Who says spooky season treats have to come with a scary sugar crash? This year, we whipped up a festive, protein-packed Halloween bark that looks delightfully eerie and fuels you through all your October festivities. Our Spooky Halloween Protein Bark made with Lifeway Farmer Cheese puts processed treats to shame, boasting a thick and creamy texture, live and active probiotics to support gut health, and an impressive amount of high-quality, bioavailable protein. Not only is this ghoulishly delicious, gut-healthy recipe fun to make — it’s a muscle-loving masterpiece!
High Protein Halloween Bark Made with Better Ingredients
This bark’s vibrant green color comes from antioxidant-rich matcha powder — not artificial dyes. Matcha green tea powder is whisked into a silky, luscious base made with Lifeway Farmer Cheese, honey, and vanilla before taking a trip to the freezer to set up. Once frozen, this high protein bark is ready to enjoy, and thanks to Lifeway, it’s the perfect way to experience how easy it is to transform wholesome ingredients into a festive, fun dessert.
Our farmer cheese is an excellent source of complete protein, offering 15 grams per 1/2 cup serving, plus it contains natural calcium to complement protein’s role in supporting strong bones and healthy muscle tissue. The live probiotics in our cultured farmer cheese make it gut-friendly and easy to digest, while also supporting the microbiome well after the last bite is enjoyed.
This wickedly good bark is also easy to customize! We chose spooky eyes and naturally colored Halloween sprinkles, plus some chocolate chips, because why not? Feel free to get as creative with your version of this Spooky Halloween Protein Bark as you wish. Just don’t forget the Lifeway Farmer Cheese — it’s the best part!
Discover Lifeway at a store near you or shop online here, then check out more of our cultured creations here. Cheers to a spooktacular, protein-packed Halloween!
The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for better gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health.
Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, support the digestive system, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it contains triggers the release of GLP-1. Lifeway Kefir also contains a variety of nutrients that are vital for healthy bones and overall health, including vitamins D3, K, and B12 along with calcium and potassium. Along with our kefir, we also offer our creamy Lifeway Farmer Cheese, a high protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support a healthy microbiome that’s easy to spread and contains no added salt or sugar.
Prep Time: 3 hours 15 mins Servings: 6-8Ingredients
Base of the Bark:
- 1 (16 ounce) container Farmer Cheese
- 2 1/2 tsp. matcha green tea powder
- 4-5 tbsp. raw honey or pure maple syrup
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- pinch of kosher salt
Toppings:
- mini dark chocolate chips
- naturally colored Halloween sprinkles (orange and black used)
- spooky candy eyes
Directions
- Place a piece of parchment paper on a large baking sheet. Set aside.
- Place the Lifeway Farmer Cheese into a food processor or blender along with the matcha, honey or maple, vanilla, and salt. Blend together until smooth and creamy.
- Pour the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet. Use an offset spatula to spread the farmer cheese out into a rectangle that's about 1/2-inch thick. Garnish the bark with candy eyes, mini chocolate chips, and sprinkles.
- Place the pan in the freezer for 3 hours, or until frozen solid. Once frozen, remove, and break the bark up into pieces. Enjoy immediately, or return to the freezer (covered) to store for later.
