Tangerine Pumpkins & Banana Ghosts

by ALEXA


Thankfully the school my boys are in this year has a strict “No Food” policy (aside from home lunch). I could barely contain my relief when the announcement was made at the first open house.

At the schools the boys have attended in the the past, the “food and treat” thing was a huge hassle. Teachers rewarded with candy, Fridays were food craft day, and then there were the birthday celebrations. You parents of kids with food allergies relate and get it, I know.

I always had a bone to pick with the [in my stern voice] “no homemade treats may be brought into the classroom” policy. Sheesh! I remember getting my hands slapped for bringing in these banana and tangerine snacks because I had “peeled the fruit with my own bare hands!”

To a point I get it. We all want our kids’ food prepared sanitarily and such, but I think someone picking their nose before peeling a banana that my kid would eventually eat would still be A LOT healthier than the storebought, crapola, fake frosting cupcakes that made their way into the classroom.

Okay, rant over.

Time to zen out! Did I tell you I my hormones have gone all whacky?

Ahhh, anyway … last Halloween I found this fruity idea on Pinterest and was enamoured. A big thanks to the creative mom who engineered them. If you’re scrambling for a healthier Halloween treat idea, give this one a go!

Tangerine Pumpkins & Banana Ghosts

Tangerine Pumpkins & Banana Ghosts

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Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat
Rating: 4.8/5
( 4 voted )

Ingredients

Tangerines or Cuties, peeled
Celery, cut into small sticks
Bananas, peeled and cut in half
Mini chocolate chips (I like Enjoy Life™)

Instructions

Stick celery into tops of tangerines.
Stick chocolate chips into bananas.
Now wasn’t that easy!

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Amira October 16, 2018 - 6:49 pm

AWESOME!!!! It boils my blood to think your healthy and adorable tangerines & ghosts went unappreciated! I’m the mom that also hates the overly processed sugary, yet “sanitary” crap that’s given out in schools as “treats”. And really, what kind of parent that would take the time and effort to bring something healthy would be unsanitary? Besides you’re right, even a booger finger is less offensive to me than the packaged poison they dole out. Thank you so much for this super cute, easy, tasty and HEALTHY Halloween treat! 🙂

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Alexa October 17, 2018 - 9:09 am

Oh you made my day and brought back memories and for the good laugh! I’d bake you some homemade, booger-free cookies and drop them by your house if I could. 🙂

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Ana October 26, 2016 - 2:56 pm

How do you stop the banana from turning brown?

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Alexa October 28, 2016 - 4:21 pm

Hi Ana, I typically make these a couple of hours before they are served and they do just fine. 🙂

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Cindy October 28, 2017 - 12:57 am

Use a tsp of lemon juice & about a half cup of water brush bananas lightly works for apple slices too☺

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Alexa October 31, 2017 - 11:34 am

Thank you Cindy. Great tip. Will do that next time I make these! Happy Halloween.

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Danny Simon August 4, 2022 - 10:23 am

This is so fun! Going to make them with the kids this weekend

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