3 Easy Halloween Appetizers

What to make for your Halloween party? Try these fun and exciting Halloween appetizers – one part spooky, one part delicious.

Candy, costumes and spooky décor are all Halloween party staples. But your Halloween party is incomplete without Halloween appetizers. Our delicious Halloween appetizers are perfect to spook your guests.

Mummy Jalapeño Poppers

These spooky Halloween appetizers pack a powerful punch of flavor and spice in every bite. The buttery, flaky crust, combined with the heat of jalapeños, makes these poppers perfect for your Halloween party. We can guarantee that your guests will keep coming back for more. Plus, these Halloween appetizers are super easy to make. Invite your friends over and have fun wrapping these mummy poppers.

Ingredients

• 10 jalapeños, halved lengthwise, seeds and pit removed (use rubber gloves to prevent hand burn from the jalapeños). If you can, leave the stem on some or all of the halves.
• 250 grams room temperature cream cheese
• 250 grams of shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 sliced scallion (green onion)
• 1/2 teaspoons of salt
• 1 package of chilled crescent rolls
• 2 beaten eggs,
• Candy eyeballs

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Using parchment paper or nonstick foil, line a large baking sheet with a rim.
• Combine cream cheese, cheddar, scallions, and salt in a mixing bowl. Scoop into a plastic bag that can be sealed and cut off one corner.
• Split the jalapeños and pipe the cheese mixture into the pepper halves.
• The crescent rolls should be rolled out and divided into 4 rectangles, each with a perforation in the middle. To seal the perforations, press your fingers into them. Cut each rectangle into 10 lengthwise pieces using a pizza cutter.
• For a mummy-like appearance, wrap two strips around each filled jalapeño half.
• Place the halves on the prepared baking sheet, and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Pull the poppers out of the oven, then press the eyeballs into the cheese where the opening is.
• Transfer to a platter and serve your spooky Halloween appetizers warm or at room temperature.

Spooky Halloween Mini Pizzas

Spruce up your Halloween horror nights with our ghostly pizzas crawling with olive spiders. This pizza recipe is simple, quick and absolutely delicious.

Ingredients

• One pizza dough of choice, left at room temperature for one hour
• Olive oil
• ½ cup of marinara sauce
• Large pitted olives
• 8-10 slices of mozzarella
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 450°F.
• Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside.
• Cut out the mini pizzas after rolling out the pizza dough using a 3-inch round cookie cutter.
• Place the dough on the prepared baking sheet.
• In a mixing bowl, combine marinara sauce and herbs. Then, spread some sauce on top of each mini pizza.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until the edges are puffy and golden brown.
• Cut olives in half, with each portion being split into eight slices. Cut cheese into ghostly forms, then add little olive pieces as eyes.
• Take the pizzas out of the oven, then add cheese ghosts. Between each cheese ghost, place an uncut olive half and use sliced olives to create eight legs for each spider.
• Bake for another 5 minutes, or until cheese begins to look melted.

Spider-Web Dip

A Halloween party is all about candy and sugary treats. If you want to enjoy Halloween without compromising your diet, try this healthy, yet tasty recipe. 

Ingredients

• 1 can of refried beans
• 1 tablespoon of taco seasoning
• 1 cup separated sour cream
• 1 tablespoon moringa powder
• 1 cup mild or medium-chunky salsa (make sure that it's not watery)
• 1 cup freshly shredded cheddar cheese
• 3-4 green onions, chopped
• 3- 4 green onions, chopped
• 1/2 a cup of olives
• 1 cup guacamole
• Tortilla Chips
• 1 round plate, tart dish, or pie tin (10-12 inches wide)

Directions

• Combine refried beans, moringa powder and taco seasoning in a small bowl.
• Uniformly spread this mixture over the bottom of a 10-12-inch plate, pie pan, or tart pan. Gently distribute the remaining 3/4 cup of sour cream over the top.
• Add dollops of salsa, then evenly spread it on top. Spread the guacamole slowly.
• Cut half of the olives. Around the edge, add the freshly grated cheese, green onions, olives and cherry tomatoes cut in half. Put the final 1/4 cup of sour cream in a plastic bag, then snip the tip. Spread the guacamole with sour cream in the shape of a spider web.
• Make olive spiders by cutting a few olives into thin strips after splitting them in half lengthwise. Add the halved olives to the mixture and arrange the strips around them to resemble a spider.
• Enjoy this dip with bat-shaped tortilla chips to make your Halloween party a little extra spooky.