Halloween Themed Snacks for a Spooktacular Party

Hosting a simple Halloween party for both adults and kids doesn't have to be stressful. If you're looking for Halloween party finger foods or snacks that are easy to make, check out these frightfully delightful bites to serve your little monsters on Halloween night.

Spooky Forest Pudding Cups Recipe

These Spooky Forest Pudding Cups from Tara Bench of Country Living are fun and will surely delight chocolate lovers or not.

Total prep time: 3 hours and 50 minutes

Yield: 10 servings

Here's what you need:

• 1 ½ c. sugar
• ½ c. unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/3 c. cornstarch
• ½ tsp. kosher salt
• 3 ½ c. whole milk
• 6 large egg yolks
• 8 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 4 tbsp. unsalted butter
• 4 tbsp. pure vanilla extract
• 20 whole chocolate sandwich cookies, plus 12 crushed
• 1 ½ c. chocolate candy melts
• 4- or 6-inch bamboo skewers
• Chocolate sprinkles, optional
• Candy pumpkins, for decorating

Here's how to make it:

1. In a medium saucepan, add sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, and salt; stir. Add milk and eggs; stir. Cook over medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes, until mixture just begins to bubble and thicken, (whisk from time to time, make sure to stir the bottom and inside corners of the pan to prevent scorching.) Remove from heat. Add chocolate, butter, and vanilla. Stir until chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth.
2. Prepare 10 juice glasses. Place 1 whole cookie on the bottom of each glass (about 6 ounces each). Top each glass with half of the pudding, dividing evenly. Top each glass with a second cookie. Top each glass with remaining pudding, dividing evenly. Top with crushed cookies, dividing evenly; cover and chill.
3. On a baking sheet, place the tree template under a sheet of parchment.
4. Melt candy melts according to package directions. Transfer to a heavy-duty zip-top bag and cut a small hole in one corner. Pipe a line of melted chocolate on the trunks of the trees and place the bamboo skewers on top. Pipe chocolate over the bamboo skewer and over the rest of the lines on the template to create trees (this can be done loosely—there is no need to follow the template exactly). Sprinkle the branches with chocolate sprinkles. Chill until set.
5. Insert chocolate trees into glasses of pudding and decorate with candy pumpkins.

Breadstick Rattlers Recipe

These Breadstick Rattlers from Country Living are tasty and easy to make.

Yield: 12 pieces

Here's what you need:

• 1 13. 8-oz.tube refrigerated pizza dough
• 10 ½-inch chopstick
• olive oil
• poppy seeds for garnishing
• sesame seeds for garnishing
• black olives for garnishing
• dried chilies for garnishing
• store-bought tomato soup

Here's how to prepare it:

1. Unroll pizza dough. Cut into 12 strips on the long side and roll each into 12-inch ropes, tapering one end (to create the tail) and flattening the other end (to create the head). Wrap each rope in a spiral around a greased chopstick. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle the body with poppy seeds and tails with sesame seeds. Cut black olives into small triangles and place them on the head of each snake to make the eyes.
2. Place the rolled dough on two parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake at 350°F until golden brown for 15 to 18 minutes. Let them cool for 3 minutes before carefully removing chopsticks. While still warm, use a toothpick to carefully thread dried chilies (cut into tongues) into the tip of the flat end of each snake to make the tongue.
3. Serve with store-bought tomato soup. For added flair, put the soup in a cauldron-like cast iron pot.

Crispy Phyllo Wrapped Hot Dog Mummies Recipe

These Crispy Phyllo Wrapped Hot Dog Mummies from Food Network Kitchen are spooky-licious and the kids will surely love them!

Total prep time: 55 minutes

Yields: 8 servings

Here's what you need:

• One 16-ounce package bun-size hot dogs (8 hot dogs), each halved crosswise
• 2 oz. Cheddar, cut into 16 thin slices
• ½ tsp. kosher salt
• ¼ tsp. garlic powder
• ¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 8 sheets phyllo dough
• 4 oz. (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
• Ketchup, yellow mustard, barbecue sauce, or your favorite dipping sauce, for serving and decorating

Here's how to prepare it:

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut a slit in each hot dog piece and stuff with a slice of cheese. Set aside. In a small bowl, combine the salt, garlic powder, and pepper.
2. Work with one sheet of phyllo one at a time and keep the rest covered under a damp towel or paper towels. On a large cutting board or counter and lightly brush with melted butter lay a phyllo sheet. Lightly sprinkle with some of the spice mix and fold in half lengthwise. Brush the top with more melted butter and cut into 1/2-inch-thick strips. To create a mummy look, use 2 pieces of stuffed hot dogs per phyllo sheet, wrap half of the strips around each piece of hot dog. Leave a small section of hot dog exposed towards the top so it looks like the top part of the face peeking out from the phyllo wrappings. Don't worry about frayed edges or tears-- it will add to the mummy look.
3. Place on the prepared baking sheet and repeat with the remaining phyllo, melted butter, spice mix, and hot dogs. Re-melt the butter if it cools down too much while forming the mummies.
4. Bake until the phyllo is crisp and golden brown, about 25 minutes. If desired, dot ketchup or mustard eyes on each mummy using a toothpick and serve with extra sauces for dipping.

Monster Munch Recipe

These Monster Munch from Delish is a sweet, crunchy, and salty treat.

Total prep time: 30 minutes

Yields: 8-10 servings

Here's what you need:

• 3 c. kettle corn
• 2 c. pretzels
• 1 c. semisweet chocolate chips, melted
• 1 c. white chocolate chips, melted
• ½ c. candy corn
• ½ c. yellow, orange, and chocolate M&M's
• 2 tsp. Halloween-colored sprinkles or nonpareils

Here's how to prepare it:

1. On a parchment-lined baking sheet, place a single layer of kettle corn. Mix in pretzels, just make sure you have a single layer.
2. Transfer melted chocolates to separate piping or Ziploc bags with each corner snipped. Drizzle kettle corn and pretzels with melted semisweet chocolate, drizzle lines very close together to make sure the majority of the mix to be covered in chocolate.
3. Top with candy corn and M&M's and drizzle with melted white chocolate. Top with sprinkles and refrigerate until chocolate is firm for 20 minutes.
4. Break into pieces and serve.

Banana Mummies Recipe

These Banana Mummies from Woman's Day Kitchen is a fun and healthy way to sneak a little bit of fruit on your Halloween treats.

Total prep time: 25 minutes

Yields: 8 servings

Here's what you need:

• 4 bananas
• 1 lb. white chocolate
• 4 oz. white chocolate
• 16 mini M&M's
• 4 oz. milk chocolate chips
• 8 lollipop sticks

Here's how to prepare it:

1. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Skewer each banana half with a lollipop stick and freeze until firm for at least 2 hours.
2. In a large microwave-safe measuring cup, melt 1-pound white chocolate in the microwave following the package directions. Dip the bananas into the chocolate to coat one at a time, shaking off any excess. Place on the baking sheet and instantly place two M&M candies near the top for eyes.
3. Melt the remaining white chocolate in the microwave by following the package directions and fill a small piping bag fitted with a small, round nozzle tip. Pipe zigzags over the banana to form bandages. Repeat this step with the milk chocolate, if using. Chill or freeze until ready to serve.

This spooky selection of Halloween snacks and treats will surely keep your charming trick-or-treaters and the adult ones to keep coming back for more. You can even charm the kids' drinks with these lovely Owl Magnetic Wine Charms with Fun owls and Funny eyes at your Halloween party or have these spooky Halloween Wine Glass Charms set and let each your guest choose their charm. And at the end of the night, allow them to keep their charm as party favors. Why not pick up a set of these best wine charms today before Halloween comes?

Keep safe and have fun!