Hosting a Halloween party and looking for finger foods that will give everyone a fright (the good kind)? Try these 18 spooky snacks that are all super scary and totally delicious! Most are made from things you already have-well the ingredients ;). Grab a cauldron of napkins and let’s get a little wicked.
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1) Spooky Spider Deviled Eggs
Traditional deviled eggs are made a little more interesting with a creepy black olive spider right on top!
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Ingredients
Method
- Place eggs in a pot, cover with water, bring to a boil, then cover and remove from heat for 12 minutes.
- Transfer eggs to an ice bath, peel, then slice in half lengthwise and pop the yolks into a bowl.
- Mash yolks with mayonnaise, Dijon, vinegar, salt, and pepper until smooth, then spoon or pipe back into the whites.
- Set one olive half on each egg for the spider body and arrange thin olive slices around it as legs.
- Dust lightly with paprika and chill until ready to serve.
Notes
Pipe the filling with a zip-top bag for a tidier look.
2) Pumpkin Cheeseball
A cheddar cheese ball that is shaped like a tiny pumpkin with a little stem.
Ingredients
Method
- Beat cream cheese until smooth, then mix in cheddar, chives, and garlic powder.
- Scrape onto plastic wrap and form into a ball, then chill 1 hour to firm up.
- Roll the chilled ball in paprika until evenly orange.
- Use a knife to press vertical grooves down the sides so it looks like a pumpkin.
- Press a bell pepper stem or pretzel rod into the top and serve with crackers.
Notes
Add a splash of hot sauce to the mix if your crowd likes heat.
3) Ghostly Pizza Bites
Mini pizzas with mini mozzarella ghost and a sea of sauce.
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet.
- Spread each muffin half with pizza sauce.
- Cut ghost shapes from the mozzarella slices using a small knife or cookie cutter and place one on each muffin.
- Add two olive slices to each ghost for eyes.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes until the cheese melts and the edges crisp, then cool slightly before serving.
4) Mummy Jalapeño Poppers
Jalapeños with cheese wrapped in crescent dough.
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet.
- Mix cream cheese and cheddar, then fill each jalapeño half.
- Roll out crescent dough and slice into thin strips, then wrap strips around each popper like mummy bandages, leaving a gap for the face.
- Bake 16 to 18 minutes until golden.
- Dot two small mustard eyes in each gap once cooled slightly.
Notes
Wear gloves while seeding the jalapeños to save your hands.
5) Witch's Broomstick Snacks
String Cheese Brooms with Chive Bristles.
Ingredients
Method
- Cut each string cheese stick in half.
- Make several lengthwise cuts in the bottom of each piece to create broom bristles.
- Push a pretzel stick into the uncut top to form the handle.
- Tie a chive around each broom just above the bristles to cinch it.
- Arrange on a platter and serve right away so the cheese stays fresh.
Notes
Microwave the chives 5 seconds to make them flexible for tying.
6) Graveyard Taco Dip
Layered taco dip with cracker tombstones coming out of the top.
Ingredients
Method
- Beat cream cheese, sour cream, and taco seasoning, then spread in a shallow dish.
- Spoon salsa over the top and sprinkle with cheddar.
- Write RIP on the crackers with a dab of cream cheese or icing to make tombstones.
- Stand the cracker tombstones upright in the dip.
- Scatter sliced olives around like dirt and chill until serving.
7) Creepy Crawly Pretzel Bites
Scuttling soft pretzel bites with pretzel stick legs.
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees and line a baking sheet.
- Roll dough into balls, then poke pretzel sticks into each as legs.
- Bring water and baking soda to a boil and dunk each ball for 20 seconds, then transfer to the sheet.
- Sprinkle with coarse salt and bake 10 to 12 minutes until deep golden.
- Cool a few minutes and serve with warm cheese dip.
Notes
Brush with melted butter right out of the oven for extra shine.
8) Bloody Beet Hummus
Bright red beet hummus that has a deliciously sinister look.
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Ingredients
Method
- Add beet, chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, and garlic to a food processor.
- Blend smooth, drizzling in olive oil.
- Season with salt; blend to combine.
- Scrape into a bowl; swirl the top.
- Drizzle with extra olive oil; serve with pita and veggies.
Notes
Use pre-cooked vacuum-packed beets to skip roasting.
9) Monster Eyeball Meatballs
Meatballs with sliced mozzarella for eyeballs.
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet.
- Mix beef, breadcrumbs, egg, and parmesan, then roll into meatballs.
- Bake 18 to 20 minutes until cooked through.
- Warm marinara in a pan and add the meatballs to coat.
- Top each meatball with a mozzarella ball and an olive slice to make an eyeball, then serve warm.
Notes
Halve a grape tomato as an alternate eyeball if you're out of mozzarella.
10) Pumpkin Patch Brownie Bites
Brownie bites with a pumpkin candy on a cookie crumb patch!
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a mini muffin tin.
- Whisk brownie mix with eggs, oil, and water until smooth.
- Fill each cup two-thirds full and bake 18 to 20 minutes.
- Cool completely, then sprinkle cookie crumbs on top for dirt.
- Press a candy pumpkin into each and serve.
Notes
Let them cool fully or the candy pumpkins will slide off.
11) Wicked Witch Guacamole
Guacamole molded into a witch's face with a tortilla hat.
Ingredients
Method
- Mash avocados in a bowl with lime juice and salt.
- Stir in red onion, tomato, and cilantro.
- Spread the guacamole into a round face shape on a large platter.
- Cut a triangle hat from the tortilla and place it above the face.
- Add olive or pepper pieces for eyes and a crooked nose, then serve with chips.
Notes
Press plastic wrap onto the surface if making ahead to keep it green.
12) Haunted Forest Crudité Platter
A veggie platter shaped like a spooky night time forest.
Ingredients
Method
- Stand tall broccoli florets upright to look like dark forest trees.
- Arrange cucumber slices as a winding path between them.
- Pile carrots and cherry tomatoes as colorful underbrush.
- Tuck olives around for a creepy-crawly touch.
- Set a bowl of ranch in the center and serve chilled.
13) Bewitched Cheese and Crackers
A cheeseboard featuring witch hat cheese wedges and broomstick crackers.
Ingredients
Method
- Cut the cheddar into triangle witch hats and arrange on a board.
- Add a small dab of cream cheese as a hat band on each triangle.
- Lay out crackers and tuck pretzel sticks alongside as little brooms.
- Fill gaps with clusters of grapes.
- Serve at room temperature so the cheese softens.
Notes
Pull the cheese out 20 minutes early for the best flavor.
14) Goblin Goulash Sliders
Beef sliders with greenish slaw peeking out.
Ingredients
Method
- Brown the beef in a skillet, then stir in tomato sauce and Worcestershire and simmer 10 minutes.
- Toss cabbage with mayonnaise and green food coloring to make goblin slaw.
- Slice the slider buns.
- Spoon the saucy beef onto the bottom buns and top with green slaw.
- Cap with the top buns and serve warm.
15) Vampire Bat Wings
Sticky dark chicken wings with a hint of garlic.
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees and line a baking sheet.
- Whisk soy sauce, balsamic, honey, garlic, and oil, then toss the wings to coat.
- Spread wings on the sheet and bake 40 to 45 minutes, flipping halfway.
- Brush with any remaining glaze in the last 10 minutes for a dark sheen.
- Let rest 5 minutes, then pile onto a platter.
Notes
Broil 2 minutes at the end for extra-crispy, extra-dark skin.
16) Cauldron Halloween Fondue
Melted cheese fondue served from a black cauldron.
Ingredients
Method
- Rub a pot with the cut garlic clove, then add wine and heat gently.
- Toss the cheeses with cornstarch.
- Add cheese a handful at a time, stirring until smooth and melted.
- Pour into a warmed cauldron or fondue pot to keep it bubbling.
- Serve with bread cubes, apple slices, and veggies for dipping.
Notes
Keep it on the lowest heat so the cheese stays silky.
17) Graveyard Stuffed Peppers
Mini sweet peppers filled and topped with tombstone crackers.
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet.
- Mix cream cheese, mozzarella, and chives.
- Fill each pepper half and arrange on the sheet.
- Bake 15 to 18 minutes until bubbly and lightly browned.
- Tuck a cracker tombstone behind each pepper and serve warm.
18) Skeleton Bones Breadsticks
Cheesy breadsticks that are molded into the shape of little spooky bones.
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet.
- Roll dough into ropes and pinch the ends to look like bone knobs.
- Place on the sheet and brush with melted butter.
- Sprinkle with garlic powder and parmesan and bake 12 to 14 minutes until golden.
- Serve warm with marinara for dipping.
Notes
Twist two thin ropes together for a more dramatic bone shape.
