53 Spooky Eats For Your Halloween Party

If you love crescent rolls and are as obsessed with tacos as we are, this Halloween-inspired appetizer is calling your name. Created to playfully represent a spider with crescent roll legs and a crescent roll ring body stuffed with a beefy taco-spiced filling, it’s equal parts cute, creepy, and downright tasty.

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Thanks to puff pastry, your basic baked brie becomes a totally spooky Halloween appetizer. Perfect for a Halloween party spread or to bring to snack on during a scary movie marathon.

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These shooters are the PERFECT spooky Halloween cocktail. No Halloween party is complete without a little blood, right? Bonus: These go great with eyeball pasta!

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Don’t just make plain old cupcakes for your next Halloween bash, make zombie brain cupcakes! They’re nothing more than a moist, chocolate cupcake with rich vanilla frosting, but some neon green food coloring and clever piping turn these into a super-festive, spooky treat. (Oh, and some blood red decorating gel—we're really getting into it.)

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Part cheese dip, part meatballs, this skillet dip is not only delicious but a fun activity for the whole family on Halloween. Gather up your little helpers, wash those hands clean and get to shaping the mini-meatballs (or feel free to use store-bought if you can find 'em).

Get the Cheesy Mini Meatball Skillet Dip recipe.

Looking for a creepy Halloween cocktail? Our classic margarita gets an eerie upgrade for the spooky holiday! Your guests won't know what hit them.

Get the Black Magic Margaritas recipe.

Looking for something delicious that's only a little bit spooky this Halloween? Try these adorable raviolis filled with ricotta, Parmesan, and finely chopped pear. We made these from wonton wrappers, rather than pasta dough, to make them scary easy on you too. You're welcOoOme.Get the Ghost Purse Ravioli recipe.

This spooky spin on a red velvet cake is... wait for it... bloody delicious.

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These candied pepitas are crispy, crunchy perfection with a dash of warm spice to make them ideal for fall snacking. If you can avoid eating all of these directly off the pan with your hands, you can use them to top pretty much anything.

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This soft, rich, buttermilk almond cake is infused with a tart cherry sauce (“blood”!) and topped off with a light, fluffy whipped cream for a dessert that’s equally tasty and scary. Trust us when we say this is one time you’ll be craving blood too. 😉

Get the Vampire Poke Cake recipe.

These martinis use Reese's Pieces to infuse the vodka so that they taste just like your favorite peanut butter cup. This takes a chocolate martini to a whole new level.

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With its striking color and a unique nutty vanilla flavor profile, ube has taken over the world. Upgrade your Halloween dessert spread with these purple beauties, made with ube extract and ube halaya (a popular Filipino pudding made with ube and condensed milk). Your guests won't know what hit 'em!

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Ghouls, goblins, and witches to the front, please! 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.

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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.

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This recipe couldn't be more party-friendly. It whips up in minutes, and you only have to dirty one bowl. How's that for easy? Use whatever kind you like, anything from a hoppy IPA to a creamy stout (or even your favorite pumpkin beer?!).

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Hocus Pocus is a must-watch every year, and with a new one finally coming out this year, we had to celebrate. These chocolate cookies are simple, chewy, and slightly crispy. Black cocoa powder is what makes them their dark rich color, perfect for a black cat.

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This s'mores-inspired dip is the perfect dessert or appetizer 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.

Get the Ghost S'mores Dip recipe.

With two spooky layers—one purple and one black—these shots are perfect for your next Halloween party. Want something to snack on with your shots? Make this ridiculously adorable mummy brie.

Get the Black Magic Jell-O Shots recipe.

Pumpkin sugar cookies get sandwiched together with a cream cheese frosting for a perfect fall dessert. Carve a Jack-o'-lantern into them for an adorable Halloween treat everyone will love. So much better than carving a real pumpkin.

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These are TOO cute and actually crazy easy to make. Use your go-to white cake recipe for the batter, or prepare batter using a box mix. Thanks to a perfectly distracting chocolate hazelnut filling, no one will know the difference. 😉

Get the Chocolate-Filled Pumpkin Cupcakes recipe.

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!

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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, party-friendly form. We like it with gingersnaps, but really, go wild!

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These are the spookiest treat to make with your kids at home or in the classroom for the annual Halloween party. We used store-bought ingredients just to make things a little easier for you. All the fun comes in assembling, so we don’t want you to tire out baking; however, if you really want a good homemade chocolate chip cookie, we have it.

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In the Harry Potter books, pumpkin juice is traditionally served over ice for a refreshing drink that screams fall; however, you could also warm this up in a mug for something more cozy.

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Trick and treat your family and friends with this play on corn on the cob that's actually made with candy corn and edible cookie dough. 😉

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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.

Get the Graveyard Chicken Enchilada Dip recipe.

This savory autumnal casserole is packed with bacon and two types of cheese (mozzarella and cheddar) and just enough kale to lend the dish a healthy-ish twist (so you can eat more Halloween candy!).

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Not to be corny, but these Oreo pops are... scary good. Feel free to decorate these however you like, but we're partial to these Jack Skellingtons and these glowing black widow Oreo pops!

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At first, pumpkin lasagna might not seem as sexy as, say, spinach artichoke lasagna, but don't be fooled: With layers of melty fontina and mozzarella and notes of sage and nutmeg, you'll definitely be wanting seconds of this veggie-filled lasagna.

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This cake is delicious proof that nothing is going to come between us and chocolate cake. Not even spiders.

Get the Spiderweb Cake recipe.