This year, I had a lot of fun with our inaugural (note how I DIDN’T say first annual) Halloween kickoff party. If you remember, I did some bad ass disgusting bathroom decor for my guests to appreciate…but I also made some sweet (and not so sweet) snacks. And you know how I looooove snacks.
Of course, we’re not the only Halloweenies in our group of friends, and our old roommates had quite the food display, as well. With their permission, I’ve included some of the gruesome Halloween treats they created. Without further ado…
Cow Guts: Beef Chili
Make your own homemade chili or buy it prepackaged. Toss it in a crock pot and you’ve got an EASY and tasty treat for your guests. This was actually a huge hit!
Chicken Guts: Buffalo Chicken Dip
Mix shredded chicken (I buy a couple of rotisserie chickens from Sam’s Club because they taste better than canned chicken), Frank’s Red Hot, cream cheese, blue cheese crumbles, and ranch dressing for a really delicious treat on crackers.
Delicious and gruesome Halloween snack packs. You’ll note that I labeled everything so my guests could see how twisted I am. I didn’t take a picture of the two large crock pots, which are cow guts and chicken guts (beef chili and buffalo chicken dip, respectively).
Mold: Cheese
Duh. Mold is cheese. Cheese is mold. And Cheese is DELICIOUS.
Mold: What’s a Chrissy party without cheese?
Worms in Dirt: Brownies with Gummy Worms
A kid-friendly favorite. I had to have one. This one isn’t so gruesome as it is delicious.
Worms in dirt anyone? Garbarge brownies with triple chocolate, caramel, butterscotch chips, white chips and dark chips. And nuts. And worms.
Brains: Jello Mold
I just used raspberry Jello in a brain-shaped Jello mold, and then added a bunch of random crap around it to add to the creepy/nasty factor. It was actually quite delicious.
Brains: A simple JELL-O mold with raspberry JELL-O, whipped cream, chocolate and strawberry sauce and sprinkles. Because everyone likes sprinkles.
Dead Man’s Toes: BBQ weenies
I used Lil Smokies and a sweet Michigan cherry BBQ sauce, because it has little baby cherries which added more creepy texture. These were easy to cook in my medium-size slow cooker.
Dead Man’s Toes: BBQ weenies. In Michigan cherry BBQ sauce. Because that’s how I roll.
Leatherface: Ham and Prosciutto
Use a Styrofoam head to add meat and olives to create a creepy looking Leatherface. Our old roommates wrapped the foam head in plastic first for easy cleanup and reusability.
Leatherface: Our old roommates’ creation. Ham and prosciutto with olives wrapped around a head mold. Surprisingly, I’m the only one who ate some of this guy. This girl doesn’t turn down prosciutto.
Bloody Shots: Cherry Vodka
Not much else for explanation here. Inject your mouth with vampire blood (cherry vodka). You just need to buy the plastic shot syringes. I think I’m going to try these at our next party but with something better than cherry vodka…maybe like…whiskey or something.
Shots of blood: Another of the old roommates’ collection. I didn’t try this, with my aversion to fake cherry…but they used UV cherry vodka in these really cool 1.5 oz FAKE syringes.
Witches Brew: Lime Punch
This is a fan favorite. It tastes like happiness, but looks wicked. I’ve also made it in a witch’s cauldron and used a plastic glove and blue food coloring to make a blue hand of ice.
Witch’s Brew: 2Liter of Diet 7up, 1/5 (that’s the entire contents of a normal size bottle) Captain Morgan Lime Bite, 1 can frozen limeade concentrate, and 1 carton of lime sherbet. You’re welcome. Also great for St. Patrick’s Day. Or any party. Because this shit is delicious.
Bashed Skull: Cream Cheese and Pepper & Onion Relish
I just used a simple, inexpensive mask that I got at Michael’s. I painted it with cream cheese and covered it with pepper and onion relish (I like the one from Harry and David the best). Serve in a glass pie plate with crackers and garnish with plastic scorpions. I also use slate labels to let my guests know what they’re eating…sort of.
Bashed Skull. I don’t know why, but no one wanted to eat this one.
What scary treats do you make for Halloween? Would you eat any of these delicacies if you showed up at my party?
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I imagine that many people didn’t eat certain things because they didn’t want to ruin the visual! (Or maybe they just thought it was gross, who knows?)
That’s probably true. But snacks are TOTALLY made to be eaten!
Ohhh you and Brian do have fun with your friends, you sick puppies! 😉 Please invite me down next year as I am warped enough to appreciate this. Meanwhile, I’m just gonna settle for a viewing of “The Shining” at a local theatre. “Heeeeeeeear’s Johnny!”
We try really hard. And mostly Brian thinks I’m terrifying.
Nah, just cute and a little loopy.
Hahahahaha! Yes. Yes, this is so very you.
My kids would literally FLIP if i made any of these- thanks for the inspiration!
Oh I hope you do! If so, let me know!