Halloween at Home: Spooky Snacks
Whether you’re more of a baker or a buyer, we all have to eat so why not do it in seasonal style?! Many people are opting out of trick-or-treating and large parties this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a Halloween at home! If you want to curl up on the couch with your snacks and watch Halloween movies all month, more power to you (read our blog on the must-watch Halloween movies for a spooky night in). We all know that holidays are not complete without the yummy food (for Americans, anyway). Halloween in particular is very much about treating yourself, and the ELE team is right there with you. Keep reading for lethally delicious goodies to celebrate your spooky season in!
For the Bakers
Sweet Treats 🎃
Monster Cookies
Easy Recipe: Follow your favorite sugar cookie recipe but add food coloring (we recommend green, purple, red, and blue) before you bake! After they’re done in the oven, stick as many candy eyeballs on as your cold heart desires (the more, the freakier), and BAM: Monster Cookies!
Original Recipe: If you want to kick it up a notch and try something new, try this special recipe!
Halloween Donuts (Bats, Monsters, Pumpkins, Spiders)
Follow these easy and fun recipes for a seriously scary dessert (or breakfast, no judgment here)!
Bubbling Popcorn Cauldrons
Follow this simple recipe and you will have a spooky sweet treat that brings out your inner witch!
Spoiler: you’ll need a small set of cauldrons, popcorn, lime Jell-o, corn syrup, sugar, and butter to make your delicious potions!
Teeth Cookies
Follow this twisted tutorial on Instagram!
Here’s the gist: Cut a cookie in half (we recommend sugar cookies), coat one side of both of the halves with red frosting, stick mini marshmallows around the outside perimeter of the bottom half (the mallows are the teeth). Then place the top half onto the bottom (frosting side, in) to create your creepy chomper cookies. For some added spook, use almonds to make fangs!
Haunted House
Think Gingerbread house but spooky!! We love this Country Living recipe, but if you want to simplify: buy a gingerbread house kit and then spooky it up! This is easily done: buy some grey/silver and black icing, green sprinkles, and candies (eyeballs, skeletons, graveyards, there are so many options!)
Boo Brownies (Ghosts)
There are a couple of versions of these available, but most use marshmallows to make ghosts (I’m sure you could also use white icing). Here are a couple from Betty Crocker, Country Living, and Delish!
Graveyard Cake
Make a chocolate cake, cover in chocolate icing, use that chocolate icing to write “RIP” on Milano Cookies, and stick them into the cake (your gravestones), for finishing touches, add green sprinkles to make grass and candied skeletons to make it appear as if the dead are coming to life!
Spooky Savory 🧟♂️
Jack-O-Lantern Quesadillas
Cut your quesadilla into little jacks! First, create the pumpkin shape and then carve out eyes and a mouth, the same way you carve a pumpkin! Fill it with your choice of cheese blend and then cook. You can throw these in the oven for a couple of minutes or cook in a pan, stove top style. Either way- delicious!
This is really easy to freestyle but if you’re a buy the book person, follow this recipe!
Pro Tip: If you want to repurpose those mini cauldrons (from the popcorn recipe), scoop guacamole and salsa in them to make potions; perfect to dip your ‘dillaz in!
Want tortilla chips instead? Cut the tortilla into a pumpkin shape, cook them in oil. Serve with your favorite dips, Booooom!
Monster Meatball Sliders
Meatballs covered in Marinara, decorated with mozzarella? That’s always a good idea, but here’s how to take these sliders to the next level!
Mummy Hot Dogs
Pigs in a blanket: Halloween edition! This appetizer is so cute and very easy! Wrap crescent roll dough around a hot dog, bake them, and then add mustard for eyes!
Here’s a recipe!
You can also mummify your jalapeño poppers!
Deviled Eggs (Pumpkin Shaped)
These are the cutest deviled eggs! You can follow this smokey recipe or make deviled eggs the way you always do and then decorate them into pumpkins! Use a fork to create the pumpkin lines and then stick a mini gherkin to create the stem!
Feet Loaf
Yeah, we know… GROSS. Meatloaf in the shape of bloody, stumpy feet? What more could we want to get us feeling spooky?! Check out this Tasty Recipe!
Quench Your Thirst 🧛🏼♂️
Eyeball Punch
Our Recipe: Start with any red-colored fruit juice - it can be cranberry, cherry, or whatever you prefer! Add sparkling water, cider, or wine (depending on if this a family-friendly drink, maybe make two separate batches!). Feel free to add your favorite berries and citrus fruits for an extra punch! Pour into a glass drink dispenser, toss in fake eyeballs, and it’s ready to serve!
If you’re a more experienced mixologist (or you prefer hard liquor), check out this Food Network recipe!
Pumpkin Latte
Do you love Pumpkin Spice but don’t want to spend an arm and a leg buying a drink every day? Make them at home! There are so many ways to make this cozy beverage. You can try one of these from Delish or Food Network, they’re delicious!
However, I’m a little lazier so I keep it simple! Our Recipe: Your favorite espresso (or strong brew), milk (steamed, if you’re drinking it hot), Pumpkin Pie Syrup, Pumpkin Pie Sauce (drizzle). Topped with Whipped Cream and sprinkled Pumpkin Pie Spice!
Chai and Pumpkin Latte
Again, you can order this at Starbucks. Simply customize your chai latte by adding pumpkin sauce, and pumpkin pie spice (or pumpkin cold cream if you’re having it iced). However many of us may not want to leave the comfort of our home, spend the extra money, or may not even like Starbucks… so if you want to make it at home, here’s how to do it.
For the Buyers
Milk Bar: If you don’t know about Milk Bar, are you even really here? (I kid, I kid). This famous dessert shop ships their tasty treats all over the U.S., and they created a fall menu just for spooky season!
The Fall Shop: Choose between their Fall-iday Dessert Set or buy what you want individually! With Pumpkin Dulce de Leche Cake, Pumpkin Dulce de Leche Truffles, Milk Bar Pie, and an assortment of cookies, you can’t go wrong!
Krispy Kreme: Krispy always brings the heat for all of the holiday seasons and spooky season is no different. They have cozy fall flavors and Halloween inspired donuts, either way, we’ll take a dozen!
Honorable mentions: “Frank” Monster Donut (Frankenstein), “Drake” Monster Donut (Vampire), “Wolfie” Monster Donut (Werewolf), Pumpkin Spice Cake Donut, Jack-O-Lantern Donut, and Spooky Drizzle!
Starbucks: Now you all know this list would not be complete without this coffee giant. Their fall flavors are famous and you can even order from their secret menu. But if you want to stay on script (so to speak), here are their featured fall menu items!
Honorable mentions: Pumpkin Spice Latte (duh!), Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, Salted Caramel Mocha (basically adult hot chocolate), Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin, and my personal favorite Pumpkin Bread!