Halloween isn’t just about spooky costumes and candy—it’s also the perfect time to get creative in the kitchen! Starting your day with a themed breakfast can make the holiday even more fun, especially for kids.
Here are 9 Halloween breakfast ideas that are both festive and delicious.
Each recipe includes ingredients and instructions to make your morning extra magical.
1. Monster Pancakes
Turn ordinary pancakes into fun, scary monsters.
Ingredients:
1 cup pancake mix
3/4 cup milk
1 egg
Food coloring (green, purple, or orange)
Chocolate chips or candy eyes for decoration
Butter or oil for cooking
Instructions:
Mix the pancake batter with milk and egg until smooth. Divide and add food coloring to each portion.
Heat a skillet over medium heat and lightly grease.
Pour batter to form pancake shapes. Cook until bubbles form, then flip and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
Decorate with chocolate chips or candy eyes to make spooky monster faces.
2. Pumpkin Spice Waffles
Celebrate Halloween flavors with warm pumpkin spice waffles.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup melted butter
Maple syrup, for serving
Instructions:
Preheat your waffle iron. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
In another bowl, mix pumpkin, eggs, milk, and melted butter.
Combine wet and dry ingredients until smooth.
Pour batter into the waffle iron and cook until golden brown. Serve with maple syrup.
3. Mummy Toast
A simple, fun breakfast perfect for little hands.
Ingredients:
4 slices of bread
4 tbsp cream cheese or peanut butter
4 string cheese sticks
8 mini chocolate chips (for eyes)
Instructions:
Toast the bread lightly.
Spread cream cheese or peanut butter on each slice.
Cut string cheese into thin strips and lay them across the toast to look like mummy wrappings.
Add chocolate chips for eyes. Serve immediately.
4. Ghost Banana Pops
A no-bake, healthy breakfast that looks adorable.
Ingredients:
2 bananas, halved
1 cup white chocolate chips
8 mini chocolate chips for eyes
Popsicle sticks
Instructions:
Insert popsicle sticks into the banana halves.
Melt white chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl.
Dip bananas into the chocolate and place on parchment paper.
Add mini chocolate chips for eyes before chocolate sets. Chill in the fridge for 10 minutes before serving.
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5. Spooky Spider Bagels
Add a creepy-crawly twist to your bagel breakfast.
Ingredients:
4 plain bagels
4 tbsp cream cheese
8 black olives, sliced
1/2 cucumber, thinly sliced
Instructions:
Toast the bagels and spread cream cheese evenly.
Use olive slices to create spider bodies and cucumber slices for legs.
Arrange spiders on bagels and serve.
6. Witch’s Brew Smoothie
A healthy, colorful breakfast drink that looks magical.
Ingredients:
1 cup spinach
1 banana
1/2 cup pineapple chunks
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup Greek yogurt
Ice cubes
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a blender.
Blend until smooth.
Pour into glasses and serve with fun straws or a drizzle of purple food coloring for a “witchy” effect.
7. Bloody Strawberry Yogurt Parfait
Looks gruesome but tastes sweet!
Ingredients:
1 cup Greek yogurt
1/2 cup granola
1/2 cup strawberries, sliced
1 tbsp strawberry syrup
Instructions:
Layer yogurt, granola, and strawberries in a glass.
Drizzle strawberry syrup to resemble “blood.”
Repeat layers for a tall, scary parfait.
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8. Pumpkin Deviled Eggs
A spooky twist on a classic breakfast snack.
Ingredients:
6 hard-boiled eggs
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tsp mustard
1/4 tsp paprika
Chives or parsley for decoration
Instructions:
Peel and cut eggs in half, removing yolks.
Mash yolks with mayonnaise, mustard, and paprika.
Fill egg whites with yolk mixture, shaping like small pumpkins.
Add chives or parsley for stems.
Read Full Recipe: Pumpkin Deviled Eggs
9. Creepy Eyeball Oatmeal
A warm breakfast with a fun, eerie twist.
Ingredients:
1 cup rolled oats
2 cups milk or water
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp honey
4 blueberries or chocolate chips
Instructions:
Cook oats according to package instructions with milk or water.
Stir in cinnamon and honey.
Pour into bowls and place a blueberry or chocolate chip in the center to look like an eyeball.
Optional: add a drizzle of red berry syrup around the “eye” for extra spookiness.
Starting the day with these Halloween breakfast ideas is sure to delight both kids and adults.
From healthy smoothies to festive pancakes, these recipes are easy, fun, and perfect for celebrating the spooky season.
