🎃 Spooky & Delicious Halloween Recipes

A Danbury & Lovejoy Seasonal Special

🧁 Recipe Ideas

Here are three fun and festive recipes to try this Halloween — each with a little twist to delight your guests or mini-ghouls.

Affiliate disclosure: This post contains Amazon UK affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, Danbury & Lovejoy earns from qualifying purchases. There’s no extra cost to you, but it helps fund our tea and candle habits.

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🧁 Enchanting Recipes for Fright Night

👻 Jack-o’Lantern Mini Pies

Golden, flaky pastry filled with silky pumpkin or spiced sweet-potato purée. Use a sharp knife (or a steady hand and glass of mulled cider) to carve tiny faces into the pastry before baking.

Ingredients:

• Shortcrust pastry
• Pumpkin purée or mashed sweet potato
• Brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a hint of ginger
• Egg wash for glazing

Top tip: Brush the pastry with a mix of egg and cream for that autumnal glow, and serve with whipped cream sprinkled with crushed pecans.

🧡 Helpful gear:

• Wilton Skull Cake Tin – ideal for larger spooky bakes.
• 240 ml Vivid Food Colouring Set – add eerie hues to frostings and fillings.

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🕷️ Spooky Veggie Tray with Dip

A clever savoury intermission amid the sugar storm. Use bell peppers carved like jack-o’lanterns, cucumber ghosts, and a cauldron-black bean dip.

Tip: A drizzle of olive oil and smoked paprika turns even innocent hummus into something hauntingly good.

🧡 Helpful gear:

• Black Slate Serving Board – a dramatic base for colourful vegetables.
• Reusable Halloween Table Decor Set – webs, bats and pumpkins to elevate your spread.

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💀 Dirt Pudding Cups

Layers of chocolate pudding, crushed Oreos, and gummy worms—simple, messy, and adored by all ages.

To make:

1. Whisk instant chocolate pudding.
2. Layer with crushed Oreos in clear cups.
3. Add gummy worms and a cookie “tombstone.”

🧡 Helpful gear:

• Skull Silicone Mold 6-Pack – perfect for chocolate toppers.
• Halloween Cookie Cutter Set (12 Shapes) – pumpkins, bats, ghosts, and more.
• Reusable Plastic Pudding Cups Set of 12 – display those creepy layers in style.

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🧰 Bonus Amazon Favourites for Halloween Bakers

Product	Description	Link
🎂 Wilton Skull Cake Tin	Non-stick steel tin for skull cakes	Buy on Amazon UK
🧁 PME Halloween Cupcake Cases	60 orange-and-black themed cases	Buy on Amazon UK
🍪 Halloween Cookie Cutter Set	12 stainless-steel shapes	Buy on Amazon UK
🧡 Skull Silicone Mold 6-Pack	Food-grade silicone for chocolate & jellies	Buy on Amazon UK
🕸️ Cobweb Cake Toppers Set	Decorative toppers & picks	Buy on Amazon UK

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🍬 Final Tips from the D & L Kitchen

• Pair sweets with spiced drinks: mulled apple juice, cinnamon hot chocolate, or pumpkin chai.
• Combine candlelight and cobwebs for a deliciously gloomy table.
• Let children (or mischievous adults) decorate their own pudding cups—less pressure, more laughter.
• And above all, remember: Halloween calories, like ghosts, don’t count.