40+ Creeptastic Halloween Party Food Ideas for Kids

Make Frightfully Easy Halloween Treats!

Host a creeptastic party filled with ghoulishy tasty snacks for all your little goblins. These adorable treats are perfect for any Halloween party.

From healthy apples to not-so-healthy cupcakes, here are some great ideas to cover a range of tastes. Mummify your cakes and brain your jelly to get those guests quaking in their boots!

Ashtray Cupcakes

These cupcakes look like ashtrays, but don't worry—it's all deliciously edible!

How to Create It:

• Step 1: Top chocolate cupcakes with crushed Oreos to mimic the look of ash.
• Step 2: Create fake cigarettes using pretzel sticks dipped in white chocolate, then add red food coloring for a burnt tip.
• Step 3: Insert the "cigarettes" into the cupcakes and sprinkle more crushed Oreos for a realistic effect.

Spiderweb Brownies

These rich brownies are tangled in marshmallow "spiderwebs," making them a spooky and delicious treat.

How to Create It:

• Step 1: Bake your favorite brownie recipe and cut into rectangular bars once cooled.
• Step 2: Melt marshmallows in the microwave, then stretch them into thin, web-like strands.
• Step 3: Drape the marshmallow strands over the brownies, creating a spiderweb effect for a creepy finish.

Smoky Pretzel Cigarettes

These edible "cigarettes" made from pretzels and white chocolate are a quirky conversation starter.

How to Create It:

• Step 1: Dip pretzel sticks halfway into melted white chocolate and let them set.
• Step 2: Sprinkle the tips with black and red sparkling sugar to resemble ash and embers.
• Step 3: Arrange on a tray with black sugar "ash" for a realistic and fun presentation.

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Graveyard Pudding Cups

These fun pudding cups are topped with cookie tombstones and gummy worms, creating a deliciously spooky treat.

How to Create It:

• Step 1: Layer chocolate pudding and crushed Oreos in clear cups to resemble dirt.
• Step 2: Insert a cookie tombstone into each cup, using icing to write "RIP."
• Step 3: Place gummy worms on top of the "dirt" for a creepy, crawly effect.

Ghostly Chocolate Pudding Cups

These chocolate pudding cups are topped with meringue ghosts and fondant pumpkins, creating a spooky and delicious dessert.

How to Create It:

• Step 1: Fill clear cups with rich chocolate pudding and top with a layer of crushed Oreos.
• Step 2: Pipe meringue ghosts on top, using mini chocolate chips for eyes.
• Step 3: Add small fondant pumpkins for an extra festive touch, and serve chilled.

Mummy Strawberries

These spooky strawberries are wrapped in white chocolate to resemble mummies, making them a fun and delicious treat.

How to Create It:

• Step 1: Dip strawberries in melted white chocolate and let them cool on wax paper.
• Step 2: Drizzle more white chocolate over the strawberries in a zigzag pattern to create the mummy wrapping.
• Step 3: Add mini chocolate chips or candy eyes to complete the mummy look, and allow to set before serving.

Voodoo Doll Sugar Cookies

These sugar cookies are decorated to look like creepy voodoo dolls, perfect for a haunting party treat.

How to Make:

• Step 1: Prepare your favorite sugar cookie dough and cut into gingerbread shapes.
• Step 2: Bake cookies until golden and allow them to cool completely.
• Step 3: Use black and red icing to create stitched and heart designs.

Ghostly Sugar Cookies

These sugar cookies are decorated to resemble cute, spooky ghosts, perfect for any festive gathering.

How to Make:

• Step 1: Prepare and roll out sugar cookie dough; cut into ghost shapes.
• Step 2: Bake cookies until edges are golden, then cool on a wire rack.
• Step 3: Decorate with white icing for the ghost and black icing for eyes.

Coraline's Mother Pie

This pie, inspired by Coraline's mother, features eerie button eyes and a sinister smile, perfect for a spooky-themed dessert.

How to Make:

• Step 1: Prepare your pie crust and filling, place the filling in the crust.
• Step 2: Cut out circles for button eyes and create a curved mouth shape.
• Step 3: Bake until golden brown, then add food coloring for detailed features.

Froggy Macarons

These delightful green macarons feature adorable froggy faces, making them a fun and tasty treat.

How to Make:

• Step 1: Prepare green macaron batter and pipe into small round shapes.
• Step 2: Bake macarons and let them cool before adding buttercream filling.
• Step 3: Use white chocolate and food coloring to create eyes and facial details.

Monster Eye Cookies

These vibrant green cookies are dotted with candy eyes, creating a fun and eerie treat.

How to Make:

• Step 1: Prepare cookie dough with green food coloring for a vibrant look.
• Step 2: Scoop dough onto baking sheets and press candy eyes into the dough.
• Step 3: Bake until edges are set and cookies are lightly golden brown.

Monster Burgers

These creative burgers feature monster faces made from cheese, pickles, and other toppings, making them a delightfully spooky addition to your meal.

How to Make:

• Step 1: Grill burger patties and place them on sesame seed buns.
• Step 2: Cut cheese into triangle shapes for teeth and add to the burger.
• Step 3: Use sliced pickles for horns, and olives with cheese for eyes.

Soot Sprite Brownie Cookies

These adorable brownie cookies feature mini Oreo "soot sprites" and colorful star sprinkles, perfect for a whimsical and tasty treat.

How to Make:

• Step 1: Prepare brownie cookie dough, bake until set, then cool on a rack.
• Step 2: Split mini Oreos in half, add candy eyes to create soot sprites.
• Step 3: Place Oreo sprites on cookies and decorate with licorice legs and sprinkles.

Pumpkin Hand Pies

These delightful hand pies feature pumpkin-shaped faces, filled with a sweet and savory filling, perfect for any autumn gathering.

How to Make:

• Step 1: Roll out puff pastry and cut into pumpkin shapes using a cookie cutter.
• Step 2: Fill with your choice of sweet or savory filling, then top with another pumpkin cutout.
• Step 3: Brush with egg wash, carve out face details, and bake until golden brown.

Mini Mummy Dogs

These adorable mini hot dogs are wrapped in crescent dough to resemble mummies, making them a fun and spooky party snack.

How to Make:

• Step 1: Cut crescent dough into thin strips and wrap around mini hot dogs.
• Step 2: Bake until the dough is golden brown and the hot dogs are heated through.
• Step 3: Add candy eyes to each mummy dog using a dab of mustard or ketchup.

Pennywise Veggie Platter

This eerie veggie platter features a chilling Pennywise face made from fresh vegetables, perfect for a spooky and healthy snack.

How to Make:

• Step 1: Shape a cheese dip into Pennywise's face and place on a platter.
• Step 2: Arrange carrot sticks around the head to mimic Pennywise's fiery hair.
• Step 3: Use olives for eyes, a cherry tomato for the nose, and red bell peppers for the mouth and details. Surround with cauliflower and snap peas for additional decoration.

Jack-O'-Lantern Fruit Skewers

This delightful display features a jack-o'-lantern pumpkin filled with colorful fruit skewers, perfect for a festive and healthy party treat.

How to Make:

• Step 1: Carve a face into a pumpkin and hollow out the inside.
• Step 2: Prepare fruit skewers using a variety of fresh fruits like grapes, melons, and berries.
• Step 3: Insert the fruit skewers into the pumpkin, arranging them to create a fun and colorful display.

Jason Voorhees Pancakes

These creative pancakes are shaped and decorated to resemble Jason Voorhees' mask, perfect for a frightful breakfast treat.

How to Make:

• Step 1: Pour pancake batter into an oval shape on the griddle and cook.
• Step 2: Use a small round cutter to make eye holes and a knife for the details.
• Step 3: Decorate with strawberry slices to create the mask's features and add a spooky touch.

Scream Cheese Platter

This eerie cheese platter features the iconic Ghostface mask from Scream, made from cheese and surrounded by a variety of tasty snacks.

How to Make:

• Step 1: Shape a soft cheese, like cream cheese, into the Ghostface mask on a platter.
• Step 2: Use black olives or blackberries to create the eyes, nose, and mouth details.
• Step 3: Arrange slices of salami for the "hood" and surround with crackers and other charcuterie items.

Ghost Meringues

These delightful meringues are shaped like spooky ghosts, making them a perfect sweet treat for any festive occasion.

How to Make:

• Step 1: Whip egg whites and sugar until stiff peaks form, creating meringue.
• Step 2: Pipe meringue onto a baking sheet in ghost shapes with a piping bag.
• Step 3: Bake at a low temperature until crisp, then use black food gel for eyes and mouth.

Graveyard Dirt Cake

This spooky graveyard cake features chocolate dirt, candy worms, and cookie tombstones, making it a fun and eerie dessert.

How to Make:

• Step 1: Bake a chocolate cake and crumble extra cake for the "dirt" topping.
• Step 2: Decorate with cookie tombstones and place gummy worms throughout the cake.
• Step 3: Add chocolate-covered marshmallow "graves" and pipe green icing for grass details.

Chocolate Donut Spiders

These fun and spooky chocolate donut spiders feature pretzel legs and candy eyes, perfect for a playful and tasty treat.

How to Make:

• Step 1: Dip mini donuts in melted chocolate and sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles.
• Step 2: Insert pretzel sticks into the sides of the donuts for spider legs.
• Step 3: Add candy eyes to each donut using a dab of melted chocolate as glue.

Monster Face Donuts

These playful monster face donuts feature candy eyes and rainbow strip tongues, making them a delightful treat for any festive gathering.

How to Make:

• Step 1: Dip donuts in melted chocolate or leave plain, then let them set.
• Step 2: Attach candy eyes to each donut using a dab of melted chocolate.
• Step 3: Insert rainbow candy strips into the donut holes to create tongues.

Spooky Cake Truffles

These delightful cake truffles are decorated with fun and spooky designs, perfect for a festive and delicious treat.

How to Make:

• Step 1: Crumble cake and mix with frosting, then shape into small balls.
• Step 2: Dip cake balls in melted chocolate or candy coating, and let set.
• Step 3: Decorate with candy eyes and drizzle with colored icing for a festive look.

Halloween Chocolate Covered Apple

This delightful chocolate-covered apple features festive sprinkles, bat decorations, and a charming bow, making it a perfect treat for any celebration.

How to Make:

• Step 1: Dip a clean, dry apple in melted orange chocolate coating, ensuring even coverage.
• Step 2: Decorate with festive sprinkles and edible bat decorations while the chocolate is still wet.
• Step 3: Let the chocolate set, then tie a black ribbon around the stick for a finishing touch

Jack-O'-Lantern Clementines

These adorable Jack-O'-Lantern clementines are a healthy and festive snack, perfect for any autumn celebration.

How to Make:

• Step 1: Peel clementines, keeping them intact, and draw faces with edible marker.
• Step 2: Insert a pretzel stick into the top as a stem.
• Step 3: Add small green leaves or herbs around the stem for added effect.

Monster Cakes With Scary Cupcakes

Create a spooktacular monster cake by baking your favorite cake layers. Stack and frost them with green or purple icing. Decorate with candy horns, licorice hair, and a big toothy smile.

Finally, add googly eyes made of fondant or edible candies for a delightfully frightful Halloween treat!

Cookie Monster Cupcakes

To create spooky Oreo Cookie Monster cupcakes, start by baking chocolate cupcakes and let them cool. Frost each cupcake with blue-tinted buttercream, giving it a fluffy appearance.

Press two edible googly eyes onto the frosting and place an open Oreo cookie in its mouth. Serve these adorable and delicious treats for a frightfully fun Halloween celebration.

Monster Marshmallow Pops

Put a marshmallow or two on a stick, smother it with melted caramel, then dip it in colored melted candy (candy melts). Rolled bottom in sprinkles and decorated with candy eyeballs. These were by far my son's favorite sweet treat at his Halloween party!

Spider Cookies

Create spooky spider-themed cookies for Halloween by baking your favorite sugar cookie dough. Shape the dough into small circles, then use black icing to draw a spiderweb pattern.

Place a chocolate candy in the center and use black icing to draw spider legs. Enjoy your deliciously creepy treats!

Popcorn Ball Monsters

Create spooky fun with popcorn ball monsters this Halloween! Start by popping fresh popcorn and shaping it into balls. Add candy eyes, licorice legs, and colorful frosting for a monstrous touch. Let your imagination run wild as you craft deliciously creepy treats for all to enjoy!

Veggie Skeleton

Create a spooky veggie skeleton platter for Halloween by arranging an assortment of fresh vegetables in the shape of a skeleton.

Use celery sticks for the ribs, cucumber slices for the arms, and carrot sticks for the legs. Add cherry tomato eyes and a cauliflower skull. Serve with a healthy dip for a festive and nutritious Halloween treat.

Mummy Cupcakes

1. Prepare your favorite cupcake recipe and bake the cupcakes.
2. Once cooled, spread a thin layer of white frosting on each cupcake.
3. Take white fondant or icing and roll it into thin strips.
4. Carefully place the fondant strips over the cupcakes, crisscrossing them to resemble mummy bandages.
5. Leave a small space for the eyes and attach two edible candy eyes.
6. Optional: You can use a piping bag to add some red frosting for a "bloody" effect.
7. Serve and enjoy these spooky and delicious mummy cupcakes at your Halloween party!

Pretzel Witch Fingers

Create spooky pretzel witch fingers for Halloween! Start with store-bought pretzels. Melt candy melts and add green food dye for a creepy touch. Dip the pretzel ends in the mixture and let them cool. Watch your guests shriek with delight as they indulge in these wickedly delicious treats!

Eye of Newt Pretzels

Transform ordinary store-bought pretzel rods into spooky eye of newt treats! Melt vibrant candy melts, dip the pretzel rods, and attach edible eyes. Sprinkle with eerie sprinkles for added flair. These witchy delights will cast a spell on your taste buds this Halloween.

Sesame Street Cupcakes

Get ready for a spooky Sesame Street treat! Start by baking your favorite cupcakes in vibrant colors like orange, purple, and green.

Decorate them with buttercream frosting, creating iconic characters like Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Count von Count using colored fondant. Sprinkle some Halloween-themed toppings, and voila! Your Sesame Street Halloween cupcakes are ready to delight both kids and adults alike.

Monster Bites

To create monster bites, start by preparing a batch of classic Rice Krispie treats. Once the mixture is ready, divide it into small portions and add food coloring to each portion, creating a variety of vibrant colors.

Mold each colored portion into a small ball, then press an edible eye into the center. Allow the treats to cool and set before serving these eerie delights at your Halloween party.

Jack Skellington Cookies

Get in the spooky spirit with Jack Skellington cookies. Start by baking your favorite sugar cookie dough. Once cooled, use black icing to create Jack's iconic face, featuring his eyes, nose, and stitched smile. Serve these eerie treats at your Halloween gathering for a delightfully frightful touch.