When you have kids or are busy with work and school all week — or all three! — it may seem like getting Halloween decor up or a fun Halloween party arranged may be out of reach. But so much of the seasonal fun is centered on making memories with our friends, kids, and grandkids. Often the food we make becomes part of the biggest memories we have with the holidays! Today, we’re giving you simple steps and showing you the cutest and the best Halloween party food to go along with your fun Halloween decor.

Simple Halloween Party Food Ideas That Wow

Whether it’s for a Sunday shindig with the neighbors or a fun day with your kiddos, these recipes are simple and full of flavor — we can’t get enough of these snacks and how they make the party come to life! No matter how busy your schedule is, these recipes are cute and easy to do.

Take one or all of them and see your guests' and kids’ faces light up with the season's magic.

Halloween Charcuterie Board

It’s all in the details with this eerie sharing board for snacks! Party food Halloween style can be as fun and imaginative as you want. The cheese section gets a facelift with a log of goat cheese turned ghostly! Simply pour the delightful Raspberry Chipotle sauce over it to look like blood where you insert the knife. Add a pair of candy eyes, and this delicious snack is ready to smear!

In the theme of delicious cheese boards, here is another easy peasy recipe that will delight all the senses and leave your guests wanting more. Simply pick up a round baked brie cheese and top with our delicious peach pecan amaretto preserves. Be sure your Halloween party ideas for food include a sweet and savory combo that is superb! we also enjoy the preserves on cream cheese, goat cheese or as a spread on a sandwich. 

These might be the cutest little ghosts you’ve ever seen. Enjoy the ghoulish effect of these chocolate-covered pretzels! Simply dip the pretzels in melted white chocolate, and then place the candy eyes in the top sections to look like ghosts. Toss them with some peanut candies, candy corn, and popcorn to add color with a sweet and salty texture to the board.

Mummified Rice Crispy Treats Food Ideas Halloween Party

These cuties are super easy to do, even with your littlest ones! Simply unwrap and dip the pre-packaged rice crispy treats into melted white chocolate and let it harden. Put additional white chocolate in a piping bag to create the textured mummy wrappings and glue the eyes to the top. Easy and so cute for the kids to enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 12 rice crispy treats
• 2 bags of white chocolate candy melts
• Candy eyes

Instructions:

1. Melt the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl for 30 seconds at a time, stirring between bursts. When it is smooth, the chocolate is ready for the mummy treats.
2. Lay the dipped bars on parchment paper to harden. Place eyes on the top and let them sit to harden. Once they are hard. Drizzle white chocolate bandages onto the bars with either piping or a spoon.

Halloween Candy Latte

Ingredients:

• ½ cup coffee
• 1 cup milk or milk alternative
• 1 ½ tbsp peanut butter
• 2 tsp. of caramel macchiato creamer
• 1 tbsp caramel sauce
• 1 tbsp chocolate sauce
• Whipped cream
• Snickers bar

Instructions: 

1. Brew coffee. We used a shot of espresso in the Nespresso machine, but you can use any strong coffee!

2. Meanwhile, blend milk or milk alternative, creamer, caramel sauce, chocolate sauce, and peanut butter in a blender.

3. Pour the coffee into your cute Halloween mug, followed by the blended milk mixture.

4. Top with whipped cream, crumbled pieces of a Snickers bar, and drizzle caramel sauce to finish.

Spooky Spider Trifle

There’s nothing like a fun dessert to get everyone excited! We’re always fans of trifle cakes for the wow factor and how easy they are to assemble! This Halloween trifle is delightful with color contrast and fun design elements.

Ingredients:

1 box chocolate cake mix, plus all the ingredients required on the box

1/2 c. sugar

12 oz. cream cheese, softened

1 can of pumpkin puree

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 tsp. pumpkin spice

6 c. Cool Whip, divided

1 package Oreos, crushed

chocolate syrup

Plastic spider(s)

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350º and grease a 9"-x-13” pan.
2. Prepare the chocolate cake mix according to package directions and bake about 25 minutes or until toothpick comes clean. When cooled, crumble into bite sized pieces.
3. Meanwhile, craft the pumpkin mousse. In a large bowl using a hand mixer or whisk, incorporate sugar and softened cream cheese, beating until smooth. Add pumpkin, vanilla, and pumpkin spice, beating again until smooth. Add 2 cups of the cool whip and fold into the other mixture until fully blended.
4. Assemble the trifle in this order — cake, pumpkin mix, crushed Oreos, Cool Whip. Repeat until the trifle is full, ending on cool whip.
5. Drizzle syrup in a circular motion, starting on the inside and moving outward. Using a toothpick, create the spider’s web effect by starting in the middle and dragging outward to the edge. Place a spider or two in the center of the web.
6. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Serve and enjoy the Halloween trifle!

Thanks for following along — we hope these recipes help you craft Halloween party food and other ideas that bring the best of the season and make fun memories! Add in some whimsical, spooky decor from our Halloween Collection and your gathering is sure to be a hit!

Share your creations with us by tagging @decoratorswarehouse on Instagram. We love seeing our friends use these fun ideas and bring them to life in their own homes!