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Every Halloween party needs a spooky array of treats to tempt your assembled ghouls and guests over to the dark side.
From roasted pumpkin seeds and spiced candied peanuts, to witches' fingers and hot dog mummies, here are ten frightfully good halloween-themed party food ideas that'll bring out that inner halloween spirit. Trick or treat?
1. Roasted pumpkin seeds
Once you've carved out your pumpkin, why not try roasting the seeds? Roasting pumpkin seeds gives them a new lease of life as tasty crunchy additions to soups and salads, or simply eaten on their own as a snack. Find out how to roast pumpkin seeds.
Discover eight ways of cooking pumpkin seeds.
2. Witch finger cookies
Go for a bunch of spooky witch fingers for snacking on, complete with an almond finger nail and a gruesome dipping jam. Amanda's cookin has the recipe.
3. Deviled eggs
For the ultimate party appetiser, try these vibrant beet-pickled deviled eggs recipe from The Kitchn. So devilishly good, you'll wake the zombies.
4. Spiced candied pecans
For more seasonal nut ideas, try these sweet and spicy roast pecans. Simply spread pecans out on a baking sheet and bake in the oven until dark and fragrant, for about 10 minutes, stirring every 3 or 4 minutes. Coat in a mixture of melted butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, salt, cayenne, and cinnamon. Then bake for another ten minutes, leave to cool and tuck in.
5. Mummy hot dogs
What Halloween party would be complete without mummy hot dogs? Simply heat your hot dogs through, then dry and wrap in lenths of pre-made pastry and bake complete with mustard eyes for the full mummy hot dog effect.
6. Pumpkin pudding
Use any leftover pumpkin flesh to whip up some seasonal desserts. Discover our pumpkin pudding dessert recipes.
7. Caramel apples
Caramel apples are the ultimate Halloween treat of sesonal apples dipped in sweet sticky caramel, perfect for sinking your fangs into. Try our sticky toffee caramel apples two ways.
8. Mini pumpkin pies
These dinky pumpkin pies are the perfect hand-held treat to sweeten even the scariest of ghouls. Dessert for two has the perfect mini pumkin pies recipe.
9. Halloween fruit skewers
Scare any unwanted guests with a healthy side serving of frighful fruit kebabs made with your favourite fruit.
10. Spider cupcakes
No halloween party would be complete without a special recognition of our eight-legged friends. Decorating cupcakes is an easy and effective way to keep any witches happy this halloween. Here's how to make spiderweb cupcakes.
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