Top 10+ Dairy Free Halloween Recipes [Gluten Free & Vegan]

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Halloween is going to be a little different this year. With social distancing measures in place and lockdowns in some areas, trick or treating is not a great option. But don't worry, you can still celebrate Halloween at home! We'll be having our own little dairy-free Halloween party, and if the rules allow, we'll invite over one or two friends to join in the fun.

I'm imagining fun games that my kids will love, like pin the spider on the web, marshmallow ghosts on a string, mummy wrapping, a skeleton scavenger hunt and of course old favourites like apple bobbing.

For kids with allergies, celebrating at home means you can ensure all the treats on offer are allergy-friendly. This could actually make for a more relaxed and fun celebration! You can check all the ingredients labels in advance, and your child can just enjoy themselves. There's no dilemma about trick or treating and your kids not being allowed to eat the same treats as their friends. Hmm, I'm starting to think Halloween at home could be even MORE fun than going trick or treating!

Are you planning a dairy-free Halloween party?  If so, I'm here to help, with my favourite dairy-free Halloween recipes from around the web.  I have picked recipes that are free from all top 14 allergens, or can be adapted.  Most can be made vegan too!  These cute dairy free Halloween recipes are so fun and great for a party or just to make together with your children. Updated for 2020 with even more ideas!

Dairy Free Halloween Party Essentials

Most of these recipes can be made with ingredients you can pick up in your local supermarket. Here are the extra goodies you'll need to decorate your dairy free Halloween treats and get them looking extra ghoulish! By ingredients, they are all free from dairy and gluten and are vegan too. In fact they are actually free from all Top 14 common allergens (some have may contains listed)! Please check labels carefully to ensure they are suitable for your child's dietary needs.

• Edible Eyeballs
• Writing Icing Tubes
• Marshmallows
• Gel Food Colouring (some may contains listed)
• Vanilla Buttercream Style Icing (some may contains listed)
• Chocolate Icing (some may contains listed)
• Jacks & Bats Sprinkles
• Witches Cauldron Sprinkles
• Halloween Hundreds and Thousands

Spooky Ghost Vegan Bounty Bars

Vegan Ghost Bounty Bars by The Petite Cook

Spooky Eyed Halloween Brownies

Spooky Eyed Halloween Brownies by Simply Whisked

• Contains: gluten, eggs
• Try a gluten free, vegan brownie recipe instead, or use Creative Nature brownie mix which is Top 14 allergen free.

Sausage Mummies

Sausage Mummies by My Fussy Eater

• Contains: gluten
• Substitutions
  • Gluten free: use gluten free sausages and Jus-Rol gluten free puff pastry.
  • Vegan: use your favourite vegan sausages and stick the eyes on with maple syrup instead of honey.  Ready made puff pastry is usually vegan - check the label.

Dairy Free Halloween Biscuits

Dairy Free Halloween Biscuits by My Allergy Kitchen - my kids' favourite recipe!

• Contains: none (Top 14 Allergen Free and Vegan)

Vegan Meringue Halloween Ghosts

Vegan Meringue Halloween Ghosts by The Flexitarian - cleverly uses aquafaba (chickpea water) to make the meringue

• Contains: none (Top 14 Allergen Free and Vegan)

Keto Meringue Cookies

Keto Meringue Cookies by OMG Keto Yum

• contains: eggs
• substitutions: use aquafaba to make the meringue (see previous recipe!)

Dairy Free Halloween Ghost Cupcakes

Halloween Ghost Cupcakes by Free From Farmhouse

• Contains: gluten (note that the other recipes on the page use Oreos, which contain soya)
• Substitutions:
  • Gluten free: use your favourite gluten free cupcake recipe
  • Vegan: use vegan marshmallows

Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats

Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats by Fork and Beans

• Contains: gluten
• Substitutions: use gluten free rice cereal

Mummy Rice Krispies Treats

Mummy Rice Krispies Treats by Pink Fortitude

• Contains: none (Top 14 Allergen Free and Vegan)

Mummy English Muffin Pizzas

Mummy English Muffin Pizzas (Vegan) by Veggies Save The Day - I still don't know what an English muffin is but you could make this on a gluten-free pizza base, pitta bread or tortilla wrap)

• Contains: none (Top 14 Allergen Free and Vegan)

Gluten Free Halloween Cupcakes

Gluten Free Halloween Cupcakes by The Gluten Free Blogger

• Contains: egg
• Substitutions: use your favourite egg substitute to replace the egg, or your own egg-free cupcake recipe

Pumpkin Oranges

Pumpkin Oranges by Sew White

• Contains: none (Top 14 Allergen Free and Vegan)

Vegan Halloween Pinwheel Cookies

Vegan Halloween Pinwheel Cookies by Short Girl Tall Order

• contains: gluten

Vegan Witch Finger 'Cheese' Breadsticks

Vegan Witch Finger Breadsticks by VeEatCookBake

• Contains: wheat/gluten
• Substitutions: use gluten free pizza dough

Vegan Sugar Cookies

Vegan Sugar Cookies by My Darling Vegan (original recipe has been removed). Just cover your favourite dairy-free round biscuits with white glace icing (icing sugar+water). Allow to dry, then use black writing icing to create a spider web on top.

Spiderweb Fruit Platter

Spiderweb Fruit Platter by Will Cook for Smiles - this looks super easy to make and healthy too!  Sadly the original recipe has been taken down you could simply pipe some dairy free cream cheese over a plate of fresh fruit to make a spider web!  If you want to be fancy you could mix with dairy free yogurt and a little vanilla extract too.

• Contains: depends which cream cheese you use! Could be Top 14 Allergen Free and Vegan.

You can find even more dairy free Halloween recipes on Pinterest.

For an allergy-friendly Hallowe'en, you might also like to join in with the Teal Pumpkin Project, a campaign to keep Hallowe'en inclusive for those with food allergies.  Check out my Teal Pumpkin Printable and 3 Easy Ways to Decorate a Teal Pumpkin for more info.