Weekly Spotlight: Delightfully Spooky Recipes for Halloween from Appetizers to Copycat Candy!

Happy Halloween! Whether you’re dressing up or not this year, this Halloween has everything you need for a wonderfully spooky celebration! This guide includes appetizers and entrees, desserts, and some amazing copycat candy recipes. These are perfect if you’re looking for ways to enjoy Halloween if you’re vegan or plant-based, or even just trying to reduce your environmental impact this spooky season. You’ve come to the right place.

Check out these roundups for more information: This roundup has wonderful candy recipes like  Almond Joy Bars by  Marquis Matson and Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups by Emily von Euw. If you’re looking for even more recipes, this list of 20 Gruesome Vegan Recipes has you covered!

We also highly recommend downloading the Food Monster App  — with over 20,000 delicious recipes, it is the largest meatless, vegan, plant-based, and allergy-friendly recipe resource to help you get healthy! And don’t forget to check out our Weekly Meal Plan Archives! 

This week, we’re bringing delicious, fully vegan, and plant-based ways to celebrate a wonderfully spooky Halloween!

Appetizers and Entrees

Source: Fred’s Burger

These excellently creepy vegan eats are perfect for a scare this Halloween! These foods include meals like Flesh and Blood by Zach Neil, which is a play on tomato soup and grilled cheese, or these delightfully spooky Cheesy Witch Fingers by Rhea Parsons!

• Fred’s Burger by Zach Neil
• Flesh and Blood by Zach Neil
• Vegan Mozzarella Eyeballs With Bloody Salsa by Rhea Parsons
• Cheesy Witch Fingers by Rhea Parsons
• Vegan Halloween Bat Biscuits by Aine Carlin
• Zombie Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cups by Gabrielle St. Claire

Spooky Drinks

Source:  Spicy Hitchhiker Margarita

These drinks are delightfully spooky and are perfect to whip up and add some spookiness to your get-together! These drinks range from milkshakes to alcoholic drinks, but you can find one that’s perfect for your party!

• It Floats by Zach Neil
• White Russian by The Mixer
• Redrum Punch by Adam Merrin and Ryan Alvarez
• Blackberry Vanilla Tequila Mojito by Adam Merrin and Ryan Alvarez
• Appleblack by Ryland Peters & Small
• Blackberry Bellini by Ryland Peters & Small

Copycat Candy

Source: Copycat “Reese’s” Peanut Butter Cups

Here are some copycat candies that you can whip up as a delicious Halloween treat this year! These delicious eats are all vegan and make an excellent alternative to traditional Halloween candy.

• Reeses Cookie Dough by Llyod Rose
• Copycat “Reese’s” Peanut Butter Cups by Tori Cooper
• Two Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups by Emily von Euw
• ‘Twix’ Bars by Kirsten Kaminski
• Twix Bars by Emani Corcran
• 5-Minute Butterfinger Brittle by Kristen Genton
• 5-Ingredient Butterfingers by Megan Sadd
• Snickers Brownies by Gretchen Price
• Healthy Homemade Snickers Bar by Patricia Idus

Spooky and Scary Desserts

Source: Red Velvet Heart Cake

These sweet treats are sure to serve up extra spooky this year! You can make this amazing Cake using melted marshmallows to create spider webs, or even use bananas on brownies to create ghosts like in these Raw Halloween Ghostie Brownies by Heidi Turunen!

• Red Velvet Heart Cake by Ivy
• Spooky Spider Crackle Cake by Bake Vegan Stuff, Easy Recipes For Kids (And Adults, Too!), Sara Kidd
• Rice Crispy Mummies With White Chocolate Coating by Heidi Turunen
• Raw Halloween Ghostie Brownies by Heidi Turunen
• Frozen Banana Mummies by Lexie Croft

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