Fun Halloween Recipes + Wines To Pair Them With
This Halloween, go beyond the store-bought candy and indulge in some homemade spooky delights. These Halloween recipes are not only delicious but also a fun way to get into the spirit of the season. Whether you're hosting a costume party or just celebrating with family, these treats are sure to make your Halloween a memorable one.
And if you LOVE these fun and festive recipes, how about a list of wines to pair with them?! Wine + Food…That’s Almost As Great As Wine + Painting!
Join us as we embark on a culinary adventure to conjure up some fun and frightful Halloween recipes, paired with wine, to make this Spooky Season the best one ever! Your family will LOVE to see these fun and themed dishes this month, turning an ordinary dinner into a spectacular feast!
Mummy Dogs:
Transform your ordinary hot dogs into adorable mummies with the help of some crescent roll dough. Simply wrap the dough around the hot dogs, leaving a gap for the "eyes," then bake until golden brown. Add mustard or ketchup dots for the eyes, and you've got a snack that's both savory and spooky.
Wine To Pair: Corn dogs are perfectly crispy and savory. The best wine to go with this fair food creation is a Sauvignon Blanc or a dry sparkling rosé. Corn dogs can be pretty salty and you'll need a wine to pair nicely with that salty flavor.
Spooky Spiderweb Dip:
Transform a classic spinach and artichoke dip into a spiderweb masterpiece. Create concentric circles of sour cream on top of your dip and then use a toothpick to drag lines outward, resembling a spiderweb. Place a plastic spider in the center for the finishing touch. Serve with tortilla chips, crackers, or breadsticks for dipping.
Wine To Pair: Creamy, tangy spinach artichoke dip needs a wine with high acid to cut through the cream, and with tart flavors to match the tanginess in the spinach and artichoke. Sauvignon Blanc checks all of the boxes!
Jack-O'-Lantern Stuffed Peppers:
Turn stuffed peppers into jack-o'-lanterns by carving faces into orange bell peppers. Fill them with your favorite stuffed pepper mixture and bake until tender. These festive and healthy treats are perfect for dinner before the candy-fueled sugar rush.
Wine To Pair: Grilling or roasting stuffed bell peppers can impart a smoky and charred flavor, which pairs well with wines that have a bolder character, such as a Malbec or a Zinfandel. The robust flavors of these wines can stand up to the intensity of the grilled or roasted peppers.
Eyeball Pasta:
Spaghetti and meatballs is a classic, but dinner on Halloween can't be regular—it's gotta be spooky! We're obsessed with the idea of turning ordinary meatballs into scary works of art by making them look like monster eyeballs.
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Wines To Pair: Look for something with a good amount of acidity to balance out the acidic tomato sauce. Some perfect reds are Merlot, Zinfandel, and Nebbiolo
Pumpkin Pasta Sauce
Penne ala vodka...but make it pumpkin! This pumpkin vodka sauce is a little creamy, a little spicy, and full of cozy fall flavors! Best of all, it comes together on the stovetop in just 15 minutes!
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Wine To Pair: A bright and fruity Italian red wine like Sangiovese has a slight acidity and pairs nicely with the creamy sauce. A Sauvignon Blanc has high acidity and a citrus quality that contrasts nicely with the richness of the dish.
Graveyard Chicken Enchiladas
You can throw this simple graveyard together with all store-bought ingredients to make it easier, or make your own enchilada sauce, homemade chicken, and taco seasoning.
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Wine To Pair: A white, a light, refreshing pinot grigio, a chenin blanc, or a mildly oaked chardonnay. Or, for a red, something Spanish or Portuguese, or a juicy, unoaked syrah, malbec, merlot or zinfandel from Chile, the US or Argentina.
Jack-o-lantern Quesadillas
These jack-o-lantern quesadillas are such a fun idea for Halloween! They’re super easy to make, and you can make them SO FUN! You can even get the kids to help “carve” faces into their own tortillas. Kids love eating things they get to help with! Fill them with the meats and other ingrediants of your choice!
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Wine To Pair: A Quesadilla needs a fresh and crispy red wine with good acidity. Stay away from rough tannins. Fruity Red wines with high acidity include Spanish Tempranillo wines and Italian Sangiovese wines. A Pinot Noir or Gamay will also do the job.
Ghost Brownies
These Halloween-themed brownies provide a scary-good backdrop for spooky white chocolate ghosts. The ghosts are super easy to make with melted white chocolate and dabs of store-bought black icing for the eyes and mouth. Somewhere between fudgy and cakey, the brownies are spread with a salty-sweet chocolate glaze, which really makes the ghosts pop.
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Wine To Pair: When pairing brownies with wine, we recommend sticking to dry red wines like Merlot or even a Cabernet Sauvignon. Dry red wines will accentuate the chocolatey flavors and withstand their sweetness.
No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Brain
Spook your friends and serve a creepy brain, complete with fruit syrup "blood," on Halloween. This no-bake strawberry cheesecake is made in a plastic mold to look hauntingly real.
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Wine To Pair: You can't go wrong with a late harvest Riesling. You could also pair these fruity cheesecakes with Sauterne, Muscatel, or even sweet Champagne. These wines have a scent or flavor of fruits and honey that pairs great with a berry cheesecake.
Apple Spice Cake Mummies
These fall-flavored treats are the perfect addition to any monster mash. Spoon vanilla frosting into a plastic bag and pipe in a zigzag pattern to make the deathly delicious mummy wrappings.
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Wine To Pair: A sweet Riesling or Cava. Riesling has flavor notes of green apple that will go nicely with the apple flavors. The sweetness from the Riesling is also a great pairing for the caramel drizzle and cinnamon flavors.
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