The 10 Weirdest Special Edition Halloween Fast Food Items & The 10 Best
Which Of These Spooky Treats Would You Order?
Every Halloween, fast food chains roll out their spookiest creations. They turn burgers black, donuts into monsters, and color drinks unnatural hues. While some of these wacky inventions are total wins that we look forward to every year, others have us screaming and running away. Here are the 10 strangest Halloween special edition fast food items, and 10 we love.
1. Burger King's "Halloween Whopper"
Burger King released their bold "Halloween Whopper" with a jet-black bun and A1 barbecue sauce in 2015. While we appreciate the creativity, the burger wasn't widely embraced by fans because of its visual oddity and unique taste.
2. Burger King's "Jack-O-Lantern Whopper"
Burger King's "Jack-O-Lantern Whopper" is a regular Whopper, but the orange bun topped with black sesame seeds gives it a Halloween twist. The bun color is achieved with the addition of paprika and other spices, which, while we appreciate that there's no artificial coloring being used, give the bun a bizarre flavor.
3. Krispy Kreme’s "Slimer’s Slime-ade"
Krispy Kreme has a whole Ghostbusters-themed menu, and while we can commend most of those items for their creativity, the Slimer's Slime-ade falls flat. It's a bright neon "ectoplasm" green drink that's cloyingly sweet.
4. Pizza Hut "Black Halloween Pizza"
Pizza Hut China released a limited-edition "Black Halloween Pizza" in 2016 that had black crust, achieved with the addition of cuttlefish ink, and a spider web drawn on in sweet mayonnaise. It's topped with pumpkin and New Orleans-style chicken, and while it's a visually striking pie, the flavor combination is very wacky and has limited appeal.
5. Domino's "Bloody Halloween Pizza"
Domino's Japan released a "Bloody Halloween Pizza" in 2023 with a black bamboo charcoal crust, "bloody" hot sauce, and tapioca eyeballs. We can get behind the charcoal crust and the hot sauce, but tapioca on a pizza? That's where they lost most people.
6. Starbucks’ "Zombie Frappuccino"
The Zombie Frapuccino at Starbucks is probably among the sweetest things you can order at Starbucks. It's green thanks to the addition of matcha powder and is topped with pink whipped cream made to look like brains with a bloody red drizzle added with syrup. It's a fun Halloween offering to snap a photo of for Instagram, but we wouldn't want to eat it.
7. Burger King's "Gomez’s Churro Fries"
Probably the weirdest product from Burger King's Addams Family Menu is Gomez's Churro Fries. They're pieces of deep-fried pastry dough tossed in cinnamon sugar and served with chocolate sauce. These are a creative option, but customers say they lack flavor and just taste oily.
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8. McAlister's Deli's "Trick-or-Treat Cookie"
The "Trick-or-Treat Cookie" and McAlister's Deli feature a sweet, buttery dough with orange and purple sprinkles and cream cheese filling. Halloween treats should be a little over-the-top, but this cookie takes it too far with its intense sugary-ness.
9. Dunkin' Donuts' "Potion Macchiato"
Dunkin' Donuts' "Potion Macchiato" blends ube into a marshmallow base to create a spooky purple color with dark espresso on top. It's a visually striking drink, but it's the addition of marshmallow with the ube that makes it unappealingly weird.
10. Baskin-Robbins’ "Spooktacular Polar Pizza"
Baskin-Robbins’ "Spooktacular Polar Pizza" is a chocolate chip cookie crust topped with Twix ice cream, M&Ms, sprinkles, and chocolate drizzle. Too much? We think so.
Now that we've covered the most bizarre Halloween fast-food offerings, let's talk about the ones that are actually genius.
1. Burger King's "Wednesday’s Whopper"
The most winning item on Burger King's Addams Family menu is the "Wednesday's Whopper," featuring a purple bun with black sesame seeds. The bun color is achieved through the use of purple potatoes, which don't impart any weird flavors and make it visually fun.
2. Burger King's "Ghost Pepper Whopper"
We're big fans of spice, especially around the Halloween season. This burger isn't over-the-top spicy, but it has a noticeable kick. It's served on an orange bun with black sesame seeds, giving it spooky season vibes.
3. McAllister's Deli's "Witch's Brew"
McAllister's Deli's "Witch's Brew" is a limited edition lemonade featuring caramel apple syrup, giving it a distinct flavor and green color. It's a super sweet drink, but the caramel apple flavor is rich and balanced.
4. Dunkin' Donuts' "Spider Donut"
The "Spider Donut" at Dunkin' Donuts is a cute and clever Halloween offering. It's a purple glazed donut topped with a donut hole with legs made from chocolate drizzle.
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5. Krispy Kreme's "Ghostbusters Cookies N’ Creme Doughnut"
Krispy Kreme has a whole menu of Ghostbuster-themed treats around Halloween time. There are plenty of winning items on this menu, but nothing tops the Cookies N’ Creme Doughnut, an original glazed donut with chocolate icing, Oreo pieces, buttercream, and the classic "no ghost" logo.
6. McDonald's "Boo Buckets"
One of the OG Halloween offerings, "Boo Buckets" from McDonald's, just fills us with nostalgia. The iconic pumpkin, ghost, and witch-shaped Happy Meal buckets have become cult collectibles.
7. Jack in the Box’s "Which Please Shake"
Jack in the Box’s "Witch Please Shake" is a spooky purple shake, achieved through the addition of ube, with crushed Oreo mixed in. The ube flavor is similar to vanilla, but slightly more earthy, and its visual appeal can't be beat.
8. IHOP's Scary Face Pancakes
IHOP's Scary Face Pancakes are a classic, simple, and delightful Halloween offering. It's a regular pancake with toppings like Oreos, whipped cream, and syrup arranged to look like creepy faces.
9. Dunkin' Donuts' Halloween Munchkin Bucket
Dunkin' Donuts' Halloween Munchkin Bucket is back again this year, and we couldn't be happier. It's just a Halloween-inspired bucket filled with Munchkin donut holes, but like the McDonald's Halloween pail, it's a simple upgrade that has collectible appeal and can double as a trick-or-treating swag.
10. Burger King's "Vampire Nuggets"
Burger King's "Vampire Nuggets" are crispy chicken nuggets in the shape of bats and vampire fangs. The fun and creative shapes are one thing, but perhaps the cleverest part is that they're served in little coffin boxes.
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