Spooky Halloween Treats for the Whole Family

Halloween is quickly approaching! While the upcoming holiday is full of fun, many parents find themselves spooked when it comes to creating a frightfully delicious spread that does not include eating an entire bag of Trick-or-Treating candy. We’ve created a spine-chilling list of eerily easy snacks for this petrifying holiday! 

Pumpkin Muffins

Pour your favorite pumpkin cookie recipe into a muffin tin. These delectable pastries are a fall staple in our home. They are a quick pick-me-up that is easy to grab on the go!

Find the full recipe here. Healthy alternative here.

 

Kiwi Frankenstein

Frankenstein’s monster has never looked this delicious! Peel a little of skin off the bottom of your kiwi, use some large pretzels for neck bolts, mini chocolate chips for eyes, and a small stick pretzel for mouth. So simple it’s terrifying! 

Find the full recipe here. 

 

Ghostly Banana Popsicles

Grab your popsicle sticks, cut your banana in half, dip in white chocolate, slap on mini chocolate chips for eyes! Eat quickly, before your yummy snack turns into an apparition! Another spooky variation is to drizzle caramel to change your ghost to a mummy!

Find the full recipe here.

 

Silly Apple Monsters

Slice your green apple into quarters, then cut a small chunk on the peel side of each quarter; this will be your silly monster’s mouth. Fill the mouth with almond butter, add sunflower seeds to the top of the mouth for teeth, and a strawberry at the bottom of the mouth for a tongue. Finish up the spooky scene by adding some edible eyeballs! 

Find the full recipe here.

 

Halloween Charcuterie Board

A charcuterie board can be as simple or complex as you want to make it! Gather some of your favorite snacks and sweets, even sneak some of your little spooks halloween treats! Now place each item on your board! There is no wrong way to create a charcuterie board! 

Find the full recipe here.

 

Spooky Guacamole with Witches Hats

Another petrifyingly easy snack! Make your favorite guacamole recipe, or buy it! After adding your guacamole to a dish, sprinkle some edible eyeballs to the dish, and your spooky guacamole is ready! Build onto the thrill by adding some black tortilla chips! 

Find the full recipe here.

 

Tangerine Pumpkins

Peel your tangerines, cut a small piece of celery for a stem and insert it into the top of your peeled tangerine! Another fun variation is to do the same process with oranges, cuties, and clementines and you’ll have a pumpkin patch full of every size! 

Find the full recipe here.

 

Strawberry Ghosts

Grab your strawberries and melting chocolate! Dip your strawberry in the melting chocolate and allow the excess melting chocolate to drip onto the wax to form a tail, add two mini chocolate chips for eyes, and one mini chocolate chip for a mouth! Super fun and scary easy!

Find the full recipe here.

Don’t let the prospect of making them scare you away! Embrace your spooky side and have some fun trying out these frightening recipes!