Attention: Halloween season is no longer limited to October. We’re giving you permission to get into the spirit as early as you like. The best thing to accompany you as you’re putting up your decorations, getting your costume ready, and carving pumpkins? Snacks, of course! Whether you’re the type to buy candy corn and Reese's pumpkins in August, or are looking for less sweet seasonal snack options, there’s a recipe here for you. Check out our 44 Halloween snacks for ideas—they’re spooktacular!
Is Halloween your favorite because of all the CANDY? We totally get it. If you’re looking for more ways to get Halloween treats into your life, try our Reese's stuffed Rice Krispies treats, our Halloween candy bark, our candy corn cobs, or our trash bark. They’ve got edible cookie dough, marshmallows, white chocolate, and more, all in addition to some of your favorite candies. If you have more of a love-hate relationship with all that store-bought candy, we’ve got you too. Try making your own sweet snacks at home, like our caramel popcorn, our sour patch grapes, our caramel apples, or our witch finger cookies. They’ll hit your sweet tooth without going overboard.
Pumpkins are pretty amazing. One of their best (and often overlooked) attributes is their seeds! They're great prepared super simply, roasted with salt and melted butter, but the variations are completely endless. We love ranch seasoning, taco seasoning, or cinnamon sugar for an added pop of flavor.
Trying to put down that bag of candy? This magical recipe is for you. It transforms green grapes into a sweet-and-sour snack that tastes suspiciously like Sour Patch Kids.
Spooky season is here, and we’re celebrating in style with these scary delicious witch finger cookies. A witch finger cookie is exactly what it sounds like, a shortbread cookie shaped into a severed finger and adorned with an almond nail and a bit of blood-red jam.
White chocolate, pumpkin pie spice, and pretzels come together to make the prettiest pretzels we ever did see. The orange food coloring and sprinkles are optional, but really, why would you not?
These adorable pumpkin deviled eggs are way easier to make than Jack-o'-lanterns! Paprika gives a wash of bold color, while a fresh chive (or snip of scallion) makes for the perfect stems.
These "energy balls" are exactly what they sound like: perfect little bites of energy that will help you curb cravings for something sweet when you really need it. Made with oats, coconut, almond butter, and pumpkin puree, they're totally satisfying.
Switch things up by making these delicious and absolutely gorgeous sweet potato chips. The natural, earthy sweetness of the potatoes add an another dimension of flavor that is lacking from a regular potato chip.
Making from-scratch caramel corn couldn't be easier, but don't be hesitated to rush it—baking at a low temperature for about an hour is key to caramel corn with that irresistible crunch.
Not into candy, but still want something crunchy and sweet? These candied pecans are for you! This particular recipe will be your #1: SUPER spiced, crunchy, sweet, and salty.
Refashioning a string cheese as a witch broom is so much easier than it sounds: Simply halve it, add a pretzel stick, and tie with a fresh chive or scallion. 😍
Store-bought crescent roll dough turns meatballs extra-spooky in no time, perfect for your next Halloween party. Turn the mustard you use for their eyes into a honey-mustard sauce for dipping, or go classic with marinara.
You've heard of toasted ravioli, and now it's time to learn about pasta chips! The perfect thing to dip in a bowl of warm marinara and snack away. These are dangerously poppable, but we aren't mad about it.
The scariest thing about these pizza bagels is how fast we're going to eat them. 😉 We definitely recommend using a cookie cutter for the ghosts—try other shapes too if you got 'em!
We used store-bought ingredients to make things a little easier for you, but feel free to swap for homemade if you like—all you need is some chocolate chip cookie dough (or pre-made cookies if you want!), vanilla frosting, red food coloring, mini marshmallows, and almonds. They're a fun anytime snack this holiday season.
Thanks to puff pastry, your basic baked brie becomes a totally spooky Halloween treat. Perfect for a Halloween party spread or to bring to snack on during a scary movie marathon.
Turns out, homemade tater tots are surprisingly easy, and these crispy sweet potato ones are a fun twist on the classic. Relying on Parmesan and cornstarch to hold them together, they also happen to be gluten-free! Bonus: They kind of look like little orange brains, perfect for Halloween.
Apple nachos are one of our favorite snacks for fall. You simply layer slices of apples on a platter, top with whatever Halloween candy you love—we dedicated an entire recipe just to Reese's apple nachos for all you PB lovers—and then drizzle with caramel sauce and melted white chocolate.
It takes fewer than 10 ingredients to throw this simple graveyard together—you might have some of them at home already! Feel free to use all store-bought ingredients to make it easier, or make your own enchilada sauce, homemade chicken, and taco seasoning.
We all love a good Snack Pack and miss the days of finding one in our lunch boxes. This easy hack for pumpkin pudding will take you right back to the good days, and it will satisfy every pumpkin spice latte craving you have.
It's not that traditional Rice Krispies treats aren't good—it's just that we know they could be better, like by stuffing them with Halloween candy. These are surprising in a way that everyone, including Krispies treats purists, will love.
We're obsessed with distilling our favorite recipes into something we can scoop up with any number of amazing dippers. This pumpkin pie-inspired dip is the perfect example of all the flavor you love, in an easy, potluck-friendly form. We like it with gingersnaps, but really, go wild!
Not only are caramel apples easy to make (we use store-bought caramels, though you could make your own!), they're also super-fun to personalize with nuts, chocolate, or whatever you'd like (like crushed Halloween candy?). Follow our easy step-by-step instructions here and you'll be biting into a gooey tart treat in no time.
These are the cutest monster treats for Halloween. Help kids assemble them, and let them go wild with the decorating. We bet they'll come up with some super-scary takes.
You've got sweet potato chips, and then you've got these cinnamon sugar sweet potato chips. Both are great, but only the latter will satisfy your craving for that shatteringly crispy-crunchy bite of caramelized sugar, much like the coveted top layer of crème brûlée. 😍
Want to jazz up average bean dip for Halloween? The sour cream web on this dip will score you major points for your crafty skills, even if you use store-bought black bean dip.
This s'mores-inspired dip is the perfect snack to throw together last minute. Graham crackers make for perfect dippers, but sliced apple, pretzels, or potato chips would certainly do the trick. You can even make it ahead of time—to reheat, return to a 450° oven until melty, 3 to 5 minutes.
Halloween is all about dressing up like what you’re not, kind of like these tempeh "wings". Quicker to make and easier to eat than Buffalo chicken wings, this plant-based version swaps chicken for snackable triangles of tempeh to mimic the crowd-pleasing appetizer.
