Halloween Party Snack Platter
A delightful assortment of spooky treats perfect for Halloween gatherings, featuring both sweet and savory snacks.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Total Time: 90 minutes
- Yield: 10 servings
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- Ghost-shaped cookies (sugar cookie dough)
- Pumpkin cupcakes (cupcake batter, pumpkin puree, orange frosting)
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups pureed pumpkin (canned or fresh)
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- Spices (cumin, nutmeg, salt, pepper)
- Spider deviled eggs (hard-boiled eggs, mayonnaise, mustard, olives)
- Witch’s brew punch (fruit juice, ginger ale, slices of oranges and apples)
- Candy corn mix (candy corn, pretzels, nuts)
- Cheese and cracker gravestones (rectangular crackers, cheese slices, edible markers)
Instructions
- Prepare ghost-shaped cookies by rolling out sugar cookie dough, using a ghost cookie cutter, baking, and decorating with icing.
- Make pumpkin cupcakes by mixing cupcake ingredients with pumpkin puree, baking, and topping with orange frosting.
- Cook savory pumpkin soup by sautéing onions and garlic, adding pumpkin puree, broth, and spices, and simmering for 20-30 minutes.
- Prepare spider deviled eggs by hard-boiling eggs, mixing yolks with mayonnaise and mustard, filling whites, and decorating with olives.
- Create witch’s brew punch by mixing fruit juice with ginger ale and adding fruit slices.
- Mix candy corn snack by combining candy corn, pretzels, and nuts in a bowl.
- Assemble cheese and cracker gravestones by cutting cheese into tombstone shapes and decorating crackers with markers.
Notes
Chill cookie dough if too soft, adjust soup consistency with broth, and allow soups to cool slightly before serving.