Tested by Halloween party on the horizon? Good news, because the supermarkets are brimming with spooky buys, and the Good Housekeeping Institute has been busy finding the tastiest – and most terrifying – treats.
From sweet bites to spooky sips, these Halloween heroes will help you put on the ultimate picky tea throughout October.
Best Halloween food to buy 2025
Sainsbury's Takeaway Classic Crust Spine Chilling Cheese Feast
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Aldi Halloween Aaahmazing Trick or Treat Pigs in Blanket Roulette with Blood Ketchup
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How we test Halloween food
Our experts munched their way through a variety of Halloween‑inspired sweet and savoury products from all the major supermarkets and brands. Each product was tasted blind to avoid brand bias, then judged on appearance, aroma, flavour and texture.
Tombstone tapas
Get them round the table with this selection of savoury dishes. With crumpets through to pizza getting the Good Housekeeping seal of approval, the feasting can last all day.
Score: 92/100
There’s no need to wait until fright night – wake little ones up with these large pumpkin-shaped crumpets, complete with charred smiley faces. Whether you slather them in “bloody” strawberry jam or lashings of butter is up to you!
Available TBC
Score: 83/100
While not overly spooky, this seriously cheesy pizza stands out thanks to its ghoulish green parsley crust, and it will add hearty substance to your Halloween spread. Topped with a trio of mozzarella, cheddar and Red Leicester on a rich tomato base, it tastes even better than it looks.
Make a meal of it with the Sainsbury's Takeaway Ghoulish Garlic Flatbread (78/100).
Score: 81/100
Fancy a little game? Aldi’s pigs in blankets are designed as a roulette that rises through the spice ranks – from mellow maple and pork to a touch of hot-honey heat, all the way to the Grim Reaper spicy sausage. You won’t know which you’ll get, so you’ve been warned. The pack also includes blood-red ketchup.
Available 27 October 2025
Score: 81/100
While we wait for the Christmas sandwiches to land, we’ll be tucking into this Halloween special. The pumpkin-shaped bread roll is a fun touch, with a surprisingly fresh chicken salad filling. Well-seasoned, with a not-too-scary hit of chipotle and cheesy coleslaw, it tastes far less gimmicky than it looks.
Available 1 October 2025
Score: 79/100
Aldi’s pumpkin‑inspired bao buns look the part and deliver on flavour. The bright orange, pillowy parcels are filled with a well‑seasoned vegetable stir‑fry and earned a firm thumbs‑up from our experts. A fun buy for the whole family.
Available 27 October 2025
Score: 75/100
Like an upgraded, supersized sausage roll, this well-seasoned pork and beef meatloaf from Morrisons is wrapped like a puff pastry mummy. It’s undeniably cute, with two black beans for eyes and pastry “bandages". A great option for a grazing table or for two to share for dinner.
Available 20 October 2025
Trick or treats?
Give little ones a night to remember with these Taste Approved chocolates and sweets. Or stock up for yourself, we won't tell.
Score: 90/100
Sure, this may look like half an Easter egg, but it’s actually a spooky Halloween scene, depicting a milk chocolate gravestone and “soil”, along with white chocolate skull and bones. Crack it open to unleash “blood” and “fractured bones” (otherwise known as blood orange caramel, honeycomb, marshmallows and puffed rice). It’s very sweet, with huge wow factor, and we're confident little ghouls will go mad for it.
Score: 87/100
Organic, plant‑based and lower in sugar than similar sweets, these are not your average gummies. Each pack contains peach frogs, apple Venus flytraps, blackcurrant worms and cola snails, and our experts praised their distinct, juicy flavours. Sweet, soft and lightly sour, they’re a perfect bowlful for lucky trick or treaters.
Score: 85/100
Aldi’s white chocolate mummies are filled with blood red raspberry compote and dark chocolate ganache. The four-pack would make a sweet gift, or addition to the Halloween snack table.
Available 27 October 2025
Score: 79/100
These individual packets of sugar-coated sweet and sour spiders, pumpkins and bats are perfect for trick or treaters. It’s worth noting that not every pack contains each shape, and the flavours don’t differ, but we’re confident kids will love them.
Afternoon tea with a twist
These charming bakes deserve a great cup of tea on the side. Keep a stash on standby for last-minute guests, and for when the sweet craving strikes.
Score: 78/100
Morrisons has reimagined the classic gingerbread biscuit, adding a thick layer of icing depicting a cute pumpkin design. With a chewy texture and long-lasting spiced note, it tasted more premium than other, more expensive bakes on test.
Score: 76/100
Get the kettle on, because you’ll want a cup of tea on the go while you devour this adorable edible pumpkin patch. They're almost too pretty to eat, but trust us, the natural almond flavour is too good to miss.
Score: 73/100
We think Co-op's five-pack of cookies and cream flavoured biscuits are the ultimate after school treat. The orange-hued bakes have a lovely nostalgic flavour and chewy texture, dotted with cookie crumbs and chocolate chips.
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Score: 71/100
These brightly decorated cupcakes feature three spooky buttercream designs – green and purple swirls, orange shag monsters and chocolate cobwebs. Perfect for a kids Halloween party, the simple sponge cake and sugary icing will go down a treat with little taste testers.
Scary snacks
From popcorn to crisps, movie night has never tasted better. With the snacks sorted, the only question left is what film to watch.
Score: 83/100
Taking inspiration from a certain pair of Wicked witches, Co-op's limited-edition snack combines raspberry pink and apple green popcorn. The ultimate spooky snack for Halloween movie night.
Score: 83/100
These worm-shaped crisps are dusted with bright-pink pickled-onion seasoning and taste like a slightly lighter take on classic Monster Munch. Super moreish, they’ll look great in a big bowl – if they don’t wriggle off first.
Score: 81/100
These cheesy bat fangs would make a great addition to the Halloween snack stash. The bright orange corn-based snack tastes similar to Wotsits, and melt in the mouth.
Score: 70/100
Similar to the brand’s festive Very Merry Munch, this M&S snack tin mixes multi-coloured chocolate malt balls, pretzels, chocolate-covered jelly beans and brownie bites. We prefer the original and would have liked a slightly saltier note, but this will happily tide us over until Christmas. Keep it quiet, or you’ll have a steady stream of trick-or-treaters at the door.
Make-your-own monster treats
These DIY treats will keep little ones busy over the October half term. And better yet, they taste great!
Score: 89/100
Aldi’s decorate-your-own macaron kit comes with goggly eyes and black icing to create gruesome (or friendly!) faces. Beyond the fun, interactive element, the macarons impressed with a crisp outer shell, chewy almond flavour, and nutty pistachio cream filling. Cute to make, delicious to eat.
Available 27 October 2025
Score: 74/100
No need to wait until Christmas—this haunted gingerbread house is here for Halloween. The kit includes six easy-to-assemble panels, white and black icing, and orange-and-black sugar sprinkles. It’s super fun for little ones to decorate, and our experts were impressed by the crunchy biscuit and soft, sweet centre.
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Score: 71/100
The whole family will want to get involved in this well-priced creative kit. Each pack contains cookie mix, marshmallows, black icing and green salted caramel. Just add butter and cream to form the dough, add to muffin tins and bake. Then it’s over to you to pipe over melted marshmallow in a cobweb design, and add iced black spiders. It could get quite competitive, in true Bake Off fashion.
Spooky sips
Don't let the kids have all the fun. These novelty serves are the perfect way for adults to toast fright night.
Score: 79/100
Move over Baileys, Aldi’s cream liqueur is half the price and has had a pumpkin spice glow-up for Halloween. Enjoy over ice, or add to coffee, for an autumnal pumpkin spiced latte.
Available 28 September 2025
Score: 78/100
Bottoms up for this witch's brew in a fun light-up bottle. The shimmering gin liqueur – a tropical concoction of mango, pineapple and orange – is ideal for cocktails, such as a Halloween punch.
Stacey looks after all food and drink reviews — from coffee pods and veg boxes, to natural wine and tequila. Stacey is also founder of Crummbs, where she’s written nearly 2,000 restaurant and hotel reviews since 2013. Prior to this, Stacey wrote hundreds of in-depth buying guides for the Independent, i newspaper and BBC Good Food, as well as reviewing restaurants and interviewing celebrities in her column at Balance Magazine. Stacey has also appeared in BAFTA-nominated BBC documentary Blood, Sweat & Takeaways, where she investigated South East Asia's food production industry, appearing on both Newsnight and BBC World Service to share her findings. Regularly checking out the latest restaurants, bars and product launches, Stacey also loves experimenting with recipes at home, and is a WSET-certified wine and spirits expert, with over 10 years of experience in the business. You can follow Stacey on Instagram @crummbs_uk
Callum is our Food and Drink Testing Manager and has been part of the world of professional catering for 10 years, from cheffing to food manufacturing. While working in manufacturing he specialised in bespoke product and menu development for several start-ups and well-known brands such as Wrap It Up! and HOP Vietnamese. He holds the WSET Level 2 in wine, a Level 3 in spirits and has a particular interest in agave spirits.
Joanna Anastasiou is our Food and Drinks Tester, and has completed certifications in Sensory Foundation and WSET Wine Level 2 training. Prior to this she studied geography with conservation biology at the University of Exeter and trained at Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland. Through this she has developed a passion for sustainability within the food and agricultural sectors. Joanna also volunteers in kitchens with FoodCycle, as well as on multiple wildlife conservation projects, where she formed a particular love for bees!
Georgia has been part of the hospitality industry for the last nine years. Her starting point was the world-renowned Le Cordon Bleu culinary school where she gained a Diplôme de Pâtisserie. She has worked at a number of well-known restaurants and bakeries including The Club at the Ivy and Ottolenghi, Notting Hill where she was the head pastry chef. Most recently, Georgia worked at The Clink Bakery inside HMP Brixton, which aims to reduce reoffending through teaching. She is an expert in all things baked goods and holds a WSET level 2 in wine.
