8 Healthy Ingredients For Your DIY Halloween Candy
By Ujjainee Roy
October 26th, 2023
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Making Halloween candy at home is a great way to steer clear of refined sugars and saturated fats. Here are some things you can add to your homemade candy to make it nutritious
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Maple Syrup
Instead of sugar use antioxidant-rich maple syrup in fudge-y candies to make the sweetness more consistent
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Peanut Butter
Peanut butter is full of good fats and Omega-3 fatty acids and can be a good base flavour
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Coconut Milk
For vegan, nut-free candy recipes use coconut milk which has a natural nuttiness
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Cacao Butter
Cacao butter hardens into a cream-colored solid when cooled to room temperature and also thins chocolate. It can replace regular butter and is also good for your skin
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Dates
Dates can work wonders in flour-less candy recipes such as butter truffle bars. Use pitted dates that can be folded in easily
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Apple Butter Or Apple Juice
Try your hands at making sweet and sour apple candy cider drops or candy apple jelly this Halloween and use natural apple extracts!
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