Halloween is nearly upon us! While this year's festivities might look a little different from years past, there's one tradition that you can definitely continue: looking through Halloween-themed recipes so you can bake and make snacks and treats together at home. While there is always an emphasis on candy and sweet treats on Halloween, there's no reason why you can't add a few savory snacks to the mix. After all, it's all about balance … right?
Whether or not you'll be trick-or-treating with your kids this year, you probably are looking for something to do together. In that spirit (get it?), here are 10 ideas for fun Halloween-themed recipes that the whole family will enjoy making together. Luckily, most of them don't even require that many ingredients, and they'll be done before your kids lose interest or wander off. Some of the snacks are super easy (mummy hot dogs, anyone?), while others look harder than they are (that brain dip looks intimidating, but don't be worried).
Happy haunting, families!
1. Ghost Pizza
Pizza is always fun to make because it's surprisingly pretty easy, and you can customize it to work with just about any food-related allergy, consideration, or preference.
Ingredients:
- Olive oil
- 1 lb. pizza dough
- ½ cup pizza sauce
- Large pitted olives
- 8 to 10 slices provolone or mozzarella cheese
You can follow along with the six-step recipe right here.
2. Pumpkin Ice Cream Floats
Ice cream floats are delightfully easy to make, and this pumpkin-flavored option will definitely put you and your kids in the spirit of the season.
Ingredients:
- Pumpkin ice cream
- 1 bottle of root beer per float
- Cinnamon
You can find out how to make this float (or even a pumpkin spice latte float) at Pioneer Woman.
3. Popcorn Pumpkins
This is a sweet Halloween twist on a classic favorite: popcorn balls!
Ingredients:
- 5 cups popped popcorn
- 1 cup candy corn
- 1 cup chopped salted peanuts
- ½ cup butter
- 3 cups miniature marshmallows
- Red and yellow food coloring
- 4 sticks red or black licorice, cut into thirds
The entire recipe can be found over at Allrecipes.
4. Pumpkin Deviled Eggs
As someone born and raised in the Southern US, I am fully obsessed with deviled eggs. I've never tried them with pumpkin added, but these just might make it to my table this year!
Ingredients:
- 12 hard-cooked eggs
- 5 tbsp. canned pumpkin
- 3 tbsp. mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
- 2 tsp. prepared horseradish
- 1 tsp. smoked paprika
- 6 small cornichons
You can find out how to make them at Country Living.
5. Mummy Hot Dogs
Mummy hot dogs are super easy and very kid-friendly to boot! You can also find vegetarian hot dogs at just about any grocery store, which makes this a good recipe for any outdoor group gatherings you might be attending as well.
Ingredients:
- Hot dogs
- Crescent rolls
- Mustard or ketchup (for decoration)
While you can probably figure out the rest, the recipe can be found at Salty Side Dish.
6. Brain Dip
Brain dip is one of those Halloween-themed recipes that is genuinely startling to behold! I mean … it really looks like brains!
Ingredients:
- ½ cup softened unsalted butter
- 3 oz. softened cream cheese
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- ½ tbsp. vanilla extract
- Red food coloring
The entire recipe is over at Homemade Hooplah.
7. Apple Cider Cinnamon Cups
A lot of us enjoy having warm apple cider this time of the year, but how many of us serve that cider inside halved apples? For this recipe, presentation is truly at least half the battle.
Ingredients:
- Large apples
- Apple cider
- Whole star anise and cinnamon sticks
Find out how to make it right here!
8. Banana Mummies
If you've been hoping for a Halloween-themed recipe that involves fruit, here you go! These banana mummies are cute and just a little bit spooky.
Ingredients:
- 4 bananas
- 1 lb. white chocolate
- 4 oz. white chocolate
- 16 mini M&Ms
- 4 oz. milk chocolate chips
- 8 lollipop sticks
Find out how to make your own banana mummies at Woman’s Day.
9. Enchanted Brooms
Don't be fooled by the pretzel broomstick; this recipe is alllll about the candy, and it's perfect for Halloween!
Ingredients:
- 30 gummy peach rings
- 6 pretzel rods
- 9 grape fruit rolls
- Cornstarch
- 6 bite-size banana or lime Tootsie Fruit Rolls
- Colored decorating sugar
The entire recipe can be found right over here!
10. Slime Popcorn
This fun recipe is a lot like the Halloween popcorn balls above — but with a twist! Why not make them green and slimy instead?
Ingredients:
- 10 cups popped popcorn
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 16 oz. package marshmallows
- 5 drops green food coloring
- ½ cup candy eyeballs
You can follow along with the recipe over at Allrecipes.
