41 Fun Halloween Dinner Ideas For A Spooky Celebration

This mummy hot dog will surely steal the attention of kids and adults alike. Another thing that managed to impress us? They’re made of two ingredients only! Hot dogs and crescent roll dough!

Nothing can be a more perfect Halloween appetizer than the aptly named deviled eggs. You can easily turn them into Halloween-themed pumpkin deviled eggs by simply sticking a chopped chive at the top of the egg yolk!

Snack non-stop on these mini witch brooms made of pretzel sticks and string cheese. These edible witch brooms can be eaten and served on their own. But another way you can use it is by adding it to your Halloween-inspired charcuterie board!

Make your simple pretzels at home, fun and interesting with these Halloween-inspired chocolate-covered monster pretzels! Get creative and use a variety of colors for this recipe and design it into either scary or cute monsters using googly eyes and candies! 

Your kids will surely love these fun tiny pizzas made of buttermilk biscuits. Decorate them with plenty of mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, olives, and pizza sauce!

Here’s a fun way to prepare a mummy-themed snack for your guests! This French bread pizza mummies only require four simple ingredients. It is packed with the familiar and classic flavor of pizza with the mozzarella cheese and black olives creatively used to design the mummies! 

Another simple Halloween dinner recipe is this wormy hotdogs recipe. How do you make it look wormy? Just spear hotdogs with dry pasta and boil them! After cooking, it will look like some worms are coming right out of the hotdogs. Serve it with tomato sauce for a truly grubby but yummy look.

Nearly not enough jack-o’-lanterns for your spooky Halloween celebration? Why don’t you try these jack-o’-lanterns made of bell peppers? These tasty stuffed bell peppers are easy to make and and fun to carve.

Another fun Halloween dinner party recipe to make is this chicken pot pie! You can get creative in this recipe and make a ton of Halloween designs with its pie crusts. But here’s an idea: make a spider-shaped top crust to add more spook on your dinner table! 

This eyeballs pasta will be a perfect add-on to your Halloween dinner ideas. The spinach pasta and bloody red homemade sauce make a perfect creepy dish completed with some eyeball toppings made with cheese and black olives. 

Got no time for a complicated Halloween dinner idea? These hauntingly cute pizzas won’t need any additional ingredients because you can make it using the usual pizza ingredients! Just form your cheeses like ghosts and arrange your olives to look like eyes and spiders and you’re good to go!  

Put your creativity to the test with these bloody hand sandwiches. And since it’s easy to make, it will be a fun Halloween project for the kids too! Plus you only need a couple of ingredients like crescent rolls, hot dogs, and ketchup.

Tired of making jack-o’-lantern everything? Cook up a graveyard shepherd’s pie and give your dinner guests something new to eat and enjoy! Add ghouls to it by making mashed potatoes. Your kids will love designing the ghouls!

The perfect vessel for your dinner mains? Pumpkins, of course! Around this time pumpkins are cheap and are readily available, which makes them truly ideal. For this recipe, we like that it added tons of flavors to the dish as well.

Dreadfully delicious mac n cheese for Halloween? Look no further than this toxic waste mac n cheese! Just by looking at it, you can picture witches brewing poison. Another thing we like? It’s surprisingly healthy too!

Now, this may be last on our list of dinner mains but it may well be the best. This silly monster burger takes the cake for best in presentation and is a great halloween dinner idea for adults! Complete with edible monster eyes, tongue, and fangs, this monster burger is a sure hit among party-goers. 

Happen to love meatballs and mummies? Don’t pass up on a perfect opportunity to make these mummy meatballs. It’s absolutely easy to make, but we’re sure little hands are more than welcome to help in the kitchen.

This soup may be warm but its spider web garnish will leave you and your guests cold. Don’t get too intimidated with the spider webs because it’s surprisingly easy to make! Simply pour some yogurt in circular motions over the soup and shape the webs using a cocktail stick. Genius, right?

The uncanny resemblance to real toes and fingers in this recipe will definitely creep you out. It’s made of flour, yeast, and sugar, to name a few, while the nails are made of almonds. Try dipping these witch fingers cookies into the Halloween pumpkin soup for a burst of flavors.

Add more monstrous food to your list of Halloween dinner ideas with these cute but scary Frankenstein monster sandwich wraps! Using cheese, nori (dried Japanese seaweed), cornichon pickles, and black olives, watch your kids turn boring old wraps into spooky cute Halloween snacks.

For the easiest Halloween dessert, these chewy caramel apples can be whipped up in just 15 minutes. All you have to do is microwave some chewy caramels with evaporated milk, dip the apples, and you’re all done. Easy peasy!

Don’t know what cake to get for Halloween? Well, don’t pass up on this puking pumpkin cake! But what is it puking anyway? This Halloween recipe asks for gummy worms or candy corn, but you can also add whatever you like. You can put Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups or M&Ms. Take your pick among your favorites!

Gingerbread houses are not reserved only for Christmas. Make a spooky one just for Halloween! What’s more, it’s a good Halloween project for the whole family.

Candy corn is a Halloween staple that you don’t wanna miss out on making this year! But in this recipe, we’re combining candy corn with another Halloween staple—candy barks! Its white chocolate base is topped with pretzels and candy corn giving you and the kids the best of both worlds! If you don’t have any white chocolate, you can use any types available.

Just by looking at the popping eyeballs, you’ll want to have these gory cupcakes on your list of Halloween dinner ideas! So, preheat your oven, ready your piping bag, and get to baking using this easy-to-follow recipe.

Let’s not forget cute marshmallow ghosts for the kids and kids at heart! Just mix marshmallows with crispy rice cereals and pour melted white chocolate over them to set.

Looking for bloody-looking desserts? Stop the search! This gross-out pudding gets the cake for bloody. To achieve the bloody pudding just mix a teaspoon of red food coloring with instant pudding mix. That’s it.

Add more unsettling Halloween goodies to your list of Halloween dinner ideas like this butchered hand brie made of puff pastry and raspberry jam. Remember to cut some holes in the hand before putting on serving plates so blood seeps out. Spooky, right?

Does your kid love zombies by any chance? Then don’t miss out on this easy brain cupcake recipe. They’re so easy to make that you can have the kids pipe the brain themselves. Plus, it also needs just a few ingredients, so it’s good for last-minute preparations.

Interested in trying out more mummy-themed desserts? Then you might like these chocolate mummy cupcakes! For parents who are strict with their kids’ food consumption, it’s even greater news because these cupcakes are low-fat! It’s also soft and moist at the center and can be easily decorated with vanilla frosting on top. Lastly, don’t forget to add the eyes using M&Ms or other candies you prefer to complete its spooky yet cute face! 

If your kids are not too fond of scary themed desserts but still want something fun for the party, these halloween owl cupcakes are the perfect treat for them! This recipe is very easy to prepare especially if you have chocolate cupcakes and frosting ready on hand. You can even get creative and let your kids help with assembling the eyes and nose! 

Give your traditional rice krispies a fun twist this halloween and make this candy corn version! Kids and kids at heart will surely enjoy this gooey and crunchy treat that combines marshmallow and the classic candy corn flavors and colors. You can make it a day before too so you can have all the time to tweak it into different colors or make other variations that the kids will absolutely love. 

Planning to creep out your Halloween guests? This devil’s food cupcake is spider themed and will definitely spook some people out (especially the little ones)! Just like a regular devil’s food cake, this cupcake version is as indulgent as it can be. Every bite is perfectly moist and has a rich chocolate flavor topped with gummies arranged to look like a cute yet rather believable spider (albeit at first glance!). 

Pumpkin is an all-time favorite flavor during the Halloween season. And what better way to incorporate it than making these pumpkin bundt cakes in jack-o-lantern style! These mini bundt cakes are absolutely eye-catching but they’re also wonderfully flavored with pumpkin spice, giving you that strong fall flavor!  

Let your imagination run crazy and make your Halloween extra by making these tombstone cupcakes! You can simply top off any cupcakes of your choice with chocolate frosting and crush some Oreos to make your ‘dirt’. Take any plain biscuits and cut them in half before writing “RIP” using your piping bag. Place it on top and you got yourself some  graveyard-themed cupcakes!  

This cocktail may be elaborate-looking but they’re easy to make! The yellow and orange color greatly resembles candy corn which makes it just the right cocktail to serve at your Halloween party.

A punch with gummy worms on it? Big yes! But don’t let it fool you. This punch has apricot brandy and lime vodka made distinct by the candies.

Bring your kid’s witch dreams to life with this witch’s brew punch. Don’t worry, you don’t need to be a bartender to make this. This easy-to-make drink is made of Kool-aid, pineapple tidbits, and candies. Served with dry ice, this drink will be a head-turner at your party.

No one could ever resist a good cup of hot cocoa during Fall season. But make it in theme and do it the Halloween style! Enjoy some extra spook and fun by adding marshmallow ghost toppings or a simple green tint with some gummy worms on the side! 

Of course, what’s Halloween without the classic bloody maria? Instead of the usual blend of tomato juice and vodka, you can opt to substitute it with tequila for an even bolder and citrusy flavor. You can also add a spooky twist to this famous tomato juice cocktail by decorating it with googly eyes on top or using a skull-shaped glass for serving! 

The chocolate-flavored caramel candy tootsie rolls are one of the all-time favorite Halloween candies out there. It’s classic chocolatey flavor is perfect for the Kahlua and orange mixture of this alcoholic drink. Plus, it tastes just like the classic candy flavor! Now you can enjoy the well-loved Halloween candy into a cocktail drink.