It’s time for Halloween! You know what that means – it’s time to pull out your costumes, scary décor, boozy drinks, and party. Naturally, the best part about Halloween may be the parties. Halloween parties are some of the best around because everyone gets to hang around in costumes all day and night exchanging candy. Granted, a lot of adults don’t get together to pour out their candy to trade those gross Smarties for Reese’s – sorry those of you who like Smarties. They’re just gross.
Speaking of gross things to eat, your party has to have snacks. Snacks are just the quintessential thing to have when friends gather. Simply put, you can have a party without om-nom-noms. More importantly, you can’t just get any snacks. We all love a delicious handful of Cheeze-Its, but that isn’t gonna cut it. This holiday is unique because you’re encouraged to play with your food. Why have normal crackers when you can have food that looks like body parts?
Let your creativity come alive – alive, we say!! Creepy, crawly food isn’t really something we keep in our mind, so we don’t blame you if you need a little help coming up with something that’s Halloween themed. For this reason, we’ve decided to put together a little something that may help.
We’ve whipped up 10 delicious snacks that are utterly Spook-tacular. After seeing these snacks, your friend may throw away the Smarties and Reese’s to chomp down on your food. Not to mention, some of them may actually be good for people.
Mummies in a Blanket
Ingredients:
- Hot dogs
- Crescent roll dough
- Mustard
Directions:
Donut Spiders
Ingredients:
- Mini chocolate donuts
- Pretzel sticks
- M&Ms
Directions:
Zombie Eyes
Ingredients:
- Waffle pretzels
- Wilton candy melts, caramel apple flavor
- Red sugar
- Candy eyeballs (available at craft supply or Halloween stores)
Directions:
Witch Fingers
Ingredients:
- Pretzel rods
- White chocolate
- Green food coloring
- Almond slices
Directions:
Witch Brooms
Ingredients:
- Cheese slices
- Pretzel sticks
- Fresh chives
Directions:
Oreo Bats
Ingredients:
- Oreos
- White and green frosting
Directions:
Spooky Fruit
Ingredients:
- Clementines, peeled
- Bananas, peeled and cut in half
- Celery stalks, cut into 1-inch pieces
- Regular and mini chocolate chips
Directions:
For the ghost bananas, press two mini chocolate chips and one regular chocolate chip into the banana to resemble a face. For the pumpkins, press one piece of celery into the tops of each clementine to form a stem.
Graveyard Pudding Snacks
Ingredients:
- Chocolate pudding snacks
- Marshmallow ghosts
- Pumpkin gummies
- Crumbled Oreos
Directions:
Creepy Smiles
Ingredients:
- Thin apple slices
- Peanut butter
- Mini marshmallows
Directions:
Pumpkin Cheese Ball
Ingredients:
- 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/2 medium onion, minced
- 3 tablespoons salsa
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 cups cheese Doritos, finely crushed
- 1 green bell pepper stem