Halloween Food Ideas

These cute little spiders are actually healthy chocolate peanut butter protein balls with piped chocolate legs and candy eyes. A great option for a Halloween treat that can provide some much needed afternoon energy.

With a grape body and raisin legs, these fruit spiders are such a cute and healthy Halloween food idea. The raisins can be threaded onto uncooked spaghetti, or toothpicks. This is a favorite preschool snack for Halloween because the little kids love pulling the raisins off the legs to eat them!

How cute are these banana ghosts? All you need is bananas, and mini and regular sized chocolate chips to make this healthy Halloween treat.

If you need a prepackaged Halloween food idea, try turning mandarin orange fruit cups into pumpkins! You can even draw faces with a black permanent marker if you want to make them jack o'lanterns.

You can use hollowed out oranges as fruit salad bowls, and decorate them to look like monsters, jack o'lanterns, or even Minecraft Piglins!

These adorable monsters are made from apples, nuts, and strawberries, with a little extra sweet from mini marshmallows and chocolate chips.

These pumpkin frozen yogurt bites only take 4 ingredients and a jack O'lantern mold to make a healthy frozen Halloween treat.

These adorable owl pancakes are one of our favorite healthy Halloween food ideas. They're a great way to get kids to eat just one pancake with a whole lot of fruit!

We can't get over how cute and simple these Frankenstein's Monster kiwis are!

You’d never guess these fluffy, soft, chocolate cookies are whole wheat, sweetened only with 100% real maple syrup, and have just 3 tablespoons ​of butter in the whole recipe.

If you're looking for a fun party appetizer, this cheese ball mummy is a guaranteed hit. The cheese ball "body" is delicious, and topped with cream cheese "bandages" for a cute mummy that is kid friendly instead of scary.

This cute Halloween food idea is great for breakfast as well as a snack. Circles are cut from toast, spread with a cheddar cheese spread, then topped with sliced olives and broccoli stem to make jack o'lanterns.

This ground beef dinner in a pumpkin is really easy to make, and kids just love seeing their dinner scooped out of a pumpkin. You can make it even more of a cute Halloween food idea by cutting eyes and a mouth into the side of the pumpkin after cooking.

This adorable edible monster is simply hummus spread on a mini naan bread and then topped with sliced fruits and veggies for a cute Halloween lunch.

These pumpkin deviled eggs don't actually contain pumpkin, they just look like little pumpkins! Paprika is mixed into the filling for a deep orange hue, then piped into the egg whites. You can use chives for the stems, or even the stem from leaves of baby spinach.

Kids will absolutely love pulling apart string cheese to make their own personal Halloween Pizza Mummy on an English muffin.

These shaggy little monsters are actually mini cheese balls! What a cute savory Halloween food idea for kids or adults.

This 10 minute chili con queso dip has a creepy green hue and floating olive "eyeballs" for a spookylicious savory dip.

All you need is a ghost shaped cookie cutter to cut out cooked pizza crusts for these adorable ghost mini pizzas.

Puff pastry "bandages" wrap up hot dogs for these cute hot dog mummies. This is another kids would love to make themselves!

Instead of a boring store bought veggie tray, try making this charcuterie board with googly eyed meat stick mummies!

Since she's made out of guacamole, we have no doubt that this is a good witch. Such a cute savory Halloween food idea!

Stuffed peppers filled with shepherd's pie mix and carved to look like jack o'lanterns are an easy way to turn an everyday favorite into the perfect savory Halloween food idea.

How cute are these jack o'lantern mac and cheese cups? You can even let kids decorate their own cups while they wait for dinner.

This spooky spaghetti recipe uses black bean and edamame spaghetti topped with edible eyeballs!

This fresh veggie pizza is a delightful crescent roll crust topped with ranch cream cheese, chopped veggies, shredded cheddar, and tombstone crackers!

These Halloween jalapeno poppers are quite possible the cutest of all the spicy and savory Halloween food ideas out there!

If you're looking for a creative Halloween cookie idea, try these Pumpkin Shaped Sugar Cookies. You can use store bought sugar cookie dough or peanut butter cookie dough to make the prep even easier

These are seriously easy Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats, and a great option for any age child to help make. If you're looking for a simple and cute Halloween food idea that keeps and transports well, this one's a winner.

This cute no bake Halloween cake is actually candy filled Rice Krispie treats formed in a bundt pan. It's adorable without any decorating skills needed, and easy to transport right in the pan.

These cute spider web donuts are so easy it's ridiculous. Just use store bought donuts, dip them in melted canned frosting, and feather it out for the web. No one will know you didn't make them scratch!

This cute Halloween food idea is easy to make in bulk and transport to give away at school work, or other places.

These Halloween brownies add pumpkin puree to a boxed brownie mix to keep things easy.

This sweet chocolate cheese ball spider is so much fun! You can serve with cookies like shortbread, or with fruit for a healthier option that still gets that sweet tooth.

Gluten free pumpkin Madeleines are even better when turned into mice. The recipe also has an option for drop cookies if you don't have a Madeleine pan.

These Oreo spider cupcakes are not only cute, but include gluten-free and vegan options for this Halloween treat.

Who knew cheesecake could look so monstrously good? Learn step by step how to make mini cheesecakes and then turn them into Frankenstein's monster for a ghastly treat.

If you're looking for a simple sweet, try this Halloween chocolate bark recipe. It's a great way to use up leftover Halloween candy too!

This Halloween Popcorn takes only three ingredients to make a munchable sweet treat perfect for a party table or gift bags.

This is one of the best Halloween food ideas for anyone who likes the sweet and salty combo. Mini pretzels coated in orange candy melts and topped with candy eyes!

These pretty cupcakes have a brownie on the bottom and a simple swirl of frosting with Halloween sprinkles.

If you like oatmeal cream pies you will love these little mummies! Maple buttercream is sandwiched between soft oatmeal cookies, then topped with frosting "bandages" and candy eye balls.

If you're looking for something easy, you will love this spiderweb cookie cake. I bet you could even use refrigerated cookie dough in a pinch!

This sweet treat can double as an edible craft. Kids will love decorating the cake filled waffle cones to make tasty witch hats.

This haunted house is all treat and no tricks. Made with Rice Krispie treats and decorated with frosting and Halloween candies, this is one of those Halloween food ideas that makes a fun family tradition.

Here's another cute Halloween marshmallow idea, with multiple options for creating sweet little monsters.

These sweet parfaits look like goblin goo but are actually homemade vanilla pudding layered with crushed chocolate cookies.

This is another treat based on a favorite Halloween movie, and perfect for fans of Nightmare Before Christmas.

Another fun Rice Krispie treat sweet for Halloween is a googly eyed mummy on a stick!

These Halloween cupcakes use a box mix but top them with homemade buttercream and fondant spiders.

If your kids love Hotel Transylvannia, they will be delighted by these Blobby meringues!

These little ghosts are a fun and easy treat made from light and airy meringues.

Meringue can also be flavored with pumpkin spice to make these delightful little pumpkin treats.

Rice Krispie treats are such popular Halloween food ideas. These are turned into monsters with very little work.

These sweet mummies are made from refrigerated pie crusts and fruit pie filling for a spooky little Halloween hand pie.

These chewy chocolate cookies are filled with butterscotch chips and decorated with sprinkles and candies to make colorful little monsters.

If you want a no bake Halloween cookie, try these candy covered Halloween Oreos!

This easy Halloween food idea lets you turn store bought mini muffins into little ghosts!

Give your fudge a Halloween flair with this 4 ingredient Candy Corn fudge recipe.

These candy bats only take 4 ingredients, and are easy to make quickly and in bulk.

Use your favorite store bought chocolate cake rolls to make these cute Halloween bat treats.

These Halloween waffles use plain, orange, and yellow batter to make adorable candy corn triangles.

These cute Halloween food ideas are just graham crackers decorated with melted chocolates and candy eyes.

If you're a cake pop fan, you'll love these Mummy cake pops. They're incredibly easy to decorate too!

These skeleton cookies are delightfully cute, and the only special equipment you need is a gingerbread man cookie cutter and a resealable plastic bag.

This recipe makes an individual microwave mug cake in a ceramic cauldron for a fun and easy Halloween treat.

These yummy mummies use Candy Corn Bars in their creamy center for a true Halloween flavor.

Vibrant colors and lots of candy eyes turn a simple cookie into a fun Halloween treat.

These mummy cookies are SO simple, you could even make them with storebought slice and bake sugar cookie dough!

We honestly don't know if we could eat these marzipan maggots. They are SO realistic! There's also creepy slugs, woodworms, and earthworms to delight (or disgust) your Halloween guests.

We have never seen brownies look creepier than these topped with bloody "eyeballs".

These Halloween deviled eggs look so creepy, and are totally dye free. Blueberries in the water the eggs boil in give the creepy spiderweb pattern, and avocado and wasabi make the filling an eerie green.

You can't convince us that these spooky black caramel apples aren't poisoned. This is totally one of our favorite creepy Halloween food ideas!

The black icing on the gingerbread along with candy eyes, angry jack o'lanterns, and a green goo filled cauldron put this edible haunted house on the creepy list for us.

There's something about the dayglo orange in these Halloween brownies that screams "Don't EAT!" to us. But creepy as they are, we're willing to risk it.

If you relish the idea of eating bloody fingers, give these cookies a try. Everything is made with whole ingredients, and looks creepily realistic.

Bloody bones are on our no thank you list, but they do make creepy cute toppings for these Halloween cupcakes.

If zombies are your thing, then you can't find a better creepy Halloween food idea than this cheese ball brain. Just looking at it makes us squirm!

Here's how to make a show stopping pumpkin keg that can be filled with apple cider, or this amazing bourbon cider recipe.

This refreshing juice recipe has sweet potato, strawberries, and green apple, with a delightfully orange hue.

Another healthy Halloween juice option is this Green Appletini Mocktail made by juicing granny smith apples and cucumbers, then lightly sweetened with agave syrup.

This flavorful pumpkin juice is best served chilled, and can even have a little fruit vodka or brandy added for adults.

Here's an easy DIY to turn drinking glasses into jack o'lanterns. Then fill with orange soda, orange juice, pumpkin juice, or one of the orange punches on the list.

These pomegranate margaritas sound absolutely delicious. You can up the creepy factor with some spooky goblets.

This bright orange punch is an easy 3 ingredient alcohol free punch that also happens to be delicious with rum.

This is quite possibly one of the creepiest Halloween drink ideas we've seen. But they're actually just filled with a simple pineapple, banana, and coconut water smoothie.

These bloody Halloween drinks use blueberry stuffed lychee fruit for very realistic looking eyeballs.

This healthy orange smoothie has orange juice and peaches for a fruity drink that kids will be delighted to drink.

This swampy green drink is a sherbet punch inspired by the Nightmare Before Christmas movie. Kids and adults will love it!

This spooky cocktail gets its red hue from raspberries, pomegranate juice, and Chambord. It's amazingly fruity and frightfully good!

This poisonous brew starts with a homemade apple spice simple syrup. Cran-apple juice, dark rum, apple brandy, and ginger beer complete the cocktail, and you can add chunk of dry ice for some spooky bubbles.

These creepy cocktails are made with sweetened condensed milk, lime juice, lime sherbet, and white wine. They're even creepier when served in glass science flasks!

All you need is a roll of gauze and googly eyes to turn milk bottles into these adorable mummies.

This old fashioned pumpkin soda recipe is made with real pumpkin! It's such a fun Halloween drink idea for kids and can be topped with whipped cream for pumpkin cream soda!

This eerie cocktail is made with candy corn vodka, a marshmallow, marshmallow creme, a candy eye, and red food coloring. It's such an easy spooky drink!

Oh no! These witches flew too close to the punch bowl. Love this fun way to dress up a simple lime sherbet punch.

Vodka is infused with Green Apple Jolly Ranchers and mixed with melon liqueur, lemon juice, and homemade pomegranate grenadine syrup for this bright green cocktail. Serve in creepy goblets for even more Halloween fun!

This boozy punch is layered with so many flavors, and there's a tutorial to make frozen boozy hands to float in the punch bowl!

If you're looking for a simple soup to serve for Halloween, try this flavorful soup made with canned pumpkin puree. You can serve from a cauldron or hollowed out pumpkin to up the Halloween presentation.

This pureed butternut squash soup recipe is another soup that celebrates fall flavors and would be perfect in a cauldron or hollowed out pumpkin. You can even use sour cream or cashew cream to make a feathery spiderweb in the bowls of soup.

This beautiful fall wedge salad is bursting with autumn flavors. Serve on black plates for a stunning color contrast for a Halloween salad.

Acorn squash pairs perfectly with the brown butter sauce in this fall pasta recipe.

If you end up making a Jack O'Lantern this Halloween, save those pumpkin guts! You can easily turn them into a delicious, whole ingredient, pumpkin gut bread and avoid any food waste.

This caramel popcorn is a grown up twist on caramel popcorn and made completely from scratch.

This pumpkin queso dip is flavorful and spicy. You can make the Halloween shaped corn chips from scratch, or buy regular corn chips to save time.

These skull shaped chocolates filled with pumpkin coconut caramel sauce are a delightfully grown up version of Halloween candy.

This vegan pumpkin sauce is impossibly creamy and will give a beautiful orange hue to your Halloween pasta.

These gorgeous candy apples are a stunning vintage Halloween dessert, made even fancier with edible gold leaf.

Pumpkin flan is a lovely creamy dessert that tastes like fall, especially when drizzled with homemade caramel sauce.

This stunning main dish is one of our favorite Halloween food ideas for adults. The black rice pasta and pumpkin alfredo sauce (with orange cauliflower and carrots) is delighfully spooky without being over the top.

Cooked pumpkin is processed with chickpeas, tahini, garlic, and sage for a fun fall flavored hummus dip.

This delicious double layer pumpkin mousse would be so elegant served in little glasses for an adult Halloween party.

This decadent gluten free and vegan pumpkin cake is covered in dairy free pumpkin spice buttercream frosting. It's beautiful, elegant, and perfect for including guests with food restrictions.

This Halloween Ghost Cake is chocolate sponge with luxurious chocolate buttercream and adorably elegant poached pear ghosts. It's easy to decorate, and makes a great centerpiece.

These frightfully fun rum Jell-O shots use little candy knives in homage to Mike Myers.

It's easy to make glow in the dark Jell-O shots with tonic water, blue Jell-O and Malibu room. What a fun idea for a dark and spooky Halloween party!