We’ve got you covered with Halloween potluck ideas for happy gobblin'!
Heading to a Halloween bash?
Choose from one of our big-batch appetizers, main dishes, or desserts.
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Once you’veboiled your eggs, gently crack them and place them into a bowl with black food coloring.
The result is egg whites that look like they’ve been coated with spider webs!
This pumpkin cheese ball recipe fits the bill.
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Create your own in just 15 minutes and chill until ready to serve.
Cider-Cheese Fondue
A bottle ofhard cideris the secret to this creamy cheese fondue.
The light apple flavor helps cut through the richness of the cheese.
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One reviewer shared a must-have hack for keeping the dish warm, “This cheese is amazing.
It was so creamy.
The cider flavor was perfect for fall.
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I used myinstant potto saute and keep warm since we don’t have a fondue pot.”
Top sliced Granny Smith apples with melted peanut butter, jelly, and chopped chocolate candy.
A sprinkle of candy eyes adds a spooky touch.
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Marbled Chocolate-Pumpkin Brownies
These fudgy bars are part brownie and part cheesecake.
We’ve topped our homemade brownie recipe with a creamy pumpkin cream cheese mixture.
Spice them up with cinnamon, ginger, and vanilla.
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Once baked, cut them into a whopping 36 individual servings.
Pumpkin Spice Latte Bundt Cake with Whipped Cream
For many of us, it’s not Halloween.
It’s PSL season.
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Bring the flavors of your favorite fall drink home in this easy bundt cake recipe.
Serve the finished cake withhomemade whipped creamand a dusting of pumpkin pie spice.
Slow Cooker Italian Sausage Grinders
This big-batch recipe checks all the boxes for a delicious Halloween potluck.
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It serves 12, comes together in your slow cooker, and calls for inexpensive pantry ingredients.
On the buffet, serve the meat on split hoagie rolls topped with shredded cheese and slicedbanana peppers.
Classic Nachos
These nachos are a classic for a reasoneveryone loves them!
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Layer chips, beef, beans,salsa, and cheese then bake until hot and melty.
Serve straight from the pan with your favorite toppings like lettuce,tomatoes, sour cream, and peppers.
Zombie Brain Cupcakes
Thesespooky Halloween cupcakesonly look complicated to make.
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A boxed cake mix is the start of this easy dessert.
Once baked, fill each cake with eerie green vanilla cream and use apiping bagto create the brains.
Serve the shredded meat with mayo and pickle slices.
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Apple-Brown Butter Bars
Apples are at their peak during Halloween.
If you want a sweeter tart, choose an apple like Honeycrisp.
Using tart apples like Granny Smith will produce a slightly less sweet dessert.
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No matter whatapple you choose, a sprinkle of flaky sea salt is the perfect finish.
Try using this Halloween potluck idea for work, or keep the whole batch for yourself!
Whip up a big batch (it serves 45!)
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for your Halloween potluck with just three ingredients.
Test Kitchen Tip:Make the dish up to 24 hours before serving.
Spooky Strawberry Pumpkin Patch
Bring the pumpkin patch to your potluck!
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To create this easy Halloween dessert, dip fresh strawberries in orange candy coating.
Plant them in a tray of homemade chocolate cookie crumbs and finish with piped green frosting vines.
Sweet-Spicy Barbecued Chicken Sliders
A few simple shortcuts make these saucy sliders a perfect Halloween potluck idea.
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Stir purchased rotisserie chicken with canned pineapple, shredded cheese, and bottledbarbecue sauce.
Spread on sandwich rolls and bake until golden brown and melty.
Test Kitchen Tip:Assemble the sandwiches up to eight hours before the Halloween party.
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Pimiento Cheese Dip
You’re just one step away from the ultimate Halloween potluck dip.
Amp up the bold flavor with smoked cheddar cheese, cayenne pepper, and diced pimientos.
Arrange thecheese dipon a platter with crackers, assorted crudites, and dill pickle chips.
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The tangy flavor of the pickles helps cut through the richness of the cheese.
Mummy Dogs
Heading to afamily-friendly Halloween party?
Bring a tray of buttery mummy dogs.
This easy potluck recipe calls for just three inexpensive ingredients.
Whip up a batch and serve them with ketchup, mustard, and barbecue sauce.
Wherever you serve them, these ghosts will vanish in no time!
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If you’ve got a large crowd coming, making a double batch is easy.
Coconut-Pumpkin Soup
Want to turn up the heat at your Halloween gathering?
This sweet-and-spicypumpkin recipehas coconut milk and jalapeno peppers to create a delicious blend of fresh flavors.
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Blood Orange Bars
The name of this recipe says it all.
Blood oranges totally fit the Halloween theme and give these dessert bars a sweet citrus flavor.
Bake these up to three days before your gathering.
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As one BHG reviewer raved, “We’ve made these three or four times and we LOVE them.
So much flavor and texture and the pretzel buns make them extra special.”
Zarela’s Pineapple-Ginger Wings
Try something new with chicken wings!
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Serve them with a zesty pineapple sauce and fresh lime wedges.
No-Bake Butterscotch Bars
Stock up on candy bars for this Halloween potluck dessert.
A bag of Butterfingers is the secret to the butterscotch flavor in this big-batch sweet.
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Spicy Roasted Red Pepper Artichoke Dip
Two kinds of peppers flavor this creamy dip recipe.
Spicy Apple-Glazed Meatballs
A cup of apple juice in the sauce is the secret to thisfall appetizeridea.
It’s the perfect recipe for Halloween parties.
Mexican Nachos
Customize this crowd-pleasing appetizer with any one of our recipe variations.
Try mole sauce or top the dish with homemade refried beans.
No matter what you choose, this recipe is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
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A simple homemade chutney is our secret to the ultimate party appetizer.
Gluten-Free Tex-Mex Cheese Dip
You’re two steps away from the cheesiest dip we’ve ever made.
Balance the rich dip with pickled jalapeno slices, pico de gallo, and fresh lime juice.
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In fact, the recipe works for potlucks with kids.
As one BHG home cook shared, “This was so awesome.
My kids have always complained that the Nachos never had a great kick!
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They don’t anymore.”
When it comes time for the party, pan fry the gyoza and serve them with dipping sauce.
Gyro Nachos with Tzatziki Sauce
A slow cooker is the secret to this Halloween potluck appetizer.
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Pile pita chips with stewed chicken, tatziki sauce, olives, tomatoes, and dill.
For even more flavor, try topping the nachos with crumbled feta cheese.
Serve it up with sliced veggies, crackers, and chips.
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Serve them with your favorite dipping sauce.
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