23 Halloween Potluck Ideas for a Spooktacular Soiree

Mummy Stuffed Peppers

Cheese-stuffed red bell peppers are wrapped in crescent dough or puff pastry in this fun recipe that's easy to double or triple for a Halloween potluck platter. "Instead of capers for the eyes we used black olives sliced in half," says recipe reviewer Sara. "Super easy, super fun, super delicious!"

Creepy Halloween Eyeballs

Make a whole platter of these ghoulish lychee 'eyeballs' for a fruity Halloween treat that actually tastes delicious. You can also use them as a cocktail garnish. "I've made this for my work potluck 2 years in a row and everyone loves them!" says recipe reviewer Andrea Craft.

Tina's Halloween Quesadillas

These sweet potato, black bean and Cheddar cheese quesadillas have the classic orange and black color scheme for a Halloween potluck. Double the recipe and serve plain or with a spicy salsa. "I made these for a Halloween party for teens and they were a big hit!" says recipe reviewer MrsMojo.

Spiderweb Pumpkin Cheesecake

With its chocolate wafer crumb crust and spooky chocolate spiderweb design on top, this pumpkin flavored cheesecake is surprisingly easy to make and will be a gorgeous centerpiece on the dessert side of the table at a Halloween potluck.

Healthy Halloween Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

With its orange-colored hue, this delicious red pepper hummus is ideal for bringing to a Halloween potluck to balance out the sweet dishes on offer. Spice it up with chili flakes if you like and serve with black corn chips for a spookier presentation!

Ghoulishly Good Halloween Snack Mix

Savory snacks, cheese crackers, popcorn, and pretzel sticks are coated in a sweet syrup, then combined with spooky candy eyeballs, peanut butter pieces and candy corn in this Halloween-themed snack mix that'll be devoured by both big ghosts and little ghouls.

Halloween-Inspired Cupcakes

Make your favorite chocolate cupcake recipe, then watch this video to see how to transform them into wriggly worm cupcakes, adorable spider cupcakes, or graveyard tombstone cupcakes for a fantastic selection of spooky Halloween treats to bring to a potluck party.

Flayed Man Cheese Ball

This is the perfect centerpiece for a truly scary Halloween potluck! A blend of cheeses, olives and roasted red bell peppers are stuffed into a plastic face mask lined with thin slices of prosciutto to cleverly resemble a gruesome skinned human face. Serve surrounded by crackers for a more dramatic effect.

Meringue Bones

This gluten-free and dairy-free meringue recipe makes 3 dozen bone cookies for a whimsical Halloween treat to bring along to a potluck! "My kids were so excited to eat these 'bones' and loved them!" says Allrecipes Allstar Alana Kadas.

Spider Deviled Eggs for Halloween

Upgrade traditional deviled eggs to this creepy Halloween version topped with spider-shaped black (or green) olives and a dusting of paprika. "I made them for our film club Halloween horror movie party," says recipe reviewer Marianne. "People loved them!"

Halloween Guacamole

Give guests a fright with this flavor-packed guacamole recipe that's presented on a bed of tortilla chips with a decorative avocado skull on top. It's a petrifying potluck dish to bring to the party!

Bats and Cobwebs

The bow-tie pasta resembles bats, while stringy mozzarella cheese resembles the cobwebs in this kid-friendly pasta dish that's easily scaled for a Halloween potluck. "This was very tasty," says home cook Jennifer Pendygraft. "I threw in some black food coloring to the boiling water to dye the pasta black - it worked like a charm!"

Spooky Calzone Snake

This sneaky, snake-shaped calzone pizza definitely deserves a central place at the potluck table! "I came up with this idea for Halloween," says recipe creator prttimecook. "I baked it in an S shape, and after combining an egg yolk with food coloring, I painted it to make a colorful striped snake."

Green Halloween Punch

A kid-friendly, refreshing drink to serve at a Halloween potluck. "I told my daughter's friends that this green non-alcoholic Halloween punch was 'insect juice' and added a whole bunch of plastic insects," says recipe creator PiePerle. "It turned out to be a big hit!"

Spooky Witches' Fingers

These creepy witches' fingers are a must-have on a Halloween potluck table. "This recipe made 60 fingers," says home cook Teri. "I used sliced almonds for the fingernails and strawberry jam for the blood. As the cookies were cooling I brushed on a little bit of diluted black decorating gel to give that eerie aged look! Super fun and easy!"

Coconut Curry Pumpkin Soup

This rich, smooth coconut pumpkin soup is spiced up with curry powder and red pepper flakes. Double or triple the recipe and serve in a slow cooker for a vegan option at a Halloween potluck. It's guaranteed to warm up the adults after trick or treating!

Pumpkin Brownies

A pumpkin and walnut batter is layered on top of a rich chocolate chip batter, then swirled together to make these gorgeous marbled brownies. Bake the brownie mixture in mini muffin cups for easier serving at a Halloween potluck.

Jack O'Lantern Onigiri

Japanese short grain rice is cooked and flavored with turmeric and gochujang for a natural orange color. Shape into mini pumpkins and decorate with nori eyes, jagged mouths, and a cucumber stem to create these edible jack o'lanterns that will look super cute on a Halloween potluck table.

White Chocolate Strawberry Ghosts

Whole strawberries coated in white chocolate are decorated with dark chocolate to create scary (or friendly) ghosts in this easy to make, crowd pleasing treat! Home cook jfiffick was looking for something new to take to an annual Halloween party: "This was easy to make and looked really good on the table. Was a hit!"

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting

This recipe makes 24 delicious pumpkin cupcakes with a cinnamon-spiced frosting that will disappear from the dessert table at a Halloween potluck. "Sooooo delicious!" says recipe reviewer Ali. "Great pumpkin cake and the most incredible cream cheese frosting!"

Chocolate Mice

A mixture of chocolate, sour cream, and crushed chocolate cookies are molded into adorable mouse shapes to make these no-bake treats that are sure to impress. "This is just the cutest Halloween treat! It is time consuming but I go for the "WOW" effect and this is it!" says home cook MANOPA.

Spooky Slow Cooker Turkey Lentil Chili

Pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice flavor this slow cooker turkey and lentil chili that you can simply serve with tortilla chips for a perfect for a Halloween potluck dish. "Delicious and easy," says Allrecipes Allstar Linda T. "Make this a day in advance if you can... flavors get better overnight in fridge."

Pizza Skulls

These TikTok-famous pizza skulls are shockingly easy to make with store-bought pizza dough.

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