It’s Halloween, time for the spookiest party of the year! For this day of the year, your house should be ready to welcome scary ghosts, ghouls, and goblins. Besides the decorations and the trick-or-treating options, it’s important to answer the question: what will you be serving your unearthly friends on All Hallows’ Eve? Of course, this food must be stuffed with horror and creepiness. But you don’t want to scare the kids beyond fun. So twisty snacks can be a gleeful option. Here we have assembled some easy-to-make, kid-friendly Halloween treats you can whip up even at the last minute.
Sweet & Salty Halloween Snack Mix
To add spice and sugar to your Halloween dread, feed your kids with the Sweet & Salty Halloween Snack Mix that can be prepared within a couple of minutes. Comprising Corn Candy, Chex Mix, Reese’s Pieces, and peanuts of your choice, this will be the perfect Halloween treat for your kids. Read the tutorial at The Miniature Moose.
Spooky Face Popcorn
If you are too busy with Halloween decorations and the trick-or-treaters are about to approach, hand them these Doddle-faced popcorn bags. The popcorns look spooky and add fear with circular eyes, triangular noses, and saber teeth. See the tutorial at 100 directions.
Frankenstein Kiwis
If you are looking for something healthy and spooky, Frankenstein Kiwis come to your rescue as a great Halloween treat. Use two pretzels and two mini chocolate chips to give your kiwi a spooky look. The full recipe is available at Two Healthy Kitchens.
Witch Hat Cookies
It is a no-bake Halloween food recipe. To make these witch-hat cookies you need four ingredients: chocolate crème Oreo cookies, Hershey’s Kisses, yellow candy melts, and orange-colored frosting. Full recipe at Princess Pinky Girl.
Black Cat Oreos
These black cat cookies are easy to make and kids will love them. If you don’t have much time and aren’t into baking, it is the right recipe for you. You just need a few Oreo cookies and colored frostings to turn them into black cat treats. It is surely a frightening yet fun food hack. Full recipe at Moments with Mandi.
Mummy Drink Boxes
Create a mummy-like appearance by wrapping white-colored tape or gauge bandage around a tetra-pack of juice or other food boxes. Add creepy googly eyes to intensify the effect.
Ghostly Cupcakes
If you’re a good baker, you can easily create yummy cupcakes for your guests. If you’re making this for Halloween, you can decorate the cookies with cream to add a ghostly charm. You can also draw faces on the cream you have layered on the cupcake. Full recipe at Our Family of Seven.
Jack Skellington cupcakes
Impress your kids with Tim Burton-inspired Halloween treats. It is an easy idea shared by Frugal Mom Eh.
Candies in Blood-Stained Surgical Gloves
Want to impress your neighborhood kids. Serve them candies in blood-stained surgical gloves. It’ll surely give them heebie-jeebies.
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Carrot Fingers
Using fresh carrots you can create evil witch hand and serve them to your kids on Halloween. It’ll be a pleasant treat for vegetarians with a surprising factor. See more at Jesse Lane Wellness.
Mummy Pizza
You can prepare this creepy Halloween recipe in minutes. Olives here act as spooky eyes and layers of cheese are the key to the ‘mummy look’ on the pizza. Tutorial at DVO.
Frankenstein Avocado Toast
It is an easy-to-make Halloween treat that kids are surely going to love to see and eat at the dining table. Use avocado paste to make the face, dry toasted seaweed for hair, black olive for the eyes, and sliced tomato for the mouth. See the tutorial at DHerbs.
Blood Red Punch with Spider Ice Cubes
Add fake plastic spiders in an ice cube tray and freeze them until they are solid. Add to any beverage and serve chilled to your guests. These spider ice cubes are sure to give shivers to your Halloween party guests, especially the ones who are arachnophobic. For the bloody drink, see the tutorial at Noble Pig.
Jack-o’-lantern Burgers
How can you forget Jack-o’-lanterns for Halloween? Try this recipe idea by Pastry Wiz, where burger buns and meat patty is topped with a cheese slice patterned to look like Jack-o’-lanterns.
Deviled Eggs for Halloween
Creepy-looking food items are the staple of any Halloween party. You’ll need boiled eggs, avocado, and black olives, and other basic cooking ingredients to prepare the monster eyeball recipe by Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom.
Deviled Purple Potatoes
Boil some potatoes until they are ripe and then cut them in half. Decorate with tofu salad to give it a cool, creepy look. Tutorial at Veggies Save The Day.
Halloween Monster Apples
If you’re looking for fun Halloween treats that can be prepared with help of kids, this one is absolutely right for you. Just cut the middle out of each quarter of the apple to create the shape of a mouth. Then fill the gap with almond butter. Use sunflower seeds as teeth and a sliced strawberry as tongue. See the tutorial at Parenting Chaos.
Banana Halloween Ghosts
Cut some bananas in half and decorate them with chocolate chips to give them the appearance of ghosts. This easy Halloween treat can be prepared in less than five minutes. Even kids can be involved. See tutorial at Live Love Texas.
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Brew-Ha-Ha Punch
Get your guests into the spirit of Halloween with this witchy party punch made from lime and pineapple juice. For a haunting effect, you can place the punch bowl inside a larger glass bowl filled with dry ice (for creepy smoke). Tutorial at My Recipes.
Peanut Butter Spider Cookies
Satisfy your kid’s sweet tooth with these yummy peanut butter spider cookies. These cute little cookies are made of peanut butter oatmeal and garnished with a mini Reese’s peanut butter cup. Finally, a drizzle of chocolate for the legs completes this spooky and delicious treat. If you want to savor this treat, you can find the tutorial at Love In My Oven.
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Ghosts
Get everyone to swoon over these chocolate-covered strawberry ghosts at your Halloween party. This is creepy and adorable at the same time and your kids will fall in love with this scrumptious Halloween dessert. Get the recipe at Yummy Healthy Easy.
Halloween Pretzels
Gather your little ghosts, mummies, and goblins to make these Halloween pretzels. Your kids will love helping you in making these but will enjoy eating them more. You can find the full tutorial for this recipe on Hello Creative Family.
Pumpkin Cookies
Pumpkin cookies should be your go-to snack this holiday season. This mouth-watering treat will get your friends and family to fall in love with pumpkins and your kids will ask for more. You can find the tutorial at Better Homes & Gardens.
Pudding Gravestones
Appetizingly spooky, this recipe for pudding gravestones is easy and kid-friendly. This snack will make a good first impression on your guests and will instantly become your kid’s favorite. Get the tutorial at Delishably.
Monster Cupcakes
Make these vibrant and colorful monster cupcakes with your kids and make this Halloween celebration more memorable. Undoubtedly, your guests will be impressed and charmed with this mouthwatering Halloween dessert. Get the tutorial at Delishably.
Chocolate Cinnamon Skeleton Cookies
Get ready with your apron and cooking tools to make these spooky chocolate cinnamon skeleton cookies. A little help from your little demons will make the process easier and more enjoyable. Get the full recipe at Food Network.
Is any of these going to be on your Halloween dinner menu this year? Let us know in the comment section below.
