Halloween Party Appetizer Veggie Skeleton Recipe

What is a Healthy Party Treat for Halloween?

Answer: Healthy Halloween Veggie Skeleton of course!

I enjoy a lot of the sweet Halloween treats, but I love having some fun, healthy options too. Gotta try to squeeze in some good stuff to help balance out all of those sweets! This skeleton veggie tray is a super easy, fast, and cute Halloween appetizer or side dish idea!

Vegetables used in this Halloween appetizer veggie tray

• 1 red bell pepper
• half of 1 cucumber
• 3 medium carrots
• 5 mushrooms
• 1 cup broccoli florets
• Ranch dip or veggie dip

Really, it is up to you which veggies you use and where you put them! Use only the veggies you have or only the ones you like! Read on for more ideas…

How to Make a Healthy Halloween Veggie Tray

Start your Veggie Skeleton by chopping up veggies. Then either design the skeleton yourself, or have the kids do it! They will have a lot of fun with it!

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Vegetable Skeleton Spine

Sliced cucumber can be the vertebrae of the spine for the Veggie Skeleton. Any round-shaped veggie will do. For the ribs, cut a bell pepper into slices. Depending on the size of your tray and pepper, you can leave the slices full length or cut them in half. I cut mine in half.

Halloween Skeleton Limbs

For the legs and arms, any stick-like veggies work well – carrot sticks or baby carrots, celery sticks, more sliced peppers, etc. Mushroom slices are perfect for the hips/pelvic area.

Once you’ve got all the veggies chopped and sliced, it’s time to start arranging them into a Halloween veggie tray skeleton.

How to assemble your Halloween Veggie Tray appetizer or side dish

Step 1: Start with the Skeleton Snack Head

Place a bowl of Ranch dip or any favorite veggie dip at the top of your tray. This will be the head! Use a lettuce leaf or broccoli florets at the top of the bowl for “hair.” Yeah, skeletons probably don’t usually have hair, but it does look pretty cute anyway. 😉 Use a couple small pieces of broccoli, olives, or grape tomatoes for the eyes!

Step 2: Make the Spine

Stack the cucumber slices in a vertical column in the center of the tray, going down from the bowl, then add the bell pepper ribs off each side of the spinal column.

Step 3: Add the Guts

Next put the hips, pelvis, guts, or whatever you want to call it, in place beneath the spine and the ribs. Just pile them on there.

Step 4: Attach the arms and legs

Now you’re ready to add the arms and legs! Use broccoli or cauliflower florets as elbow and knee joints, and also for the feet and hands.

Servings Ideas for Halloween Skeleton Party Treat

You can make one large veggie skeleton to share, or have the kids make individual veggie skeletons for themselves. This is a fun way to do a raw veggie snack in the afternoon to hold them over until dinner!

Final Thoughts

Every Halloween party needs a veggie skeleton! You will love this recipe because it is healthy, adapatable, and so cute! Enjoy this fun and easy Halloween appetizer idea!

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Halloween Veggie Skeleton Recipe

A healthy Halloween appetizer idea that everyone will love - veggie tray skeleton!

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Print Pin Rate

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes minutes

Serves: 6

Adjust Servings: 6

US CustomaryMetric

Ingredients

• 1 red bell pepper sliced lengthwise
• ½ cucumber sliced into rounds
• 3 medium carrots peeled and cut into carrot sticks
• 5 mushrooms sliced
• 1 cup broccoli florets
• Ranch dip or veggie dip

Instructions

• Place a bowl of Ranch dip or any favorite veggie dip at the top of your tray. This will be the head! Use broccoli florets (or a lettuce leaf) at the top of the bowl for "hair." Use a couple small pieces of broccoli (or olives or grape tomatoes) for the eyes.
• Stack the cucumber slices in a vertical column in the center of the tray, going down from the bowl, then add the bell pepper ribs off each side of the spinal column. Next pile on the sliced mushrooms as the pelvis, beneath the spine and the ribs.
• Add carrot sticks (or celery sticks or more sliced peppers) for the arms and legs. Use broccoli florets (or cauliflower) as elbow and knee joints, and also for the feet and hands. 
• Serve and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

How many veggies you use and how high you pile them on there depends on your preference, the size of your serving platter, and how many people you would like to serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 30kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 28mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g