Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! This menu idea is sure to get your spooky crew in the Halloween spirit. I have the dad-man and pure nostalgia to blame for that. He started decorating the front yard of his house when he bought it in the early 90s.
As me and the twin human were growing up he and my mom (and the rest of our chosen family some years) would throw Halloween parties every year we were in school. It became our thing, everyone seemed to know that it was coming, but the theme changed yearly. We did a mad science lab, black light glowing maze, murder mystery, full haunted manor style sit down dinner; you name it!
What didn’t change… much, was the food. The original menu was mummy dogs, tater tots, veggie tray, vampire punch, worms in dirt cups and spider web dip.
This menu isn’t exactly that. It is a more rounded version of the original menu that fits the taste of my house more than a house filled with kids.
Stuffed Pepper Jack O'Lanterns
The Jack O’ Lantern peppers are just my classic stuffed peppers, using orange peppers instead of green. You carve a little face into the side of the pepper if you so wish.
Waffle Fry Nachos
They’re really more like potato skins with the toppings, but they are easy to make and easier to save and reheat if you don’t eat them all in one sitting.
Spider Web dip
This dip is wildly simple to whip up if you want a 7-layer dip, but not really haha. It’s guacamole, cream cheese, salsa and sour cream layered on top of each other. So, arguably, easier to get all the layers in one bite than a 7-layer dip.
Spooky tortilla chips
These are totally optional, they do take a while so usually I’ll just get bagged tortilla chips, different colors if I’m feeling zesty.
Worms & Dirt Pudding Cups
This is a nostalgic one for me. I’m always surprised that a lot of people have never heard of it. I grew up with this dessert. But, say la vie, I might as well talk about it now. They’re about as easy of a dessert as they come. You get a couple different boxes of instant chocolate pudding mix (or a chocolate and another flavor you like) and make it up. It has to be instant pudding mix and the finished cups have to be well chilled so the chocolate cream cookies soften between the layers.
Sherbet Punch
My family calls it vampire punch because it used fruit punch and we only made it at Halloween. It has gotten very sweet for me over the years, but I still like to indulge in it once a year.
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