21 Halloween Snacks That Are Honestly Better Than Trick Or Treating

Halloween might look a little different this year, but October 31st is still the perfect excuse to treat yourself. 🎃 Whether you're entertaining little kids or you just want an excuse to make something festive, these Halloween-themed sweets, treats, and snacks are perfect for you. 1. Matcha Monster Waffles Homemade matcha monster waffles decorated with KitKat bars, marshmallows, and chocolate chips. Handmade Charlotte / Via handmadecharlotte.com Grab your favorite waffle mix and add some green matcha powder to make them spookily festive. Recipe: Matcha Monster Waffles 2. Reese's Cups Spider Cookies A close-up of a spider cookie with candy eyes. Cincy Shopper / Via cincyshopper.com If you want to save time and effort — no judgement! — just opt for your favorite boxed cookie mix. Top them with miniature Reese’s cups, chocolate frosting, and candy eyes. Recipe: Reese's Cups Spider Cookies 3. Clementine Pumpkins Three clementine pumpkins americastestkitchen.com If you're looking for an easy candy-less sweet treat, just pop green apple slices into peeled clementines. Instant pumpkins. Recipe: Clementine Pumpkins 4. Graveyard Chocolate Cheesecake Dip A serving dish filled with chocolate cheesecake graveyard dip. Grits and Pine Cones / Via gritsandpinecones.com Morbid yet delicious, this dessert dip is made with a mixture of cream cheese, crushed Oreos, butter and cocoa powder. Grab a package of Milano cookies or Graham crackers for the tombstones and decorate with candy corn. Recipe: Graveyard Chocolate Cheesecake Dip 5. Graveyard Pudding Cups A handful of pudding and Oreo crumble graveyard cups with gummy worms and cookies on top. My Name is Snicker Doodle / Via mynameissnickerdoodle.com These are the same idea as the Oreo cheesecake party dip except they're individually sized and even more simple, filled with chocolate pudding and cookie crumbs. Recipe: Graveyard Pudding Cups 6. Pumpkin Bars Pumpkin bars getting frosted sallysbakingaddiction.com This recipe makes enough to feed the whole family — or you can slice and freeze some away for future snacking. Recipe: Pumpkin Bars 7. Jack-o-Lantern Floats Ice cream over orange Fanta soda in a plastic cup. A Jack-o-Lantern orange soda ice cream float. Belle Of The Kitchen / Via belleofthekitchen.com, Belle of the Kitchen / Via belleofthekitchen.com Make these cute ice cream floats for the kids and then treat yourself to the adult version, spiked with vodka. Recipe: Jack-o-Lantern Floats 8. Ghost Pretzels A handful of white-chocolate dipped pretzels with candy eyes. Dessert Now Dinner Later / Via dessertnowdinnerlater.com These adorably spooky white chocolate covered pretzels come together in no time. They're an ideal, low-maintenance Halloween snack to make with kids. Recipe: Ghost Pretzels 9. Witch Hat Cupcakes A plate of witch hat cookies. Tastes Better From Scratch / Via tastesbetterfromscratch.com As adorable as they are delicious, these cupcakes will cast a spell over you so that you can't stop at just one. Recipe: Witch Hat Cupcakes 10. Halloween Deviled Eggs Two Halloween deviled eggs with pepper wings and horns. She Keeps a Lovely Home / Via shekeepsalovelyhome.com These classic deviled eggs get a festive twist thanks to red peppers, which you can cut into the shape of horns and wings. Best of all, this recipe can be made a full day in advance and stored in the fridge. Just don't fill the eggs until you're ready to serve. Recipe: Halloween Deviled Eggs 11. Spider Deviled Eggs Two deviled eggs topped with sliced olives in the shape of spider. Creative Homemaking / Via creativehomemaking.com Or for another take on the classic party app, use black olives to make creepy little spiders, then arrange them on top of the prepared deviled eggs. Recipe: Spider Deviled Eggs 12. Mummy English Muffin Pizzas A close-up of a hand holding a mummy pizza with olives for eyes. Veggies Save The Day / Via veggiessavetheday.com Four ingredients are all you need to make this individually-sized mummy pizzas. Grab some English muffins or mini bagels, tomato sauce, olives, and string cheese. Recipe: Mummy English Muffin Pizzas 13. Haunted Halloween Pancakes A pancake with chocolate chips cooking in a skillet. A stack of orange pancakes with black syrup and a whipped cream ghost on top. Southern Made Simple / Via southernmadesimple.com Canned pumpkin purée give these pancakes an orange appearance and a seasonal fall flavor while black food coloring gives maple syrup a spooky twist. Recipe: Haunted Halloween Pancakes 14. Jack-O-Lantern Cheese Quesadillas A process shot of cutting tortillas into Jack-o-Lanterns and filling them with cheese. A cheesy Jack-o-Lantern quesadilla. One Little Project / Via onelittleproject.com If you can carve a pumpkin, you can certainly carve a tortilla. Fill that cut-out tortilla with cheese and pop it into the oven until golden brown and melted. Recipe: Jack-o-lantern Cheese Quesadillas 15. Oreo Truffle Monsters A handful of chocolate covered truffles with oreo "wings." A plate of colorful chocolate truffles with chocolate eyeballs. Butter and Baggage / Via butterandbaggage.com These Oreo truffles call for just three ingredients: Oreo cookies, cream cheese, and chocolate wafer cookies. Decorate them in anything from melted chocolate or vanilla frosting to sprinkles. Recipe: Oreo Truffle Monsters 16. Mummy Dogs Two mummy dogs, hot dogs wrapped in crescent roll dough with candy eyes, on a plate. Homemade Interest / Via homemadeinterest.com If you like pigs in a blanket, you'll love this festive treat made with hot dogs, and store bought crescent roll dough. A dot of ketchup or mustard will keep the candy eyes in place. Recipe: Mummy Dogs 17. Vampire Donuts A plate of vampire donuts tasty.co If you happen to have vampire teeth lying around, use them to easily upgrade store-bought donuts. Recipe: Vampire Donuts 18. Halloween Rice Krispies Treats Ingredients for Halloween Rice Krispies including popsicle sticks, white chocolate candy melts and Rice Krispies. Four Halloween white chocolate-covered Rice Krispies treats on popsicle sticks. Happiness Is Homemade / Via happinessishomemade.net, Happiness is Homemade / Via happinessishomemade.net You don't need any baking skills to make these easy ghost treats. Just start with a box of Rice Krispies treats, stick them onto popsicle sticks and dip them into melted white chocolate. Recipe: Halloween Rice Krispy Treats 19. Halloween Witch Chips and Guacamole A spoon flattening a mound of gucamole. Guacamole with carrot sticks and tortilla chips in the shape of a witch. Marathons and Motivation / Via marathonsandmotivation.com Guacamole works for every single holiday, if you ask me. Recipe: Halloween Witch Chips and Guacamole 20. Halloween Marshmallow Pops A set of Halloween marshmallow pops My Baking Addiction / Via mybakingaddiction.com Marshmallows, melting chocolate, and some festive sprinkles are all there is to this adorable dessert. Recipe: Halloween Marshmallow Pops 21. Char-boo-terie Board A char-boo-terie board filled with Halloween treats tasty.co This clever spread uses snack staples — string cheese, berries, pretzels, cheese puffs — to create the ultimate Halloween party platter.