A post Halloween treat you (and your scale) needn’t fear

November 12, 2017 Ashley 0 Comments

Okay, I’m admittedly a little late posting this.

But, seeing as Halloween candy is still ubiquitously existing on store shelves (and everyone’s still buying ’em up), let’s have this belated discush anywho…. Because the scariest thing about October’s definitely not Halloween, is it? No. Rather, it’s the harrowing effects of that blasted candy on our respective midsections. Sure, you’d think it’d be easy enough to avoid. Yet, every year – without fail – it happens. Those miniature sucrose cones appear. Maybe they’re in your home – meant for guests. Maybe they’re at work – a donation some well-intentioned employee brought in. They’re right there on display. Right there for the taking – in all their amber and orangey glory. How can you refuse? You’re only human.

Well, lucky for both’ve us – we don’t. We can just… make our own.

See, instead of getting tempted by those (now discount probably stale) saccharine triangles, we can enjoy:

Plant based candy corn.

(Actually perf. for that post ghost and pre avian baking November stretch, since it looks like the lovechild of candy corn and pumpkin pie.)

Is that just a euphemism for “vegan”? Yes. Is it delicious though? Also, yes. And, much like the prop spider you still haven’t taken down from two weeks ago, the pro factor here’s got legs to it. First, there’s, the health element. Since these are small, you’re probably not gobbling down a ton’ve them. But, even if you are, the benefits trump the O.G. brand you’d buy in the store by two ton-fold. What’s more, the bit’ve turmeric you’re using adds an anti-inflammatory property (while giving it the alluring hue we all adore about candy corn).

Second (and what always has to be immediately defended the second you mention a “health food” label), they don’t hafta be bland, either. I’ll admit it. There’s no greater horror than biting into a doppelganger of your favorite sweet snack, only to taste sawdust. That’s fun for no one. Which is why – instead’ve the dia-beet-us inducing sugar that’ll have you bound for triple digit scale numbers, we sub in some stevia. That is – if the vanilla feels insufficient on its own, which it generally doesn’t.

Third, when you bring them into school or work – you get to be food famous for a day.

Not only will everyone love you for bringing good food that’s free and venerate you for your culinary prowess.

They’ll also love you for magically extracting the calories from a delicious snack.

Then, finally, there’s the fun factor. Especially during this “Halloween’s over, Thanksgiving’s taking forever to get here” period, why not extend the last holiday for a bit longer? Maybe you’ve got a family. Maybe you’re booed up. (Pardon the pun.) Or maybe you even just have a scavenging pet, waiting patiently for scraps. Whatever your sitch is, this is a fab activity to spend your downtime doing – with the fun reward of a tasty snack after. The bonus? When you spend so much energy making a “cheat treat”, you’re less likely to overdo the munching of it. And that’s always a plus, if avoiding a plus sized hideous Christmas sweater’s what you want this year.

So, don’t be afraid of your favorite treats this season.

Be the chick who whips up tricked out treats to fix the (formerly) typical autumnal nom problem.