No-Bake Halloween Pumpkins are a cute, fun Halloween snack idea for adults and kids. They are easy, healthy, gluten-free, low-carb, with a vegan option!
If you’re looking for an easy, no-bake, and healthy treat this Halloween season, you’ve got to try these adorable Halloween-inspired bites! Made with simple ingredients like Costco almond flour, almond butter, and maple syrup, they’re festive, nutritious, and come together in minutes—no baking needed!
I used my basic almond flour chocolate dough that I used to make these no bake brownie bites or chocolate mice, shaped them into mini pumpkins, used a white chocolate dipped pretzel for stem, and then gave a sprinkling of gold dust for a sparkle finish. How cute are these?
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Reasons to love
- No Bake, No Fuss – Super easy to make! Just melt the chocolate chips, mix everything together, and shape—no oven required.
- Healthier Sweet Treat – Made with wholesome ingredients like almond flour, maple syrup, almond butter, and cocoa powder, so you can enjoy them guilt-free. Perfect for adults!
- Kid-Friendly Fun – The no-bake dough is like playdough, making it a perfect hands-on activity for children to shape their own little pumpkins.
- Diet-Friendly – Healthy, naturally gluten-free with an easy vegan option, so everyone can enjoy!
Ingredients you'll need to make no-bake Halloween snack
Scroll down to the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and amounts.
- Almond flour – Use super fine variety and not almond meal.
- Almond butter – Other butters like peanut butter or sun butter can be used instead. Make sure that it's the creamy kind.
- Cocoa powder – Dutch process cocoa powder is recommended for all cocoa powder recipes.
- Maple syrup - Makes it healthier and adds enough liquid to help with binding.
- Chocolate chips - Use semi-sweet chocolate chips for the right balance of sweetness.
- Pretzels – A broken part of a pretzel is used to make stems like in gingerbread cookie cups.
- White Chocolate (Optional) – I like to dip the pretzels in a blend of white chocolate and a touch of cocoa powder, which gives them a more natural, “stem-like” look and adds a delicious hint of sweetness!
How to make no-bake Halloween pumpkins?
You can find full printable recipe below, but here is a quick overview of the procedure along with step-by-step photos.
Make chocolate dough
- Add almond butter, maple syrup and chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl.
- Microwave until melted and smooth.
- Add almond flour, cocoa powder and salt.
- Knead to form a soft dough, like in date balls.
Tip: If the dough feels very soft then let it rest at room temperature for a few minutes to firm up.
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7 to 10. Using a toothpick, make eight indentations to form the shape of a pumpkin. Break a pretzel stick into a third and insert it to resemble stems.
More Halloween snacks for adults
Halloween Pumpkins - No-Bake Halloween Treats
Ingredients
- ½ cup almond butter or use peanut butter
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- ¾ cup almond flour super fine
- 6 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 pinches salt
- 6 pretzel sticks
Instructions
- Add almond butter, maple syrup and chocolate chips into a medium microwave safe bowl. Melt for about 1 minute or very hot. Remove from microwave and stir well, until it becomes smooth.
- Add almond flour, cocoa powder and salt. Stir well to make a make a smooth dough and shiny dough. Tip: If the dough feels very soft then let it rest at room temperature for a few minutes to firm up.
- Scoop about a heaping tablespoon of dough and roll it into a smooth ball, making sure there are no cracks.Tip: If it cracks, then knead that dough gently in your hand 3 to 4 times and then roll again into a smooth ball.
- Using a rounded toothpick, make 6 indentations (refer video/photos), to get the shape of a pumpkin. Insert a broken pretzel stem in the middle.
- Store pumpkins in the refrigerator but leave at room temperature for at-least 30 minutes before eating.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information, based on third-party calculations, should be seen as estimates, not guarantees, as various factors like product types, brands, processing methods, and more can alter the nutritional content in recipes.
Recipe Tips
- Use super fine almond flour and not almond meal.
- If dough feels too soft to roll, then leave aside for 10 to 20 minutes at room temperature to firm up.
- To make it gluten free, use gluten free pretzels
- Use peanut butter instead of almond butter.
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