Hosting or attending a Halloween potluck is the perfect way to celebrate the spooky season without putting all the cooking pressure on one person. With everyone bringing a dish, you get a table full of variety—plus, it’s a chance to show off some creepy-cute creativity. These 11 easy Halloween potluck idea are simple to prepare, crowd-pleasing, and loaded with festive fun for your spooktacular soiree.
Start with Mummy Jalapeño Poppers, where spicy jalapeños are stuffed with cream cheese, wrapped in crescent roll dough strips, and baked until golden—then finished with candy eyes for a playful touch. Next, bring Pumpkin Deviled Eggs by mixing the yolks with paprika and mustard for an orange hue and piping them to resemble mini pumpkins.
For a hearty main, Jack-O’-Lantern Stuffed Peppers are always a hit. Carve little faces into orange bell peppers and fill them with a flavorful rice or quinoa mixture. If you want a crowd-pleaser that disappears fast, try Creepy Pasta Salad, colored with food dye for eerie greens or purples, and toss in black olives to look like “eyeballs.”
Sweet lovers will adore Spider Web Brownies—rich chocolate squares decorated with a simple icing web and a plastic spider on top. Another quick dessert is Ghost Pretzels: pretzel rods dipped in white chocolate and decorated with mini chocolate chip eyes.
For a savory bite, Witch’s Broom Cheese Snacks are a no-cook option—string cheese cut into fringe at one end, attached to pretzel sticks for the “handle.” Another no-fuss favorite is Monster Guacamole, served in a carved pumpkin bowl and decorated with chips and veggies to form a monster face.
Add a spooky drink with Vampire Punch, a red fruit punch served with frozen “eyeball” grapes or lychee fruit for a creepy floating garnish. If you want to wow guests, make Skeleton Veggie Platter, arranging cut veggies in the shape of a skeleton with a bowl of dip as the “skull.”
Finally, end with Candy Corn Parfaits—layered orange, yellow, and white pudding or fruit to match the iconic Halloween candy look.
These 11 easy Halloween potluck recipes are designed to be quick to prepare, travel well, and deliver maximum festive flair. Whether you’re aiming for spooky, silly, or somewhere in between, you’ll have a dish that guests will remember long after the last candy wrapper is thrown away.
So grab your apron, add a dash of Halloween magic, and make your next potluck the highlight of the haunting season!
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!
