Last Minute Homemade Trick Or Treat Recipes For Your Halloween Trick Or Treat Party

Homemade Trick or Treat Recipes For Halloween for your trick or treat party has to be fast and easy. Here are the last of our Halloween Homemade Trick Or Treat Recipes for your party. All our recipes are suitable for last minute trick or treats, or at least maybe for the day before. So you can still get cooking!

Ghoulish Squirm Sandwiches

What You Need:

• 1 (16 oz.) pkg. hot dogs
• 1 T of canola oil
• 1/2 C of ketchup
• 2 t Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 t spicy brown mustard
• 1 T brown sugar
• 6 hamburger buns
  

How to Make It:

1. Cut each of the hot dogs into 8 strips.
2. Place the oil in a skillet positioned over medium heat.
3. Stir in the hot dog strips.
4. Cook the hot dogs for 8 minutes or until a golden brown.
5. Stir the ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and mustard into the skillet.
6. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the top and stir until it is blended in well.
7. Cook the mixture 5 minutes or until heated through.
8. Transfer the mixture to the bottom of half of the 6 buns.
9. Place the tops back on the buns before serving.

These wormy sandwiches will be a big hit at any Halloween party.  The kids will love them and the parents will be talking about them for a long time.  Regular mustard may be used in place of the brown mustard if you prefer.  A dash of liquid smoke may also be added to the sauce.

Makes 6 servings

Preparation Time:  approximately 10 minutes
Cooking Time:  approximately 13 minutes
Total Time:  approximately 23 minutes


Pumpkin Joe Pie

What You Need:

• 1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
• 1/2 C onion, chopped
• 2 t flour
• 1 C of salsa
• 1/2 C of chili sauce
• 1 C frozen corn
• 1 (4 oz.) can green chilies, chopped
• 2 T of brown sugar
• 1 sheet refrigerated pie pastry
• 1 egg
• Orange paste food coloring
  

How to Make It:

1. Preset the oven to 450 degrees.
2. Crumble the beef into a skillet and place the skillet over medium heat.
3. Stir the onion into the beef. 
4. Cook 12 minutes or until the beef is cooked through.
5. Drain the beef well and return it to the skillet.
6. Place the flour into a mixing bowl.
7. Stir in the salsa and chili sauce and stir until blended together well.
8. Stir the mixture into the beef.
9. Fold in the corn, chilies and brown sugar until well combined.
10. Spread the mixture out evenly in an ungreased 9 inch pie plate.
11. Unroll the pastry and place over the top of the pie plate. 
12. Cut a jack o’latern face into the pie crust and flute the edges.
13. Place the egg into a small mixing bowl.
14. Add enough food coloring to reach the desired orange color blending into the egg well.
15. Brush the mixture over the pie crust.
16. Bake 9 minutes or until the crust is golden and the filling is bubbly.

This “pumpkin pie” makes a great main course for a sit down Halloween meal.  The kids will get a kick out of this newfound pumpkin pie.

Makes 6 servings


Preparation Time:  approximately 20 minutes
Cooking Time:  approximately 12 minutes
Baking Time:  approximately 9 minutes
Total Time:  approximately 31 minutes


Crispy Witch Fingers

What You Need:

• 1 sweet red pepper
• 2 T flour
• 2 t + 1 T Cajun seasoning, divided
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 C cornflake crumbs
• 2 T green onion, chopped
• 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 16, 3/4 inch strips
  

How to Make It:

1. Set the oven temperature to 350 degrees allowing it to preheat.
2. Lightly spray a baking sheet with a non stick cooking spray.
3. Cut the pepper into 16 triangles and set aside.
4. Place the flour and 2 t of the Cajun seasoning into a plastic zip lock bag.
5. Close and shake the bag to combine the ingredients together well.
6. Place the eggs in a shallow bowl and beat lightly with a fork.
7. Place the cornflake crumbs in a shallow bowl.
8. Add the green onion and remaining Cajun seasoning to the cornflake crumbs and toss to combine.
9. Place a few strips of chicken into the flour mixture, close and shake to lightly cover.
10. Dip the coated strips in the egg shaking off any excess.
11. Roll in the cornflake mixture covering the strips well and place on the baking sheet.
12. Repeat until all the chicken strips are covered.
13. Place the chicken into the oven and bake for 20 minutes or until the juices run clear.
14. Remove and allow cooling enough to handle.
15. Cut a small slit into one end of each of the strips.
16. Insert a pepper triangle; point out, into the strips.

These claws will really “grab” your guest’s attention.  The Cajun seasoning gives these strips a bold taste while the cornflake covering helps to keep the chicken moist during baking.  The Cajun seasoning can be left out if preparing these for children.

Makes 8 servings

Preparation Time:  approximately 15 minutes
Baking Time:  approximately 20 minutes
Total Time:  approximately 35 minutes


Frankenstein’s Coffin Surprise

What You Need:

• 2 (8 1/2 oz.) pkgs. corn bread mix
• 2/3 C of milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 t black paste food coloring
• 1 T of canola oil
• 1 sweet red pepper, sliced
• 1 Serrano pepper, seed and chopped very fine
• 1/3 C onion, chopped
• 2 (15 oz.) cans vegetarian chili

How to Make It:

1. Preset the oven to 400 degrees allowing it to preheat.
2. Generously spray a 9 X 5 loaf pan on the bottoms and sides with a cooking spray.
3. Place the corn bread mix into a large mixing bowl.
4. Add the milk and eggs and whisk until well blended.
5. Add in the food coloring and blend until well combined.
6. Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan.
7. Bake 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
8. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes then remove and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
9. When the bread has cooled slice off the top one fourth.
10. Gently remove the bread from the middle of the bottom piece, leaving a 1 inch shell.
11. Pour the oil into a skillet placed over medium heat. 
12. Stir in both types of pepper and the onion. 
13. Cook for 8 minutes or until tender. 
14. Remove 1/4 C of the mixture and set aside.
15. Stir the chili into the remaining onion mixture until blended together well.
16. Heat the mixture for 10 minutes or until completely heated through.
17. Fill the hollowed out bread with the chili mixture.
18. Spoon the reserved onion mixture over the top of the chili.
19. Cover with the top one fourth of the bread.

This coffin is a fun way to serve your chili on a cold Halloween night.  If you have remaining chili place it in a bowl next to the coffin just in case you run out of your coffin chili.

Makes 6 servings

Preparation Time:  approximately 30 minutes
Cooking Time:  approximately 18 minutes
Baking Time: approximately 30 minutes + cooling
Total Time:  approximately 1 hour 18 minutes + cooling


Bloodshot Red Ghoul Eyes

What You Need:

• 3 C of hot water
• 2 T red food coloring
• 1 T of white vinegar
• 6 hard boiled eggs, cracked but not peeled
• 1/3 C of mayonnaise
• 1/4 C of green onions, chopped fine
• 2 T cilantro, minced
• 2 t Dijon style mustard
• 12 ripe olives, sliced
• 1 t ketchup

How to Make It:

1. Pour the water into a large mixing bowl.
2. Add the food coloring and vinegar and whisk to blend together well.
3. Add the eggs and if the water does not completely cover the eggs add more hot water.
4. Let the eggs stand for 30 minutes.
5. Remove the eggs with a slotted spoon and peel.
6. Cut the eggs in half. 
7. Remove the yolks and place in a small mixing bowl.
8. Place the whites on a platter and set aside.
9. Mash the yolks with a fork.
10. Add the mayonnaise, onions, cilantro and mustard and stir until well combined.
11. Stuff the egg whites with the egg yolk mixture.
12. Press 1 slice of the olive into the egg yolk mixture.
13. Fill the center ring of each olive slice with a dab of ketchup.
14. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

These devilled eggs are gruesome looking but really taste great and they will be the hit of the party.  For the best bloodshot effect serve them within 2 hours of preparation.

Makes 1 dozen

Total Time:  Approximately 25 minutes

Recipes For Fun Halloween Treats - Monster Face Burgers

Here is yet another of our recipes for fun Halloween treats, monster face burgers. These tasty burger will go off very well at any Halloween trick or treat party. Recipes for fun Halloween treats are very important as it is much safer these days to have a Halloween Trick or Treat party than to send the kids out trick or treating.

Monster Face Burgers

What You Need:

• 8 (4 oz.) ground beef patties
• 8 buns
• 8 slices of American cheese
• 8 slices of thin deli ham
• 16 sweet pickle slices
• Ketchup

How to Make It:

1.   Preset the oven to the broiler position and allow the broiler to heat.
2.   Spray a broiler pan with a non stick cooking spray.
3.   Place the patties onto the prepared pan.
4.   Broil the patties 4 inches from the heat for 5 minutes.
5.   Turn the patties over and continue broiling 6 minutes or until the    patties are cooked through.
6.   Remove the patties to paper towel to drain.
7.   Separate the buns and place the bottom half of the bun on a serving platter.
8.   Place one cooked burger on each bottom bun.
9.   Cut the cheese slices in half in a zigzag pattern to look like teeth.
10.   Place one piece of cheese onto the burger with the “teeth” hanging over the edge.
11.   Fold 1 slice of ham to resemble a tongue and place over the first piece of cheese so that it also hangs over the edge.
12.   Place the second piece of cheese onto the folded ham tongue.
13.   Place the top bun on each burger.
14. Attach the sweet pickle slices to the top of the buns with toothpicks to resemble eyes.
15. Place a dab of ketchup onto the middle of each pickle to complete each eye.

If the weather permits grill these burgers instead of broiling them.  It will give your monsters a little charred look making them a little scarier.  Green olive slices with pimento may used in place of the sweet pickle slices and ketchup if you prefer.

Makes 8 burgers

Preparation Time:  approximately 25 minutes

Cooking Time:  approximately 11 minutes

Total Time:  approximately 33 minutes

Nutritional Information (approximate value per burger):

Calories 480; fat 28g; sodium 1,260 mg; carbohydrates 24g; sugars 7g; protein 36g

Try this, and all our other Recipes For Fun Halloween Treats and enjoy!

Homemade Trick or Treat Recipes

Homemade trick or treat recipes are for those trick or treat Halloween parties all cautious parents are throwing their kids. It is simply getting too dangerous to send them out trick or treating, so have a party and make these homemade trick or treat recipes for Halloween.

Crispy Rice Pumpkin Pops

What You Need:

• 1 (10 1/2 oz.) pkg. miniature marshmallows
• 3 T of butter
• 1/8 t of salt
• Red and yellow gel food coloring
• 6 C of crisp rice cereal
• 6 Popsicle sticks
• 3 miniature Tootsie rolls, cut in half
• 3 miniature green apple Air Head candies, cut into thin strips
• Black decorating gel

How to Make It:

1. Place the marshmallows, butter and salt into a large sauce pan over medium low heat.
2. Stirring constantly, cook 5 minutes or until completely melted and smooth. 
3. Remove the pan from the heat.
4. Stir in the red and yellow food coloring until you have reached a pumpkin orange color.
5. Fold in the cereal and coat well.
6. Lightly butter your hands and fingers and form the mixture into 6 equal size balls.
7. Insert 1 Popsicle stick 1/2 way up into each ball.
8. Place 1/2 of each Tootsie roll on the top of the ball to represent the pumpkin stem.
9. Roll the Air Head candy strips between your palms to form a vine.
10. Press the vine into the pumpkin ball as close to the stem as you can, allowing it vine over the edge of the pumpkin.
11. Make a face on the pumpkin using the black decorating gel.
12. Allow the pops to cool completely on a wire rack.

These make fun little treats to give out on Halloween.  Need more than 6 just double or triple the ingredients.  They also make great treats for that Halloween school party or as an after school Halloween snack.

Wrapped Up Mummy Dip

What You Need:

• 1 (1 lb.) loaf of frozen bread dough, thawed
• 3 pieces of string cheese
• 1 (16 oz.) container of sour cream
• 1 envelope of ranch dip mix
• 1 black olive

How to Make It:

1. Allow the dough to rise according the directions on the package. 
2. When the dough is ready, roll it out on a flat surface to form a 12 inch oval with the bottom narrower than the top.
3. Make an indention on both sides 1 inch from the top of the dough oval to form the mummies head.
4. Spray a baking sheet with a non stick cooking spray and lay the form dough onto the sheet.
5. Allow the dough to rise 20 minutes in a warm area.
6. Preset the oven temperature to 350 degrees.
7. When the dough is ready bake for 22 minutes or until it turns a golden brown.
8. Lay strips of the string cheese over the bread from the top to the bottom.
9. Return the bread to the oven for 2 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
10. Remove the dough to a wire rack to cool.
11. Place the sour cream into a mixing bowl.
12. Fold in the ranch dip mix until blended in well.
13. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
14. When the dough has cooled cut it in half horizontally.  Remove the bread in the middle leaving a 3/4 inch shell.
15. Place the bottom half of the bread onto a serving plate.
16. Fill the bottom half with the prepared dip.
17. Replace the top of the bread.
18. Cut two slices from the olive and place on the head of the mummy for eyes.
19. Cut the removed bread into cubes and serve with the dip along with fresh vegetables or crackers.

This fun loving mummy makes a great centerpiece for your Halloween table.  Any type of ranch dip mix can be used such as regular or fiesta. 

Makes 16 servings

Preparation Time:  approximately 25 minutes + rising

Baking Time:  approximately 22 minutes + cooling

Total Time:  approximately 47 minutes

Well, with these and the other homemade trick or treat recipes on this site, you will throw your kids the best trick or treat Halloween party ever!

 

Creepy Gross Halloween Treats - Creepy Black Cat Cake

When you are thinking of creepy gross Halloween treats, what is gross and what is creepy will differ from person to person. What I do know though, is that kids will love this cake!

What You Need:

• 1 (18.25 oz.) chocolate cake mix
• 1 (16 oz.) can chocolate frosting
• 2 yellow gumdrops
• 1 green gumdrop
• 1 red gumdrop
• 2 pieces of shoestring black licorice
• 6 pieces of candy corn

How to Make It:

1. Set the oven temperature to 350 degrees and allow the oven to preheat.
2. Line 2 round 9 inch cake pans with parchment paper and lightly grease.
3. Prepare the cake mix according the package directions.
4. Pour the batter into the 2 prepared cake pans.
5. Bake 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. Remove the pans from the oven and cool the cakes 10 minutes in the pans.
7. Remove the cakes from the pans and place on a wire rack to cool to room temperature.
8. Remove the parchment paper from the cakes.
9. Place one of the cakes on a large platter or covered board.
10. From the remaining cake cut a 1 in wide crescent shape slice to form the cat’s tail.
11. From the cut cake measure 2 inches from the center and make a vertical cut.
12. Cut this piece in half to form the cat’s ears and set aside.
13. Trim the remaining piece of the cut cake to form a circle for the cat’s head. 
14. Spread frosting over the top and sides of the first piece of cake.
15. Attach the tail to the bottom of the cake with a little frosting then frost the tail.
16. Attach the cat’s head with frosting then frost the head.
17. Attach the cat’s ears with frosting then completely frost the ears.
18. Place the yellow gum drops on the heat to represent the eyes.
19. Cut the green gum drop in half and attach to the yellow eyes using toothpicks.
20. Place the red gum drop on the face for the cat’s nose.
21. Cut the black licorice and press it into the cat’s face for its whiskers and mouth.
22. Press the candy corn into the base of the cat, three on each side, to represent its toes.

This black cat takes a little time to put together but it’s worth the trouble when you place it on the Halloween party table.  The kids will get a kick out of seeing and eating this piece of work.  Brownie mix may be used in place of the cake mix if you prefer.

Makes 20 servings

Preparation Time:  approximately 25 minutes

Baking Time:  approximately 20 minutes + cooling

Total Time:  approximately 45 minutes + cooling

Recipes For Fun Halloween Treats - Totally Batty Cupcakes

Recipes For Fun Halloween Treats - Totally Batty Cupcakes, make these tasty treats for your kids Halloween party, so much safer than sending them out to trick or treat. With these Recipes For Fun Halloween Treats you can give your kids all the fun without the danger!

What You Need:

• 1 (18.25 oz.) pkg. chocolate cake mix
• 1 (16 oz.) can chocolate ready to spread frosting
• 24 fudge stripped cookies, halved
• 24 chocolate kisses
• Red decorating gel

How to Make It:

1. Prepare the cake and bake as directed on the package for 24 cupcakes.
2. Allow the cupcakes to cool completely on a wire rack
3. Frost the cupcakes with the frosting.
4. Place 2 halves of the cookies into each cupcake to represent the bat wings being sure the stripes are to the backside of the cupcake.
5. Carefully press a chocolate kiss into the front of the cupcake to represent the bats head.
6. Place two small drops of the red decorating gel onto the kiss to form the eyes.

If you want your cupcakes to look really batty scallop the edges of the cookies before adding them to the cupcakes. 

Makes 24 cupcakes

Preparation Time:  approximately 25 minutes

Baking Time:  approximately 20 minutes + cooling

Total Time:  approximately 45 minutes + cooling

 Use these Recipes For Fun Halloween Treats and have a fun and save Halloween for the kids.