Throw The Spookiest Party With These Easy Halloween Appetizers

The world has been a scary place in the past few months. With everything that has been going on, every party lover is definitely looking forward to one particular holiday – Halloween. Not only does it provide escape from everyday life, you also get to dress up and have so much fun. Which is exactly why, Halloween without a party is absolutely inexcusable. So, if you are just as obsessed with this October 31st holiday, take all precautions and throw the spookiest party ever. What’s more, we are going to help you out with a few easy Halloween appetizers, which are going to bring a few scares to your table.

Spooky and easy Halloween appetizers

Easy Halloween appetizers – baked Brie

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped and toasted
• 1/3 cup dried cherries
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 8oz. Brie cheese
• 2 puff pastry sheets, thawed
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 tbsp water

Easy to make and delicious

Instructions:

1. In a small bowl mix the pecans, cherries and honey.
2. Spread the puff pastry sheet on parchment paper. Place a spoonful of the cherry mixture in the middle and place the Brie on top.
3. Wrap the brie with the pastry and remove the excess pastry.
4. Flip over the Brie, so that the cherry mixture is on top.
5. In a small bowl mix the egg and water and brush the top of the Brie.
6. Spread the other pastry sheet and, using a pizza cutter, cut into small strips. Layer them on top of the Brie in a crisscross pattern, brushing with egg wash after the strip is applied. Add to cherries on top for “eyes”.
7. Bake at 375°F for about 20 minutes.

Serve with crackers or apple slices

Source: Better Homes & Gardens

Spooky platter to scare your guests

Halloween party food

Ingredients:

For the mango salsa:

• 1/2 jalapeno pepper, minced
• 1 mango, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped tomato
• 1/3 cup chopped red onion
• juice of 1 lime

For the bat tortilla chips:

• cooking spray
• flour tortillsd
• chili powder

Instructions:

For the mango salsa:

1. In a small bowl mix all of the ingredients together.

For the bat tortilla chips:

1. Preheat the over at 350°F.
2. Cut the bats out of the tortillas using bat cookie cutters.
3. Spray a pan with cooking spray and arrange the bats on it.
4. Spray the bats with cooking spray and chili powder and bake for about 10 minutes.

Salsa mango with bat tortillas

Ingredients:

For the apple monsters:

• peanut butter
• quartered green apples
• mango, cut into small triangles
• pine nuts
• candy eyeballs

For the spider pizzas:

• frozen mini pizza bagels
• pitted black olives

Instructions:

For the apple monsters:

1. Cut a “mouth” out of each apple quarter and fill it with peanut butter.
2. Use the pine nuts and mango triangles to create “teeth and tongue”.
3. Use the peanut butter to stick the candy eyeballs to the apple.

For the spider pizzas:

1. Bake the pizza bagels per package instructions.
2. Cut the olives into “spider parts” and arrange the on top of the pizzas.

Spooky and yummy

Ingredients:

For the jalapeno popper mummies:

• cream cheese
• jalapeno poppers, halved lengthwise
• crescent roll dough
• small candy eyeballs

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Fill each jalapeno with cream cheese.
3. Cut the dough into strips and wrap it around each jalapeno. Transfer to a baking sheet.
4. Bake for about 12 minutes.
5. Add candy eyeballs to resemble “a mummy”

So cute

Ingredients:

For the sweet and sour mango dipping sauce:

• 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup mango, chopped
• 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 3 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp ketchup
• 1 tbsp soy sauce

For the pumpkin deviled eggs:

• 6 hard boiled eggs, halved, whites and yolks separated
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 3 tbsp mayonnaise
• pinch of salt
• paprika and chives, for garnish
• orange food coloring

Instructions:

For the sweet and sour mango dipping sauce:

1. Blend the mango and water together until smooth.
2. In a sauce pan add the mango puree, stir in vinegar, honey, ketchup and soy sauce and cook until thickened, stirring occasionally.

For the pumpkin deviled eggs:

1. In a small bowl mix the egg yolks, mustard, mayonnaise and salt. Add in the food coloring.
2. Fill the egg whites with the yolk mixture and use a toothpick to make lines to resemble a pumpkin.
3. Sprinkle with paprika and add a chive piece to resemble a pumpkin stem.

To finish the platter add fresh mango slices, salami and prosciutto

Source: Foxes Love Lemons

Spider bread dip bowl

Halloween appetizer ideas

Ingredients:

• frozen dough
• 1 egg white
• 1 tbsp water
• 3 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
• 2 olive slices

It is so cute

Instructions:

1. Knead the dough and create one big roll for the body and a smaller one for the head. Then, create four 10-inch ropes and 4 12-inch ropes for the legs.
2. On a paper lined baking sheet arrange the spider body parts. Spray with cooking spray, cover with foil and allow to rise for about an hour.
3. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
4. Whisk egg white and water and brush the spider with the egg wash. Sprinkle parmesan on the legs and bake for about 20 minutes.
5. Cut out a circle out of the body. Make slits for eyes and press and olive slice into the slits.

Fill with the dip of your choice and serve with veggies

Source: It’s Always Autumn

Spider cheese balls

Halloween finger food

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 8oz pckg cream cheese
• 4oz. goat cheese
• 4 green onions
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 tbsp dried dill
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 cup black sesame seeds
• 2 cups pretzel sticks

Instructions:

1. Beat together the cream cheese and olive oil in a bowl until smooth. Then, add the goat cheese, onion, garlic, dill, oregano, salt and pepper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. Shape the mixture into small balls and roll them in the sesame seeds.
3. Make the legs with the pretzel sticks and refrigerate for additional 30 minutes.

The perfect Halloween snack

Source: Inspired by Charm

Mummy breadsticks

Halloween party food ideas

Ingredients:

• 1 can crescent roll dough
• 2 pieces string cheese
• 2 tbsp butter, melted
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp dried parsley
• 16 sliced black olives

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Seperate the dough into 4 sheets, spread them out and cut into 8 squares.
3. Cut small strips, leaving the middle part whole as shown in to photo above.
4. Cut the string cheese and place it in the middle of the dough strips. Wrap the strips around the cheese to resemble a mummy.
5. Transfer the breadsticks to a baking pan and brush with butter. Sprinkle garlic powder and dried parsley. Finally place two olive slices for eyes.
6. Bake for about 10 minutes.

Source: Hunny I’m Home DIY

Witch guacamole dip

Halloween guacamole dip

Ingredients:

• 3 ripe avocados, peeled and pitted
• 1 10 oz can diced tomatoes and green chilies
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• 1/2 tsp salt and pepper

Instructions:

1. In a bowl mash the avocados, add the tomatoes, onion, lime juice, salt and pepper and stir until fully combined.
2. Decorate as shown in the photo below.

Source: Confetti and Bliss

Fun mozzarella eyeballs

Halloween appetizer ideas

Ingredients:

• mozzarella balls
• green olives
• black olives
• tomato sauce

Instructions:

1. Place the mozzarella balls in a deviled eggs holder tray. Using a piping bag, add the tomato sauce on top.
2. Cut the green olives in circles and add them to top of the mozzarella balls.
3. Cut the black olives into small pieces and add in the middle of the green olives.

A 5-minute appetizer anyone can recreate

Source: Salty Side Dish

Another version of the monster eyeballs

Halloween appetizers

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 lbs small potatoes
• cooking spray
• cooking oil
• salt and pepper
• pepperoni sticks
• sliced cheddar cheese singles
• sour cream

Instructions:

1. Boil the potatoes and preheat your oven to 450°F.
2. Arrange the potatoes on a baking tray and lightly press them down. Cover with cooking oil and bake dor 15 minutes.
3. Top each potato with sour cream, cheese slice and pepperoni as shown in the photos.

Source: Noshing With The Nolands

Pumpkin deviled eggs

Halloween appetizers

Ingredients:

• 6 eggs
• 2 tbsp thick coconut milk
• 2 tsp curry paste
• 1 tsp ketchup
• paprika
• 1/4 tsp sriracha sauce
• salt
• green part of 1 scallion

Instructions:

1. Hard boil the eggs.
2. Cut them in half and remove the yolks.
3. In a bowl mix the egg yolks, thick coconut milk, curry paste, ketchup, paprika, sriracha and salt.
4. Fill the egg whites with yolks mixture. Use a toothpick to make lines into the yolks mixture to resemble a pumpkin. Sprinkle with paprika and use the scallions for stems.

Source: Tadka Pasta

Scare your guests with a cheese mummy

Halloween snack ideas

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Swiss cheese, finely shredded
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, finely shredded
• 1/2 cup light sour cream
• 2 cups cream cheese
• 1/2 yellow onion, minced
• 1/2 red bell pepper, roasted and chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped cooked bacon
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 3 tbsp milk
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds
• 2 peppercorns
• red pepper

Instructions:

1. With a mixer beat one cup of cream cheese and sour cream until fluffy.
2. Add the cheddar and Swiss cheeses, roasted pepper, onion, bacon, nuts, beating between each addition. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
3. Shape the mixture into a mummy’s body onto a tray.
4. Mix the second cup of cream cheese with the milk. Use a piping bag to create the bandages on the mummy’s body.
5. Use the peppercorns and red pepper for the eyes and mouth.

Source: Eating Richly

More Halloween appetizers to get you inspired

Witch brooms made with pretzel sticks, cheese and grapes

I can’t decide if these are cute or scary

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