Easy Halloween Food Ideas to Try This Year
Easy Halloween Food Ideas to Try This Year
If you're throwing a Halloween party or just want some fun ideas for the family, you are in luck I've found 13 easy and fun Halloween food ideas. We're talking Halloween treats that the kids will love like Frankenstein cupcakes and creepy witch finger cookies plus, heathy choices like jack o lantern tangerines and silly monster apples. There are also amazing Halloween appetizers like mummy jalapeno poppers, spider pizzas, bat tortilla chips with mango salsa and pumpkin deviled eggs that will amaze your friends. If you don’t have a lot of time, no worries one of these ideas takes two seconds with a tangerine and a sharpie, no joke!
Halloween Treats
These cute Halloween treats would be perfect to make with the kids at this time of year. Check out below recipes for delicious peanut butter spider cookies, Frankenstein cupcakes, and even creepy witch finger cookies.
PEANUT BUTTER SPIDER COOKIES | RECIPE & IMAGE SOURCE | EAT LITTLE BIRD
This is a fun twist on one of my favorites the, Hershey kiss peanut butter cookies. Anything that combines chocolate and peanut butter, I’m in. This recipe is from Thanh from Eat Little Bird. Click the link above for the recipe. I love how she created the adorable spider faces on the Lindor chocolate truffles.
FRANKENSTIEN CUPCAKES | RECIPE & IMAGE SOURCE | YOUR CUP OF CAKE
Here is another adorable Halloween treat idea that is actually very easy. These cupcakes have M&M eyes and sprinkle hair! They are the perfect Halloween treat for the kids. Plus, the peppermint and chocolate combo is so delicious. If you love mint chocolate chip ice cream, you will love these. Find the full recipe from Your Cup of Cake above.
JACK SKELETON CUPCAKES | RECIPE & IMAGE SOURCE | SARAH’S BAKE STUDIO
This recipe is actually very easy, and you can make the faces look as friendly or creepy as your crowd desires. Maybe a little of both. This would be perfect if you are having a little Halloween get together. Find the full recipe at the link above from Sarah’s Bake Studio.
WITCH FINGERS |RECIPE & IMAGE SOURCE | FOOD.COM
Ok, I showed you enough cute treats you have to have something a little creepy, it is Halloween, right? How about these super creepy witch’s fingers? These are a crowd pleaser. Your friends and family will be a little disgusted until they have their first bite.
BLOODSHOT EYEBALL COOKIES | RECIPE & IMAGE SOURCE | BELLYFULL
What I love about these eyeballs is they are pretty simple, but they look like they came from a high-end bakery. Your friends and family will be super impressed with your baking skills. They will know you have been spending time on Pinterest. Check out the full recipe at the link above.
Healthy Halloween Food Ideas
Here are some super easy Halloween snacks that are also healthy, and the kids will absolutely love them. Win, win, right? One of them only requires cuties and a sharpie and you will be called the best mom ever. Who knew it was that easy! Check out the ideas below.
SILLY APPLE MONSTER SNACKS | RECIPE & IMAGE SOURCE | FORK AND BEANS
These cute snacks are not only healthy, but they are easy and allergen free. All you need for this fun snack is apples, sunflower butter, sunflower seeds, strawberries and edible googly eyes. Your kids will be asking for these all year long. Find the full recipe from Fork and Beans from the link above.
CUTIE JACK O LANTERNS | IMAGE SOURCE | FOOD NETWORK
This would be the perfect snack to slip into a lunchbox for Halloween. Just draw a Jack o lantern face on a cutie or any type of orange with a sharpie and bam best mom ever!
Halloween Drinks
WITCH’S WICKED PUNCH | RECIPE & IMAGE SOURCE | WOMAN’S DAY
Here is a super easy Halloween punch for kids and adults that looks like a creepy witch’s brew. It can be made with just lemon lime seltzer and sherbet ice cream. Click the link above for the full recipe.
BLOODY MARY SYRINGES |RECIPE & IMAGE SOURCE | DELISH
This is a fun drink recipe just for the adults. How creepy would it be to have your Bloody Mary through a syringe? This would be the perfect drink for your Halloween party. Find the full recipe at the link above.
JEKYLL & GIN GLOWING COCTAIL | RECIPE & IMAGE SOURCE |DELISH
Want to wow your friends at your Halloween party? Then whip up this super cool cocktail that looks coral in the normal light and glows under the blacklight. This easy recipe calls for just Gin, lemon juice, grenadine and tonic water. Find the full recipe from Delish above.
Halloween Appetizers
HALLOWEEN SNACK TRAY | RECIPE & IMAGE SOURCE | FOXES LOVE LEMONS
There is so much goodness here. One stop shop for all your Halloween food ideas. You have mummy jalapeno poppers, spider pizzas, apple monsters with mango tongues , pumpkin deviled eggs and bat tortilla chips with mango salsa, what more could you need? Lori from Foxes Love Lemons has made all of the Pinterest favorites into an amazing Halloween snack tray. Imagine making this for Halloween dinner. This would blow your families socks off! It would also be perfect snack try for your Halloween party. Find the recipes at the link above.
SPIDER WEB TACO DIP | RECIPE & IMAGE SOURCE | PALATABLE PASTATIME
Everyone loves a good Mexican seven-layer dip. This is an easy Halloween twist to the classic recipe. Just top with a sour cream spider web and a plastic spider ring. Find the complete recipe at the link above.
BREAD COFFIN | IMAGE SOURCE | FOOD NETWORK
I saved one of the easiest recipes for last. You can make this in two minutes, do I have your attention? For this super easy Halloween appetizer just slice the top off of a pullman loaf, hollow out the top, fill with your favorite dip and add a skeleton from the Dollar Store. Then just grab veggies, bread or chips to dip in the coffin and you are good to go.
There you have it, 13 easy and fun Halloween foods ideas perfect for your Halloween party or for some good old-fashioned family fun. I have shown you fun Halloween treats like Frankenstein cupcakes, peanut butter spider cookies and creepy witch fingers and some delicious appetizers like pumpkin deviled eggs, mummy jalapeno poppers, bat chips with mango salsa and spider pizzas. Plus, if you really want to impress your friends at your Halloween party try serving their Bloody Mary’s in syringes or try a glowing Gin cocktail. Which recipe are you dying to try? Leave a comment and let me know!
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