*Also posted on FathersofMultiples.com
Whether you're sitting at home on Halloween to dish out the candy to trick-or-treaters or going out trick-or-treating yourself, you need to eat. These Halloween snacks are the perfect for your ghosts or goblins.
Why not make food that falls within the Halloween theme to really get into the spooky festivities? Creepy food also makes a good meal for a fun Halloween movie night.
Pukin' Pumpkin
Cut squinty eyes into a pumpkin and then a rounded mouth. Put a pile of cheese dip in front of the mouth and put a trail up into the mouth to look like the pumpkin was sick. Then spread chips around that to make your chips n dip appetizer complete.
Finger Food
Cut string cheese sticks in half. Cut a couple of lines near one end and then another set opposite, about 1/2 inch from the end. These make your "knuckles". Then, in the space you left above, cut a divot out for a small piece of green or red pepper "fingernail".
Bone Breadsticks
This one is fairly easy, but the "bones" don't always keep their shape once you bake them. Open a can of biscuits and shape them into "bones". Bake them. Serve them with "blood" marinara sauce. Experiment with different shapes to get the right look.
Orange Jack-o-Lanterns
Looking for a Halloween snacks that are healthy too? Peel some mandarin oranges and stick a small piece of celery into the top center as the "pumpkin stem". These are not only great for Halloween, but any occasion dealing with Fall.
Ghostly Potato Skins
Here's some fun Halloween snacks that you can easily add as a side dish to your Halloween meal! Simply make potato skins (or you can by the frozen pre-made ones and bake them), cover them in sour cream, and add chives as the eyes and mouth.
Cannibal's Cookout
Do you know what's scary? Forgetting that some people like meat! Put cooked sausage on a serving plate, and then set up a rack of ribs on either side, leaning it like a "rib cage" over top of your sausage "guts." A plastic skull at the top completes the look.
Mummy Dog
Canned biscuits are your friend when making these Halloween treats. Cut your biscuit dough into strips, and then wrap your "bandages" around the hot dogs, making sure to leave some of it showing. Bake at 375 degrees until cooked, and then add ketchup eyes.
Eyeball Cupcakes
Transforming normal desserts into Halloween snacks couldn't be easier (or tastier!). Pick up your favorite white frosted cupcakes. Some red gel or frosting on top works for the "blood", and then add gummy eyeballs in the center to complete the spooky look!
Pumpkin Cake
You don't need actual pumpkin cake for this one. Take any cake slice and cover it with orange frosting. Then draw a jack-o-lantern face on it with black frosting. Use green licorice, sour gummy worms, or any other green candy stick to make the stem.
Spider Cupcakes
Another in our list of Halloween snacks that was too easy not to share. Pick up a dozen of your favorite cupcakes. Add string licorice as creepy spider legs and vanilla wafer cookies with chocolate frosting dots as eyes. A Frightful delightful end to a meal!
I know this list of Halloween treats gives new meaning to "digging up" some food, but any or all of these frighteningly fun dishes will make your kids happy (even if they do creep you out at the same time).
I'll be honest, the "Cannibal's Cookout" above even game me the willies as I was making it, but it sure was tasty!
Make some of your own, and show us some pictures of your creepy creations! Check out our other edible holiday snacks as well.