I’m getting ready for a Halloween party tonight and am charged with bringing a Halloween veggie platter. The party’s hostess is going all out with Halloween-themed food and decorations, but she is trying to limit the sugar.
I’m trying to create a Halloween themed veggie platter that turns everyday vegetables into a spooky, festive feast. Pinterest is always full of good ideas. I found baby carrots dressed up as witch fingers, bell peppers carved like mini jack-o’-lanterns, and cauliflower looking like little ghosts.
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I decided to put my own take on a Halloween vegetable tray for this party. I designed a monster and then added hummus and spinach dip. Who doesn’t love veggies and dip?
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Ingredients for a Halloween Veggie Platter
The star of the show for this Halloween party appetizer is a cauliflower skull. Then add in other vegetables. I used what I had in my fridge but you can include any and all of the following:
- Lettuce leaves
- Cucumber slices or spears
- Broccoli florets
- Sweet peppers
- Cherry tomatoes
- Baby carrots
- Olives
- Carrots
- Celery
- Cauliflower
How to Make a Skeleton Veggie Tray
I came across a Cauliflower skull from Mommy on the Money on Pinterest. She created a skull for her vegetable platter using cauliflower florets. What a great idea!
In her post she mentioned it was actually pretty difficult, but how hard could it be? This is what I created:
I’m calling it a Cauliflower monster because I don’t think it looks like a skull. What do you think?
This bad boy took me about 45 minutes of cutting, placing, and re-cutting cauliflower. I built my monster/skull on an inverted bowl (1″ high x 5″ round). I just pieced it together and secured it with toothpicks.
In the end I think it looks like a cross between a skull and a monster. All the florets are held together with toothpicks!
I etched the teeth with the cauliflower stalks.
Although it didn’t turn out exactly as I had imagined, it still makes a healthy Halloween snack.
Once I had the skull done, I just added a variety of fresh veggies around it including carrots, bell peppers, and tomatoes.
I secured the whole thing with cling wrap. Once we got to the party, I served the veggies with fresh spinach dip and hummus.
My little cauliflower monster was an easy Halloween veggie tray that was kid friendly to boot. What are your favorite veggie tray recipes? Do you have other Halloween veggie tray ideas?
Homemade Spinach Ranch Dip
Use vegetables or crackers as the vehicle to get this homemade spinach ranch dip in your mouth. Just a few simple ingredients and a little time to mix it all together!
Ingredients
- 16 ounces sour cream
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 10 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and drained
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon dried dill
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
- Mix everything together and refrigerate for at least one hour.
- Serve with fresh vegetables, crackers, etc.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1417Total Fat: 117gSaturated Fat: 77gCholesterol: 420mgSodium: 3612mgCarbohydrates: 55gSugar: 21gProtein: 32g
So Voila! Halloween Veggie Platter finished! Not a complete Pinterest Success, but certainly not a fail. What do you think?
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I always made a veggie platter when we had our Halloween parties, this is the best idea ever!! Love it!!
Thanks so much Tara. It was a fun twist on a standard party food.
Too, too cute! The dip sounds like a tasty one that will keep people coming back!
Thanks Patricia. The dip is very tasty.
Ok, that skull is not going to deter me from eating these platter. I love your creativity in presenting this dish.
Thanks so much. Maybe next time, my monster will look more like a skull than this one did.
Wonderfully festive and kinda spooky veggie platter.
If you can’t play with your food at Halloween, then what’s the fun? It’s sure to get kids to eat their veggies.
Bwa ha ha! That’s just awesome! I love it! So creative. And, your spinach ranch looks so yummy! Thanks for the recipe!
What can I say? It’s Halloween so why have boring party food. The dip is great. I also like to serve it on baked potatoes.
This is such a great, healthy alternative for a Halloween treat!
Thanks Kristin
Thanks Joanne. With all the Halloween candy, there should be at least one healthy thing on the party table.
I always try to bring the fun healthy snack. Healthy doesn’t have to be boring. For Christmas I love bringing a snowman shaped cheese ball with veggies or crackers too.
Thanks Michelle. I will have to make this every year from now on. It was just too much fun. Plus it got the kids to eat more veggies.