Frightful feasts: Enchanting treats for a spooky Halloween soirée

On Halloween, you can wow your guests not only with fantastic costumes but also with unique treats. We suggest cakes and snacks that will work well for a Halloween party. Prepare something that not only looks impressive but also tastes fantastic.

Spider Web Brownie

One of the desserts you can serve for Halloween is a spider web brownie. This dark chocolate cake, with a spooky touch and a sweet spider web, will enchant every guest.

You will need a few basic ingredients to prepare it: 200g of butter, 140g of milk chocolate, 140g of dark chocolate, 3 eggs, 200g of sugar, 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract, and 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder. For decoration, use marshmallows or icing.

To prepare the brownie, start by melting butter and chocolate in a saucepan. Then, mix the eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl, to which you later add the melted chocolate and butter. Add sifted flour and baking powder to the mixture, then pour the batter into a pan and bake at 160°C for about 40 minutes.

When the cake is ready, and has completely cooled, proceed to the most important step—decoration. Melt marshmallows until they are pliable and can be formed into a spider web, then arrange on the brownie. You can alternatively make a spider web with icing. Complete the look with candy eyes to make the dessert look truly scary. Spider web brownie will surely be a hit at any Halloween party.

Pumpkin Tart

Pumpkin tart is one of the most classic desserts you can find on Halloween. The American pumpkin tart is a combination of a flaky crust with a creamy, intensely aromatic pumpkin filling.

Mix 300g of all-purpose flour with 250g of butter until a crumble forms to prepare a pumpkin tart. Add the rest of the flour, half a teaspoon of salt, and 70ml of very cold water, knead the dough, wrap in foil and cool in the refrigerator for 2 hours. After that, roll out the dough, line a tart pan, cover it with foil, weigh it down, and bake for 20 minutes at 200°C; remove the foil, and bake for another 5 minutes, then cool.

Mix chilled pumpkin purée (500g) with mascarpone cheese (270g), butter (40g), sugar (100g), pumpkin spice (1 teaspoon), and half a teaspoon of salt, add 3 eggs and mix well. Pour the mixture onto the tart crust and bake at 140°C for 50-55 minutes. Cool the tart, then refrigerate for 2 hours. Serve with whipped cream, caramelised nuts, or icing sugar.

Pumpkin Meat Snacks

Pumpkin meat snacks are a combination of crispy puff pastry and aromatic meat filling.

Start by preparing a filling of ground meat with bell pepper, onion, garlic, curry, salt, and pepper. Place the meat mixture on puff pastry cut into pumpkin shapes, then cover with additional pastry pieces, cutting out spaces for eyes, nose, and mouth. After brushing with egg yolk, bake the pumpkins in a preheated oven for about 20 minutes.

Ready pumpkin snacks can be served with your favourite sauce and can be enjoyed both warm and cold. They perfectly fit the Halloween atmosphere, impressing not only with taste but also appearance.

Puff Pastry Mummies

Halloween is a time for fun with deliciously spooky snacks. One of the simplest and most effective recipes is puff pastry mummies, which will delight both children and adults. These simple, tasty, and inexpensive snacks will be an excellent addition to a horror movie night.

Preparing these treats takes very little time and requires only a few ingredients: sausages, puff pastry, ketchup, and candy eyes. You can cut the sausages in half or leave them whole, and then wrap them in strips of puff pastry, leaving space for the eyes. Bake the ready mummies for about 20 minutes, and finally, decorate them with eyes and ketchup.