Start a new tradition with your family this Halloween season! A Hocus Pocus Family Movie Night with spooky fun snacks is sure to be a hit!
I was not allowed to watch Hocus Pocus growing up. It wasn’t until college that I actually watched the movie. Dost thou comprehend?! Mr. Sweet Southern Oaks had never seen the movie until he met me. It’s just a bunch of Hocus Pocus if you ask me. 😉 Now, it’s a family tradition that we can’t wait to share someday with our future children. No family movie night is complete without fun themed snacks, so I’ve got all the recipes included here.
If you follow me on Instagram, I’ve been sharing these ideas for a Hocus Pocus Family Movie Night in stories. I’ve got a highlight saved over on Instagram with pictures and details on making each of the spooktacularly fun snacks!
For a Hocus Pocus Family Movie Night, we’ve got to have some bewitching snacks to eat during the movie:
- Witches’ Warts – Sausage Balls
- Hocus Pocus Sand’witches’ – Ham & Cheese Poppy Seed Slider Sandwiches
- Hocus Pocus Munch – Pumpkin Spice Puppy Chow (Muddy Buddies)
- Frightfully Cute Cheese Ball – Pumpkin Shaped Cheese Ball
Hocus Pocus Food Station Set Up
Of course, we’ve got to have a fun movie set up to display the snacks! To do this, all of the food should be placed in a central location. Either in your living room where you’ll be watching the movie or in the kitchen. Use some Halloween decor and festive platters to decorate the food station. Here, I used several pieces of black cheesecloth (creepy cloth) and stretched it across the island. I had some Halloween Rae Dunn dishes that hubby had found, but use any kind of Halloween plates you have for your family movie night. Some plastic skeleton hands from the dollar store add a touch of spooky and the pumpkins tie all the colors together. Finally, Halloween lights make the food station extra festive!
Witches Warts – Sausage Balls
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Witches' Warts - Sausage Balls
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time45 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer, Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: breakfast, Halloween Snack Food, Sausage Balls
Ingredients
- 1 Roll Breakfast Sausage (Hot or Mild) I like Jimmy Dean Sausage
- 1 1/2 Cups Bisquick
- 1 Cup Cheddar Cheese
- 1/4 Cup Milk
- Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder, Cayenne Pepper to taste
Instructions
Brown the sausage and season to taste. Drain grease.
In a mixing bowl, combine sausage, cheese, milk, Bisquick and spices. You are looking for a soft dough to form.
Use a cookie scoop to get an even amount of dough. Hand roll the dough into balls. Place on greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes until golden brown.
Notes
This recipe makes approximately 24 sausage balls.
I prefer for my sausage balls to be almost a biscuit consistency with lots of cheese!
Hocus Pocus Sand’WITCHES’ – Ham & Cheese Poppyseed Sliders
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Hocus Pocus Sand'WITCHES' - Ham & Cheese Poppyseed Sliders
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Halloween Snack Food, sliders
Ingredients
- 1 Bag King's Hawaiian Deli Rolls
- 6-8 Slices Deli Ham
- 6-8 Slices Swiss Cheese
- 1/4 Cup Poppyseed Dressing
- 1/4 Cup Honey Mustard Sauce (Mix together 2tbsp each of mayonnaise, mustard, honey. Add a dash of pepper and rosemary.)
Instructions
Slice the Hawaiian Rolls in half lengthwise.
Mix together Honey Mustard Sauce and spread on top and bottom of the rolls.
Place the ham and Swiss Cheese on the rolls. The cheesier the better!
Place the dinner roll top back on. Brush the poppyseed dressing on top of the rolls.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 8-10 minutes, you want the cheese to by melty. Take the rolls out and add about 1-2 tablespoons more poppyseed dressing to the top of the rolls. Broil for just a few seconds. This will create a delicious glaze on top of the rolls.
Cut the sandwiches into 12 pieces and serve hot.
Frightfully Cute Cheese Ball – Pumpkin Shaped Cheese Ball
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Frightfully Cute Cheese Ball - Pumpkin Shaped Cheese Ball
Make a cute cheese ball that is shaped like a pumpkin! It's almost too cute to eat!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Total Time4 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cheese ball, Halloween Snack Food
Ingredients
- 1 Package Cream Cheese Softened
- 1 Packet Ranch Dressing
- 1/2 Cup Bacon Bits
- 1/2 Cup Cheddar Cheese Softened
- 1 Pepper (pick one with a cute stem!)
- 6-8 Rubberbands
- Plastic Wrap
Instructions
Mix together the cream cheese, Ranch Dressing packet, bacon bits and dash of pepper until combined.
Using your hands, form the cheese mixture into a ball.
Roll all sides of the ball into cheddar cheese. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap.
Place the rubberbands all around the cheese ball 6-8 times. Think about the pumpkin shape - the rubberbands will create the ridges of the pumpkin.
Chill in the fridge for at least 4-6 hours.
Right before serving, remove the rubberbands and unwrap the cheese ball to reveal your "pumpkin". Cut the stem off of a pepper. Place the stem on top of the cheese ball.
Serve with pepper strips, veggies, or crackers. Refrigerate leftovers.
Hocus Pocus Munch – Pumpkin Spice Puppy Chow
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Hocus Pocus Munch - Pumpkin Spice Puppy Chow
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Total Time15 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Halloween Snack Food, Pumpkin Spice Puppy Chow
Ingredients
- 1 Package Cinnamon Chex Cereal
- 1 Package Orange Candy Melts
- 3 tsp Cinnamon divided
- 1/2 tsp each Nutmeg, Cloves, Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 1 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar
- Candy Corn or M&Ms
Instructions
Prepare all of your ingredients. Once the candy melts are melted, you need to work quick! Pour cereal in a large mixing bowl. In a separate microwave safe bowl, pour in the candy melts.
Make your Spice Mixture: in a small bowl, mix together 2 teaspoons Cinnamon, and 1/2 tsp each of the Nutmeg, Cloves and Pumpkin Pie Spice.
Melt the candy melts in microwave for 30 second increments. When melted completely melted, stir in Spice Mixture.
Pour the candy melt over cereal. Stir and gently mix together.
In a ziplock bag, pour in powdered sugar with 1 tsp Cinnamon. Add coated cereal to bag and shake until coated with powdered sugar. Add in candy corn or M&Ms if desired
Now that the snacks are all setup, it’s time for our Hocus Pocus family movie night. Have a wonderful family night and enjoy the show!
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