With Halloween approaching, fast food outlets across the country have begun to prep fall flavors for their spooky guests and trick-or-treaters. Taking place on Thursday, the festival will be celebrated globally on October 31.
Tuning into the festive mood, chains like Starbucks, Dunkin, and more are offering special menus for Halloween. Packed with limited-time offerings, the menu features fall favorites like Pumpkin Spice Latte, Blizzards, and Whoppers.
Starting at over $2.69, they come in vibrant colors and are infused with warm and soothing pecan, pumpkin, and aromatic spice flavors. While select chains have the menu ready for guests, others will be releasing them in the coming days.
Exploring Halloween 2024 special menus from 7 major fast-food chains
The major fast-food chains are going all-out for Halloween with curated menus of snacks and beverages with options like:
1) Starbucks - Pumpkin Spice Latte & Pecan Crunch Oatmilk Latte
Pecan Crunch Oatmilk Latte combines Starbucks Blonde Espresso Roast with rich pecan flavors, oatmilk, and a mix of holiday-baking spices. It comes with a crunchy pecan sugar topping for over $7.50.
The fall-favorite, Pumpkin Spice Latte, is made by mixing Starbucks espresso, steamed milk, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pumpkin. It is served with a whipped cream topping and warm aromatic spices for over $7.95.
2) Arby's - Pumpkin Pie Turnover & Tailgate Meal
Priced at over $2.69, it features a flaky pie filled with sweet fillings of pumpkin. The Pumpkin Pie Turnover is served with toppings of cream cheese icing.
The Tailgate Meal comes with an all-beef Deluxe Burger, a choice of crinkle-cut or curly fries, a large beverage, and a pie. It is priced at over $14.29 and can be customized.
3) Burger King - Wednesday's Whopper & Morticia's Kooky Chocolate Shake
Wednesday's Whopper reimagines the chain's OG flame-grilled with a purple potato bun. It has toppings of juicy tomatoes, crisp lettuce, crunchy pickles, creamy Swiss cheese, mayo, onions, and ketchup.
The Kooky Chocolate Shake is a delicious blend of BK's soft serve ice cream and chocolate cake batter fudge. It comes topped with pieces of purple and black cookies. Both the Halloween whopper and shake are available in stores starting October 10.
4) Dunkin' - Potion Macchiato & Spider Speciality Donut
The Potion Macchiato offers a colorful drink combining milk, Dunkin's signature espresso, and ube purple marshmallow flavoring.
The Spider Speciality donut offers Dunkin's original glazed donuts with a purple frosting, MUNCHKINS donut hole, and dark chocolate drizzle. Both the Halloween-themed offerings will be available in stores starting October 16.
5) Dairy Queen - Pumpkin Pie Blizzard & Royal New York Cheesecake
The Blizzard is made by blending DQ's iconic soft-serve with real pieces of pumpkin pie. Starting at over $4.97, the Halloween special is served with a topping of whipped cream and nutmeg.
The Royal New York Cheesecake offers an indulging dessert featuring graham and cheesecake pieces blended with the chain's extra-thick soft serve. Priced at over $5.57, it comes with strawberry topping.
6) Panera - Autumn Squash Soup & Pumpkin Cookie
The soup features butternut squash and pumpkin simmered in a vegetable broth with curry mix, cinnamon, apple juice, honey, and sweet cream. It starts at over $8 and comes with crunchy, roasted pumpkin seed toppings.
The Pumpkin Cookie starts at over $4.39 and offers a shortbread cut in a pumpkin shape decorated with colorful icing.
7) Outback Steakhouse - Blooming Onions & Tasmanian Shrimp & Scallop Pasta
Outback's original appetizer features a whole onion, hand-carved, and fried to golden perfection. Priced at over $10.99, it is served with a side of the chain's signature bloom sauce.
The seafood pasta treat comes with grilled shrimp and sea scallops, sauteed with tomatoes and mushrooms in fettuccine with the chain's original alfredo sauce. It is priced at over $21.99 and can be enjoyed with a topping of Parmesan cheese.
The prices for the aforementioned Halloween-themed offerings may vary depending on the outlet they are being ordered from. Fans can look forward to additional releases of limited-time foods and beverages, as the holidays come closer.