13 Spooktacular Halloween Recipes From Pinterest

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By Amy-Mae Elliott2013-10-14 10:03:44 UTC

Halloween is a great time to get creative in the kitchen, especially if you have kids, or you're throwing a monster bash and need to feed a whole group of ghoulish guests.

We turned to Pinterest for inspiration and found 13 creative recipe ideas, both savory and sweet, to impress your visitors.

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While some of the recipes do fall into the aspirational category (good luck recreating them!) others are spine-tinglingly simple for the less culinary gifted among us.

Take a look at the pins we've picked below. In the comments, share any other hauntingly delicious Halloween delicacies that have caught your eye this year.

1. Halloween Cupcakes

Not for the kiddies, these sugar glass cupcakes are great for grown-up gatherings.

2. Puking Pumpkin

Yes, it's childish, but it works.

3. Mini Bat Cheese Balls

These bat cheese balls are so adorable, your guests won't want to eat them.

4. Swamp Juice

Use a food-safe rubber glove to make a life-sized, disembodied hand to grace your punch.

5. Pretzel Stick Spider Webs

Simple but effective, kids can help make these edible webs.

6. Mummy Toast

We know what we're having for our Halloween lunch.

7. Witch's Fingers

Done well, these will look amazing on your buffet table.

8. Halloween Stuffed Peppers

Make cute mini pumpkins to fool the kids into eating some vegetables.

9. Ghost Meringue Cupcakes

These ghost meringues would work just as well without the cupcake base.

10. Graveyard Taco Dip

Perfect for feeding a crowd, this recipe gives an innocent bowl of dip a marvelously macabre makeover.

11. Yummy Mummies

This clever concept works on hot dogs and sausages of all sizes.

12. Dead Man Burger

Brilliant usage of condiments brings this dead man burger to life.

13. Monster Cake

We can just envision the "nailed it" fails from people trying to recreate this awesome cake, but if you're talented in the kitchen, then give it a go — and send us a pic when you do!

Image: Flickr, Kristel Jax

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