25 Easy Sweet and Savory Halloween Treats to Wow Your Inner Kidult

When it comes to the fall and winter holidays, Halloween is the official kickoff, and for good reason. Between the spooky cocktails and the awesome group costumes, there are countless ways to enjoy partying with your friends and family. But any truly amazing shindig needs food first: appetizers, meals, treats, and desserts. Whether you're making sweets or are into the savory kind of scary snack, here are 25 Halloween treats that will delight the real kids and the inner children in all of us.

Cyclops Cupcakes

Make these in mini muffin pans to enjoy a sweet dessert. (via Brit + Co)

Healthy Pumpkin Smoothies

Start your day with a pumpkin smoothie that has just the right amount of sweetness to give you a boost in the morning. (via Brit + Co)

Deviled Egg Brains

No matter what other fancy treats you serve at your party, people go wild for the deviled eggs every time. They're somehow even *more* irresistible when dressed up as brains. (via Brit + Co)

Pumpkin Spice Churro Milkshakes

You won't even think about Halloween candy when you have a decadent pumpkin spice milkshake to sip on instead. (via Brit + Co)

Million-Layer Pumpkin Crepe Cake

Is it breakfast or dessert? We say both! (via Brit + Co)

Mini Vegan Pumpkin Pie

There's nothing spookier than not having something yummy to serve your vegan guests. Avoid that horror show by making a batch of mini pumpkin pies. (via Brit + Co)

No-Bake Pumpkin Ice Cream Tart With Speculoos Crust

You'll only need one grocery store trip for this no-bake pumpkin treat. Shhhh… We promise not to tell if you simply can't share. (via Brit + Co)

Monster Sushi

If your kids are freaked out at the thought of eating raw fish... all the better. It's Halloween, after all! (via Brit + Co)

Pumpkin Samoas

The only thing scary about these pumpkin, caramel, and coconut cookies is how fast you'll be able to inhale the whole batch. (via Brit + Co)

Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream

Pumpkin pie ice cream makes one heck of an a la mode. (via Brit + Co)

Monster Avocado Toasts

Savory avocado toast, jazzed up with nori and other garnishes, is a tasty counterpoint to all that sugar. (via Brit + Co)

One Pot Cheesy Pumpkin Pecan Pasta

Keep away that October chill by serving up a hearty dish of creamy pumpkin pasta before heading out to beg for candy. (via Brit + Co)

Pumpkin Seed Puppy Chow

A party isn't a party without puppy chow. Make yours seasonal with pumpkin pie spice. (via Brit + Co)

Mummy Pizzas

Fresh ciabatta bread is the base for these easily customizable pizzas. The zucchini bandages are healthy *and* terrifying. (via Brit + Co)

Creamy Pumpkin Apple Quesadillas

Both sweet and savory, crispy quesadillas stuffed with cheese, apples, and pumpkin work well as a snack, appetizer, light lunch, or post-trick-or-treating revival meal. (via Love and Zest)

Fish Stick Mummies

Fish sticks and cheddar cheese are a convincingly spooky, mummified snack. (via Cutefetti)

Monster Candy Bark

If you find yourself with extra candy, melt it all down for this no-rules candy bark. Chill in the refrigerator until hard and break into bite-sized pieces. (via Fork and Beans)

Freaky Healthy Halloween Salad

No one will mind if you're that person who brings a salad to the party. The little heads of cauliflower kind of look like brains, and the syringe dressing is a clever themed accessory. (via Boulder Locavore)

Halloween Eyeball Sub

Radishes and olive slices make eerily convincing edible eyeballs. Serve on jumbo hoagie rolls for dinner, or swap those for slider buns and serve them up at your next party. (via Kitchen Sanctuary)

Halloween Snack Platter

Make the items on this platter ahead of time, then set it out for everyone to nosh on. You'll be able to spend time with the fam instead of in the kitchen getting food ready. (via Foxes Love Lemons)

Little Potato Monster Eyeballs

Who knew something that looks like bulging monster eyeballs could also taste so good? (via Noshing With the Nolands)

Pumpkin Pie Dip

Cheesecake filling and canned pumpkin are the main ingredients for this seasonal snack. Serve it up with graham crackers or some cinnamon sugar pita chips. (via Cooking Classy)

Monster Bell Pepper Salad Cups

Turning your salad into a bona fide spook-fest is the only way you'll get your kids (or yourself) to eat veggies at Halloween when there's a bunch of candy lying around. (via Fork and Beans)

Mummy Calzones

If you're a Leslie Knope, you might be satisfied with a mummy pizza on Halloween. But if you're more of a Ben Wyatt type, you know that nothing but a calzone will do. (via Frugal MomEh!)

Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Blondies

The best thing about blondies, aside from them being blondies? You can cut them into any size. Make adorable bite-sized versions to feed a crowd at your Halloween party. (via The Healthy Maven)

Wow your guests with more of our Halloween hacks on our Pinterest page.

Additional reporting by Irina Gonzalez