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    Jack O Lantern Snack Board

    Sep 29, 2019 ·

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    Grab your kid's favorite orange and "black" foods and make an EASY Jack O Lantern Snack Board for the perfect Halloween snack! This idea is so versatile and can be customized to fit any party. Make your board with all healthy snacks, all candy, cheese and crackers, you name it! Also, I'm updating this post with a Black & White version at the end plus shopping lists for both colors so make sure to grab those.

    Jack O Lantern Snack Board

    This Jack O Lantern Snack Board honestly couldn't be easier to assemble, I promise anyone can do it and you only need the right colored foods to pull it off. First, start by shopping for your kid's favorite orange, dark purple, dark blue or black foods.

    Jack O Lantern Snack Board

    Halloween Snack Board Shopping List

    Here are the foods on our Halloween snack board shopping list:

    Baby Carrots
    Clementines
    Sliced Cheddar Cheese
    Cheddar Jack Cheese Sticks
    Orange Bell Peppers
    Orange Leaf Shaped Veggie Tortillas Chips, from Trader Joe's
    Naturally Colored Orange Halloween Gummies, from Trader Joe's
    Candy Corn, because it's classic
    Blackberries
    Concord Grapes
    Green Bell Pepper, for the stem

    Of course you can add in any other orange and black foods you might find or love but this is what I used to create my Jack-O-Lantern.

    Jack O Lantern Snack Board

    How to make a Jack O Lantern Snack Board

    To shape the Jack O Lantern I started with a large round cheese board as my base. Then I formed two simple triangle eyes and a nose using blackberries and a smile with concord grapes. It doesn't have to be perfect, your kid's will love it all the same. Next, line the the eyes, nose and mouth with very straight foods like carrots and bell pepper slices to outline the features. Fill in the rest of the pumpkin with orange foods and add green bell peppers for the "stem." Get creative and have fun with it! I filled lots of space up with orange chips, easy!

    Jack O Lantern Snack Board

    Before letting my twins dig into this snack board I removed the gummies and candy corn and set them aside in a small bowl on the table. I also set out a side dish of ranch for dipping veggie in. I let them know that if they ate the healthy snacks, they could have a few pieces of the gummies and candy corn! That way, I prevented the inevitable digging into the candy without touching the veggies. Let's face it, it's just too tempting.

    Black and white Pumpkin jack o Lantern Snack Board

    Black and White Jack-O-Lantern Snack Board

    Also, you can also creep this pumpkin out by using all "black" and white foods! Recently, my friend Christina and I re-created my orange and black pumpkin with this monochromatic snack look. Dark blue and purple foods, lots of chocolate and white cheese give this Jack-O-Lantern a spooky look.

    Black and white Pumpkin jack o Lantern Snack Board

    Black & White Halloween Snack Board Shopping List

    Here are the foods on our Halloween snack board shopping list:  (all of this is from Trader Joe's)

    Blackberries
    Concord grapes or any dark grapes
    Dark chocolate peanut butter cups
    Chocolate coconut almonds
    Black Licorice Bites
    Chocolate Joe Joe Cookies
    Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
    Yogurt covered pretzels
    Popcorn
    Cauliflower
    Mozzarella cheese sticks

    Jack o Lantern Snack Board

    I hope you will have fun making your own Jack-O-Lantern Snack Board this Halloween and make sure to share a photo on Instagram and tag me @freutcake and #freutcake so that I can see your creations. Happy snacking!

    More snack board ideas:

    Valentine's Day Snack Board
    Easter Snack Board
    The Ultimate List of Healthy Trader Joe's Toddler Snacks

    More Kid-Friendly Halloween Recipes:

    • Halloween Taco Bar
    • Bat Snack Board
    • Lion King Snack Board
    • Healthy Monster Pancakes
    • Halloween Boo Bark

    Black and white Pumpkin jack o Lantern Snack Board

     

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    1. Bird says

      October 02, 2019 at 8:06 am

      This is such a cute, fun idea for the whole family! 🙂

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