One of the most important requirements for a successful Halloween party is the food. Finger food is considered the best choice for this. To ensure that the party snacks perfectly match the mood of the celebration, you should use spooky decorations. In this article we have put together some delicious Halloween finger food recipes that you can quickly and easily prepare for the party. Design the sweet or savory morsels as chopped off fingers, mummies, spiders and ghosts and you're ready for the spookiest night of the year!
Prepare hearty Halloween finger food
Hearty finger food simply cannot be missing at any party. That's why we have somedelicious recipescollected that you can decorate in the spirit of the celebration. The best way to prepare a whole Halloween buffet is to make various party snacks yourself.
Chopped witch fingers
Ingredients:
- 70 g Butter
- 120g grated cheddar
- 100 g Flour
- 2 tbsp corn flour
- 1 pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1 egg, size L
- coarse salt
- 30 almond flakes
- black food coloring (optional)
In a bowl, combine butter, cheddar, flour, cornmeal and cayenne pepper until the consistency of soft sand. Stir in the egg with a fork until the dough becomes firm. Then turn the dough out onto baking paper, line it with a second sheet of baking paper and press it into a 1 cm thick circle. Freeze the dough for 15 minutes and then roll it out into a rectangle. Place in the freezer for another 15 minutes. In the meantime, paint the almond flakes black if desired and set aside. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and take the dough out of the freezer. Peel off the top sheet of baking paper and cut the dough into strips to form the shape of fingers. Use a sharp knife to shape knuckles and shape the almonds into fingernails. Then sprinkle your fingers with coarse salt and bake for about 15 minutes. If desired, you can serve the fingers as finger food with tomato dip for a greater spooky factor.
Vegetarian and gluten-free appetizers as spooky party snacks
Ingredients:
- 15 medium sized mushrooms
- 200 g Ricotta
- 4-5 black olives
- 2-3 sun-dried tomatoes
- Salt
- Pfeffer
Line a baking tray with baking paper and preheat the oven to 190 degrees. Remove the stems from the mushrooms and wash and dry the mushroom caps. Then hollow out with a small knife to create enough space for the filling. Now season the ricotta with salt and pepper and stuff the mushrooms with it. Next, cut the olives into slices and place one slice on each mushroom. Cut the sun-dried tomatoes into thin strips and decorate the mushrooms with them. Finally, bake the eyeballs for 12-14 minutes and serve on a suitable plate.
Mini meatballs
If you want to conjure up finger food particularly quickly for a Halloween party, you can use frozen, pre-cooked mini meatballs. These can be prepared in a variety of ways – in the pan, in the slow cooker or in the oven. Once the meatballs are still hot, pour the buffalo sauce over them (recipe below) and stir well. To make the meatballs look like little pumpkins, stick a pretzel stick in the middle. Complete the look with a fresh leaf of parsley!
Ingredients for the Buffalo Sauce:100 g butter cut into pieces, 160 ml sweet chili sauce, 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire or Tabasko.
Preparation:Whisk together hot sauce, red wine vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and garlic powder in a medium bowl. Pour the hot sauce mixture into a small skillet or pot. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Now stir 1 piece of butter into the buffalo sauce until you have a smooth and thick sauce.
Meatball Mummies
Another easy finger food idea: meatball mummies. Wrap strips of puff pastry around each meatball. Leave a gap for your eyes. Place the wrapped meatballs on an ungreased large baking tray and bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 13 to 17 minutes, until the dough has turned golden brown. Using ketchup and mustard, paint the mummies' eyes.
Halloween pumpkins made from stuffed eggs
Ingredients:
- 12 eggs, size L
- 100 g Mayonnaise
- the juice of half a lemon
- 1 EL Dijon-Senf
- Salt
- Pfeffer
- 2 tbsp paprika powder
- chives
Place the eggs in a large pot and cover completely with cold water. Bring the water to a boil over medium heat and once the water is boiling, cook the eggs for about 9 minutes. Then drain and rinse with cold water. Then peel the eggs carefully. The egg white should remain smooth. Now halve the hard-boiled eggs, remove the yolks with a spoon and place them in a bowl. Place the egg whites on a serving platter. Then mash the egg yolks with a fork and stir in the mayonnaise, lemon juice and Dijon mustard. Season the mixture with salt and pepper and spread over the egg whites with a spoon. Finally, sprinkle the egg yolk mixture with paprika powder and use a small piece of chives as a stem to create the pumpkin look.
Sandwiches as simple finger food
Ingredients for 15 sandwiches:
- 1 large cucumber
- 400 g cream cheese
- 2 tbsp grated onion
- Salt
- 1 THE Mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp fresh dill
- 30 slices of whole wheat bread
- Gingerbread man cookie cutter
- Piping bag and small nozzle
Wash, peel and finely grate the cucumber. Squeeze out the excess water through cheesecloth. Then puree the cucumber flesh with the finely chopped dill, onion, half of the cream cheese and the mayonnaise in a blender. Spread the cream cheese mixture on two slices of bread and place them on top of each other. Then cut out the gingerbread man shape and leave the sandwiches in the fridge for 1 hour. Finally, design the skeletons on the sandwiches with the rest of the cream cheese and a piping bag and you're done. You can also design the sandwiches as bones, bats, ghosts and many others by using matching Halloween cookie cutters.
Vegetables with dip
Who ithealthier at the partyIf you want, you can also prepare healthy Halloween finger food recipes. Fresh fruit and vegetables go perfectly with this. Raw vegetables taste delicious with a suitable dip and, with a little imagination, can be transformed into spooky characters for Halloween. An example of this can be found in the picture. The raw food is arranged in the shape of a skeleton and served with a herb dip. Here you will find the necessary ingredients for these simple and healthy party snacks.
For the dip:
- 500 g low-fat quark
- 150 g Crème fraîche
- 125 g Salatmayonnaise
- 1 Bund Dill
- 1 bunch of parsley
- 1 bunch of chives
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Salt
- Pfeffer
- Paprika powder
For the vegetables:
- Römersalat
- Cauliflower
- Cherry Tomatoes
- carrots
- green beans
- red, green and yellow peppers
- radish
- Celery sticks
- Broccoli
- white mushrooms
- Cucumbers
- Olive
Sweet finger food for children and adults
The perfect party buffet is a combination of savory and sweet snacks. That's why you'll find some cute ones belowHalloween finger food recipes, which can be decorated into a spooky look. Whethercrispy cookies, scary cookies, delicious muffins or healthy fruit in a scary shape, you decide for yourself.
Oreo cookie spiders as party snacks for young and old
Ingredients:
- Oreo cookies in mini shape and original
- Pretzel sticks
- white chocolate drops
- Nutella
These spooky cookies are the perfect sweet snacks for a Halloween party that are a hit with both children and adults. To do this, first separate the original Oreo cookies and design the pretzel sticks as spider legs. Then place a mini Oreo cookie at the front as the head and close it with the large Oreo. With a little Nutella as an adhesive, the spider cookies become firmer. All that remains is to design the spider's eyes with the chocolate drops and you're done.
Halloween mummy cupcakes
Ingredients:
- Chocolate cake baking mix
- Vanille Frosting
- white fondant
- Eye candy
Prepare the cupcakes according to package instructions using black paper liners. Allow the cupcakes to cool thoroughly. Then cover each cupcake with some white frosting, cut the fondant into thin strips with a pizza cutter and design the mummy. Finally, stick the eye candy and arrange the mummy cupcakes on the Halloween buffet.
JalapenoPoppers
A hearty version of the Halloween mummies for adults would be theseJalapeno Poppers.
Ingredients:
- 1 roll of puff pastry
- 6 Jalapeño-Paprikaschoten
- 120 g cream cheese
- 2-4 tablespoons grated cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 Owner
- 240 ml milk
- 120 g Flour
- ½ teaspoon paprika powder
- Salt & Pepper
- Sugar eyes
Allow the puff pastry to thaw for 10 minutes before opening. Halve the jalapenos lengthwise and remove any seeds. Combine the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and 2 tablespoons brown sugar in a small bowl. In another bowl, whisk together eggs and milk. Also prepare the flour, paprika powder, salt and pepper separately. Roll the dough flat with a rolling pin and cut it into very thin strips with a pizza cutter. Then it works like this: fill the jalapeno halves with the cheese mixture, dip each half in the egg mixture and then roll them in the flour mixture. Wrap each jalapeno half with thin strips of dough. Leave room for the sugar eyes. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Place the mummies 2 inches apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake the jalapeno mummies for 8-10 minutes until golden brown. Remove from oven, add eyes and serve immediately!
Frozen ghost lollipops
Ingredients:
- Bananas or strawberries
- white couverture
- Chocolate chips
- Eisstiele (optional)
To make the banana ghost lollipops, cut a banana in half and then cut each half in half lengthwise again. Insert a popsicle stick into each banana quarter and let the bananas freeze on baking paper. Melt the white chocolate coating in a water bath and pour it into a cup or small bowl. Dip each frozen banana lollipop into the white chocolate, scrape off the excess, create two chocolate drops as eyes and place the ghost lollipop back on the baking paper. When all the lollipops are ready, let them freeze again and then eat them frozen. You can also make the same recipe with strawberries.
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