Samhain Menu Masterpost
The Samhain flavors are warm, inviting, and comforting. They incorporate in the vegetables of the season, such as kale, leeks, potatoes, squashes, and our favorite pumpkin. Sweets include apples, cranberries, and pomegranate. Spices include sage, rosemary, garlic, cinnamon, and nutmeg. If you eat meat this is a great holiday for roasting and slow cooking pork or chicken. Since Samhain celebrates ancestry, consider cooking a recipe from an old family cookbook. Here are some wonderful recipes that would fit into the Samhain menu perfectly!
Main Courses:
Main courses at Samhain are warm and comforting: think of roasted meats, slow cooked meals, and oven baked foods seasoned with rosemary, garlic, and sage.
Butternut Lasagna with Mushrooms and Sage
Cranberry Crock Pot Pork Loin
Easy Shepherd’s Pie
Make Ahead Vegan Samosa Shepherd’s Pie
Polenta with Wild Mushrooms, Garlic and Sage
Pork Chops with Apples and Garlic Smashed Potatoes
Rosemary Garlic Chicken Quarters
Sausage Cauliflower Spaghetti
Shepherd’s Pie (Alton Brown’s recipe)
Skillet Roast Chicken with Fennel, Parsnips, and Scallions
Skillet Rosemary Chicken
Slow Cooker Pot Roast
Spaghetti Squash Meatball Casserole
Vegetable Shepherd’s Pie
Soups, stews, and chills:
Soups and stews are also warm and comforting, incorporating seasonal root vegetables and slowly cooked meats.
Brie and Cheddar and Apple Beer Soup with Cinnamon Pecan Oat Crumble
Cheeseburger Soup
Colcannon Soup
Cozy Cabbage and Farro Soup
Creamy White Chili
Grandma’s Crock Pot Beef Stew
Harvest Soup for Samhain
Hunter’s Stew
Irish Beef Stew
Scotch Potato Soup
Slow Cooker Loaded Potato Soup
Roasted Garlic and Parsnip Soup with Sage and Lemon Butter
Salads
Fall salads also contain more root vegetables and kale, apples, nuts, and seeds.
Arugula, Apple, and Parsnip Salad with Buttermilk Dressing
Autumn Kale, Apple and Quinoa Salad
Fall Salad with Beluga Lentils, Grapes and Roasted Pumpkin
Farro, Roasted Beet and Goat Cheese Salad
Favorite Fall Orzo Salad
Pear Salad with Pomegranates and Cranberries
Quinoa Salad with Roasted Squash, Dried Cranberries, and Pecans
Radicchio Salad with Caramelized Carrots and Onions
Shaved Carrot and Radish with Herbs and Pumpkin Seeds
Breads
Traditional Irish breads and pumpkin breads are a perfect addition to the Samhain menu.
Barmbrack
Holiday Stuffed Pumpkin
Irish Soda Bread
Irish Soda Bread with Raisins
Pumpkin Bread with Salted Maple Butter
Samhain Pumpkin Bread
Sides
Rich, filling, and warm sides made from cool weather vegetables like kale and Brussel sprouts, fall squashes, potato, nuts, and seeds fit in well for Samhain.
Baked Parsnip Fries with Rosemary
Boxty Pancakes
Brussel Sprouts, Apple, and Pomegranate Salad
Colcannon
Crusty Baked Cauliflower and Farro
Kale, Cranberry, and Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash
Perfect Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Bacons, Pecan, and Maple Syrup
Roasted Cauliflower with Pumpkin Seeds, Brown Butter, and Lime
Root Vegetable Gratin
Sautéed Kale
Stuffed Butternut Squash with Tempeh
Turnip and Kale Gratin
Desserts
Samhain desserts are sweet, aromatic, and use autumn classics like apples, cranberries, and pumpkins. Caramel and pecan are key players at Samhain as well.
Apple Caramel Cheesecake Bars
Apple Crisp Blondies
Apple Pie by Grandma Ople
Apple Pie Cookies (Vegan)
Autumn Spice Cake
Baked Apple Cider Donuts
Brown Butter Caramel Rice Krispies Treats
Caramel Apple Golden Oreo Icebox Cake
Chunky Apple Cake
Cinnamon Apple Cheesecake
Crabapple and Rosemary Tarts
Fig, Plum and Rosemary Galette
Halloween Bark
Maple Pecan Praline Crepe Cake
Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Pumpkin and Walnut Squares
Rosemary Remembrance Cake
Samhain Ritual Cakes
Salted Rosemary Pecan Brittle
Soul Cakes for Samhain
Soul Cakes (Gather Victoria)
Spiced Fairy Cakes
White Chocolate Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Beverages
Top of your meal with a warm and fuzzy beverage! Mulled ciders, cinnamon and nutmeg spices, and fall fruit flavors are all comforting drinks for Samhain.
Apple Cider Floats
Festive Sparkling Cider
Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice
Homemade Starbucks Caramel Apple Cider
Minty Kale Limeade Mocktail
Mulled Apple Cider
Pumpkin Pie in a Mug
Pumpkin Spice White Hot Chocolate
Refreshing Pomegranate Spritzer for Fall
Salted Caramel Pumpkin Latte
S’mores Latte