13 Spooky Halloween Menus

Whether you're hosting the neighborhood Halloween party or just having folks over before or after trick-or-treating, these menus will help you celebrate All Hallows Eve in great spirits.

Kids' Halloween Dinner Menu

Friendly pumpkin-shaped quesadillas served alongside "bloody" soup and "bug-filled" salad will put the whole family in a festive, Halloween spirit.

Menu: Kids' Halloween Dinner Menu

Halloween Supper Menu

Put a spooky twist on this seasonal meal with olives disguised as spiders and a creepy cobweb cake. To enjoy fall's best produce, serve recipes featuring pumpkin, parsnips, pears, and carrots.

Menu: Halloween Supper Menu

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Halloween Costume-Swap Party

Simple sweets like fudge, caramel popcorn, and rocky road bars are easy pick-ups that pair well with chocolate spiced coffee. Place the treats around the house for guests to enjoy while the kids trick-or-treat.

Menu: Halloween Costume-Swap Party

Halloween Bake Shop

Serve all things sweet this Halloween with cookies shaped like jack-o'-lanterns, witches, and eyeballs, a cake disguised as a graveyard, and skeleton and ghost cupcakes.

For more treat ideas, see the Halloween Party for Kids menu featuring Crunchy Bones, Oozing-Brain Salad, and Chocolate-Spider Cookies.

Menu: Halloween Bake Shop

Halloween Party Menu

Revel in the Halloween fun by hosting a party featuring spooky foods like Bucket o' Bones (ribs), Voodoo Fondoo (cheese dip), Finger Food (green beans and carrot sticks) and Blood Bath Punch (cranberry juice cocktail).

Menu: Halloween Party Menu

Halloween Open House

The centerpiece of this block party is the food – delicious and just creepy enough to keep with the theme. White Chicken Stew Brew anchors the menu as a hearty main dish, while the Pumpkin Cheese Ball and Monster Eyes provide plenty for kids to snack on throughout the party.

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A Wicked Boo! Fete

Although the recipes sound scary–Boil and Bubble Soup Cauldron, Spook Crisps, Bleach Bones and Bloodshot Eyes–we guarantee that they won't scare off your bunch of hungry goblins.

Menu: A Wicked Boo! Fete

A Spooky Halloween Menu

Satisfy the kids' appetites with a wholesome supper before they go trick–or–treating. Once they fill up on Creamy Bacon Dip and Barbecue Pizza Bites, they might pace themselves a little on the candy. Or not.

Menu: A Spooky Halloween Menu

Fun with Friendly Ghosts

What's not to love about a menu featuring Brew-Ha-Ha Punch, Weiner Worms, and candy-decorated moonpies on a stick? Dressing up in a costume is recommended but not required.

Menu: Fun with Friendly Ghosts

Ghostly Gathering

You don't even have to twitch your nose to create this bewitching menu featuring Roast Chickens with Vampireproof Garlic Garland, Green Salad with Dracula's Teeth, Broomstick Breadsticks, and Meringue Ghosts. It's easy, it's fun, and it it'll work magic on your hungry guests.

Menu: Ghostly Gathering

Soup for Supper

When you're headed out o the carnival or to trick-or-treat, a complicated menu is not what you need. This two-recipe supper featuring hearty bean soup and oatmeal bread is an ideal way to start your busy, fun-filled night.

Menu: Soup for Supper

Casual Chili Party

For a casual come-and-go gathering on Halloween night, consider a chili buffet that practically serves itself.

Menu: Casual Chili Party

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