Costumes, candy, and mummy hot dogs—that’s what this season is all about! Instead of letting your little ghouls and goblins fill up on sugar, try these playful, slightly spooky snacks. They’re cute, tasty, and just the right fuel for after-school fun and a month full of October celebrations.
Crescent Mummy Dogs
Flaky dough, melty cheese, and classic hot dogs get wrapped into bandaged little “mummies.”
Ingredients
1 can refrigerated crescent dough
10 hot dogs
5 slices Cheddar cheese, halved
Mustard (for eyes)
Directions
Heat oven to 350°F. Cut crescent dough into thin strips.
Wrap each hot dog and half-slice of cheese with dough, leaving a gap for the “face.”
Bake 12–15 minutes, until golden brown.
Add two mustard dots for eyes and serve with ketchup or mustard for dipping.
Apple Monster Mouths
Crunchy, goofy, and guaranteed to make kids grin.
Ingredients
2 medium apples, sliced into wedges
½ cup peanut butter (or nut-free spread)
Mini marshmallows
Directions
Spread peanut butter on one apple slice.
Top with a second slice to form a “mouth.”
Stick mini marshmallows along the edge as teeth.
Serve right away or brush apple slices with lemon juice to prevent browning.
Kiwi Creepy Crawlers
Fruity, funny, and almost too cute to eat — these little green critters will steal the show.
Ingredients
6–8 kiwis, peeled and sliced into 4–5 rounds each
4 strawberries, sliced into flat “tongues”
16 mini marshmallows
16 mini chocolate chips
Toothpicks
Directions
Stack kiwi slices into a “body,” using the rounded top piece for the head.
Tuck a strawberry slice between layers as a tongue.
Press a chocolate chip into each marshmallow for eyes.
Attach marshmallow eyes to the top kiwi with toothpicks and serve.
Eyeball Ice Cubes
Creepy, cool, and surprisingly healthy! Place a blueberry inside the hollow of a lychee fruit (canned works fine). Drop the “eyeball” into an ice cube tray, fill with water or juice, and freeze. Pop them into any drink for instant Halloween chills.