Halloween food ideas

Get your pumpkins ready, it’s Halloween time! Learn how to carve a pumpkin or check out our collection of Halloween recipes, including everything you need for a spooky Halloween party. Whether you’re looking for sweet treats for little ghouls or fiery one-pot warmers to ward off the monsters, we’ve got you covered.

Devil's double choc malt cookies arranged on a rack. Recipe from Jamie's Comfort Food

Jamie's Halloween baking recipes

From Toffee apple buns to Devil’s double chocolate cookies, there are no tricks here! Sign up for Jamie’s top 10 boo-tiful baking recipes that are perfect for Halloween.

Halloween dinner ideas

Zombie brain

2 hrs 15 mins

Squash, Stilton & walnut rolls

1 hr 30 mins

Spicy squash soup

1 hr

Spooky snake straws

25 mins

chilli con carne in a pan with fried kidney beans on top

Chilli con carne with popped kidney beans

2 hrs 25 mins

Chilli cheese cornbread

1 hr 10 mins

Smoky veggie feijoada

1 hr 5 mins

Pumpkin curry

1 hr 10 mins

Easy homemade pizza base with melted mozzarella and basil

Basic pizza

1 hr 20 mins

Veggie chilli

15 mins

Pumpkin rice

50 mins

Pumpkin and ginger soup topped with fresh herbs and coconut milk

Pumpkin & ginger soup

1 hr

Roasted pumpkin houmous

1 hr

roasted pumpkin soup with bread on the side

Glorious roasted pumpkin soup recipe

This easy pumpkin soup recipe is perfect for using up leftover pumpkin and makes a great wintery starter or warm, hearty lunch.

Halloween party

Be the ultimate host with these foolproof Halloween party food recipes and ideas. Whether you’re after kid-friendly snacks or spooky sweets, here’s all the inspo you need for your party this year.

Check out our full collection of Halloween party recipes

A spooktacular Halloween feast!

Halloween isn't just about pumpkin carving, face-painting and trick or treating. Here are some Halloween twists on some of our favourite recipes!

Buddy’s spooky snack ideas

Have a super-fun Halloween at home and get the kids making Buddy’s healthy Halloween snack ideas.

triple chocolate chip cookies with chocolate drizzle on top

Treats for a frighteningly good Halloween

Halloween is a great excuse to go mad in the kitchen. Not in the crazed horror-film sense; more in the natural food-colourings & heart-warming treats sense.

How to make chilli con carne

We’ve stuck with an easy chilli con carne recipe here but you can really customise a chilli con carne recipe to give it your own twist.

Healthy Halloween treats with apples and strawberries looking like monsters

Healthy Halloween treats from The Happy Pear

These healthy treats will make any Halloween Party table gorgeously ghoulish. An alternative healthier trick-or-treat idea for kids and big kids alike!

How to make fruit and veg fun for kids: omelette monsters

Laleh Mohmedi from Jacob's Food Diaries shows you how to make fruit and veg fun for kids, with her step-by-step guide for easy monster omelettes.

Halloween drinks

More drinks

Scarily good Halloween cocktails

Whether you’re throwing a party or just fancy a tasty tipple this Halloween, follow our clever cocktail tricks and you’re in for a real treat!

homemade spiced pumpkin latte in glass with foam on top

Homemade pumpkin spiced latte recipe

There’s nothing like pumpkin to add some colour to a grey autumn, and this spiced pumpkin latte is perfect as a reward for a hard day’s work in winter.

Bloody Mary

Zombie

Rossini

Monstrous milk punch

Spooky spiced scarlet cocktail: Rich Hunt & Alba Huerta

1:18 | Drinks

Epic hot chocolate

10 mins

Golden toffee apple cocktail: Simone Caporale

1:23 | Drinks

Barbecued chicken

45 mins

Barbecued chicken

20 mins

Halloween baking

Halloween cake: latticed pumpkin pie cut into slices with a spoon

Our favourite Halloween cakes

Pumpkin pies, spiced cupcakes and gooey cookies, we’ve put together our favourite Halloween cake recipes so you can make the most of the spooky season.

Salted caramel fudge

30 mins

Devil's double choc malt cookies

40 mins

Pumpkin pie with pecan crumble

2 hrs 50 mins

Mint choc teacakes

1 hr 30 mins

Sticky toffee cupcakes with chocolate topping

35 mins

Chocolate biscuits with soft chocolate centres

30 mins

Butternut squash muffins with a frosty top

35 mins

Chocolate pumpkin brûlée pie

1 hr 45 mins

Vegan ginger cupcakes

35 mins

Toffee apple tart

1 hr 20 mins

Carrot cupcakes

40 mins

pumpkin pie with nuts on top and cream on the side

5 ways to make pumpkin pie

Find your favourite recipe for pumpkin pie, with our selection of traditional, gluten-free and chocolate recipes for the autumn classic.

Halloween video recipes

Halloween treats: Buddy Oliver

2:32 | Fruit

Halloween pumpkin carving: Jamie Oliver

3:00 | Halloween

Zombie tiki cocktail for Halloween: Jamie Oliver & Rich Hunt

1:51 | Drinks

Vampire bite Halloween cookies: Dulce Delight

1:22 | Baking

Halloween pumpkin pasta: Jamie Oliver

2:24 | Jamie's 15-Minute Meals

Healthy Halloween treats: The Happy Pear

1:59 | Healthy

Pumpkin tips & tricks

Our favourite ways to use up every bit of your pumpkin! Use these handy Halloween tips and tricks every year from now on.

Pumpkin chopped into wedges on a baking tray, ready to go into the oven with spices to create a gorgeous roasted pumpkin recipe

8 perfect pumpkin recipes for autumn

The Halloween essential can be boiled, steamed or roasted. From comforting curries & soups to sweet treats, here are eight great pumpkin recipes

How to carve a pumpkin

As we approach the end of October, we’re one step closer to all things bats, ghouls, ghosts and pumpkins. Here is a guide on how to carve a pumpkin.

What to do with leftover pumpkin

Guys, a pumpkin’s not just for Halloween! Make use of your leftover pumpkin, and cook up a storm with these tasty recipe ideas.

chilli and fennel roast pumpkin seeds in a mason jar with a label

How to roast pumpkin seeds

Check out our guide on how to roast pumpkin seeds before disembowelling your Jack o' Lantern this week and you’ll never discard those amazing insides again.

Display of different coloured pumpkins outside to promote against pumpkin waste

How to reduce pumpkin waste

Pumpkins are so much more than a jack-o’-lantern. Help reduce pumpkin waste with our brilliant no-carve pumpkin ideas and pumpkin recipes.