermint bark, but this recipe is with chocolate, so I will definitely eat!

 

4. MINI PEANUT COVERED CARAMEL APPLES

 

You'll need:

Green Apples

Caramel 

Peanuts

Melon Baller

 

Go to 5:23 to see how Ro makes these awesome apples!

 

 

 

Remember those caramel apple lollipops? This is the real thing. I am so excited to try these out!

 

5. FRANK-A-MOLE CHIP DIP

 

You'll need:

3 Avocados

Bag of Blue Chips

Sour Cream

Red Onion

Black Olives

3 Limes

4 Garlic Cloves

 

Skip to 4:30 for this savory Halloween snack!

 

 

 

Okay, this is perfect because we all know guacamole is life. He's almost too cute to eat!

 

These were just a few of my favorite food/snack DIYs and be sure to check out all of these YouTube channels for more amazing DIYs!

 

Everyone have a happy Halloween!!

 

(Image via uwodoo)

 

- Amanda Baltazar, YH Contributing Writer