31 Spooky and Delicious Halloween Breakfast Ideas

Halloween isn’t only about putting on a costume, going to parties, watching scary movies or trick-or-treating. Kick off the festivities with Halloween-themed foods! Whip up a batch of ghostly pancakes or perhaps indulge in spiderweb donuts. Check out these Halloween breakfast ideas to try this spooky season.

1. Ghostly pancakes

There are two methods to making pancake ghosts: Either pour some batter in the pan and use a spoon to drag out the tail and arms, or you can put the batter in a squeeze bottle and draw the ghost. It only takes two chocolate chips for eyes to finish this hauntingly delicious breakfast.

2. Frankenstein’s monster waffles

To create these monster waffles, all you need is some waffle batter that has green food coloring added to it. Pour your batter into a square waffle iron. Once the waffles are cooked, add two slices of banana to make the eyes, and center a chocolate chip on each so the monster can see. Finish with a chocolate drizzle to make a mouth and hair.

3. Mummified sausage links

Get spooky with these mummified sausage links. Untomb a package of sausage links and a can of biscuit dough from your fridge. Cook the sausage while rolling out the dough. Cut the dough into strips and wrap it around the sausage to make it look like a mummy. Bake until the dough is puffed up and crispy.

4. Tombstone hash browns

These may be one of the easiest Halloween-themed breakfast sides you can make. Cook up a batch of crispy hash browns, then just write R.I.P. on them in either ketchup or a thicker hot sauce like Sriracha.

5. Candy corn donuts

These candy corn donuts are simple to make, or you can use a package of plain donuts. Make bowls of orange, yellow and white icing using powdered sugar, milk and food coloring. Add stripes to the donuts with each icing color to make them look like a piece of candy corn.

6. Egg eyeballs

As long as you can make sunny-side-up eggs, you can make these egg eyeballs. Once your eggs are done, all you need to do is draw blood vessels going from the yolk to the edges of the egg white with a thick hot sauce that will stay in place.

7. Spooky fruits

Transform your favorite fruits into Halloween breakfast foods. One option is peeling a clementine and adding a piece of celery to make it look like a pumpkin. Another treat is a peeled ripened banana that has chocolate chips pressed into it to make a spooky face. You can even put edible eyeball candies on grapes and serve them as a bowl of eyeballs. 

8. Coffin toaster pastries

For these coffin toaster pastries, you will need ready-to-bake pie crust, jelly and frosting. Cut the pie dough into coffin shapes with a knife and put a jelly layer in the middle of one of the coffins. Put another one on top and crimp around the edges with a fork. Bake until golden, and then frost spiderwebs on the top once slightly cool.

9. Spider eggs

Any kid will love these spider eggs, and they take no effort to prepare. Just stack up some powdered donut holes on a plate and place a few plastic spider toys on them.

10. Sausage fingers

Up for the spooky challenge? This sausage finger recipe requires only a few steps and ingredients. Fry a package of sausage links in a pan. When they are done, shove an almond into the end of each one with the pointy end sticking out so they resemble fingernails.

11. Ghoul’s guts

Start this Halloween breakfast idea by ripping a roll of cinnamon rolls into pieces and baking them. Once they are done, pour over a mixture of strawberry or raspberry jam, corn syrup and red food coloring to make them look like a bloody pile of guts. Follow this bloody guts cinnamon roll recipe if you’re up for the challenge.

12. Mummy cinnamon rolls

Kick off your creepy Halloween morning with these mummy cinnamon rolls. Bake homemade cinnamon rolls or buy a batch at your local grocery store. Drizzle icing on top to match the appearance of mummy wrappings.

13. Zombie smoothie

Take any orange and green fruits you have on hand, like peaches, oranges, kiwis, kale or mangos, and blend with ice, a banana and some oats. Pour this mixture into clear plastic cups. Draw cute or scary zombie faces on the cups using a black marker and serve your zombie smoothie.

14. Candy corn waffles

Elevate the Halloween festivities by making candy corn waffles for kids of all ages. Divide your waffle batter into three different bowls. Add yellow food coloring to one bowl and orange to the other; the last bowl will maintain its plain color.

15. Celery spiders

This celery spider recipe involves taking a butter knife and filling 4-inch-long sections of celery stalks with peanut butter. Next, put two or three raisins on top of the peanut butter. Draw legs using melted chocolate and a fine piping bag to make the raisins look like tiny creepy spiders.

16. Candy corn fruit skewers

Halloween breakfast ideas don’t have to be overly complicated — for this spooky treat, all you’ll need is a skewer, pineapple, oranges and marshmallows. Layer each piece of fruit to resemble a candy corn with marshmallows in the middle.

17. Worm granola bowl

This sweet and savory granola bowl is a simple mix of your favorite granola, yogurt and a few gummy worms to give it that Halloween touch. Serve your granola bowls at your upcoming Halloween breakfast potluck.

18. Black and orange pancakes

These pancakes fit the Halloween theme perfectly. All you have to do is color one batch of batter black and the other batch orange — alternate colors when you stack them on your plate.

19. Goblin gruel

This goblin gruel just involves making oatmeal, adding purple food coloring and putting it in a bowl. Place pecans on the top part of the goblin’s head to mimic brains, sliced bananas in the middle as its eyes and sliced almonds at the bottom arranged as fangs.

20. Eyeball bagels

Transform your favorite bagels into eyeballs with only a few simple ingredients. Add cream cheese to a toasted bagel for the base. Create the eyeball with a sliced olive in the center and thin strips of red bell peppers to mimic the appearance of bloodshot eyes.

21. Bat biscuits

Don’t let these bat biscuits fly away before you get to try them. Simply take a can of biscuit dough and use a bat-shaped cookie cutter to make your bats. Once they are baked, apply a layer of black icing and candy eyeballs.

22. Frankenstein avocado toast

Start with your favorite toast as the base, then top it with smashed avocado. Give Frankenstein sliced olive eyes, hair and scar. Use a slice of red pepper for the mouth. Follow this nutritious and tasty avocado toast recipe all season long.

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23. Brainy oranges

Craft some jack-o’-lanterns out of hollowed-out oranges. Fill the oranges with blueberries or red raspberries so they look like brains are falling out of the pumpkin.

24. Bacon & egg skull

This Halloween breakfast recipe involves placing bacon and eggs on a sheet pan in the shape of a skull. Bake it instead of frying it so it holds its skull shape.

25. Spooky muffins

You don’t have to overcomplicate your Halloween breakfast ideas. Prepare your choice of muffin mix and add green food coloring to the prepared batter. After your muffins cool, decorate with plastic spiders.

26. Witches’ fingers toast

Add a bit of spookiness to your morning with this witches’ fingers toast recipe. Twist store-bought or homemade pizza dough to create your fingers and bake until golden. Once your finger breadsticks are ready, add an almond to the tip of each breadstick to resemble a fingernail.

27. Mummy bagels

Transform your favorite bagels into mummies for the spooky season. For this mummy recipe, start by toasting your bagel as usual. Use mozzarella cheese to create a mummy-like design on the bagel. Don’t forget to add olive slices for the eyes!

28. Spiderweb donuts

Donuts are delicious on their own, but they also make the perfect canvas for drawing spiderwebs. Buy donuts at your local grocery store or make a batch of this baked donut recipe. Use black or white icing to draw on your spiderweb design. Don’t forget to add a plastic spider for extra spookiness!

29. Pumpkin spice granola

Start your morning off with pumpkin spice and everything nice. This pumpkin spice granola is full of spices with every bite. Mix in candy eyeballs to complete the Halloween breakfast idea. Eat it as a snack on the go or mix it into your yogurt or oatmeal.

30. Apple fritters

There’s nothing more enjoyable than apple fritters during autumn. Enjoy these Halloween breakfast ideas throughout the entire season. Double or even triple your batch to freeze for later. Add in green food coloring to transform this autumn treat into a spooky breakfast.

31. Spiderweb breakfast pizza

Who said you can’t have pizza for breakfast? Use store-bought dough or follow this homemade pizza dough recipe. Create a spiderweb pattern with black olives or pepperoni and enjoy this savory, spooky meal!

31 Spooky and Delicious Halloween Breakfast Ideas

Recipe by InstacartCourse: BreakfastCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Follow one or more of these Halloween breakfast ideas for a spooky meal.

Ingredients

• Ghostly pancakes

• Frankenstein’s monster waffles

• Mummified sausage links

• Tombstone hash browns

• Candy corn donuts

• Egg eyeballs

• Spooky fruits

• Coffin toaster pastries

• Spider eggs

• Sausage fingers

• Ghoul’s guts

• Mummy cinnamon rolls

• Zombie smoothie

• Candy corn waffles

• Celery spiders

• Candy corn fruit skewers

• Worm granola bowl

• Black and orange pancakes

• Goblin gruel

• Eyeball bagels

• Bat biscuits

• Frankenstein avocado toast

• Brainy oranges

• Bacon and egg skull

• Spooky muffins

• Witches’ fingers toast

• Mummy bagels

• Spiderweb donuts

• Pumpkin spice granola

• Apple fritters

• Spiderweb breakfast pizza

Directions

• Choose one of the Halloween breakfast ideas above.
• Enjoy a spooky meal bright and early!

How to make breakfast food Halloween-themed 

Still deciding between the Halloween breakfast ideas? Here are a few simple ways to convert everyday breakfast foods into something scary.

• Use fruit jam, ketchup or hot sauce to add a bloody element.
• Mix black, green or orange food colors into batters.
• Make eyeballs out of chocolate chips or banana slices.
• Add Halloween-themed toothpicks to breakfast sandwiches.

Final thoughts on Halloween breakfast ideas

This list of Halloween breakfast ideas is full of possibilities with enough room to add a personal touch. Create your own monster muffins or candy corn waffles for your upcoming celebration. 

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