Halloween Appetizers and Snack Recipes

As in virtually every other pumpkin dessert, I think using pure canned pumpkin will give you the best results--it has more concentrated flavor than freshly roasted pumpkin. These light, not-too-sweet Italian doughnuts were adapted from a recipe by my old friend, Jennifer Perillo. I usually toss these in cinnamon sugar when they're still slightly warm.

This is a delicious unique variation of toasted pumpkin seeds. Easy to prepare and hard to mess up. Once you start eating them, you won't be able to stop!

Bubble, bubble. Toil and trouble. This appetizer is commonly known and used but, I have put my own little twist on this recipe. It is deviled eggs made to look like the eyeballs of a lizard. It a hit with the kids at my Halloween party. Watch them get eaten up at your party!

Pumpkin seeds that are crunchy and full of fall flavor. Very popular.

Fluffy and creamy pumpkin dip that goes great with graham crackers and ginger snaps.

Excellent Halloween treat. All ingredients are approximate and may be adjusted to individual taste. Serve immediately while warm or later after cooling.

Roasted seeds that don't splinter as much and have a deep rich flavor. A great snack!

Impress your guest with this marbled cheesecake that's surprisingly easy to make.

A Halloween treat to serve at any Halloween party! You can use guacamole instead of salsa if desired.

Easiest no-bake dessert bar recipe you'll find! And only 3 ingredients! You'll never guess the secret ingredient. Break into pieces and store in the freezer!

This is what you can do with all those seeds after the Jack O' Lantern is carved! Any seasoning will work in place of salt. Try Cajun!

This is a great recipe for fall. Serve with sliced apples.

Double or triple this roasted pumpkin seed recipe depending on how many cups of seeds you have. One large pumpkin will generally yield 1 cup or pumpkin seeds, and smaller pie pumpkins will yield about the same amount. Toss a salad with these seeds, sprinkle over a chicken dish, or serve as a snack.

These are a sweet twist on the usual roasted pumpkin seeds. Instead of salty and savory, they remind me of honey-roasted peanuts. Everyone who tastes these LOVES them!

I take bat wings to Halloween parties, angel wings to Christmas parties, and so on. They are just fab and easy with only 3 ingredients. My boyfriend loves to tweak this recipe. However, I just love this simple basic recipe and I hope you do, too. It's better if you can marinate this overnight. I put it in gallon sealable bag and keep in refrigerator then pour in pan the next day.

Our family's favorite is this unusually tasty way to use those pumpkins seeds from your Halloween jack-o'-lanterns.

Perfect for a Halloween party, these spooky little morsels will have everyone talking, doing double takes, and taking doubles! Looks can be deceiving as they taste absolutely delicious and disappear quickly!

Toasted pumpkin seeds with Maryland's favorite seasoning!

For your next Halloween party, create spooky mummy dogs with strips of crescent dough for the bandages and tasty Hillshire Farm® Lit'l Smokies® for the mummies.

Use crescent rolls and hot dogs to make this Halloween version of pigs in a blanket. Kids love them, and they are an easy snack for a Halloween party.

Delicious way to make sweet pumpkin seeds with a strong honey base.

A scrumptious concoction of candied walnuts, incorporating cream sherry, orange zest and brown sugar. These freeze well.

My husband asked if I could make a sweet pumpkin seed batch from all the pumpkin seeds we got from carving jack-o'-lanterns.

These are NOT your grandma's pumpkin seeds! Smokey, sweet, and wonderfully delicious.