The Best Halloween Appetizers for a Party (50+ Quick Ideas)

Halloween parties feel a little magical, the lights go low, the music creeps in, and the snacks set the mood. The right bites can be cute or eerie, fast to prep, and still taste great. This guide rounds up easy Halloween appetizers for parties that use common ingredients and short prep steps.

Plan 50+ Halloween appetizers that cook in 30 minutes or less, using pantry staples, swaps, and spooky garnishes. Scale trays fast, think bat quesadillas, webbed taco dip, and mummified pigs, with make-ahead, travel-safe tips.

Simple Spooky Recipes to Impress at Your Halloween Bash

Set the table with over 50 easy, affordable Halloween appetizers you can prep ahead. Most of these mix in one bowl, bake on one sheet, or chill in the fridge, so you can focus on decorating and greeting guests. Serve on black plates for a gothic vibe, add edible eyes for instant fun, and keep sauces in squeeze bottles for quick spider webs or blood-red drizzles. Mix and match based on your crowd size, and batch double the popular ones.

Loaded Ranch Potato Skins

Hearty, crispy, and crowd-pleasing. Bake ahead, then melt cheese right before serving.

• Ingredients, serves 8: 4 large russet potatoes, 1 cup sour cream or ranch dressing, 1 cup shredded cheddar, 1/2 cup cooked bacon crumbles, 2 green onions chopped, salt, pepper, oil.
• Instructions:
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Pierce potatoes and bake 50 to 60 minutes until tender.
  2. Halve lengthwise. Scoop out most flesh, leaving a 1/4 inch shell.
  3. Brush insides with oil, season, and bake cut-side up for 10 minutes.
  4. Fill with ranch, top with cheese and bacon, bake 5 more minutes until melted.
  5. Garnish with green onions.
• Time: Prep 15 minutes, cook 70 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Draw ghost faces on the skins with ketchup.

Ranch Croquettes

Perfect for using leftover mash. Freeze before frying for stress-free hosting.

• Ingredients, serves 6: 2 cups mashed potatoes, 1/2 cup ranch dressing, 1 cup shredded chicken, 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, 2 eggs, oil, salt.
• Instructions:
  1. Mix mashed potatoes, ranch, chicken, and a pinch of salt.
  2. Roll into 1 inch balls.
  3. Dip in beaten eggs, then coat with breadcrumbs.
  4. Fry in hot oil 3 to 4 minutes until golden. Drain on paper towels.
• Time: Prep 20 minutes, cook 10 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Shape like eyeballs and add olive slice pupils.

Spinach Artichoke Dip Rolls

A no-bake party pinwheel. Chill until guests arrive.

• Ingredients, serves 10: 1 can artichoke hearts drained and chopped, 10 oz frozen spinach thawed and drained, 8 oz cream cheese, 1/2 cup parmesan, 4 flour tortillas, garlic powder, salt.
• Instructions:
  1. Mix artichokes, spinach, cream cheese, parmesan, garlic powder, and salt.
  2. Spread mixture on tortillas.
  3. Roll tightly, slice into 1 inch pieces.
  4. Chill until serving.
• Time: Prep 15 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Add a drop or two of green food coloring for a slimy look.

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Crunchy, salty, and zero waste after carving.

• Ingredients, serves 8: 2 cups pumpkin seeds, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp salt, optional paprika.
• Instructions:
  1. Preheat oven to 300°F.
  2. Toss seeds with oil, salt, and paprika if using.
  3. Spread on a baking sheet.
  4. Roast 45 minutes, stirring halfway, until crisp. Cool.
• Time: Prep 5 minutes, cook 45 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Mix in orange food coloring or shape into mini pumpkins using soft dough pieces as stems.

Cheesy BBQ Fries with Ranch Dip

Sheet-pan snack that vanishes fast.

• Ingredients, serves 6: 1 bag frozen fries, 1 cup shredded cheese, 1/2 cup BBQ sauce, 1 cup ranch for dipping, bacon bits.
• Instructions:
  1. Bake fries at 425°F for 20 minutes or per package.
  2. Top with cheese and BBQ sauce, bake 5 minutes more.
  3. Sprinkle bacon and serve with ranch.
• Time: Prep 5 minutes, cook 25 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Arrange fries like witch fingers with ketchup at the tips.

Sriracha Mixed Nuts

Sweet heat with a glossy finish.

• Ingredients, serves 10: 4 cups mixed nuts, 2 tbsp butter melted, 2 tbsp sriracha, 1 tsp honey, salt.
• Instructions:
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Mix butter, sriracha, honey, and salt. Toss with nuts.
  3. Spread on a sheet and bake 15 minutes, stirring once. Cool.
• Time: Prep 5 minutes, cook 15 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Add a touch of red food coloring for bloody nuts.

Pear, Bacon and Blue Cheese Tart

Salty-sweet slices that look fancy but take minutes.

• Ingredients, serves 8: 1 sheet puff pastry, 2 pears sliced, 8 slices bacon cooked crisp, 4 oz blue cheese crumbled, honey.
• Instructions:
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Roll pastry and score a 1 inch border.
  3. Layer pears, bacon, and cheese. Drizzle honey.
  4. Bake 20 minutes until golden. Cut into squares.
• Time: Prep 15 minutes, cook 20 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Cut baked tart into bat shapes.

Pepperoni Pizza Bombs

Little pockets with a molten center.

• Ingredients, serves 6: 1 can biscuit dough, 1/2 cup pizza sauce, 1 cup mozzarella, 20 pepperoni slices.
• Instructions:
  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  2. Flatten dough pieces. Add sauce, cheese, and pepperoni.
  3. Pinch closed into balls.
  4. Bake 15 minutes. Serve with extra sauce.
• Time: Prep 10 minutes, cook 15 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Add olive eyes on top before baking.

Caramel Apple Popcorn

Sticky, crunchy, and just the right hint of apple.

• Ingredients, serves 10: 8 cups popped popcorn, 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 1/4 cup corn syrup, 1 tsp vanilla, apple slices.
• Instructions:
  1. Boil sugar, butter, and syrup for 5 minutes.
  2. Stir in vanilla.
  3. Pour over popcorn and mix. Bake at 250°F for 1 hour, stirring.
  4. Cool, then add small apple pieces.
• Time: Prep 10 minutes, cook 65 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Shape into candy apple balls with sticks.

Guacamoldy Eyeballs

A creepy, fresh bite that always gets photos.

• Ingredients, serves 8: 3 avocados, 1 lime juiced, 1 tomato diced, 1/2 onion diced, cilantro, salt, 8 radish slices for eyes, olive pieces for pupils.
• Instructions:
  1. Mash avocados with lime, tomato, onion, cilantro, and salt.
  2. Form into small balls.
  3. Press on a radish slice and olive pupil. Chill.
• Time: Prep 15 minutes.
• Halloween twist: The natural green looks perfectly moldy.

Mummy Jalapeno Poppers

Spicy, creamy, and wrapped for effect.

• Ingredients, serves 6: 12 jalapenos halved and seeded, 8 oz cream cheese, 1 cup cheddar, crescent roll dough strips.
• Instructions:
  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  2. Mix cheeses and stuff peppers.
  3. Wrap with dough strips, leaving space for eyes.
  4. Bake 15 minutes. Add candy eyes.
• Time: Prep 20 minutes, cook 15 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Bandage look from dough strips.

Marinated Olives

A quick jar mix that improves overnight.

• Ingredients, serves 8: 2 cups mixed olives, 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 garlic cloves sliced, rosemary or other herbs, orange zest.
• Instructions:
  1. Mix all in a jar.
  2. Marinate in the fridge 2 hours or overnight. Serve at room temp.
• Time: Prep 5 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Tint the oil black with food coloring for a moody look.

Halloween Deviled Eggs

Classic, creamy, and easy to dress up.

• Ingredients, serves 12: 12 hard-boiled eggs, 1/2 cup mayo, 1 tsp mustard, salt, paprika, black olives.
• Instructions:
  1. Halve eggs and remove yolks.
  2. Mash yolks with mayo, mustard, and salt.
  3. Pipe back in.
  4. Dust with paprika and add olive spiders.
• Time: Prep 20 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Make the filling green with food dye.

Corn Pups

Mini corn dogs with a crisp shell.

• Ingredients, serves 8: 1 pkg hot dogs cut in half, 1 cup cornmeal, 1 cup flour, 1 egg, 1 cup milk, 1 tsp baking powder, oil.
• Instructions:
  1. Mix batter with cornmeal, flour, baking powder, egg, and milk.
  2. Dip hot dog pieces.
  3. Fry in hot oil 2 to 3 minutes until golden. Drain.
• Time: Prep 10 minutes, cook 10 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Tint batter orange.

Skull Pizzadillas

Cheesy and speedy with a spooky stamp.

• Ingredients, serves 6: 6 tortillas, 2 cups cheese, pizza toppings like pepperoni, salsa for dipping.
• Instructions:
  1. Layer cheese and toppings on half a tortilla.
  2. Fold and cut into skull shapes with a cookie cutter.
  3. Cook in a skillet 3 minutes per side.
• Time: Prep 15 minutes, cook 10 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Use cheese details for bones and teeth.

Mummy Brie

Warm and gooey under pastry wraps.

• Ingredients, serves 8: 1 wheel brie, puff pastry sheet, 1/4 cup jam, extra dough strips, candy eyes.
• Instructions:
  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  2. Place brie on pastry, top with jam, and wrap.
  3. Add extra strips for mummy wraps, then eyes.
  4. Bake 20 minutes.
• Time: Prep 10 minutes, cook 20 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Bandage-like pastry strips.

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Saucy bites that reheat well.

• Ingredients, serves 10: 1 lb ground meat, 1 egg, 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, 1 cup sweet and sour sauce, salt, pepper.
• Instructions:
  1. Mix meat, egg, breadcrumbs, salt, and pepper. Form balls.
  2. Brown in a skillet.
  3. Add sauce and simmer 10 minutes.
• Time: Prep 15 minutes, cook 20 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Use red sauce for a bloody effect.

Air Fryer Jalapeno Poppers

Fast, crunchy, and less mess.

• Ingredients, serves 6: 12 jalapenos, 8 oz cream cheese, 1 cup bacon bits, breadcrumbs.
• Instructions:
  1. Halve peppers. Stuff with cream cheese and bacon.
  2. Coat in breadcrumbs.
  3. Air fry at 380°F for 10 minutes.
• Time: Prep 15 minutes, cook 10 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Add thin cheese strips after cooking for mummy wraps.

Apple Sausage Rolls

Savory bites with a touch of sweet.

• Ingredients, serves 8: 1 lb sausage, 2 apples diced, 1 sheet puff pastry, mustard.
• Instructions:
  1. Cook sausage and apples until soft.
  2. Roll filling in pastry. Seal and place seam-side down.
  3. Cut and bake at 400°F for 15 minutes.
• Time: Prep 10 minutes, cook 15 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Shape into fingers with mustard knuckles.

Homemade Hummus

Creamy base for a themed platter.

• Ingredients, serves 8: 1 can chickpeas, 1/4 cup tahini, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 garlic clove, olive oil, salt, water as needed.
• Instructions:
  1. Blend chickpeas, tahini, lemon, garlic, and salt until smooth, adding water as needed.
  2. Drizzle with oil and serve with veggies.
• Time: Prep 10 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Swirl the top to look like a witch cauldron.

Roasted Pepper Dip

Smoky and bright with a creamy finish.

• Ingredients, serves 6: 4 roasted bell peppers, 8 oz cream cheese, 1/2 cup feta, 1 garlic clove, salt.
• Instructions:
  1. Blend all ingredients until smooth.
  2. Chill 1 hour. Serve with crackers.
• Time: Prep 10 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Use red peppers for a bloody dip.

Graveyard Dip

Simple layers with a spooky scene.

• Ingredients, serves 10: 1 can refried beans, 1 cup salsa, shredded cheese, black beans, crushed chips.
• Instructions:
  1. Layer beans, salsa, and cheese in a dish.
  2. Microwave 2 minutes until warm.
  3. Top with crushed chips as tombstones and black beans as dirt.
• Time: Prep 5 minutes, cook 2 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Arrange like a graveyard.

Charred-Tomatillo Salsa

Tangy, green, and great with chips.

• Ingredients, serves 8: 1 lb tomatillos, 2 jalapenos, 1 onion, cilantro, lime, salt.
• Instructions:
  1. Char tomatillos, jalapenos, and onion under the broiler for 5 minutes.
  2. Blend with cilantro, lime, and salt. Cool before serving.
• Time: Prep 10 minutes, cook 5 minutes.
• Halloween twist: The green color reads like slime.

Double Pumpkin Cornbread with Red Onion

Moist, savory cornbread with fall flavor.

• Ingredients, serves 8: 1 cup cornmeal, 1 cup flour, 1 cup pumpkin puree, 1 egg, 1 red onion diced, milk, salt, baking powder.
• Instructions:
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Mix dry ingredients, stir in wet ingredients, pumpkin, and onion.
  3. Pour into a square pan and bake 25 minutes. Cool and cut.
• Time: Prep 10 minutes, cook 25 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Cut into pumpkin shapes.

Cheddar Crackers

Buttery, crisp, and perfect with dips.

• Ingredients, serves 10: 2 cups flour, 1 cup grated cheddar, 1/2 cup butter, salt.
• Instructions:
  1. Mix into a dough.
  2. Roll thin and cut shapes.
  3. Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes.
• Time: Prep 15 minutes, cook 15 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Cut into bats and ghosts.

Herbed White Bean Dip

Smooth, protein-packed, and great with pita.

• Ingredients, serves 6: 2 cans white beans, 2 tbsp olive oil, fresh herbs, lemon juice, garlic, salt.
• Instructions:
  1. Blend until smooth. Adjust lemon and salt.
  2. Chill and serve with warm pita.
• Time: Prep 5 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Green herbs add an eerie tint.

Jack-o-lantern Snack Board

A no-cook showpiece with layers of color.

• Ingredients, serves 12: Cheeses, crackers, fruits, veggies, cured meats, dips.
• Instructions:
  1. Arrange items in a pumpkin shape on a board.
  2. Carve cheese into a jack-o-lantern face.
  3. Add dips and meats around for fullness.
• Time: Prep 20 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Themed pumpkin patch layout.

Green Matcha Popcorn

Lightly sweet with tea aroma and color.

• Ingredients, serves 8: 1/2 cup popcorn kernels, 2 tbsp matcha powder, 2 tbsp butter, sugar, salt.
• Instructions:
  1. Pop popcorn.
  2. Melt butter and mix with matcha, sugar, and a pinch of salt.
  3. Toss with popcorn.
• Time: Prep 5 minutes, cook 5 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Green hue for monster slime.

Chicken Taquitos

Crunchy rolls that hold well on a platter.

• Ingredients, serves 6: 2 cups shredded chicken, 1 cup cheese, 12 tortillas, oil, salt.
• Instructions:
  1. Mix chicken and cheese.
  2. Roll in tortillas and secure seam-side down.
  3. Fry or bake at 400°F for 15 minutes.
• Time: Prep 15 minutes, cook 15 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Cut ends to look like fingers.

Avocado Dip

Simple, creamy, and easy to scale.

• Ingredients, serves 6: 4 avocados, 2 tomatoes diced, onion, lime, cilantro, salt.
• Instructions:
  1. Mash avocados.
  2. Stir in tomatoes, onion, cilantro, lime, and salt.
• Time: Prep 10 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Add black beans for spooky spots.

Coca-Cola Chicken Wraps

Sweet and tangy wraps that disappear fast.

• Ingredients, serves 8: 1 lb chicken, 1 cup cola, 1/2 cup ketchup, tortillas, lettuce, salt.
• Instructions:
  1. Simmer chicken in cola and ketchup for 20 minutes. Shred and season.
  2. Wrap in tortillas with lettuce.
• Time: Prep 5 minutes, cook 20 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Red sauce looks like blood.

Raita

Cool, creamy, and a great balance to spicy trays.

• Ingredients, serves 6: 2 cups yogurt, 1 cucumber grated, ground cumin, mint, salt.
• Instructions:
  1. Mix all ingredients and chill 30 minutes.
  2. Serve with veggies or warm bread.
• Time: Prep 10 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Add a drop of green dye for ghostly dip.

Classic Cheese Fondue

Rich and silky for bread, apples, or veggies.

• Ingredients, serves 6: 2 cups shredded cheese, 1 cup white wine, garlic, 1 tbsp cornstarch.
• Instructions:
  1. Rub pot with garlic.
  2. Heat wine, whisk in cheese tossed with cornstarch until melted.
  3. Serve with dippers.
• Time: Prep 10 minutes, cook 10 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Use black bread cubes for dipping.

Pulled Pork Nachos

Layered, melty, and easy to scale up.

• Ingredients, serves 10: 2 cups pulled pork, 1 bag tortilla chips, cheese, jalapenos, salsa.
• Instructions:
  1. Layer chips, pork, and cheese on a sheet.
  2. Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes. Top with jalapenos and salsa.
• Time: Prep 10 minutes, cook 10 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Arrange in a skull shape.

Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs

Southern flair with rich texture.

• Ingredients, serves 12: 12 eggs, 1/2 cup pimento cheese, mayo, salt.
• Instructions:
  1. Boil and halve eggs.
  2. Mix yolks with pimento cheese and mayo. Season.
  3. Pipe back into whites.
• Time: Prep 20 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Red pimentos create eerie eyes.

Spiced Snack Mix

Oven-baked crunch with warm spices.

• Ingredients, serves 10: 4 cups cereal, 2 cups pretzels, 1 cup nuts, 1/2 cup butter, spices, salt.
• Instructions:
  1. Melt butter with spices and salt.
  2. Toss with the mix.
  3. Bake at 250°F for 1 hour, stirring once. Cool.
• Time: Prep 10 minutes, cook 60 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Add candy corn.

Pizza Dip

Cheesy dip that tastes like a slice.

• Ingredients, serves 8: 8 oz cream cheese, 1/2 cup pizza sauce, 1 cup mozzarella, pepperoni.
• Instructions:
  1. Mix cream cheese with sauce in a baking dish.
  2. Top with mozzarella and pepperoni.
  3. Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes. Serve with bread.
• Time: Prep 5 minutes, cook 15 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Layer in a tomb pattern with olives for RIP.

Boo-scotti

Shortbread cookies with crisp edges.

• Ingredients, serves 12: 2 cups flour, 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup sugar, vanilla, pinch of salt.
• Instructions:
  1. Cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla and salt.
  2. Mix in flour to form dough.
  3. Roll, cut boo shapes, and bake at 350°F for 10 minutes.
• Time: Prep 15 minutes, cook 10 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Ice ghost faces and add candy eyes.

Deviled Eggs

The classic that always goes first.

• Ingredients, serves 12: 12 eggs, 1/3 cup mayo, mustard, paprika, salt.
• Instructions:
  1. Hard boil eggs for 10 minutes and cool.
  2. Halve, mash yolks with mayo, mustard, and salt.
  3. Fill whites and dust with paprika.
• Time: Prep 20 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Pipe the filling in swirls to look like brains.

Ghostly Pizza

Mini pies with cute faces.

• Ingredients, serves 6: English muffins, pizza sauce, white cheese, olives.
• Instructions:
  1. Toast muffins.
  2. Add sauce and ghost-shaped cheese.
  3. Add olive eyes and bake at 400°F for 8 minutes.
• Time: Prep 10 minutes, cook 8 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Cheese ghosts on top.

Monster Wraps

No-cook lunchbox style, but party-ready.

• Ingredients, serves 8: Tortillas, deli meats, cheese, veggies for faces.
• Instructions:
  1. Layer fillings in a tortilla and roll.
  2. Cut in half and decorate with veggie eyes and teeth.
• Time: Prep 15 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Use green spinach tortillas for monster skin.

Saucy Spider with Hairy Leg Sticks

A fun centerpiece your guests can nibble.

• Ingredients, serves 6: 1 cup hummus, pretzel sticks, olive pieces.
• Instructions:
  1. Form hummus into a ball on a plate.
  2. Insert 8 pretzels as legs.
  3. Add olive eyes.
• Time: Prep 10 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Pretzel legs look hairy.

Severed Toes in Bandages

Creepy cookies with a crisp bite.

• Ingredients, serves 12: Sugar cookie dough, almonds for nails, white icing, red gel.
• Instructions:
  1. Shape dough into toe forms, add almond nails.
  2. Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes.
  3. Dip one end in icing for bandages, add red gel.
• Time: Prep 20 minutes, cook 10 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Bloody bandaged toes.

Pumpkin-Chorizo Pizza

Savory pumpkin sauce with a spicy kick.

• Ingredients, serves 6: Pizza dough, 1/2 cup pumpkin puree, cooked chorizo, cheese, sage.
• Instructions:
  1. Roll dough and spread pumpkin puree.
  2. Top with chorizo, cheese, and sage.
  3. Bake at 450°F for 12 minutes.
• Time: Prep 10 minutes, cook 12 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Cut into pumpkin faces.

Halloween Cheese Balls

Shape, chill, and place on a cracker tray.

• Ingredients, serves 10: 16 oz cream cheese, 1 cup cheddar, spices, crushed crackers.
• Instructions:
  1. Mix cheeses and spices.
  2. Form small balls and roll in crushed crackers.
  3. Chill until firm.
• Time: Prep 15 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Shape into brains or eyes.

Pumpkin Hand Pies

Portable desserts with flaky crust.

• Ingredients, serves 8: Pie crust, 1 cup pumpkin filling, cinnamon, 1 egg for wash.
• Instructions:
  1. Cut crust into hand shapes.
  2. Fill half, top with the other, and crimp.
  3. Brush with egg and bake at 375°F for 20 minutes.
• Time: Prep 20 minutes, cook 20 minutes.
• Halloween twist: Hand shapes for spooky effect.

Breadstick Rattlers

Cheesy snakes with a buttery finish.

• Ingredients, serves 6: Pizza dough, parmesan, red pepper for tongues, butter.
• Instructions:
  1. Roll dough into snakes and twist.
  2. Add red pepper tongues.
  3. Bake at 375°F for 15 minutes and brush with butter.
• Time: Prep 15 minutes, cook 15 minutes.

Easy Halloween appetizers turn a simple spread into a party that feels planned, even when you pulled it together fast. The mix here covers hot and cold bites, sweet and savory, with simple styling tricks that read spooky without extra work. Swap ingredients to fit your guests, gluten-free crackers, dairy-free dips, veggie-forward trays, or nut-free mixes, so everyone can grab a plate and enjoy.

Pair your picks with low-effort drinks and mood lighting. A spiced cider or punch bowl with floating orange slices works for crowds, add a batched mocktail for kids. Keep a few themed details on hand, black platters, chili “blood” drizzles, edible eyes, and a bit of dry ice for fog (used safely), and even pantry snacks look party-ready.

Start with three to five recipes you can prep ahead, then add one warm sheet-pan item for that fresh-from-the-oven moment. You get impact without stress, which is the heart of the best easy Halloween party appetizers.

Tried something you loved or tweaked for dietary needs? Share your favorites in the comments or pin this guide for later, then tag your spread so others can find fresh ideas. Happy haunting, and happy snacking.

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