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.
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.
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.