Six pantry ingredients and your favorite Halloween cookie cutters make crisp olive oil crackers shaped like bats, pumpkins, and ghosts, a savory, kid-friendly alternative to candy.
Carrot witch fingers, cookie-cutter cheese ghosts and bats, and sweet potato pumpkins turn a classic meat-and-cheese board into a healthy Halloween snack spread for all ages.
Creamy bacon-and-scallion deviled eggs get black olive bodies and legs, turning a classic party bite into a creepy-crawly Halloween appetizer kids love to assemble.
Herbed cream cheese, marinara, sweet peppers, and pepperoni bake under string-cheese bandages for a warm, cheesy Halloween party dip that kids can help wrap.
From a color-changing Poison Apple Punch to mummified shepherd’s pies and blackberry spiders, these eight studio-tested recipes get oohs and aahs for their witty looks, and even more for their flavor.
A thick coat of glossy black sesame seeds makes these bat-shaped hand pies unlike any other Halloween appetizer, and a filling of sweet potato, black beans, harissa, and hot honey will have you coming back for more. Which is more than can be said for actual bats.
Bacon, garlic, shallot, and cheddar turn pumpkin into a bewitching savory dip, and a brie skull with a salami wig and a crown of marigolds turns the cheese board around it into the life of the party.