Hungry Happenings

  • RECIPES
    • All Recipes
    • Dessert Recipes
    • Decorated Cookies
    • Decorated Cakes
    • Cheesecake Recipes
    • Everyday Desserts
    • Homemade Candy
    • Everyday Meals
    • Readers’ Gallery
  • HOW TO
    • Chocolate Making Tips
    • Chocolate Making Course (video lessons)
    • Make Modeling Chocolate
      • Modeling Chocolate Recipe and Tutorial
      • How to Color Modeling Chocolate
      • How to Store and Work with Modeling Chocolate
      • How to Fix Greasy Modeling Chocolate
      • How to Fix Dry Modeling Chocolate
      • Use Colored Candy Melts to Make Candy Clay
    • Candy Clay Creations
    • How To Color White Chocolate and Candy Melts and Paint Candy Molds
    • How to Use Food Coloring Markers
  • HOLIDAYS
    • ALL HOLIDAY RECIPES
    • Valentine's Day
    • St. Patrick's Day
    • Easter
    • 4th of July
    • Halloween
      • Hungry Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
    • New Year's Eve
    • MORE HOLIDAYS
      • Mother's Day
      • Father's Day
      • April Fools
      • Chinese New Year
      • Cinco de Mayo
      • Day of the Dead
      • Earth Day
      • Mardi Gras
  • PARTY FOOD
    • Super Bowl
    • Graduation
    • Birthday Party
    • March Madness
    • Summer Fun
    • Baby Shower
    • Wedding Shower
    • School/Teacher
    • Movie and T.V. Characters
    • Kid's Treats
    • Fun Party Recipes
  • MY COOKBOOKS
  • ABOUT
  • MY BLOGS
    • HowToMakeCerealTreats.com
    • HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
    • HowToMakeEasyFudge.com
    • TheSugarAcademy.com
menu icon
go to homepage
  • recipes
  • chocolate tips
  • about
  • cookbooks
  • subscribe
  • holiday recipes
  • Halloween recipes
  • party food
  • appetizers
  • decorated cheese balls
  • cute food for kids
  • dessert recipes
  • chocolate recipes
  • homemade candy
  • decorated cakes
  • cupcake recpes
  • cheesecake recipes
  • cookie recipes
  • rice krispie treats recipes
  • fudge recipes
  • modeling chocolate treats
  • ice cream recipes
  • popcorn recipes
  • everyday meals
  • recipe roundups
  • readers' gallery
    • Facebook
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
  • search icon
    Homepage link
    • recipes
    • chocolate tips
    • about
    • cookbooks
    • subscribe
    • holiday recipes
    • Halloween recipes
    • party food
    • appetizers
    • decorated cheese balls
    • cute food for kids
    • dessert recipes
    • chocolate recipes
    • homemade candy
    • decorated cakes
    • cupcake recpes
    • cheesecake recipes
    • cookie recipes
    • rice krispie treats recipes
    • fudge recipes
    • modeling chocolate treats
    • ice cream recipes
    • popcorn recipes
    • everyday meals
    • recipe roundups
    • readers' gallery
    • Facebook
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
  • ×
    Home » Holiday Treats and Recipes » Halloween

    Halloween Cheese

    Modified: Sep 11, '23 · Published: Oct 21, '13 · By: Beth Klosterboer · Commission earned on paid or sponsored links.

    Cheese makes a great appetizer for a Halloween party and there's no reason it has to be ordinary. Color it to make black cats, shape it into a witch hat cheese ball, or mold it into colorfully decorated 3-D sugar skulls. See all of these Halloween Cheese ideas below.

    Halloween cheese including black bats, orange owls, a cheese ball witch hat, and a decorated sugar skull cheese.

    Did you know you can color cheese to make festive Halloween snacks? Or pour it into silicone molds to create cool shapes like skulls? You can even craft amazing Halloween cheese balls that look like black cats, witch hats, and monsters.

    Today, I'm going to share some fun ideas for transforming blocks, shreds, and slices of cheese into cool Halloween cheese.

    Let's start by making colored cheese.

    Halloween cheese and crackers topped with white cheese moons and black cheese bats and cats.

    A while back I discovered Velveeta Queso Cheese could be melted, colored, spread thin, then cut into decorations. I used the colorful cheese to make Cheese Ball Birthday Cakes.

    For Halloween, I wanted to create some really simple cutouts of cats, bats, and witches to go over some full moon-shaped cheese and crackers. This time I used Velveeta's original orange cheese and colored it black.

    I'm pretty sure it took less coloring than white cheese would have needed and it was vibrantly black.

    crackers topped with white cheese moons and black cheese bats, cats, and witches.

    Black Cat, Bats, and Witch-Shaped Cheese

    Ingredients

    Velveeta Cheese
    white cheese slices or Baybel Cheese Rounds
    crackers

    Supplies

    Amazon affiliate links open in new tabs. I earn a commission when you use the links to make a purchase at no extra cost to you.

    black food coloring
    non-stick baking mat (Silpat)
    mini bat, cat, and witch-shaped cookie cutters
    optional: round cookie cutter, just a little smaller than the size of the crackers

    Instructions

    coloring melted Velveeta Cheese with black food coloring.

    Color Velveeta cheese black.

    Cut Velveeta cheese into small chunks and melt in the microwave.

    Stir in drops of black food coloring until you get a dark black color.

    spreading black-colored Velveeta cheese onto a silicone mat.

    Spread it thin.

    Quickly spread the melted cheese into a thin layer on a non-stick baking mat (Silpat.)

    Freeze for 10 minutes.

    cutting out black cheese cats, bats, and witches.

    Cut using Halloween cookie cutters.

    Cut shapes out of the black cheese using small cookie cutters.

    If the cheese gets too soft, put it back into the freezer for a few minutes.

    cutting out round slices of cheese a little smaller than a round cracker and adding black cheese bats, cats, and witches.

    Top crackers with cheese.

    Cut white cheese slices into rounds using a cookie cutter. Just before serving set cheese rounds on crackers and add black cheese shapes.

    Babybel cheese topped with black Velveeta cheese bats and cat.

    Or top Babybel Cheese.

    Alternately, top Baybel Cheese rounds with cutouts. You'll need really small cutters to make bats and cats that will fit on top of these pieces of cheese.

    I used Halloween Linzer Cookie Cutters. They were the perfect size.

    Pimento Cheese Bites Halloween Snack

    Top other appetizers.

    You can also top other appetizers like Pimento Cheese Puffs with black Halloween cheese cutouts. 

    white spider web cheese decorated with a black spider using a stamp.

    If you don't want to color the cheese, you can use black food coloring and stamps to add Halloween designs on white cheese.

    I pressed a spider web impression mat into round slices of provolone cheese. Then, I brushed a thin layer of black food coloring onto a foam spider stamp and pressed it onto the spider web cheese.

    It turned out great.

    NOTE:

    Anytime you eat anything made with black food coloring, it may temporarily color your teeth. Brush them well with toothpaste to wash the coloring off.

    More Ideas for Cheese Appetizers

    sugar skull made of white cheese and colorful cheese decorations.

    3-D sugar skull made out of cheese

    You can use colorful cheese to make this cool Day of the Dead Sugar Skull out of cheese.

    The skull and the decorations are made with Velveeta Queso Blanco using the same technique shown above. I used small plunger cutters to cut out flowers, dots, hearts, teardrops, and stars from purple, blue, pink, and green-colored cheese.

    skull and crossbones cheese on crackers.

    bite-size skulls made out of cheese

    These Cheese Skulls are made using a silicone mold. You can shape any meltable cheese using this fun method. I used Mozzarella cheese but cheddar works great too. 

    Halloween cheese ball monsters with pretzel and cheese eyes and black olive smiles.

    cheese ball monsters

    Turn mini cheese balls into these furry-looking Mini Monster Cheese Balls  for your Halloween party. I've served them at a few parties and they are always a huge hit with my guests.

    cheese slice owl served with crackers

    owl made from cheese slices

    This cute Cheese Slice Owl is super easy to make using slices of cheddar, co-jack cheese, provolone cheese, and black olives. It makes a fun appetizer for any Halloween party. 

    black cat cheese ball for Halloween.

    cheese ball shaped like a black cat

    This   Black Cat Cheese Ball is made with a yummy roasted red pepper and Gruyere cheese ball. It's decorated with cream cheese, olives, and blue corn tortilla chips. 

    Halloween cheese ball witch hat and a breadstick broom served on a purple, black, and white polka dot platter.

    cheese ball witch hat

    I used a delicious sundried tomato and feta cheese ball to make this Witch Hat Cheese-ball.

    It is coated in crushed blue corn tortilla chips which look black. 

    cheese pumpkin

    Jack-O-Lantern cheese sandwich

    To make this cute Jack-O-Lantern cheese sandwich, I cut a slice of orange cheddar cheese using a pumpkin cookie cutter. Then I cut out two circles and placed a slice of white cheese underneath the orange cheese to create the eyes. I used a black food coloring marker to create the details. 

    cheese bread candy corn

    cheese bread candy corn

    Bake cheese bread shaped like a triangle then top it with white, yellow, and orange cheese so it looks like a cheese bread candy corn.

    cheese wedge candy corn

    candy corn cheese

    These cute little cheese wedge candy corn are super easy to make and will look really fun served with crackers.

    Top a round of pizza dough with sauce, mozzarella cheese, black olives, roasted red peppers, and garlic to create this cute Vampire Pizza for Halloween.

    vampire pizza

    Use plain white mozzarella cheese to create this cute Vampire Pizza. This pizza is easy to decorate and is always a party favorite.

    I hope you have fun making your own cheesy snacks for Halloween.SaveSave

    • Author
    • Recent Posts
    Beth Klosterboer
    Beth Klosterboer
    Hi, I'm Beth Klosterboer, a professional chocolatier & baker, cookbook author, and event planner. I love sharing recipes for happy occasions here on Hungry Happenings. I also create easy fudge recipes to share at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com, rice krispie treat recipes at HowToMakeCerealTreats.com, and easy cookie recipes at HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
    Beth Klosterboer
    Latest posts by Beth Klosterboer (see all)
    • Irresistible Sweets with Dixie Crystals® - July 13, 2024
    • How to make peanut butter? - February 15, 2024
    • OREO Penguins - December 20, 2023

    More Halloween Recipes and Fun Party Food - Over 100 Cute & Creepy Ideas

    • cheeseburger skull on a skull-shaped homemade hamburger bun.
      Cheeseburger Skulls
    • Halloween Cookies Hocus Pocus Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
      Hocus Pocus Cookies
    • Serve up some fun for lunch this Halloween by making some homemade crackers to go along with a bowl of hot Campbell's new Slow Kettle Soup.
      Homemade Halloween Crackers
    • Halloween appetizer - Jack Skellington Chicken Dip
      Halloween Appetizer - Jack Skellington Dip

    About Beth Klosterboer

    Comments

      Please leave a comment. Cancel reply

      Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

      Recipe Rating




      This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    1. Cindy says

      January 18, 2014 at 4:47 am

      thanks Beth.

      Reply
    2. Cindy says

      January 18, 2014 at 4:03 am

      oh, i have you on pinterest, facebook, and g+ 🙂

      Reply
    3. Cindy says

      January 18, 2014 at 4:02 am

      Beth, are their any other cheese that can be melted besides the velveeta or american cheese. i dont care for them and have tried some but didnt work well due to the oil content. thanks........i love all the ideas!

      Reply
      • beth says

        January 18, 2014 at 4:18 am

        Hi Cindy, I have not found any others yet. I'm always looking, though. Most of the cheese I have tried to use have too much oil that seeps out when heated. Velveeta sure doesn't take like a good cheddar, but it does melt and harden like I need to make these cut outs. If I find another cheese that works, I'll be sure to share that information here!

        Reply
    4. Debra Hawkins says

      October 31, 2013 at 5:14 am

      These are so darling!

      Reply
    5. Audra Balof says

      October 24, 2013 at 4:39 pm

      Very cute, thank you for linking up at Moonlight and Mason Jars! I am sharing these fun treats on my FB page today, Once a Mom Always a Cook!

      Reply
      • beth says

        October 24, 2013 at 6:43 pm

        Thanks so much for sharing this project with your Facebook fans!

        Reply
    6. Chelsea says

      October 24, 2013 at 2:50 pm

      These are so cute! I would never have thought of dyeing the cheese to make bats and cats! This is a really fun and different idea to bring to a Halloween party. Thanks!

      Reply
      • beth says

        October 24, 2013 at 6:44 pm

        I love how easy it is to turn the orange cheese black.

        Reply
    7. The Crafting Foodie says

      October 22, 2013 at 12:53 am

      Beth,
      Your cheese technique is amazing! These look so adorable. My girls love cheese, so they'd go nuts for these!

      Reply
    8. The Partiologist says

      October 21, 2013 at 10:42 pm

      You must be working by the light of the moon to get all of these appetizers made - I love that you can color
      cheese! YEA!!

      Reply
      • beth says

        October 24, 2013 at 6:45 pm

        Yep, I am working around the clock right now. Halloween is almost here!

        Reply
    9. Kalamity Kelli says

      October 21, 2013 at 3:59 pm

      I LOVE them. My daughter just loves bats and spiders on Halloween so these will be perfect!

      Reply
    Beth Jackson Klosterboer

    Welcome to Hungry Happenings!

    I'm Beth. I've been a professional chocolatier & baker for over 30 years, have written 5 cookbooks, and love creating fun food for holidays and special occasions.

    Read more about me →

    Popular

    • Mini cheesecakes collage of images with plain cheesecakes, cheesecake cups with toppings, and decorated edible flower cheesecakes.
      Mini Cheesecakes
    • homemade candy bars including dark chocolate bars, milk chocolate cashew bars, white chocolate cookies and cream candy bars, and more
      The Best Step-by-Step Chocolate Bar Recipes
    • Marry a chocolate cake ball with a chocolate dipped maraschino cherry to get these amazing Chocolate Cherry Bombs.
      Chocolate Cherry Bombs - Cherry Filled Cake Balls Dipped in Chocolate
    • Giant Reese's Cup on a cake stand with a slice cut and served on a small dessert plate.
      Giant Peanut Butter Cup
    • Cakesicles with red and green drizzle, rainbow sprinkles, and chocolate drizzle
      How to make Cakesicles (cake pop popsicles)
    • Delicious chocolate truffles coated in chopped cashews, shaved dark chocolate, cocoa powder, cookie crumbs, and a blend of dark and white chocolate shavings.
      Chocolate Truffles Recipe

    Buy my cookbooks

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    use policies

    • privacy policy
    • photo-use policy
    • terms of service

    join us

    • subscribe (newsletter)
    • our online courses
    • readers' gallery

    contact

    • contact
    • about Beth
    • FAQ

    As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Copyright © 2025 Hungry Happenings