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For Halloween, we like to decorate, dress up, and EAT!!! Whether you want themed treats, or just warm fall goodness, enjoy this collection of perfect Halloween dinner ideas.
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Why We Love It!
Whether you are searching for fun Halloween dinner ideas to enjoy before you head out trick or treating, or are hosting a large Halloween party, these recipes will help provide a festive and yummy spread.
Here’s why we think you’ll love them:
- WHOLE MENU. We’ve got appetizers, dinner, sides, desserts and drinks! Create your whole menu with this 1 list for your October party.
- SIMPLE. All of the recipes on this list are easy and most are very quick.
- FESTIVE. If they’re not already festive, most of these Halloween classics can be dolled up to fit your ghoulish get together.
Our favs are: Mummy Dogs, Halloween Pizza and others like wings and chili.
party Planning Tips
Use these tips when planning your Halloween themed dinner to make sure you have enough tasty food for all ghosts and goblins!
- Appetizers. Plan to serve 3-5 appetizers per person. If you only have 5-10 people coming, plan to serve 1-2 different appetizer dishes. Add another appetizer dish for every 5-8 people in attendance.
- Sides. I always plan to have two sides, for any number of guests less than 10. For every 5-8 more guests, I’ll add another type of side dish.
- Beverages. A serving is typically 6-8 ounces. Plan for guests to have 2 servings in the first hour, and only 1 serving for every hour after.
- Desserts. If serving only one type of dessert, most people will have 1-2 servings. When you provide several dessert options, the serving sizes tend to be a little smaller. In this case, plan for guests to have 2-3 total servings.
Halloween Dinner Tips & Ideas
Any dinner can be made into a Halloween dinner, just use these spooky tips!
- Be creative. Any dish can be turned into Halloween themed by using fun ingredients or even festive platters, bowls or plates (even spiders or eyeballs).
- Add a touch of spooky. Another fun way to dress up a dish is to “garnish” with Halloween toys.
- Dress up the table. Add Halloween characters to the dinner by decorating the table with themed plates, cups, and serving dishes.
- Wear costumes. Invite guests to wear costumes! Have a theme to follow, give awards for different categories, or even lead a costume parade.
- Beverages. One of my very favorite ways to serve Halloween drinks is to make them smoky, using dry ice.
Top Halloween Dinner Recipes
These tasty dishes are perfect Halloween recipes. Some have a spooky twist and all are delicious and enjoyed by even picky eaters!
1 Mummy Hot Dogs Recipe
2 Halloween Pizza Recipe
3 Pumpkin Chili Recipe
4 Pumpkin Quesadilla Recipe
5 Flatout Monster Sandwiches recipes
6 Spaghetti Recipe
7 Halloween Flatbread Pizza Recipe
8 Best Chili Recipe
9 Pulled Pork Recipe
10 White Chicken Chili Recipe
appetizers
A Halloween dinner party wouldn’t be complete without a few finger-licking appetizers! I’ve pulled several of my favorites, perfect for fall, or with a ghoulish twist.
11 Halloween Deviled Eggs Recipe
12 Halloween Charcuterie Board Recipe
13 Spinach Artichoke Dip Recipe
14 Crockpot Meatballs Recipe
15 Puking Pumpkin Recipe
16 Jalapeno Poppers Recipe
17 Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe
18 Mini Deep Dish Pizza Recipe
19 Mozzarella Sticks Recipe
20 Cream Cheese Green Chili Dip Recipe
SIDE Dishes
Every Halloween dinner needs a few tasty side dishes! Here are some of our favorites – perfect for fall.
21 Breadstick Bones Recipe
22 Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots Recipe
23 Cornbread Recipe
24 Bread Bowl Recipe
25 Oven Roasted Vegetables Recipe
26 Roasted Sweet Potato Cubes Recipe
27 Garlic Knots Recipe
28 Mac and Cheese Recipe
29 Cornbread Muffin Recipe
30 Sweet Cornbread Recipe
desserts
These sweet treats are the perfect end to your Halloween dinner. They will be enjoyed by all ages!
31 Gooey Monster Cookie Recipe
32 Chocolate Oreo Spider Cake Recipe
33 Halloween Dirt Cake Recipe
34 Pumpkin Cupcake Recipe
35 Strawberry Ghosts Recipe
36 Halloween Brownies Recipe
37 Pumpkin Dump Cake Recipe
38 Popcorn Balls Recipe
39 Caramel Apples Recipe
40 Pumpkin Magic Cake
drinks
Don’t leave out any details! These kid-friendly drinks are delicious, and perfect for any spooky celebration.
41 Witches Brew Recipe
42 Halloween Punch Recipe
43 Halloween Hot Chocolate Recipe
44 Ghoul-Aid Recipe
45 Slushy Punch Recipe
46 Boo-nilla Ghost Milkshakes Recipe
47 Butterbeer Recipe
48 Apple Cider Recipe
49 Wassail Recipe
50 Caramel Apple Cider Recipe
Create A Halloween Feast!
With so many show-stopping recipes to choose from you’re sure to have a memorable Halloween get-together without a lot of effort!
One recipe we have to make each year is our Halloween Pizza. It’s simple, all the kids love it, and it’s popular at every Halloween party.
We hope you love it too!
75+ Halloween Dinner Ideas
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups warm water 110–115°F
- 1 1/2 tablespoons rapid rise yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 ¼ – 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cornmeal
- olive oil for brushing
- 1 – 2 cups pizza sauce
- 4 cups Mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 cup Pepperoni
- 1/4 cup olives
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine water, yeast, and sugar and let it sit for 5 minutes, or until bubbly.
- Add salt and oil, then mix in flour 1 cup at a time with a wooden spoon until combined and the dough is soft and slightly sticky. Knead for about 3 minutes (dough will be sticky and will stick to your hands).
- Cover the dough with a tea towel and let rise at room temperature for 30–45 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 450°F. Place a pizza stone or baking sheet in the oven to preheat as well.
- Prepare sauce by heating all ingredients in a saucepan and bringing it to a simmer, but do not let boil.
- This dough makes TWO 12-inch pizza crusts. Divide dough into two pieces and roll each out onto a floured surface to about ½ inch thick. Cut a little pumpkin stem on top.
- Sprinkle cornmeal onto a pizza peel and, working with one crust at a time, transfer the rolled-out dough to the peel. Brush with olive oil and poke with a fork a few times.
- Use the peel to transfer the crust to the preheated pizza stone and blind bake for 6–8 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, add sauce, cheese, and arrange pepperoni to form a pumpkin face. Bake for 8–10 more minutes.
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With Halloween being on a Monday there isn’t much time between school and trick or treating to get dinner ready and costumes on so I appreciate the ample amount of easy meal ideas. I particularly love the mummy hot dogs. I plan to make those with a crock pot soup.
Really enjoy going to one site to get the best Halloween ideas ever. Love everything here. Yummy and so much fun!!!
I absolutely love all the recipes particularly the fun drink recipes! With Halloween coming up im anxious to try them during the month
Love these!! We do the mummy dogs every year!! Also, love the strawberry ghosts!! So many fun recipes to make this year!
We love to do a fun, themed Halloween dinner. This is where I get my ideas!!! So many great ones to choose from.
Halloween is a big deal in my house & I love all of these fun recipes! I make the white chicken chili every year & can’t wait to try the Butterbeer this year! Definitely making the Graveyard dirt cake too – so fun!
There are so many great options! I love making special dishes to make holidays more fun. I make the mummy hot dogs every year and my kids love them!
I make the Pumpkin Quesadillas and Pumpkin Guacamole every year for our Halloween dinner. It’s our tradition and the kids love dipping the Pumpkin Quesadilla into the guacamole. Yum!