15 Best Recipes Books and Cocktail Books for Halloween

13 min readFeb 12, 2023

On Halloween, which is coming at the end of October, many people choose to hold a Party to celebrate the carnival. If you also have this intention, be sure to prepare party food with the best Halloween cookbooks.

Here are a few delicious, fun, and easy-to-follow 15 best scary recipe books and cocktail books for Halloween.

Get the ingredients ready and make them! Serve these very creative and very suitable dishes, and you will be the most beautiful party host!

15 Best Recipes Books and Cocktail Books for Halloween

About Halloween

When the autumn wind blows and the autumn insects are chirping, apart from the fat crabs that can be eaten, it is time for us to walk at night to see “ghosts”! Don’t worry, this ghost is not another ghost. I’m talking about the hot men and women walking down the streets dressed as ghosts in the name of Halloween.

Halloween (Halloween) is the eve of Halloween. In Western tradition, the last day of October is the end of summer. It is considered to be the time when ghosts are closest to the world. There will be various evil spirits on this day, in order to scare away Evil ghosts wearing masks.

The theme of Halloween is nothing more than ghosts, scary, death, and magic. Black and orange are the main colors. Modern colors such as purple, green, and red are also widely used to create a terrifying atmosphere.

Today, I will introduce the best Halloween cookbooks for 2022.

1. The Ultimate Halloween Cookbook by Jayden Dixon
2. Halloween Recipes: Frightfully Fun & Spooky Cookbook by Hannah Abedikichi
3. Halloween Recipes Cookbook: 100+ Freaky Fun Recipes & Crafts for Ghouls of All Ages by ADELISA GARIBOVIC
4. Eerie Elegance Eats: A Halloween Cookbook of Creepy Cuisine by Britta Peterson
5. The Wicked Baker: Cakes and treats to die for by Helena Garcia
6. The Nightmare Before Christmas by Kim Laidlaw
7. The Unofficial Hocus Pocus Cookbook by Bridget Thoreson
8. The Witch’s Cookbook by Fortuna Noir
9. The Nightmare Before Dinner: Recipes to Die For: The Beetle House Cookbook by Zach Neil
10. The Wizard’s Cookbook: Magical Recipes Inspired by Harry Potter by Aurélia Beaupommier
11. Little Kitchen of Horrors: Hideously Delicious Recipes That Disgust and Delight by Ali Vega
12. Disney Villains: Devilishly Delicious Cookbook by Julie Tremaine
13. Tarot & Tequila: A Tarot Guide with Cocktails by David A Ross
14. Spooky Halloween Cocktail: Various Halloween Cocktails for Party Enjoyment: Creepy Halloween Drinks by Mr. Donal Cash
15. Halloween Trick or Treat Cookbook by Bridget Williams

15 Best Scary Cookbooks Collection for Halloween (2022)

Who’s ready for Halloween, — the most glamorous, devilish day of the year? There’s no easy Halloween recipe to satisfy your sweet and dark one.

Halloween is coming, and everyone is eager to get something for their children. To be honest, I am not very good at making cakes and cookies. I usually choose the easiest!

Today I bring you the first 15 easy Halloween food recipes book, which is very suitable for use at parties. Please accept them with laziness.

The creepy cocktail recipes here are sure to taunt guests until they get to the last drip. One of our favorite Halloween cocktail recipes, including Heimertega, bloody maraschino cherry liqueur, and stuffed “eyeball” olives, is enough to send shivers down any spine.

But if you invite the little ones along, you’ll be happy to know that there are also recipes for the leprechauns in your life. Our Pumpkin Pie Shakes can serve up virgin or alcoholic twists with adult ghosts.

Below I recommend 15 Best Scary Halloween Cooking Books for Every Kitchen (2022)

1. The Ultimate Halloween Cookbook by Jayden Dixon

Do you wish to make homemade Halloween treats for your family and kids? Do you enjoy eating ones yourself? Do you wish to wow your family and kids with items that look spooky and cutesy at the same time?

Then, you are in luck. Because this cookbook will give you 30 unique and easy ideas to spice things up on your Halloween. It gives you some appetizers, some savory dishes, some treats, and some dips as well.

So, there is a treat for everyone! Not only kids but also adults love these recipes because they are simple yet tasty. They are not all junk like those store-bought ones. Try them yourself!

2. Halloween Recipes: Frightfully Fun & Spooky Cookbook by Hannah Abedikichi

Halloween is one of the most memorable and fun holidays of the year. For children, it can be the most fun of all. They get to dress up in cute costumes, have fun with friends and family, and eat lots of yummy treats.

This Halloween cookbook is perfect for creating fun and festive Halloween treats for the entire family. Kids will especially love helping to make these spooky treats!

Hannah Abedikichi is a best-selling author that knows a thing or two about cooking! Cooking and experimenting with foods is her life passion. Driven by her desire for cooking for others (and herself), Hannah spends a lot of time in the kitchen.

She enjoys sharing her love of food with the world by creating “no-nonsense” recipe books that anyone can use. You can find cooking tips, advice, and recipes on her blog.

3. Halloween Recipes Cookbook: 100+ Freaky Fun Recipes & Crafts for Ghouls of All Ages by ADELISA GARIBOVIC

Halloween Recipes, Holiday Cookies, Cakes, Drinks, Party Foods & More! Halloween is one of the most memorable holidays of the year. For children, it can be the most fun of all.

They get to dress up in cute costumes, have fun with friends and family, and eat lots of yummy treats. This specially revised Halloween cookbook is full of delicious holiday recipes, party foods, and treats that can add a special flair to any Halloween party or gathering.

You and your family will enjoy this massive collection of Halloween desserts, treats, drinks, and party foods. Happy cooking!

4. Eerie Elegance Eats: A Halloween Cookbook of Creepy Cuisine by Britta Peterson

Eerie Elegance Eats celebrates over twenty years of delightfully disturbing both children and grownups alike with Halloween recipes in a niche between gory horror displays and cute but tame kid-friendly foods, making the world smile with a touch of spooky style.

Over thirty exclusive new recipes plus all your favorites from both previous Eerie Elegance books are now available as one convenient Cookbook of Creepy Cuisine organized in eight chapters: Mad Scientist Body Parts; Beverages, Brews & Potions, with safe dry ice and edible glow effects; Creepy Cuisine Contest Champions; Scary Savories; Dastardly Desserts; Spooky Spiders & Skeletons; Dia de Los Muertos Delights; and Gingerbread Goodies, including the giant Ghoulish Gingerbread Haunted House!

5. The Wicked Baker: Cakes and treats to die for by Helena Garcia

Give your baking a wicked twist with eerily clever ideas for all manner of cakes, cookies, pastries, bread, desserts, and even drinks to spook up your cooking repertoire and make Halloween an occasion to remember.

Whether you’re a curious witch, a Halloween fiend or you just want to add a creepy touch to your baking, Helena Garcia will give you all the inspiration you need.

Try her mummified eclairs, some cinnamon buns that look shockingly like brains, a batch of cookie bats, or a scarily impressive haunted tree cake and before you know it, every day will seem like Halloween.

Helena wowed the Great British Bake Off judges and audience with her surprisingly ghoulish interpretations of the baking challenges and now, with her amazingly inventive recipes, you too can become the ghost with the most.

6. The Nightmare Before Christmas by Kim Laidlaw

Brimming with scary good fun, Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Official Cookbook & Entertaining Guide has everything you need to plan the perfect party. Is it Halloween? Christmas? Your birthday?

No matter the occasion, this book will help you take your next dinner or event from routine to inspired — with a little help from Jack Skellington, Sally, Sandy Claws, and all their friends in Halloween Town.

Discover over fifty mouthwatering recipes for appetizers, entrees, desserts, and drinks inspired by the movie, with options for sugar-free, gluten-free, and vegetarian guests, including Oogie Boogie Lemon Meringue Cupcakes, Sally Patchwork Layer Cake, and Jack Skellington White Chocolate Skull Bowls with Chocolate Mousse.

Plan the perfect event with detailed instructions for four complete Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Official Cookbook & Entertaining Guide–themed parties: “This is Halloween” Party, The Nightmare Before Christmas Party, Zero the Dog Summer BBQ Party, and a Birthday Party for any time of year.

Each party includes creative crafts for DIY decorations, amusing activities, frightful favors, and more.

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Bursting with vibrant photography and free downloadable templates for invitations, decorations, and games and crafts, this book will make every party frighteningly fun.

7. The Unofficial Hocus Pocus Cookbook by Bridget Thoreson

Since its debut in 1993, the movie Hocus Pocus has achieved cult-classic fame, with both children and adults as a loyal fanbase. Fans fall in love with the delightful, demonic, and diva-esque Sanderson Sisters and the sleepy New England town they torment.

Now you can conjure up your own spooky treats and bewitching drinks to celebrate Halloween, whether you’re attending a surprise rave in town, or just spending “a quiet evening at home.”

The Unofficial Hocus Pocus Cookbook is filled with over 60 recipes for fare inspired by everyone’s favorite witches and their spells, potions, and schemes. It is the ultimate must-have for fans of all ages — but don’t worry, no children were harmed in the test of these recipes.

Inside you’ll find frightfully delicious recipes for:

Burning Rain of Death Punch
William’s Wormy Grave Tombstone Cake
Dead Man’s Toes Sausage Appetizers
Baked Witch Casserole
“Way to Go, Virgin” mocktails
And much more!

8. The Witch’s Cookbook by Fortuna Noir

Chefs and bakers may seem to wield magic in the way they can whip up the most amazing dishes and desserts. But they are nothing compared to the original brewmasters — witches! Featuring over 50 wickedly delicious recipes,

The Witch’s Cookbook is your short-and-sweet go-to for quick-and-easy meals with a mystical flair. Each recipe is witchcraft themed and can be made with traditional ingredients, plus a little bit of spellwork and magic, of course.

Get your cauldron bubbling with recipes like:

Toadstool Toppers
Crow Familiar Nests
Typhon’s Black Serpent Ramen
Persephone’s Vegetable Bounty
Midnight Berry Pavlovas
Love Vitality Potion
And more!

Along with amazing meals to make any time of the year, The Witch’s Cookbook features “Witch Tips” that offer additional spells and blessings for your home and hearth.

From breakfast to dessert and everything in between, The Witch’s Cookbook is sure to be your cooking companion for every solstice, full moon, and magical day of the year!

9. The Nightmare Before Dinner: Recipes to Die For: The Beetle House Cookbook by Zach Neil

If you delight in ghoulish frights and movies like The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, and The Evil Dead; then you’ll love the official cookbook of Beetle House, the Halloween-inspired restaurant with locations in New York and Los Angeles.

The Nightmare Before Dinner features more than 60 gothically delicious recipes from chef-owner Zach Neil, including sauces and dips for the recently deceased, eerie appetizers, sinister sides, soups and salads for the living, macabre mains, devilish desserts, deadly drinks, and creepy cocktails. Knock out your family, friends, and guests with:

Edward Burger Hands, inspired by Edward Scissorhands — a juicy burger with a Sriracha cream sauce, stuffed with smoked bacon, fried egg, pepper jack cheese, and avocado; with a pair of scissors shoved through it to keep it closed

Silence of the Lamb Chops, inspired by Silence of the Lambs — a tasty lamb dish with a buttery mushroom and apple sauce, made gory with splashes of raspberry glaze

Cheshire Mac and Cheese, inspired by Alice in Wonderland — a sweet-and-spicy take on one of America’s beloved comfort foods, served in a teacup

Beetle Pie, inspired by Beetlejuice — a brilliant-green homemade pistachio pudding with a crunchy chocolate crust that evokes the corpse-fed grass and rich soil of a graveyard, and seedy and sweet blackberry jam that mimics the texture of blood and bugs

The Fleet Street Martini, inspired by Sweeney Todd — a bright-red martini featuring Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey; paired with equally gory Love It Pot Pie

Plus, if you’re vegan or vegetarian, The Nightmare Before Dinner has your spooky side covered too — it offers a vegan alternative or ingredient swap for each and every recipe in the book!

Throw your own goth-themed party! A bonus section provides inspiration for table settings, decorations, and foods to serve at your holiday or screening party.

This is the perfect cookbook for the Tim Burton movie buff, Halloween enthusiast, or goth in your life.

10. The Wizard’s Cookbook: Magical Recipes Inspired by Harry Potter by Aurélia Beaupommier

The ultimate gift book for fans of all things magical! Aurélia Beaupommier pays tribute to all sorcerers, fairies, elves, mages, witches, and magicians within this spellbinding cookbook!

In The Wizard’s Cookbook, you’ll find recipes inspired by your favorite magical stories, eras, and lands — from history, myth, and fantasy.

With a tip of the chef’s hat to the most famous wizards in history, from Merlin to Dumbledore to Mary Poppins, The Wizard’s Cookbook includes magical dishes that are both quick and easy to prepare for any occasion.

Beaupommier provides a beautiful spread of festive-themed dishes to enchant your guests. Recipes are accompanied by beautiful full-page color photographs of the delectable food and drinks.

In addition to the sustenance necessary to battle your nemesis–whether it be a dragon or an empty stomach–this book also includes recipes to prepare divine desserts and devilish snacks, as well as intoxicating potions and elixirs to quench your thirst.

Whether you’re a beginner or an expert wizard, open this spell book, grab your wand, and . . . Abracadabra! You’ll create delicious, bewitching recipes from The Wizard’s Cookbook that are sure to teleport you and those dining with you to another world.

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