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These are the 40+ Best Halloween Recipes for Instant Pot breakfasts, entrees, and festive desserts to feed a crowd before trick-or-treating—and all month long! Whether you’re looking for a hearty meal to brave the cold weather or hoping to start the night off with a healthy option, we’ve got you covered!

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Halloween might be all about candy, but let’s not forget the other meals of the day! It’s a fun and exciting time of year, especially if you have little ones at home.

We like to celebrate Halloween with recipes that warm everyone up before a night of trick-or-treating.

These are the best Instant Pot Halloween recipes to add a sweet or seasonal flavor to every meal of your day. Whether you’re feeding a small family or throwing a party, you’ll love these festive recipes made in the Instant Pot.

(And at the end, we just had to include some of our best non-pressure cooker Halloween Recipes from our baking blog, Barbara Bakes. The popcorn (recipe #40) is a MUST and works with any leftover Halloween candy!)

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Best Instant Pot Halloween Recipes

These are the 40+ best Instant Pot Halloween Recipes for a spooky celebration, including entrees, appetizers, sides and sweet treats.

Halloween Breakfast Recipes in the Instant Pot

Pumpkin Spice Baked French Toast

Why fight the sugar rush? This easy-to-make Pumpkin Spice Baked French Toast is a rich, decadent way to start a fall morning!

Steel Cut Oats with Pecan Pie Granola

Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker Pumpkin Spice Steel Cut Oats are a hearty, fiber-filled breakfast made with pumpkin and warm fall spices.

Apple Cherry Breakfast Risotto

Instant Pot Apple Breakfast Risotto is a comforting and quick recipe made with creamy arborio rice, dried cherries and apples for bite, and finished with cinnamon and brown sugar.

Brown Sugar Raisin Breakfast Farro

This hearty breakfast farro has a sweet fall-flavored swirl of brown sugar. It's the perfect way to prepare for trick-or-treating.

Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats

Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats with Apples and Cinnamon is a creamy, fall-spiced breakfast with fresh apple and healthy oats enriched with butter and cinnamon.

Pressure Cooker Coconut Vanilla Syrup

This is a better-for-you homemade topping for pancakes that you can feel good about serving your family.

Pressure Cooker Carrot Cake Oatmeal

These decadent oats taste like cake for breakfast to start your Halloween on a sweet note.

Pressure Cooker Almond Joy Steel Cut Oats

Because Halloween calls for candy for breakfast! This oatmeal tastes like your favorite candy bar in a healthy twist.

Pressure Cooker Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake

Chocolate chips and pumpkin—doesn't get more classic fall than that!

Entrees to Serve for Halloween

Pumpkin Black Bean Soup

This Instant Pot Pumpkin Soup is made with ground pork and black beans—plus, it's an easy recipe where you pop the ingredients in the pot and press start.

Old-Fashioned Instant Pot Beef Stew Recipe

Treat guests to a satisfying and warming classic beef stew to warm up before trick-or-treating.

Pork and Hominy Stew

This hearty stew is made with juicy shredded pork and hominy for added heft.

Instant Pot Chicken and Mushrooms is an easy and delicious weeknight chicken recipe made with garlic and parmesan cheese in a creamy tomato sauce and tender chicken breasts.

Instant Pot Chicken Alfredo Lasagna

Instant Pot Chicken Alfredo Lasagna is the best creamy, layered pasta dish to make in a pressure cooker. Ricotta, parmesan, and mozzarella make a gooey cheesy sauce for a filling made with ground chicken, rosemary, and no-boil noodles.

Instant Pot Chicken Enchilada Pasta

This baked cheesy chicken enchilada pasta is a kid-friendly meal perfect for a fall night.

Instant Pot Eggplant Parmesan Pasta

Bake up vegetarian parmesan in an Instant Pot for a fast and easy meal for a crowd.

Garden Minestrone Soup

Instant Pot Minestrone Soup, made with fresh tomatoes, zucchini, corn, onion and pasta, is an easy soup recipe that packs in the vegetables before the sugar rush.

Chunky Potato Cheese Soup

This is a classic and crowd-pleasing soup for fall made with crispy bacon and smoky flavors.

Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy

Instant Pot Pork Chops in creamy mushroom gravy are juicy, tender, and perfect with mashed potatoes for a satisfying weeknight dinner.

Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup

Creamy, protein-packed, and silky smooth, this Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup has all the flavors of fall. We’ve made it a complete meal by adding orzo and chicken.

Pressure Cooker Cranberry Balsamic Meatballs

These sweet and savory meatballs are a unique twist for Halloween dinner.

Pumpkin Chicken Corn Chowder

A spicy pressure cooker pumpkin chicken corn chowder loaded with chunks of tender chicken,potatoes, and kernels of corn.

Beef and Bean Instant Pot Chili

This thick, hearty chili is filled with bite-size pieces of beef, red beans, and green chilies. If you're a chili fan, this is a must-try recipe!

Instant Pot Beef and Cheddar

Homemade Instant Pot Sliced Beef and Cheddar Sandwiches are the upgraded version of your favorite Arby’s classic, with melty cheese sauce, thin-sliced beef, and onion rolls.

Pressure Cooker Beef Stroganoff

This classic meal features a rich, creamy mushroom sauce and springy pasta to fill you up.

Poblano Corn Chowder

A hearty pressure cooker poblano corn chowder loaded with diced potatoes and sweet corn, spiced up with a poblano chile and a dash of hot sauce.

Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

This Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup is the classic comfort food you crave when you're sick or when it's really cold outside. But it's ready in under 30 minutes thanks to your Instant Pot or electric pressure cooker.

Pressure Cooker Coq Au Vin

You can make meaty, juicy chicken in wine sauce in a pressure cooker that takes a fraction of the time than the stove-top version.

Pressure Cooker Ribollita

This hearty soup is full of fall veggies and beans to warm up.

Shepherd's Pie

Instant Pot Shepherd’s pie can be made with ground beef or lamb, vegetables, and topped with crispy mashed potatoes for the perfect comfort food recipe.

Instant Pot Risotto Bolognese

Instant Pot Risotto Bolognese with seared pork sausage, bacon, and creamy Arborio rice with parmesan and tomatoes is a satisfying side dish or entrée.

Instant Pot Beef Bourguignon

Instant Pot Beef Bourguignon with chuck roast and mushrooms in a rich tomato-red wine sauce is a decadent but easy pressure cooker meal.

Instant Pot Carrots with a Maple Butter Glaze

A 20-minute side dish recipe, Instant Pot Carrots feature crisp-tender veggies in a rich butter-maple glaze, topped with crunchy pepitas.

Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings

This Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings recipe is pure comfort food in a fraction of the time it would take on the stovetop, topped with fluffy homemade dumplings.

Instant Pot American Chop Suey (Beefaroni)

Instant Pot American Chop Suey is a classic comfort food with macaroni, ground beef, onions, and bell peppers loaded with mozzarella that’s crisped until golden brown. This recipe makes a big batch to feed a crowd and is ready in about 30 minutes.

Instant Pot Meatball Sandwiches

These quick and easy Instant Pot Meatball Sandwiches are made with frozen meatballs and homemade marinara, served on toasted sub rolls with melted cheese.

Easy French Dip Sandwiches

Easy Instant Pot French Dip Sandwiches with thin slices of beef and garlic-rosemary au jus are a flavorful, cheesy recipe for lunch, dinner or any time.

Halloween Desserts

Pumpkin, Caramel, Pecan Cheesecake

This is a decadent Instant Pot cheesecake perfect for Halloween, sweetened up with a gooey caramel sauce.

Instant Pot Pumpkin Pie

Make custardy and sweet pumpkin pie in the Instant Pot to keep your oven for other jobs.

Candy Corn Cheesecake

RELAX, Candy Corn haters! This cheesecake just channels the classic colors in a honey-sweetened easy-to-make Instant Pot Cheesecake.This fun tri-colored Halloween dessert is the perfect Halloween treat!

Pumpkin Date Brown Rice Pudding

This rice pudding is perfectly creamfy and spoonable with a dollop of whipped cream on top and plenty of cinnamon.

Instant Pot Applesauce

Instant Pot Applesauce is a healthy, sweet, delicious snack (or dessert) made with two kinds of apples and your favorite seasonings. Enjoy this seasonal treat warm or cold!

Pumpkin Crème Brûlée

These individual creme brulees are made in the Instant Pot and topped with a sugar crust that everyone loves to crack through.

Instant Pot Apple Crisp

Instant Pot Apple Crisp is packed with cinnamon-spiced apples and topped with a crumbled oatmeal-brown sugar topping.

Pressure Cooker Spiced Pumpkin Apple Butter

This creamy apple butter can be used on toast, yogurt, desserts, and more!