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Spooky Halloween Menus

Updated October 06, 2017
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Whether you're hosting the neighborhood Halloween party or just having folks over before or after trick-or-treating, these Halloween menus will help you celebrate All Hallows Eve in great spirits. Before you send the kids out to eat tons of candy, fill their tummies with a fun and easy Halloween dinner. Quesadilla easily transform into DIY edible jack-o-lanterns, a hearty bowl of chili is an easily customizable option, and the costume swap party is just genius. Any excuse to make these Halloween menus work for us, so long as we're invited.

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Halloween Supper Menu

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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.

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Fun with Friendly Ghosts

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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.

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Kids' Halloween Dinner Menu

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

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Halloween Costume-Swap Party

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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.

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Halloween Bake Shop

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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.

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Halloween Party Menu

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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).

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Halloween Open House

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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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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

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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.

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Ghostly Gathering

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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.

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Soup for Supper

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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.

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Casual Chili Party

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

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Wicked Good Fun Menu

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No tricks this year–just delicious treats to serve to spirited friends.

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With this collection of fang-tastic food, give 'em a thrill on the spookiest night of the year.

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Serve up some Halloween fun with this hauntingly tasty dinner for eight.

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Decorate your table with vintage books and anatomical prints for an artful Halloween vibe. A pitcher of Blood Orange-Bourbon Coolers will add the perfect spot of orange to the setting.

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1 of 16 Halloween Supper Menu
2 of 16 Fun with Friendly Ghosts
3 of 16 Kids' Halloween Dinner Menu
4 of 16 Halloween Costume-Swap Party
5 of 16 Halloween Bake Shop
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7 of 16 Halloween Open House
8 of 16 A Wicked Boo! Fete
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11 of 16 Soup for Supper
12 of 16 Casual Chili Party
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