Halloween food can be fun without becoming another entire project. A snack board works because you can combine familiar sweet, salty and crunchy foods with a few Halloween touches and make something that looks festive without actually cooking an elaborate spread.
Over the years we have made plenty of Halloween boards, ranging from fun kid focused treats to more traditional charcuterie. But one thing that didn’t change was the simple and fun ways to add in seasonality without too much added work.
This recipe is one our kids happened to enjoy a lot last year, but don’t worry we’ll also share the one we make later this month as well!
Grab the recipe below and if you want to see how we put it together there is a short towards the end of the post. We promise we won’t bore you with any crazy blog story antics, so now on to the snack board recipe!
Halloween Snack Board
Equipment
- 1 Platter
Ingredients
- 2 cups Pretzel Sticks For spiders, mandarin pumpkins, with brooms
- 6 each Mandarin Oranges
- 1 cup Grapes washed
- Eyeball Sprinkles As needed
For Witch's Brooms
- 1/4 cup Mini Reese's Cups
For Monster Brownies
- 1 pack Mini Brownie Bites Can make your own mini brownies if desired
- 1/2 cup Chocolate Icing Or chocolate ganache
- 2 Tbs Halloween Sprinkles
- 1/4 cup Mini Marshmallows
For Monster Mix
- 1/4 cup Sour Gummy Worms
- 1/2 cup Rainbow Goldfish
- 1/4 cup Mini Reese's Cups
- 1/4 cup Mini Marshmallows
For Spider Cookies
- 12 each Double Stuffed Oreos
Instructions
For Mandarin Pumpkins
- Peel Mandarins. Break a small piece of pretzel stick and stick in the top of the mandarin.
For Witch's Brooms
- Carefully press pretzel sticks into the bottom of the mini-Reese's cups to make your brooms.
For the Monster Brownies
- Spread a small amount of icing or ganache on the brownies and top with sprinkles, marshmallows, and eyeballs.
For the Spider Cookies
- Carefully separate the cookies. Break pretzels into similar length pieces so you have 8 spider legs. Place the legs on each side using the filling to help hold them in place. Top the cookie. Use some icing to add on 2 eyeballs.
For the Monster Mix
- Mix the Goldfish, marshmallows, mini-Reese's cups, and sour gummies together.
For the Platter
- Arrange the grapes and other treats on the platter and enjoy.
Notes
Allergy Options
If you’ve got allergies and still want to make a fun snack board, feel free to comment here or reach out to us for more guidance.
Make It Your Own
The best part about a snack board is that there really aren’t any rules. Swap out anything your family doesn’t like, add more of the things they do, and use whatever Halloween treats catch your eye.
Have fun with it, and if you make your own Halloween snack board, we’d love to see what you come up with!
And if planning the food for your upcoming holiday gatherings is one more thing you’d rather take off your plate, that’s something we can help with too. Our chef services are customized around your group, preferences and dietary needs so you can spend a little less time worrying about the food.