Holiday Planning & Ideas Halloween Our Halloween Potluck Recipes Are Hauntingly Good By Kelly Vaughan Kelly Vaughan Kelly is a former associate digital food editor for MarthaStewart.com. Editorial Guidelines Updated on August 3, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Whether you're hosting or bringing a dish to a Halloween potluck, you can have some fun with the food, especially if you use our scarily delicious recipes for a Halloween potluck. This is the time to go all out and not just with over-the-top costumes that take a page out of our founder's book. Channel Martha as you decorate your home and choose what to make for the potluck. A successful potluck is about collaboration, the host isn't responsible for making all the food but remember that guests can help in other ways too. Some may prefer to bring Halloween-themed paper goods or beverages rather than preparing a crowd-friendly appetizer for the party. It's all about collaboration and enjoying a good time so that not even the ghost of a crumb will remain. The alarming appetizers, devilish desserts, and wickedly good beverages we've gathered here are just right to share at a Halloween potluck party. 01 of 20 Devilish Deviled Eggs Give a truly devilish spin to the classic deviled eggs that are a staple at every holiday gathering. Puréed red bell peppers create the pumpkin-colored hue. View Recipe 02 of 20 Crisp Candy-Corn Treats Romulo Yanes Here's a fresh take on Halloween's signature candy. Turn a classic rice cereal treat into a lightly citrus-flavored treat in the shape and color pattern of candy corn. Now take a bite out of that! View Recipe 03 of 20 Red Sangria This blood-red drink will give grown-up guests a reason to celebrate. Add oranges and red apple slices to this adult punch for a fresh fruit flavor. View Recipe 04 of 20 Smoky Black-Bean Salsa Chelsea Cavanaugh Go ahead and double dip. This black-bean salsa with a supernatural color is everything you need to kick off the potluck party. Scoop it into a cauldron serving bowl and watch the crowd get spooked by just how good it is. View Recipe 05 of 20 Candy-Corn Sugar Cookies There's no easier or more suitable Halloween cookie topping than individual pieces of candy corn. These treats are kid-friendly and totally delicious. View Recipe 06 of 20 Halloween Blondies The nutty richness of brown butter blondies is an easy canvas for peanut butter and chocolate add-ins from your Halloween candy stash. View Recipe 07 of 20 Scaredy-Cat Brownies Take a bite out of these chocolate-peppermint brownies before they bite you back! If you're throwing a family-friendly Halloween potluck party, let the kids decorate these treats. View Recipe 08 of 20 Halloween Bloody Mary Shooters Bryan Gardner Everyone loves a Bloody Mary but it usually screams brunch rather than Halloween beverage. Fear not—we've created a haunting concoction featuring black vodka and black lava salt. A few sips and it disappears like magic. View Recipe 09 of 20 Spiderweb Eggs Kate Sears Blueberries color these creepy "spiderweb" eggs. The fruit cooks in boiling water along with the eggs and creates this eerie effect naturally. View Recipe 10 of 20 Prosciutto-Wrapped Fig Hearts Addie Juell These eerily delicious ham and fig hors d'oeuvres always seem to make their way onto our potluck party table. View Recipe 11 of 20 Graveyard Cake Sang An This pumpkin spice cake with bleeding chocolate glaze is topped with espresso shortbread headstones to mark each slice. Dead clever, no? View Recipe 12 of 20 Garden-of-Evil Punch Addie Juell If you're hosting a Halloween potluck, serve this as your signature drink. It's sure to get all the ghouls talking. An enchanting combination of kumquats, cherries, grapes, and pomegranate seeds float atop a boozy pomegranate punch. It's simple to make but allow time for fruit combination to freeze. View Recipe 13 of 20 Black-Tahini and Eggplant Dip Addie Juell Its color is well, a little unnerving but that's the point of this dip. Scare your guests at first but then soon they'll be enjoying this dark take on baba ghanoush. It's the black tahini that takes this appetizer into spooky territory. View Recipe 14 of 20 Raven's-Nest Cake Addie Juell This deep dark chocolate cake is topped with a magical chocolate bird's nest. Create the nest by piping melted chocolate into a cake pan filled with chilled vodka—it forms an instant organic ring shape that you can pile high. It's pure magic to look at or to eat! View Recipe 15 of 20 Mummy Cupcakes Sang An There's a bit more to unwrap here than the cupcake wrapper. These kid-friendly mummy cupcakes are piped with Swiss meringue buttercream for a startling, sugary finish. View Recipe 16 of 20 Vampire Vodka Cocktail No garlic here! This vampy vodka-based cocktail starts with a delicious base of fresh grapefruit and lime juice, then bleeds with a ghastly infusion of agave syrup, pomegranate juice, and red beet juice. View Recipe 17 of 20 Crudités with Miso-Yogurt Dip Chelsea Cavanaugh How to make sure the crudités are scary enough for your ghoulish guests? Choose darker shades of vegetables, such as red endive, steamed purple potatoes, and red cabbage to serve with this spectral dip. View Recipe 18 of 20 Werewolf Paws Aaron Dyer Madeleines—either store-bought or homemade—receive a terrifyingly delicious upgrade with chocolate frosting spread into a fur-like pattern and slivered almonds for claws. While we would certainly run away from a werewolf in real life, we can't wait to get our paws on these cookies. View Recipe 19 of 20 Spiderweb Cupcakes Barbara Donninelli This fun centerpiece doubles as dessert for your Halloween potluck party. Use chocolate frosting and a thin piping tip to create a spiderweb effect on 18 dark chocolate cupcakes. View Recipe 20 of 20 Ghost in the Graveyard Cocktail Black vodka is the perfect addition to your spooky Halloween bar cart. Here we mix it with espresso liqueur for a devilishly dark twist on an espresso martini with a dollop of vanilla ice cream on top—a boozy affogato awaits. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit