If you're tired of eating and serving the typical pumpkin recipes [1] and candy corn creations [2] at every Halloween [3] party, this is for you. These Latin-inspired recipes, from pumpkin tamales to dulce de leche cupcakes, go above and beyond the usual spooky bites, guaranteeing your house and party get the "most original" label from the neighborhood trick-or-treaters. Keep scrolling for the fun recipes, and then check out spooky drinks to try this Oct. 31 [4].
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Meringue Ghosts
Get the recipe: meringue ghosts [6]
Tropical Candy Corn Popsicles
Get the recipe: tropical candy corn popsicles [7]
Dulce de Leche Truffles
Get the recipe: dulce de leche truffles [8]
Midnight Diablo Brownies
Get the recipe: midnight diablo brownies [9]
Champurrado
Get the recipe: champurrado [10]
Dulce de Leche Pumpkin Cupcakes
Get the recipe: dulce de leche pumpkin cupcakes [11]
Pumpkin Empanadas
Get the recipe: pumpkin empanadas [12]
Pumpkin Tres Leches
Get the recipe: pumpkin tres leches [13]
Spiked Mexican Hot Chocolate
Get the recipe: spiked Mexican hot chocolate [14]
Tropical Candy Corn Parfait
Get the recipe: tropical candy corn parfait [15]
Deadly Chocolate Graveyard Cakes
Get the recipe: deadly chocolate graveyard cakes [16]
Pumpkin Tamales
Get the recipe: pumpkin tamales [17]
Monster Eye Halloween Sugar Cookies
Get the recipe: monster eye Halloween sugar cookies [18]