I could toil in the kitchen for hours on end, laboring to create perfectly cute Halloween eats and treats to dazzle at upcoming parties. But let's face it - though I can create some scrumptious recipes (if I do say so myself), when it comes to artistic ability and creativity, my talent ceased to develop after kindergarten. I believe that was the year of the black cat for me.

Fortunately, there are already dozens of wonderful recipes and fun presentation ideas to make your party special. My job this week is simply to deliver them to you. 

All of the following are dairy-free (see my notes too!), some are vegan, egg-free, gluten-free, soy-free, and/or nut-free ... but whether it is for little ghosts and goblins or the more mature and life-size witches and vampires, there are bound to be some recipes in the selection below that will scare up some fun for this weekend's coming celebrations ...

Witch's Brew

Cran-Cherry Plasma Transfusion

Test Tube Shooters (enjoy with Boulevard's Dairy-Free or Ghirardelli hot chocolate mix)

Swamp Juice

Slime Smoothie

Vampire Cocktail

Creepy Crawler Cocktail

Adults Only Blood Bath Cocktail

Bloody Good Halloween Party Punch (non-alcoholic)

Witch's Caldron, The Devil's Brew, and Vampire's Blood

Spooktacular Snacks and Savories

Creepy Finger Sandwiches

Breadstick Mummy Dogs (verify the ingredients on the breadstick dough (can use pizza dough or crescent roll dough) and hot dogs you use)

Eyeball Subs (hold the cheese, please)

Graveyard Sandwich Tray

Monster Toes

Spaghetti and Eyeballs

Brains on the Half Skull

Halloween Chili

Barbecued Bat Wings

Apple Bites

Tuna Spook Sandwiches

Spaghetti & Eyeballs

Werewolf Chicken Claws

The Goblin's Paté, Devilish Dip, and Warlock's Special

Bat Chips

Devil's Food Cupcakes and Party Salmon Dip

Spider Eggs

Eyeball Platter

Halloween Spooky Spider Snacks (try Late July crackers with this one!)

Tricks for Treats

Heavenly Halloween (aka Vegan) Devil’s Food Cupcakes

Oozing Monster Apples and Bug-a-pillar Banana Dude

Toffee Apples

Eyeball on a Stick

Granola Bugs (choose your cereal wisely)

Munch-a-Roaches (go with the dairy-free margarine)

Vampire Fangs in Blood

Decorator Icing for Creative Cookies

Halloween Spider Truffles

Spider Web Vegan Cheesecake

Frankenstein Monster Toe Cookies

Halloween Ghost Cupcakes

Howling Banshee Treats and Rollo the Pet Tarantula

Vegan Halloween Cake / Cupcakes

Easy Halloween Pudding

Friendly Zombie Cupcakes

Nasty Gnats

Hannah's Vegan Peanut Butter Cups and Peppermint Patties (For more homemade vegan candy recipes, order Hannah's eCookbook Wicked Treats for just $3!)

Chocolate Orange Halloween Cupcakes

Spooky Spider Halloween Cake

Homemade Vegan Candy Corn

Creepy Spider Cookies!

Vegan Caramel Apples

Great Pumpkin Cookies  (go with the dairy-free margarine)

Pumpkin Cake with Orange Glaze

Chocolate Hobgoblins

Halloween Spice Cake

Mummy Loaf Filled with Fall Apples

Spiderweb Crunch

Googly Eyes

Whew! That should be enough to get you started with the free-from fun!  If you have any more spooky Halloween recipe ideas for dairy-free living, email us.

Photo Credit: Graveyard Sandwich Tray from Mealtime.org