You can throw a stylish Halloween party without a sugar crash and still serve food that feels bold and grown-up. After my husband’s type 2 diagnosis, I tested swaps fast, and learned that allulose, erythritol, and monk fruit give clean sweetness without blunt flavor loss (my dietitian called them “useful tools, not a license to overdo it”). Build a spread of sugar free treats and savory bites that hit hard on taste, like wings with spicy aioli, mustard-glazed cocktail dogs, smoky rubs on cauliflower, and no-sugar pickles for crunch. Make it easy on yourself, prep dips, truffles, meatballs, and cheesecake bites the day before, then finish with fresh herbs at showtime. Plate with a little drama, think olive spiders on deviled eggs, paprika “glow” on bites, black-slate charcuterie, and a cauldron of punch with sugar free mixers, plus clear labels for keto, nut free, dairy free, or vegetarian.