These spooky Halloween bats make the perfect easy Halloween party food for those of you in need of frightful little finger foods with a festive spin!

Festive cookie cutters in bat shapes, a little pumpkin purée,  and just a few rolls of frozen pie crust make these easy Halloween party food ideas come to life in a snap.  The spiced pumpkin pie spice filling inside makes the spooky bat treats taste like fall…

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Your party guests will be all set for the spooky season as they gobble up these scary little pie crust bat tart Halloween treats in minutes!  The crusts are brushed with a dark bit of egg wash to really bring out that spooky bat shape!

These Easy Recipe For Pie Crust Pumpkin Tarts is a Festive Easy Halloween Party Food!

These easy pie crust pumpkin tarts are the perfect way to serve up spooky fun for the Halloween season! Keep these festive little snackable bats handy on your list of easy Halloween recipes that you can prepare in advance and share with guests on Halloween night!

Bake them the night before, if desired, store in a freezer bag or container, and serve up alongside other sweet treats and savory favorite Halloween snacks at the party table.   

These bold little pumpkin bats are on my list of favorite festive Halloween recipes because they’re easy to make, they taste like fall, and they always make a great addition to my list of festive and frightfully fun finger foods to enjoy at your next Halloween party!

To Make These easy bat shaped pie crust pumpkin tarts You’ll Need

• 1/3 cup  mascarpone cheese (softened)
• 3 tbsp Libby’s Pumpkin Purée 
• 1 tbsp Brown Sugar
• 2 tbsp White Sugar
• 1 tbsp All Purpose Flour
• 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp Ground Ginger
• 1/4 tsp Ground Clove
• 1/8 pinch Salt
• 1 egg (for the colored egg wash)
• Two 11-inch round packaged pie crusts from the refrigerated or frozen section
• Bat shaped cookie cutter
• Red and Green food coloring

Make the Filling For the Pie Crust Pumpkin Bat Halloween Treats

To make the pumpkin filling for our little Halloween pumpkin tarts, start by combining the mascarpone cheese and pumpkin purée in a medium bowl.  

To the same bowl add firmly packed brown sugar, the white sugar, and a bit of all purpose flour.  Sprinkle in some autumn spices for warmth! Add cinnamon, ground clove, ground ginger, and a pinch of salt.  Alternatively, you can sprinkle one to two little teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice, if desired.

Whisk everything together (or combine in the food processor) until smooth and evenly combined.  Set aside.  

Unroll Thawed Pie Crust and Cut Out Bat Shapes

Once your pie crusts are completely thawed, unroll them to make level and flat.   Using a bat shape cookie cutter, cut out your bat shapes.  

Use a 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon as your scoop to grab a little pumpkin pie filling from the bowl and smear it onto the surface of your bat cutouts.  Smear evenly leaving a thin border if possible.  

Fill Easy Halloween Party Food Bat Tarts with Pumpkin Pie Filling and Seal

Use a second bat cutout shape and place it on top to seal the pumpkin filling and create a small tart.  Using a fork, press down all along the border of the pie crust shape.  Use only the very tip of the fork to press down along edges.  This will seal the pumpkin filling inside the back shapes and press the top and bottom pieces of the pie crust together.  

If your pie crusts did not already come atop a piece of parchment paper, then be sure to work on these over a piece of flat parchment paper or a non-stick surface.  This will help to easily transfer them to the baking sheet later on.  

I just love this with the fork pressed edges because the little markings almost appear like thick stitching all along the edges of our little bat tarts, like that of an old-fashioned plush toy!  You’ll see this look is even further visible when you brush the bats with a little dark colored egg wash… 

Cut Slits To Release Steam

When finished sealing the pumpkin pie tarts with the fork, cut some slits. Use a sharp paring knife to cut small, thin slits on the left and right wings.  In addition to adding interest and texture to our spooky bat shapes, it also functions as a release pocket to help let out any steam that may build up during baking.  Once finished, begin transferring your bats to your baking sheet.

Brush Your Bats with Spooky Dark Bat Wing Egg Wash!

What really brings these spooky baked Halloween bat tarts to life is the dark egg wash.  As you brush the tops of these pumpkin pie Halloween tarts with the egg wash, it gently dies with a dark color that seeps into the slits and edges of the cutouts.  

The egg wash seeps into any textures you’ve created along the tops of the tarts.  This creates a sort of glazy, spooky darkness over their shapes.  

As they bake, they will brown to an even better color in the oven.  

The food coloring that we add to the egg will dye the tops of the pie crust cutouts with a darkened color giving them that extra spooky look!

Use A Pastry Brush To Apply The Dark Egg Wash

To make the egg wash, add one egg to a small bowl. Whisk together with 2 to 3 tablespoons of water and 8 to 10 drops each of red and green food coloring.  This combination should now begin to dye the egg wash a dark brownish color.  If it’s not dark enough, add more food coloring.  Whisk everything together until completely combined. 

Use a pastry brush to gently brush our dark bat wing egg wash onto the Halloween party pumpkin pastries.

You want to see enough saturation of color in the egg wash in order for it to gently dye the bats as the egg seeps into the cracks and crevices of the shape.  This is what will give them nice color and added character as they bake.

BAKE Easy Pumpkin Bat Tarts IN A PRE-HEATED OVEN

Bake in a 370 degrees F pre-heated even for 20 minutes or until golden brown.  Even if some filling seems to seep out or bubble out of the edges, don’t worry!  

Sometimes the edges will get messy if they weren’t pressed all the way around.  I find, however, that even the imperfect, messy ones are still quite delicious.  Remember, it’s Halloween!  It’s not supposed to be perfect!  It’s supposed to be frightful and spooky in a dark, sort of rustic way! So don’t worry about getting it perfect.

When bake time is up, remove the mini pumpkin bat tarts from the oven and allow to cool for 10 or 15 minutes.  Serve warm, if desired, alongside milk, coffee, tea or other favorite spooky Halloween party treats!  

Also, keep in mind that you can recreate this simple and fun Halloween party food idea with any Halloween theme shape cookie cutter: black cats, pumpkins, tombstones, etc. To draw little things like eyes or letters, use an edible food marker. If doing pumpkins, give your egg wash a more orange tint.

These little tarts are not overly sweet but still boast that festive pumpkin fall season flavor.  They’re the perfect little Halloween desserts to serve alongside your other easy Halloween appetizers, like this spicy sour cream sriracha dip! Perfect for any party table.

Serve These Bats as an Easy Halloween Party Food at your spooky party!

  Serve these easy Halloween food ideas the festive way with Halloween drinks and spooky cocktails like this easy orange fizz Halloween party cocktail, or Hocus Pocus Halloween cocktail!

This dark and delicious Night’s Watch Halloween cocktail makes a fun movie themed cocktail while this easy vanilla apple bourbon cider cocktail and this blood orange apple cider fall margarita make the party so much fun for all you crisp apple cocktail lovers out there…

Be sure to add an extra frightful touch to your Halloween party ideas with these spooky spider bite Halloween brownies, too and don’t forget to add a few fun Halloween decorations to set the scene like this easy light-up pumpkin Halloween garland decor! 

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