Scary Halloween Food Ideas

Candy, cakes and apples seem like dishes for the perfect Halloween party in your block. But how about making some more interesting Halloween food recipes for your guests. Halloween is one festival where friends and relatives get together and have a great time. There is dancing, there are costumes and there is food, lots and lots of food. Halloween is just a few days away, so I think you've zoomed in on some scary Halloween foods for your guests. If you're one of those people who likes throwing Halloween parties, then you must know such events tend to get boring after a while, if you don't keep changing them.

A blend of horror themes and recipes is one thing that the host should remember while hosting any Halloween party. Halloween falls on the 31st of October every year and it's celebrated mainly as a harvest festival. People have been celebrating Halloween since thousands of years and the way of celebrating it has been on a constant change. So other than having beautiful Halloween decorations, here are some scary food ideas to make Halloween more exciting.

Halloween Party Food Ideas

Halloween is fast approaching and I have listed the best Halloween recipes for your party. These easy to made tempting and tasty Halloween treats are enough to make your party an event to be remembered. So here are some best creepy Halloween food ideas.

Spider's Nest
Ingredients

• Green onions, 2 sliced
• Taco seasoning, 1 envelope
• Diced green chillies, 1 can
• Shredded cheese, 1 cup
• Refried black beans, 1 can
• Shredded lettuce, 2 cups
• Guacamole, 1 cup
• Salsa, 1 cup
• Sour Cream, 1 cup
• Chopped fresh tomato, 1 cup
• Tortilla chips, 1 large bag

Preparation

Take a mixing bowl and add refried beans and taco seasoning and stir well. Now take a large festive Halloween tray and spread the beans in an even circular shape. Now sprinkle green chilies, salsa and guacamole over that. Pour the sour cream in a zip lock bag. Remove the corner and squeeze out the cream ion the top of the guacamole in concentric circles. Now take a fork and start making the shape of the sour cream in the form of web. Now sprinkle the shredded lettuce in a circle and above that sprinkle tomatoes and green onions over. Garnish this delicious recipe with a creepy spider and serve with lots of tortilla chips.

Slimy Worms
Note: (This is one of the best creepy Halloween food ideas and to make it perfectly it's necessary that you use a tall and slim container which can hold the straws together. Make sure that the straws should fit tightly in the container, otherwise the gelatin will run right out of the straw before setting in. Remember to buy straws which have flexible necks, so that you can get the realistic worm appearance.)

Ingredients

• Purple gelatin, 1 packet
• Boiling water, 3 cups
• Green food coloring
• Unflavored gelatin, ½ packet
• Whip cream, 3 cups
• Plastic straws, 100

Preparation

Ina heat proof mixing bowl, add plain and flavored gelatin and mix well. Now add boiling water and mix until gelatin is fully dissolved. Now allow this hot gelatin to cool only till gets slightly warm. Now, add whip cream to this mixture and 10 drops of green food coloring and mix well. Make sure your 100 straws are ready and snugged in your chosen container, pour the gelatin mixture over the straws making sure that the container is filled. Cover the container and cool and keep it for cooling for at least 7 to 8 hours. Now remove the straws from the container and pick 5 of them and place them under running hot water for few seconds. Now remove the worms from their straws by pressing with fingers on waxed paper. Now put this waxed paper for cooling for 2 hours and serve chilled.

Brain Pate
Ingredients

• Mushroom Soup, 1 can
• Cream cheese softened, 8 ounces
• Unflavored gelatin dissolved in ¼ cup of water
• Green onions chopped, 2
• Cooked shrimp, 3 pounds
• Mayonnaise, 1 cup
• Lemon juice, 1 tbsp
• Tabasco for tasting

Preparation

Heat the soup and mix in the cream cheese. Now add the softened gelatin and mix well. Now take a lightly oiled mold and add in all the remaining ingredients. Chill until firm and serve with your favorite crackers.

Tapeworm Sandwich
Ingredients

• Hot dogs, 8
• Hot dog buns, 8
• Ketchup, ¼ cup

Preparation

Take a pot of water and bring it to a boil. Cut each hot dogs into worm like strips. Now add these strips in to boiling water and cook until they began to bend a bit and then drain them. Now add the drained hot dog worms to the pan and add ketchup until its thoroughly mixed. Serve them in hot dog buns.

I hope you've liked my scary food ideas for your Halloween party. To add some more sweetness in the food menu, you can learn to make Halloween treats. Make sure you do try making these delicious Halloween recipes and share your experiences with me.