44 Halloween Snacks To Get You Into The Spooky Spirit
Don't just snack on candy all season—try these snacks instead.
Attention: Halloween season is no longer limited to October. We’re giving you permission to get into the spirit as early as you like. The best thing to accompany you as you’re putting up your decorations, getting your costume ready, and carving pumpkins? Snacks, of course! Whether you’re the type to buy candy corn and Reese's pumpkins in August, or are looking for less sweet seasonal snack options, there’s a recipe here for you. Check out our 44 Halloween snacks for ideas—they’re spooktacular!
Is Halloween your favorite because of all the CANDY? We totally get it. If you’re looking for more ways to get Halloween treats into your life, try our Reese's stuffed Rice Krispies treats, our Halloween candy bark, our candy corn cobs, or our trash bark. They’ve got edible cookie dough, marshmallows, white chocolate, and more, all in addition to some of your favorite candies. If you have more of a love-hate relationship with all that store-bought candy, we’ve got you too. Try making your own sweet snacks at home, like our caramel popcorn, our sour patch grapes, our caramel apples, or our witch finger cookies. They’ll hit your sweet tooth without going overboard.
More into Halloween for its spooky fall vibes? Try one of our many pumpkin, sweet potato, or apple-inspired snacks instead of candy. Looking for something crunchy? Check out our roasted pumpkin seeds, our apple chips, or our sweet potato tots. Want something photo-worthy to share with friends? Try our pumpkin deviled eggs, our cheesy witch brooms, or our ghost pizza bagels. More into chips and dip? Try our graveyard chicken enchilada dip, our pumpkin hummus, or our spider web black bean dip. Take inspiration from these recipes to make all your favorite snacks a little more ghoulish. When in doubt, remember: You can put a ghost, Jack-0’-lantern, or spider web on pretty much anything!
Want more Halloween inspiration? Check out our top Halloween cocktails, Halloween dinners, and Halloween cakes too.
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkins are pretty amazing. One of their best (and often overlooked) attributes is their seeds! They're great prepared super simply, roasted with salt and melted butter, but the variations are completely endless. We love ranch seasoning, taco seasoning, or cinnamon sugar for an added pop of flavor.
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Sour Patch Grapes
Trying to put down that bag of candy? This magical recipe is for you. It transforms green grapes into a sweet-and-sour snack that tastes suspiciously like Sour Patch Kids.
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Witch Finger Cookies
Spooky season is here, and we’re celebrating in style with these scary delicious witch finger cookies. A witch finger cookie is exactly what it sounds like, a shortbread cookie shaped into a severed finger and adorned with an almond nail and a bit of blood-red jam.
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Pumpkin Spice Pretzels
White chocolate, pumpkin pie spice, and pretzels come together to make the prettiest pretzels we ever did see. The orange food coloring and sprinkles are optional, but really, why would you not?
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Pumpkin Deviled Eggs
These adorable pumpkin deviled eggs are way easier to make than Jack-o'-lanterns! Paprika gives a wash of bold color, while a fresh chive (or snip of scallion) makes for the perfect stems.
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Pumpkin Pie Energy Balls
These "energy balls" are exactly what they sound like: perfect little bites of energy that will help you curb cravings for something sweet when you really need it. Made with oats, coconut, almond butter, and pumpkin puree, they're totally satisfying.
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Sweet Potato Chips
Switch things up by making these delicious and absolutely gorgeous sweet potato chips. The natural, earthy sweetness of the potatoes add an another dimension of flavor that is lacking from a regular potato chip.
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Caramel Popcorn
Making from-scratch caramel corn couldn't be easier, but don't be hesitated to rush it—baking at a low temperature for about an hour is key to caramel corn with that irresistible crunch.
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Spiced Candied Pecans
Not into candy, but still want something crunchy and sweet? These candied pecans are for you! This particular recipe will be your #1: SUPER spiced, crunchy, sweet, and salty.
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Cheesy Witch Brooms
Refashioning a string cheese as a witch broom is so much easier than it sounds: Simply halve it, add a pretzel stick, and tie with a fresh chive or scallion. 😍
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Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Pumpkin and chocolate, together at last. Warning: Because they're mini, you might find yourself popping them by the handful. 😈
Mummy Meatballs
Store-bought crescent roll dough turns meatballs extra-spooky in no time, perfect for your next Halloween party. Turn the mustard you use for their eyes into a honey-mustard sauce for dipping, or go classic with marinara.
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Pasta Chips
You've heard of toasted ravioli, and now it's time to learn about pasta chips! The perfect thing to dip in a bowl of warm marinara and snack away. These are dangerously poppable, but we aren't mad about it.
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Ghost Pizza Bagels
The scariest thing about these pizza bagels is how fast we're going to eat them. 😉 We definitely recommend using a cookie cutter for the ghosts—try other shapes too if you got 'em!
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Dracula Dentures
We used store-bought ingredients to make things a little easier for you, but feel free to swap for homemade if you like—all you need is some chocolate chip cookie dough (or pre-made cookies if you want!), vanilla frosting, red food coloring, mini marshmallows, and almonds. They're a fun anytime snack this holiday season.
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Mummy Brie
Thanks to puff pastry, your basic baked brie becomes a totally spooky Halloween treat. Perfect for a Halloween party spread or to bring to snack on during a scary movie marathon.
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Cajun Sweet Potato Tots
Turns out, homemade tater tots are surprisingly easy, and these crispy sweet potato ones are a fun twist on the classic. Relying on Parmesan and cornstarch to hold them together, they also happen to be gluten-free! Bonus: They kind of look like little orange brains, perfect for Halloween.
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Apple Nachos
Apple nachos are one of our favorite snacks for fall. You simply layer slices of apples on a platter, top with whatever Halloween candy you love—we dedicated an entire recipe just to Reese's apple nachos for all you PB lovers—and then drizzle with caramel sauce and melted white chocolate.
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Graveyard Chicken Enchilada Dip
It takes fewer than 10 ingredients to throw this simple graveyard together—you might have some of them at home already! Feel free to use all store-bought ingredients to make it easier, or make your own enchilada sauce, homemade chicken, and taco seasoning.
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Pumpkin Pudding
We all love a good Snack Pack and miss the days of finding one in our lunch boxes. This easy hack for pumpkin pudding will take you right back to the good days, and it will satisfy every pumpkin spice latte craving you have.
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Camille Lowder is the digital food producer at Delish, otherwise known as our resident queen of recipe galleries. Previously, she attended the Natural Gourmet Institute for culinary school and worked at/managed a number of New York restaurants. She loves anything vegan, foods masquerading as other foods (hello, cauliflower), and a well-used Oxford comma.
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