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Ghoulishly Good Halloween Party Recipes (That'll Make Your Guests Scream for Seconds)

  • Madison
  • 20 minutes ago
  • 4 min read

Forget plain chips and dip—this year’s spread should be equal parts spooky and scrumptious. From brie mummies to puking pumpkins, these easy recipes bring all the creepy-cute flavor your party needs.


Mini Spider Pizzas

Tiny, cheesy, and just the right amount of creepy. These bite-sized pizzas are crawling with flavor!


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Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 8 mins

Total Time: 28 mins

Servings: 8 mini pizzas


What You’ll Need:

  • 1 lb pizza dough


    For the Sauce:

    • 15 oz tomato sauce

    • 6 oz tomato paste

    • 1 tsp each dried basil, oregano, and parsley

    • ½ tsp garlic powder

    • ¼ tsp red pepper flakes (if you dare)

    • 1 tsp balsamic vinegar


    For the Toppings:

    • 2 cups shredded mozzarella

    • 6 oz large black olives, pitted


How to Make Them:

  1. Preheat your oven to 450°F and grease a baking sheet.

  2. Roll out your pizza dough and cut into 3-inch rounds (a cookie cutter works great here).

  3. Mix all sauce ingredients in a small bowl and spoon onto each dough round.

  4. Top with mozzarella and bake 8 minutes, until the cheese bubbles like a witch’s cauldron.

  5. Slice olives to form spider bodies and legs, then perch them on top. Arachnophobia never tasted so good.

Mummy Brie

Recipe from Delish


A little fancy, a little freaky. This gooey, golden “mummy” brie wrapped in puff pastry will be the star of your snack table.

Photo From: Delish
Photo From: Delish

Yields: 6 servings

Total Time: 40 mins


You’ll Need:

  • 1 sheet puff pastry (thawed)

  • 1 wheel brie (7 oz)

  • 1 egg + 1 tbsp milk (for egg wash)

  • Mini pepperoni & sliced black olives (for eyes)


Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. On a floured surface, cut the puff pastry into 1-inch strips.

  2. Wrap the brie like a mummy—crisscross those strips but leave room for “eyes.”

  3. Brush with egg wash and bake 20 minutes, until golden and oozy.

  4. Add pepperoni and olive slices for eyes, and serve with crackers. It’s almost too cute to eat. (Almost.)

Skeleton Veggie Tray


Even ghouls need their greens. This platter is so creative, you’ll almost forget you’re eating vegetables. Almost.


Photo From: Cooking With Janica
Photo From: Cooking With Janica

You’ll Need:

  • Bell peppers (green, red, orange, yellow – half of each)

  • 3 celery stalks, cut into pieces

  • 1 cucumber, sliced

  • 8 oz mushrooms, sliced

  • 2 cups each cauliflower & broccoli

  • 4 cherry tomatoes

  • Romaine leaves, olives, and your favorite dip


How to Assemble:

  • Start with the dip at the top (that’s your skull). Add romaine leaves for hair, and use olives for eyes and nose.

  • Stack cucumber slices down the center for the spine.

  • Pepper strips become ribs, mushrooms the pelvis, celery for arms, and broccoli + cauliflower for hands.

  • Add cherry tomatoes at the joints—because even skeletons need a pop of color.

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The Cheese Graveyard

Say cheese… if you dare. This spread is rich, eerie, and totally customizable.


You’ll Need:

  • Wedges of brie and gouda (keep the red wax on the gouda!)

  • A block of cheddar

  • Black gel icing (for “RIP” decorations)


Directions:

Cut the brie into a coffin shape, gouda into rectangles for headstones, and cheddar into crosses. Decorate with icing, arrange on a board, and watch guests dig in.

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Frankenstein Guacamole

The classic dip, reanimated.


What You’ll Need:

  • 1 cup guacamole

  • 2 baby carrots

  • 2 tbsp sour cream

  • Olives for eyes & mouth

  • Blue tortilla chips for hair


How to Assemble:

Spread guacamole into a rectangle (Franken-face!). Add sour cream and olives for eyes, olive bits for a scarred mouth, and stick carrots on each side as “bolts.” Finish with blue chips on top for hair. It’s alive!

Monster Munch


Sweet, salty, and perfectly chaotic—like any good Halloween night.


Photo From: Life in the Lofthouse
Photo From: Life in the Lofthouse

Makes 12 servings

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup pretzels

  • 2½ cups Honey Nut Cheerios

  • 2½ cups Corn Chex

  • 1 bag M&Ms (Halloween colors, if you can find them)

  • 2 cups candy corn

  • 1 cup peanuts (optional)

  • 12 oz white chocolate chips + 1½ tbsp vegetable oil

  • Sprinkles, because why not


Directions:

  1. Mix all the dry stuff in a big bowl.

  2. Melt white chocolate with oil in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds.

  3. Pour over your mix and toss to coat.

  4. Add sprinkles, let it set, then serve in little baggies or big handfuls. (Calories don’t count on Halloween, right?)

The Puking Pumpkin (Guac Edition)


The name alone gets people laughing—but one bite of the cheesy nacho setup and you’ll be the party MVP.


Photo From: Don't Go Bacon My Heart
Photo From: Don't Go Bacon My Heart

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Servings: 8


You’ll Need:

  • 1 large pumpkin (for carving)

  • 14 oz tortilla chips

  • 2 cups shredded cheddar

  • 1 cup salsa

  • 1 cup guacamole

  • ½ cup sour cream


How to Make It:

  1. Carve your pumpkin with a wide, open mouth (for, uh, “vomiting”). Scoop it clean.

  2. Spread chips on a tray and sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350°F for 10–15 mins, until melty.

  3. Top with salsa and sour cream, then pile guac spilling out of the pumpkin’s mouth.

  4. Stand back and admire your handiwork. Gross? Yes. Delicious? Also yes.

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Whether you’re hosting a haunted house, throwing a casual movie night, or just looking for a good excuse to eat guac shaped like Frankenstein, these recipes prove that Halloween snacks can be spooky and seriously good.

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