What kid doesn't love Halloween? Some of us grownups seem to get a kick out of it as well... Here are some really easy, kid-friendly recipes you can use for Halloween parties or special Halloween treats!
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How to Create a Fun Halloween Menu
When you entertain for Halloween, you will want to create a Halloween menu that reflects the theme of the festival. Much of the fun from the Halloween theme in your menu is in the names you give your dishes. |
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After Trick-or-Treating Pumpkin Bars
A yummy bar that you can decorate with holiday colored frosting to celebrate the harvest. |
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Bobbing for Candied Apples
Okay, so we're not really bobbing for them because that would be sticky and messy. |
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Boolicious Trick or Treat Smoothies
Moms will love this healthy smoothie recipe. Fill a decorator pastry bag with whipped topping (or fill a ziploc and cut off a corner tip) and squeeze out ghost like shapes on top of each drink just before serving. |
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Chili in a Jack
A quick pot luck dinner recipe to share with friends. |
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Cider Cheese Fondue
Perfect for any fall party - a yummy fondue recipe. |
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Easy Halloween Party Mix
Combine various candy with popcorn to make this yummy mix! |
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Eewy Gooey Eyeballs
This recipe is a good one for Haunted House parties! |
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Fall Twice Baked Potatoes (aka Scrambled Brains)
What's in a name? Scrambled brains or twice baked potatoes? In either case, a tasty potato dish that the whole family will enjoy. |
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Fiesta Lasagna
A quick caserole dish perfect for pot luck dinners. |
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Fruity Ghosts on a Stick
It just turns out that pears are just the right shape for making spooky ghost treats! These are an interesting alternative to the traditional candy apples. |
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Ghostly Eyeballs
Spooky eyeballs make a festive dessert! |
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Giant Warts
A great way to get creative with the Halloween candy haul after trick or treating or for a great handout at your party. |
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Ginger Ghouls
Who said gingerbread cookies were only for Christmas? |
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Graveyard Cupcakes
Some creative decorating can turn these delicious cupcakes into a fun Halloween dessert! |
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Great Pumpkin Pull Apart Cake
It's the Great Pumpkin.... Pull Apart Cake! Are you ready for your Charlie Brown Halloween special!?! |
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Halloween Burgers
Using a pumpkin shaped cookie cutter, cut cheese into pumpkin shapes. Cut olives into shapes for eyes and nose. Cut bell peppers into shapes for mouth and pumpkin top (green pepper). |
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Halloween Party Mix
This is also really good for fall football parties. The nice part about it is you can make this without getting the kitchen overheated or it leaves the oven free for making other things. |
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Halloween Party Parfaits
As Donkey would tell Shrek, everybody likes parfait! |
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Hallowen Party Punch
What's a Halloween party with a big bowl of punch with floating eyeballs in it? |
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Halloween Poke Cake
Using fall color gelatin and candy corn, you can create a very festive cake. |
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Hot Witch's Cider
Brew up this warm drink to serve to your guests! |
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Monster Party Mix
Be warned this mixture is very rich and contains quite a bit of sugar. Serve in small amounts! |
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Mummy Dogs
Create your own yummy mummies with wrapped hot dogs! |
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Munchy Mummy Appetizer Dip
use Halloween shaped cookie cutters to cut out mini finger sandwiches, the dip can also be used as a spread on those, yummy! |
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Pirate Caramel Apples (Sweet and Salty)
A combination of sweet and salty caramel apples. |
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Pumpkin and Goblins Punch
A quick and easy punch to throw together for the buffet. |
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Pumpkin in Sloppy Joes
A quick fall recipe that the whole family will enjoy. |
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Pumpkin Soup
A healthy soup recipe to keep the little ones warm. |
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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
It's not Halloween until you've stuck your hands into a pumpkin to pull out all the guts to carve your jack-o-lantern. Now you've got all those pumpkin seeds sitting there. Don't just toss them in the trash! Roast them for a nice evening treat. |
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Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween Squares
This is a nice adaptive recipe, if someone has an allergy to peanut use another nut, or mix in some candy pieces or dry cereal. You can even add other things in addition to what's listed here! Make it colorful and fun. |
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Scary Frozen Bugs
These are great for serving in party punch or drinks. |
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Skeleton Bones
What can you do with egg whites and icing sugar? |
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Stuffed Mini Pumpkins
A festive and healthy dish to serve at any Halloween or harvest party. |
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Sweet Potato Filled Oranges
Yum...all those fall colors combined in one serving! |
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Vampire Bat Stew
Using a bat shaped cookie cutter, create pasties to go with this delicious stew. |
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Vampires Be Gone Spaghetti
With 10 loaves of garlic - you won't have to worry about vampires with this recipe. |
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Walking Into a Spiderweb Brownies
After frosting your brownies with marshmallow creme, you can create spider webs with melted chocolate! |
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Webtacular Cheesecake
After removing the spring form sides, pipe on spider web decorations and place a candy spider in each little web (try to space them so that each slice has a spider.) You can even slice before decorating if you want to make them all even. |
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