We’re one week away from Halloween, and as downtown New Yorkers, we’re half excited and half terrified of the chaos that ensues every October 31st. While we’re not yet sure what we’re dressing up as or how we’ll be celebrating, we do know that we’ll be tricking our treats (sorry, we had to) by healthifying them. If you’d rather your children not overdose on high fructose corn syrup, involve them in some homemade Halloween kitchen endeavors.

Here’s our round up of our favorite healthy Halloween recipes.

1. These ghost pops call on all natural ingredients - coconut and bananas being the highlights - and are super simple and fun for kids to make. Nothing scary here.

2. Vegan brown rice crispy treats? Made with almond butter? Sold. Ditch Snap, Crackle and Pop - and opt for this whole grain, marshmallow - free take on the old classic. Did we mention they’re no bake and come together in 15 minutes? Perfection.

3. Caramel apples are one of the trickiest treats because the presence of apples can almost lead us to believe that they’re a healthy option. That, or they just make it really easy for us to pretend we’re eating something quasi-healthy. Lose the ruse this year, and make these raw caramel apples that use dates as the ‘caramel’ base.

4. This one may be more for the adults. Or for the kids who already drink green juice. These three recipes for toasted pumpkin seeds all sound incredible, and if having your hand in the pumpkin seed bowl will keep it out of the candy bowl, we’re all for it.

5. This ‘treat’ blew our mind. Pun totally intended. The fact that the only ingredient is a seedless melon, and that your kids will still think it’s the coolest thing ever? Bonus points. For more amazingly creative healthy Halloween treats, check out the rest of Spoonful’s ideas.

Photos via Nugget Markets, Oh She Glows, Gone Raw, 101 Cookbooks and Spoonful