In Orlando, the unforgettable season starts a little early.
A few weeks ago, at the Taste of Terror event, HHN enthusiasts got a preview of the treats that will be served during the iconic Halloween event. It will take place on September 1 and run through November 4.
That means the time has come to indulge in devilish fun on Halloween Horror Nights. But a good portion of us like to enjoy treats in addition to all the tricks and treats.
Here are some Halloween horror nights food options we’ve tried at this year’s Taste of Horror.
If you’re brave enough, read on.
Best Halloween Horror Nights Food 2023
Halloween Horror Nights 2023 looks like one of the tastiest years yet!
Based on my preferences, here are a few of my favorite Halloween Horror Nights food. If you need help choosing, try some of my recommendations below!
Bloody Snowball (Yeti – Gramercy Park)
We love sweets around here, and this year’s desserts are some of our favorites in recent HHN history.
Inspired by the scary things in YETI: Campground Kills, Bloody Snowball is a tasty chocolate cake with marshmallow frosting and coconut flakes on top.
Cheddar Jalapeño Hellfire Club (Stellar Bar – Production Central)
Start your cooking adventure with this one-of-a-kind handheld treat made from the fires of taste!
It’s made of Jalapeño cheddar bread, shaved pork shoulder, crispy potato sticks, hot mayo, pineapple chutney, and Muenster cheese. It’s a huge hit with food critics!
This Halloween Horror Nights food is great for kids.
Yuri’s Favorite (Surfer Boy Pizza – Gramercy Park)
This rich dish tastes like a classic peanut butter pie. It’s made with chocolate cake, peanut butter mousse, and Reese’s Pieces, and it’s kept in a Stranger Things-themed sealed container so you can grab it as a quick snack as you go from house to house.
Left Behind Ravioli (Ration Station – New York)
The Federal Emergency Response Agency has set up its distribution center in the middle of New York, not far from where The Last of Us’s maze is full of chaos. You can find this little dish of cheese ravioli in the ration book. Along with garlic bread, truffle cream, marinara sauce, and tempura-fried enoki mushrooms, it comes in a can that says “FEDERA.”
Best Halloween Horror Nights Food 2023 –Left Behind Ravioli
This FEDRA Ration Bar, a Scotcheroo Bar with peanut butter, coffee-flavored chocolate, and rice crispies, is the perfect snack for running away from monsters that eat people and other scary things at night at HHN.
Halloween Horror Nights Food Guide
Stellar Bar
| Food Options: | Price | picture |
|---|---|---|
| Cheddar Jalapeño Hellfire Club | $13.99 |  |
This sandwich is based on Stranger Things and has shaved pork shoulder, crispy potato sticks, spicy mayo, pineapple sauce, and muenster cheese. It is served on cheddar jalapeño bread.
| Drink Options: | Price |
|---|---|
| 20 oz. Souvenir Cup | $16.50 |
| Souvenir Cup Refill | $12.50 |
| 12 oz. Single Serve | $12.50 |
| Non-alcoholic | $8.00 |
| Murray’s Brain Tonic | $14.25 |
| Voodoo Brewing Co. Lacto – Kooler | $12.25 |
| Original Sin Crimson Chaos Cider | $10.00 |
| Miller Lite | $9.50 |
| Truly Vodka Seltzer | $11.25 |
| Spellbound Cabernet Sauvignon | $9.00 |
| Noble Vines Chardonnay | $9.00 |
Today Café
| Food Options | PRICE |
|---|---|
| Rotting Pumpkin | $6.49 |
| Pumpkin spice crème brulee with frosting leaves and a ganache stem on top. | |
| Graveyard Coffee Cake | $5.49 |
| Spiced coffee cake with chocolate rocks, cake bits, and bones | |
| Peanut Caramel Bar | $5.49 |
| A chocolate caramel peanut bar with chocolate whipped cream on top | |
| Pumpkin Dulce de Leche Puff | $6.99 |
| The puff is filled with dulce de leche and Pumpkin. It has whipped cream, pumpkin seeds, and gold accents on top. |
Gramercy Park-Oddfellow (Facing Minion Cafe)
| Food Options | price |
|---|---|
| Dr. Oddfellow’s Carn”Evil” Dog | $10.49 |
| A red hot dog was on a confetti hot dog bun with Kool-Aid pickles, bubblegum mustard, and potato sticks. | |
| Sour Apple Funnel Fries | $9.99 |
| Fries seasoned with sour sugar and topped with apple pie filling, sour apple ice cream, and crumble. |
| Drink Options | price |
|---|---|
| Voodoo Brewing Co. Lacto – Kooler | $12.25 |
| Original Sin Crimson Chaos Cider | $10.00 |
| Miller Lite | $9.50 |
| Truly Vodka Seltzer | $11.25 |
Gramercy Park–Surfer Boy Pizza (Facing Minion Cafe)
| Food Options | price | PICTURE |
|---|---|---|
| Surfer Boy Hawaiian Pizza | $9.99 |  |
| Pizza is made with French bread and spicy Spam, pineapple chutney, jalapeños, onions, and mozzarella. | ||
| Surfer Boy Vegan Pizza | $9.99 |  |
| Made with French bread and Gardein meat crumbles, pineapple, jalapeño, and mozzarella cheese. | ||
| Surfer Boy Cheese Pizza | $8.99 |  |
| Cheese pizza made with French bread | ||
| Yuri’s Favorite | $5.99 |  |
| There is peanut butter mousse on the chocolate cake and Reese’s Pieces on top. |
| Drink Options | price |
|---|---|
| Surfer Boy Tropical Dream Punch | |
| It is a drink made with Cruzan Rum, pineapple, lime, passion fruit, grapefruit juices, vanilla bean, and a pineapple gummy on top. | |
| 20 oz. Souvenir Cup | $16.50 |
| Souvenir Cup Refill | $12.50 |
| 12 oz. Single Serve | $12.50 |
| Truly Vodka Seltzer | $11.25 |
| Voodoo Brewing Co. Lacto – Kooler | $12.25 |
| Non-alcoholic | $8.00 |
| What The Fanta? | $4.69 |
| Miller Lite | $9.50 |
| Original Sin Crimson Chaos Cider | $10.00 |
Last of Us Twisted Tater (Near Park Plaza Holiday Shop)
| Food Options | price |
|---|---|
| Twisted Tater | $9.49 |
| Ribbon potatoes that have been spiralized, cut thinly, and skewered, then fried and seasoned with your choice of ● Spiced salt ● Bok Choy Cheese ● sour cream, chives ● ghost pepper ● porcini powder | |
| The Infected Tater | $10.49 |
| Potato spirals fried in oil with mushroom sauce and porcini powder | |
| Cordyceps Corndog | $11.49 |
| There is a Korean cheese dog with sweet potato skins, truffle cream sauce, and radish sprouts. |
57 Scare (Facing Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon)
| Food Options | price |
|---|---|
| African Lentil & Potato Sambusa Coffin | $8.99 |
| Spiced lentils and potatoes from Africa buried in a veggie pie crust | |
| Pepperoni Pizza Skull | $8.99 |
| A pizza skull filled with pepperoni and cheese | |
| Mummy Cheesecake Pop | $6.49 |
| Cookies & cream cheese Oreo pops with candy eyes |
Yeti
| Food Options | price |
|---|---|
| Bloody Campground Poutine | $9.99 |
| Asian-style gravy, char-sui roasted pork, cheese curds, onions, and crispy chilis are on top of crispy fries. | |
| Vegan Burnt Ends Poutine | $9.99 |
| Burnt ends gravy without beef, vegan cheeses, and onions on top of crispy fries. | |
| Bloody Snowball | $5.49 |
| Chocolate cake with marshmallow frosting and coconut that has been dried out |
Avenue Bites
| Food Options | price | price |
|---|---|---|
| Spicy Turkey & Squash Bun | $7.99 |  |
| Steamed bun with spicy ground turkey and butternut squash inside | ||
| Chicken & Cheese Filled Empanadas | $13.99 |  |
| combo with chips | ||
| Little Stevie’s Stuffed Pretzel Spinach | $7.49 |  |
| Spinach and feta stuffed pretzel | ||
| Little Stevie’s Stuffed Pretzel Jalapeño | $7.49 |  |
| Jalapeño and cheese stuffed pretzel | ||
| Créme Caramel Flan | $5.99 |  |
| Mummy Cheesecake Pop | $6.49 |  |
| Oreo cheesecake pop with candy eyes |
Islands of Adventure–Croissant Moon
| Food Options | price |
|---|---|
| Graveyard Mini Cake | $5.49 |
| Chocolate Oreo cake with double chocolate cream cheese center and a chocolate tombstone on top. | |
| Mummy Cheesecake Pop | $6.49 |
| Oreo cheesecake pop with candy eyes |
KidZone Pizza
| Food Options | price |
|---|---|
| Vegan Pizza Fries | $11.49 |
| Marinara sauce, vegan cheese, pepperoni, and sausage pieces are on top of the french fries. | |
| Sweet Potato S’mores Fries | $10.99 |
| There are marshmallows, graham crackers, white chocolate chips, and milk chocolate chips on top of the sweet potato fries. | |
| Classic Pizza Fries | $11.49 |
| Cheese, pepperoni, sausage, and tomato sauce on top of french fries |
Battery Park–Mel’s Die-In
| Food Options | price | picture |
|---|---|---|
| Peanut Blooder Burger | $13.49 |  |
| The Smash Burger has peanut sauce, raspberry jelly, cheddar cheese, shaved onions, jalapeño bacon, cherry peppers, and shaved onions on a vampire bun. | ||
| Cheeseburger | $12.99 |  |
| Combo with chips | ||
| Confetti Battered Cookies | $7.49 |  |
| Battered and fried Oreos dusted with powdered sugar | ||
| Chocolate Chip Cookie | $4.29 |  |
| Chips | $3.49 |  |
| Beverage Options | price |
|---|---|
| Ghoul Juice | |
| Myers’s Dark Rum, cherry brandy, simple syrup, mango nectar, lime juice, Dale Degroff’s pimento bitters, and Peychaud’s bitters | |
| Electric Death | |
| New Amsterdam gin, blue curaçao, lime juice, vanilla bean, simple syrup, pineapple juice, and Dale Degroff’s pimento bitters | |
| Tinseltown Torment | |
| Old Forester bourbon, cherry brandy, orange bitters, chocolate and cherry syrup, orange and cranberry juices | |
| 20 oz. Souvenir Cup | $16.50 |
| Souvenir Cup Refill | $12.50 |
| 12 oz. Single Serve | $12.50 |
| Voodoo Brewing Co. Lacto – Kooler | $12.25 |
| Original Sin Crimson Chaos Cider | $10.00 |
| Miller Lite | $9.50 |
| Truly Vodka Seltzer | $11.25 |
New York–Ration Station
| Food Options | price |
|---|---|
| Left Behind Ravioli | $9.99 |
| Mini cheese ravioli with marinara, truffle cream, garlic bread, and tempura fried enoki mushrooms | |
| Lakeside “Meat” Stew | $10.49 |
| Beef cheek stew with fingerling potatoes, wood ear mushrooms, tempura fried enoki mushrooms, and white rice | |
| FEDRA Ration Bar | $5.49 |
| Scotcheroo Bar with coffee-flavored chocolate, peanut butter, and rice crispies |
San Francisco Pastry Co.
| Food Options | price |
|---|---|
| Hellfire Mini Cake | $5.49 |
| Layered chocolate cake with mango cayenne filling topped with chocolate guitar | |
| Trick or Treat Bucket | $5.99 |
| Chocolate crème brûlée topped with peanut butter buttercream, caramel popcorn, candy corn, M&M’s®, Reese’s® pieces, and licorice strip |
Tips for Fright Night 2023
● Check out the full lineup in advance
● Visit on a weeknight
● September is less crowded than October
● Plan extra time to enjoy the Horror Zone
● Take a break and hydrate
● Save time by entering early
● Refuel with signature food and drinks
● Don’t forget to ride some of the rides
● Talk about your expectations and comfort level
● Splurge on fast passes
● Book a guided tour
Note:
Regular park admission does not include admission to Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights. You will need a separate event ticket to attend. Also, parking is only free after 10 p.m., so be prepared to pay full price.
Also, don’t get the time wrong!
Universal Orlando Resort Halloween Horror Nights Friday, September 1–Saturday, November 4, 2023
Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights Thursday, September 7–Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Usually, no outside food is allowed inside. But the above list of Halloween Horror Nights Food will satisfy your appetite!
What must I be aware of if I use HHN Early Entry?
If you use Halloween Horror Nights Early Admission (Stay & Scream), you must wait inside Universal Studios Florida while the park changes from a daytime event to a nighttime event.
Even though you still have to follow the tour plan, there is one more thing you need to know.
Because you’ll be going to a few spooky houses early (the ones you go to may change from night to night), you should go to those first. Cross off the haunts you’ve already seen from the list above when early admission ends.
And the park is open to everyone (between 6:15 and 6:30 p.m.). Then, go through the list from top to bottom as normal.
What if I can’t get in early for Halloween Horror Nights like you suggested?
Buy a Halloween Horror Nights Fast Pass if you can’t get in early.
Please be at the Park Crossing turnstiles by 5 p.m. if this is also not possible.
If you still can’t make it, go to Horror Nights on Thursdays or Sundays during the first three weeks or Wednesdays during the second half of the season. But even then, be ready to stand around a lot.
What do I do if I have an HHN Express Pass?
We should clarify that you still want to follow the steps above if you have an Express, which can only be used once per graveyard.
When you use an Express Pass, remember that it can only cut wait times in half.
If the Weekend: After Hours Nightmare Maze lasts two hours, people with an Express Pass might have to wait up to an hour. So, even if you have a Fast Pass, we still want you to stick to our tour plan so you don’t have to wait too long.
Also, it’s best not to use the Express Pass when the line is short at that infested place; you can go back later when the line is longer and then use it.
You should do that if you want to go back to the maze. Those who post wait times for Night of Terror House are being too hopeful. The 25-minute time listed is more likely to be 30 or 35 minutes.
Conclusion
Whether you’re looking to enjoy HHN-style cocktails with scary monsters or want to sample all of the specialty foods made for each park to celebrate haunted houses and scary characters, there are plenty of options here.
We hope this list has been helpful in your Halloween Horror Nights food planning.
This year, are you going to Halloween Horror Nights? In the comments, let us know what you’re most excited about!