How to Make Halloween Food Recipes (2024)

It is time to learn how to make new Halloween food recipes. When my kids were young, I loved anytime to make the day special for them; this included Halloween. Years ago I loved making all kinds of treats for the kids who came around gathering up their bags of treats; colorful sugar cookies, popcorn balls and Halloween candy.

This year I am centering my party around a gingerbread haunted house. It is colorful and interesting. Because it was the most time consuming of all the food, it is finished and I have placed it in the freezer until party time. The wonderful aroma and taste of the gingerbread combined with the colorful candy and cookie decorations is sure to make it a winner.

HOW TO MAKE A HAUNTED HOUSE (with gingerbread cookie recipe)

This recipe would be nice as a Christmas recipe decorated in red and green for that holiday.

• ½ Cup packed brown sugar
  
• ¼ Cup softened butter
  
• ¾ Cup dark molasses
  
• 1/3 Cup cold water
  
• 3 ½ Cups flour
  
• 1 Teaspoon baking soda
  
• 1 Teaspoon ground ginger
  
• ½ Teaspoon salt
  
• ½ Teaspoon ground allspice
  
• ½ Teaspoon ground cloves
  
• ½ Teaspoon ground cinnamon
  
• 1 Frosting recipe (below)
  
• Wafer cookies, Fudge strip cookies
  
• Candy pumpkins, candy corn, M &M’s
  
• Gauze ghost, yellow paper for windows, black paper for bats & cat
  

Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
Grease and line with wax paper 9X13 inch baking pan and 9 inch square pan.
Mix brown sugar, butter and molasses in a large bowl; blend in the water.
Combine and sift the flour, soda, ginger, salt, allspice, cloves and cinnamon; stir into wet mixture.
Press 1/3 of dough into 9 inch square pan; press remaining dough into 9 X 13 inch pan.
Bake about 15 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched in center.
Cool 5 minutes; invert onto large cutting surface.

Haunted Halloween House Diagram

Diagrams of how to cut cake

Haunted Halloween House Diagram

Cake cut according to the diagrams above

Gingerbread Pieces to Build Haunted Halloween House

• 2 Cups powdered sugar
  
• 1/3 Cup softened butter
  
• ¼ Teaspoon vanilla
  
• 1 Tablespoon milk (If frosting becomes too still add a little more milk)
  
• 1 Tablespoon dark molasses
  

Beat butter, vanilla, molasses and milk together; gradually beat in the sugar.

MARSHMALLOW FRUIT SALAD RECIPE

Whether this recipe is included in the Halloween food recipes, for any party or even served with a family dinner it is always a big hit; nice for an Easter recipe.

• 3 Cans (20 ounces) pineapple chunks drained
  
• 3 Cans (16 ounces) mandarin orange segments drained
  
• 3 Cups miniature marshmallows
  
• 1 ½ Cups orange flavored yogurt
  
• 6 Sliced bananas
  

Combine in a large bowl pineapple, oranges, marshmallows and yogurt.
Cover bowl and chill several hours to blend flavors.
Just before serving add bananas and toss to coat.
Serves 24 (1/2 cups)

CHICKEN NUGGET RECIPE

This chicken nugget recipe with sweet sour sauce recipe make great Halloween food recipes as well as anytime of the year; great for New Years Eve buffet

• 6 Pounds boneless chicken pieces
  
• 2 Cups buttermilk
  
• 3 Cups bread crumbs
  
• 1 Tablespoon onion salt
  
• ¾ Teaspoon garlic salt
  
• 1 ½ Teaspoon black pepper
  
• 1 ½ Teaspoon crushed savory
  
• 1 ½ Teaspoon curry powder
  

Preheat oven to 400F degrees.
Dip chicken pieces in buttermilk.
Roll chicken in mixture of bread crumbs, onion salt, garlic salt, pepper, savory and curry.
Arrange on greased baking sheet; do not overlap.
Bake 10 minutes at 400F degrees; reduce heat to 350 and bake until chicken is done (not dry-about 20 minutes longer)
Serve with sweet sour sauce recipe (below) About 24 servings

SWEET SOUR SAUCE RECIPE

• 1/2 Cup sugar
  
• 1/4 Cup white vinegar
  
• 2 Tablespoons prepared mustard
  
• 1 Teaspoon ground ginger
  
• 1 Cup pineapple juice
• 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
  

Combine sugar and vinegar in small saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves.

Remove from heat; stir in mustard and ginger.

Combine cornstarch and juice in a heat proof bowl stirring until blended.

Gradually stir 1/4 of hot mixture into cornstarch mixture.

Return cornstarch mixture to remaining hot mixture stirring constantly.

Cook and stir over medium heat until smooth and thickened.

APPLE CIDER PUNCH RECIPE this is always included in my Halloween Food Recipes

Fresh apple cider makes this a necessary drink to go with the Halloween food recipes.

• 6 Cups sugar
  
• 8 Cups water
  
• 1 Gallon sweet cider
  
• ½ Gallon orange juice
  
• 2 Cups lemon juice
  

Cook sugar and water for a few minutes until sugar is dissolved.
Pour in cider, orange juice and lemon juice; cool and strain mixture.
Place mixture in freezer until it becomes partly ice; serve.

RECIPE FOR MACARONI AND CHEESE

This makes a delicious filling recipe to round out the Halloween food recipes. It is always welcomed at any meal time; add it even to a Christmas buffet.

• 3 Boxes (8 ounces each) elbow macaroni
  
• 3 Cartons (16 ounces each) cream style cottage cheese
  
• 2 ¼ Cups sour cream
  
• 3 Slightly beaten eggs
  
• 1 Tablespoon salt
  
• ¼ Teaspoon black pepper
  
• 2 Tablespoons grated onion
  
• 3 Packages (8 ounces each) grated sharp Cheddar cheese
  

Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
Cook macaroni according to package directions and drain.
Combine cottage cheese, sour cream, eggs, salt, pepper, onion and Cheddar cheese in a large bowl or pan; mix lightly.
Fold in cooked macaroni; spoon into a large greased baking pan (I use roaster)
NOTE: At this point you can refrigerate and bake before party.
Bake about 50 to 60 minutes or until bubbly. Serves 24