6 Fun and Monstrous Halloween Dishes

Want to add a little atmosphere to your Halloween dinner with some fun or terrifying dish ideas? Well, we've put together a menu from starter to dessert to give your October 31st meal a special atmosphere.

For the little ones (or those with more sensitive stomachs), we offer fun dish ideas to celebrate this holiday in an original way. For older children or those who aren't easily intimidated, we suggest some more unconventional versions.

Will you dare?

Fun starter: bat-shaped cheese ball

We set the table by starting with a fun appetizer that will impress the kids, but is really simple to make. Cheese balls spread on crackers, bread croutons, or enjoyed with corn chips are always a hit. We'll make some in a bat shape.

To make it, combine one container of softened cream cheese, spices of your choice, chopped green onions, and 1/4 cup sour cream. Once the mixture is smooth, form three balls and wrap them in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for one to two hours to firm up.

Cook 4 slices of artisanal bacon l’épicier, drain them and crumble them in a bowl. Add a cup of grated cheese of your choice and 1/2 cup of nuts (Grenoble, pecans, almonds, etc.) and mix well. When the balls are firm, roll them in the bacon mixture and put them back in the refrigerator for an hour. When ready to serve, stick two purple tortilla chips in to form the bat's wings. Detach two points from a triangle as ears. For the eyes, add two small sliced black olives and secure them with cream cheese.

Egg-slaying entrance: devilish spiders

For a slightly more terrifying, but simple and winning, starter, we serve deviled eggs sprinkled with a little touch of fright.

To make them, boil 6 eggs. Once cooled, cut them in half lengthwise. Remove the yolks and place them in a bowl. Then mash the yolks, then season with salt, pepper, and the spices of your choice. Add a little mayonnaise and stir.

Next, fill the egg whites with the mixture. To help, use a piping bag. To make them look more "egg-striped," place a pitted black olive, sliced in half, in the center of each filled egg. Then, cut thin slices of black olives, slice them in half, and place them around the spider's body to form its eight legs.

Fun Main Course: Mummies for Kids

Kids generally love hot dogs. These cute mummies can be whipped up in no time.

To make them, simply cut strips of chilled croissant dough and wrap them around hot dog sausages. Place the sausage mummies on a baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 10 minutes, or until the dough is golden brown.

Then have fun making two eyes with two drops of mustard or two sliced olives.

Distressing Main Course: Bloody Hot Dogs

Who doesn't love hot dogs? So you'll have a winning meal, but with a presentation that will sow fear around the table.

Making them couldn't be simpler. After boiling, steaming, or frying your hot dogs, trim one end to form a fingernail. Then make a few cuts on the rest of the sausage. Place the sausages in toasted buns and, of course, add ketchup for a truly spooky effect. A guaranteed hit with teens and adults alike.

Fun Dessert: Gingerbread Skeletons

We continue the fun with the children until dessert by offering them a revisited version of Christmas gingerbread.

To make them, we use our traditional gingerbread cookie recipe. Don't have any? Use this recipe!

Then make an easy white icing with icing sugar and milk.

Using a fine pastry nozzle or a sandwich bag with a small slit cut at one end, draw the bones of your gingerbread man's skeleton.

Serve everything with fruity pumpkins and ghost bananas. For the pumpkins, simply peel a clementine and stick a piece of celery on top. For the ghosts, cut bananas in half, then insert two chocolate chips to make eyes.

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A spooky dessert: witch fingers

Want something spookier to end your night of terror? Try these dirty ingrown toenail cookies.

To make them, make a simple biscuit dough, then shape them into small rolls. For a more realistic effect, create folds and trace the seam with the tip of a knife. Then, stick an almond in your fingertip to form the nail, and bake. When the biscuits are ready and slightly cooled, lift the almond slightly to slip in a little strawberry jam or jelly to make them even more...bloody!

See the full recipe here .