Devilishly delicious recipes for Halloween

Halloween is here, and what better way to celebrate than making and baking a selection of seasonal treats to share with the family? 

To help you get into the Halloween spirt, we’ve pulled together a range of hair-raising recipes that will complement your creepy costumes and delicately carved pumpkins! 

Whether you’re looking to appease the trick or treaters or need something to nibble on as you hold your nerves to the latest horror movie, we’ve got you covered for Halloween recipes. 

Spellbinding snacks and sweet treats

Halloween wouldn’t be complete without some deliciously sweet snacks. From pumpkin pie to Halloween cookies, here are three bewitching recipes that are sure to charm the taste buds. Each one is enriched with Canadian maple syrup! 

Maple pumpkin pie

We love pumpkin pie. Sweet, subtly spicy and full of warm flavours, it’s a dessert that’s made for chilly autumn evenings – and Halloween provides the perfect excuse to bake it. 

Maple syrup, which makes its way into the filling of this delicious pumpkin pie, adds to the pumpkin’s natural sweetness while also complementing the spicy flavours of the cinnamon.

Maple Halloween biscuits

Maple and cinnamon prove a winning combination once again in this spookily sweet Halloween cookie recipe, which includes vanilla extract, maple syrup and maple sugar. 

These Halloween biscuits will put your decorating skills to the test, but they’re sure to go down a storm with the little ones as well as your local trick or treaters. 

Maple-glazed roast pumpkin

This roast pumpkin recipe is a great way to use up any leftover pumpkin you may have from carving. Naturally sweet and devilishly indulgent, the dish serves as an excellent snack or even a main meal. 

The preparation is simple, too; in a bowl, drizzle olive oil, pure maple syrup and cinnamon over fine chunks of pumpkin and then transfer to a baking tray for roasting in the oven. 

Blood-curdling beverages

Need something to wash down all that pumpkin pie? We’ve got your back. Check out two of our favourite Halloween-themed drinks below.

Mulled maple cider

This all-too-drinkable mulled cider is perfect for Halloween parties. Gently spiced with cinnamon and scented with the aroma of apple, the beverage boasts a rich and warming flavour profile. 

The apple cider and cinnamon sticks are combined with maple syrup for additional sweetness. If you’re looking for some extra kick, add a splash of spiced rum, brandy or whisky.

Maple and pumpkin smoothie

Packed with essential vitamins and minerals, this pumpkin smoothie presents an excellent option for those who prefer a healthier, non-alcoholic beverage. 

The recipe, which is suitable for vegans, takes only a matter of minutes to prepare and produces a drink that’s delightfully sweet and incredibly refreshing.

Have a spooktacular Halloween with maple

Maple is a great way to enhance your Halloween treats! Its natural sweetness adds to that of the pumpkin and balances beautifully with the spicy flavours of cinnamon. Maple is also the perfect base for your Halloween cookies and will prove a hit with any trick or treaters that come knocking! 

To discover more ways of using this versatile and delicious ingredient, check out our other recipes with maple syrup.