October is the one month of the year when making food look completely disgusting is actually encouraged! Every Halloween, I seem to come across another creepy, gross-looking snack that earns a spot in my recipe book. These fun Halloween food ideas are great for parties and look especially gruesome piled onto a spooky buffet table. They’re also easy enough to make as a silly after-school surprise for the kids. Here are 8 of my favorite gross Halloween food ideas that are almost too creepy to eat.
1. Bloody Bandage Cookies
This one is so simple, it’s not even a recipe. Break Graham crackers into eight small section, spread white frosting or cream cheese in the middle (resembling as close to a small square as you can get), and top with red decorator’s gel or strawberry jelly. To really get the bloody Band-Aid feel, use real bandage wrappers to garnish your plate.
2. Kitty Litter Cake
This has got to be the most disgusting Halloween food that I’ve seen. I’m not sure if I could stomach the idea of actually eating it! But the concept is horrendously awesome. There are a couple of ways to do this.
First, you will need to purchase a NEW small kitty litter box and scooper. Buy or bake a white and chocolate cake, and let cool. Crumble the cakes together along with crumbled vanilla sandwich cookies, and place the ingredients in your new litter box. Melt tootsie rolls in the microwave for just a few seconds to allow them to soften enough to mold into the right shape. You get the idea. Or, even easier. Bake brownies, let cool, and then form them into little log shapes. Next, mix with finely chopped nuts. Hungry?
3. Stuffed Roaches
These little Halloween bite size appetizers are actually quite delicious! The recipe is very simple: 25ish pitted dates, ⅓ cup softened cream cheese, and ¼ cup finely minced walnuts. Cut the dates down the side, and fill with the cream cheese walnut mixture. Surround with rubber roaches, or even place a small sign that reads “Stuffed Roaches” to really add to the creepy level.
4. Worms in Dirt
They look so real! If you haven’t already seen this one on Pinterest, it’s flexible straws that give the gelatin such an authentic earthworm look. Place them on top of crushed Oreos for the ultimate creepy worm dessert. Get the full instructions HERE!
5. Hotdog Fingers
Kids love hotdogs, and this Halloween Recipe is so easy, you can’t pass it up. This could be fun for an after school snack or a Saturday at home with friends. Slice a small section off the top of each hotdog, and carve slices where the knuckles should go. Boil and douse with ketchup. Gross looking but totally delicious! Go check out the step-by-step instructions.
6. Zombie Intestines
This may look pretty scary, but it’s actually a yummy pastry dessert using frozen puff pastry, filling, and red food coloring. Again, labeling your gross Halloween food makes a big difference in the scare factor, so don’t forget your “Zombie Intestines” place card.
7. Brain Cupcakes
These look absolutely disturbing, which is why I’ve got to include these in this year’s Halloween party food ideas. These brain clot cupcakes are stuffed with a canned cherry pie filling, and decorated with a colored buttercream icing to resemble the brain. Go get the full instructions! You’ve got to include them on your Halloween dessert table.
8. Eerie Eyeball Deviled Eggs
Deviled eggs are always my go-to when it comes to parties and potlucks, so these easy eyeball egg recipes have gotten me excited about this Halloween. The only addition you’ll need to your traditional deviled eggs are olives. Use carefully placed paprika or ketchup to give you the blood shot eye effect.You can also use a red food coloring pen, but the paprika adds to the flavor, and is probably a bit more handy.
