All the best easy Halloween desserts, try any of these spooky sweet recipes. For scary or cute Halloween treats, these ideas are almost too good to eat. They are not only easy to make or bake, but these Halloween recipes are fun, homemade, kid-friendly (except for the cocktails), and sure to be crowd-pleasing.
Some of the best food bloggers have shared their favorite Halloween recipes. This includes cakes, cupcakes, cookies, Rice Krispy treats, and more. Anyone with a sweet tooth who enjoys the October holiday will love eating any of these - adults & kids alike. You will also find recipes for vegan, gluten-free, keto, dairy-free & nut-free Halloween desserts.
Whether you are hosting a Halloween costume party, bringing desserts to school, church, or work, or want something fun at home, have fun baking any of these. I recommend making a few of them for a festive Halloween dessert table. It is hard to choose and make just one.
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My Favorite Halloween Sweets & Treats
Here are the best desserts from The Short Order Cook. They are some of my favorite sweets, treats, and cocktails that are festive, frightful, & fantastic. You cannot go wrong with making any of these confections.
I have shared holiday dessert cocktails, several candies, and a few other sweet treats. Plenty of chocolate and peanut butter to love here like the cute bugs & spider cookies.
Gummy Worm Dirt Brownies
This spooky Gummy Worm Dirt Brownies dessert for Halloween is a kid favorite. It uses a store-bought boxed mix, Oreos, & candy for a fun holiday recipe that's quick & easy. It's sweet, sour, crunchy, & moist in every chocolatey bite.
Gummy Worm Dirt Brownies
Witch Hat Cookies
For a cute & tasty Halloween treat, make these festive Witch Hat Cookies. The no-bake holiday dessert made with Oreos and Hershey's Kisses is a chocolate lover's dream. The colorful sprinkles are an adorable decoration for this Fall/Autumn recipe. Only 4 ingredients & each one comes together in just one minute - great for costume parties, school events, Hocus Pocus movie night, & trick-or-treaters.
Witch Hat Oreo Cookies
Nutter Butter Ghosts
One of the best Halloween desserts is these spooky Nutter Butter Ghosts. These spooky, scary, & silly cookies are fun to make and even more fun to eat. This no-bake holiday recipe is so easy and uses only 4 ingredients.
Nutter Butter Ghosts
No-Bake Halloween Spider Cookies
These fun bug and spider peanut butter chocolate cookies are almost too cute to eat. They are spooky, creepy, silly, & perfect for Halloween or any bug-themed party. This no-bake cookie recipe is sweet, salty, crunchy, & nutty.
No Bake Halloween Creepy Spider & Bug Cookies
Halloween Muddy Buddies (puppy chow)
A sweet, crunchy, & candy-packed treat, Halloween Muddy Buddies (puppy chow). Ready in just 5 quick minutes. This no-bake Chex cereal snack or dessert is festive with orange, yellow & brown Fall/Autumn colors. The easy recipe with sour, gummy, chocolate, peanut butter, & candy corn flavors is the best. Make for costume parties, harvest festivals, Thanksgiving, & school fundraisers too - gluten-free & peanut-free options.
Halloween Candy Corn Muddy Buddies (puppy chow)
Halloween Marshmallow Popcorn Balls
Halloween popcorn balls are the easy festive holiday treat that all ages will love. This recipe is for both orange and monster treats. These marshmallow popcorn balls are loaded with fun candies and chocolate - perfect for costume parties & trick or treating.
Halloween Marshmallow Popcorn Balls
Candy-Coated Pumpkin Pretzels
For the best Halloween or Thanksgiving sweet & salty treat, these pumpkin pretzels cannot be beaten. The orange candy-coated twists make the cutest pumpkin-shaped pretzels that are creamy, crunchy, & irresistible. Decorate with icing & candy eyes to make Jack-o-Lantern faces that are perfect for a snack or dessert at costume parties.
Candy-Coated Orange Pumpkin Pretzels
Honey-Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Honey Roasted Pumpkin Seeds are an easy recipe for perfectly roasted pumpkin seeds. They are oven-baked for a crispy, sweet, and salty snack. These bite-sized roasted pumpkin seeds are a bit addicting with a brittle-like crunch, syrupy coating, and a salted finish.
Honey-Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Homemade Snickers Bars
Snickers candy with chewy nougat, rich caramel, crunchy peanuts, and chocolate are a classic. Making your Snickers bars at home is an easy no-bake recipe to satisfy any sweet tooth.
Homemade Snicker Bar Fudge
Halloween Candy Bark
The best Halloween Candy Bark is a scary holiday recipe. This easy no-bake dessert recipe with candy & sprinkles is fun, colorful, & sweet. Great for any Fall event, costume & school parties, & spooky nights. Add candy corn and sprinkles - or get creative with nuts, pretzels, cookies, fun-size candies from trick or treating.
Halloween Candy Bark
Healthy Peanut Butter Cups (Keto & Vegan)
These easy no-bake healthy peanut butter cups are so delicious. They are easy to make & great for those on a keto, vegan, gluten-free, or low-carb diet. Less sugar than Reese's peanut butter cups & all of the same amazing taste.
Healthy Peanut Butter Cups (keto & vegan)
Candy Corn Martini
Sweet vodka cocktail that looks like just candy corn and is the ideal Halloween adult treat!
Candy Corn Martini
Tootsie Roll Shots
The Tootsie Roll shot is a sweet rum cocktail recipe that tastes just like the iconic candy.
Tootsie Roll Shots
Hocus Pocus Cocktail
For a tasty and spooky Halloween-themed alcoholic drink try a Hocus Pocus Cocktail. This fun drink is sweet, spiced, & finished with dry ice for an eerie touch. This rum punch martini is just perfect to sip while watching your favorite Halloween movies or served at a costume party for the ultimate adult treat.
Hocus Pocus Cocktail
Hocus Pocus Kid-Friendly Punch
This Hocus Pocus kid-friendly punch is a great mocktail for Halloween This alcohol-free drink is so easy to make and it's bright, sweet, bubbly, & tasty. Only 2 ingredients makes this treat a holiday and costume party favorite.
Hocus Pocus Kid-Friendly Punch (mocktail)
Halloween Cake & Cupcake Recipes
Cute or spooky, these cake and cupcake recipes are just the thing for Halloween. These homemade baked goods come in all sorts of festive shapes and are decorated like mummies, bats, and more.
Halloween Ghost Cupcakes
Premade white fondant makes these ghostly cupcakes an easy recipe anyone can decorate. The chocolate chocolate chip cake is moist and rich. .
Halloween Ghost Cupcakes
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Cupcakes with Candy Corn Swirled Frosting
The fall colors of this darling candy corn-inspired cupcake is just lovely. The gluten-free pumpkin cupcake topped with sweet layers of frosting is a holiday treat every Halloween needs.
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Cupcakes with Candy Corn Swirled Frosting
Spiderweb Cookies
Bright purple frosting and a spiderweb design make these cupcakes a colorful dessert for your Halloween party. The easy web frosting and colored sprinkles will be hard to resist.
Spiderweb Cookies
Halloween Graveyard Dirt Cake
Do you dare dig into this graveyard?!?! I sure hope you do as the Oreo and chocolate cream cheese pudding layers are so delicious. I am not sure what is more fun, decorating this cake or eating it!
Halloween Graveyard Dirt Cake
Bat Cakes
This no-bake recipe for darling bat cakes couldn't be easier or more fun to make. Transform Swiss Roll cakes into a chocolatey bat with melted chocolate and candy decorations. Get the kids involved in making these Halloween desserts and make sure to you get to eat one before they fly off the plate.
Bat Cakes
Halloween Cookie Recipes
For some premade and homemade cookies that will make your Halloween happy, try these. Whether you want mummies, skeletons, or something with pumpkins, these cookie recipes have just what you are looking for. They all taste great and look even better for your celebration. Or for something very easy, purchase store-bought sugar cookie dough to bake and then decorate using my Easy Cookie Icing.
Oreo Mummy Pops
Just a few ingredients transform Oreo cookies into tasty little mummy pops. Make up several dozen of these and display them in a jar so anyone can grab one of these fun treats at your Halloween party. Creamy, dreamy, and chocolatey.
Oreo Mummy Pops
Black Cocoa Skeleton Cookies
Black cocoa makes these skeleton cookies extra dark and spooky. The rich chocolate taste paired with the white frosting is a scary good combination. The base is a delicious shortbread cookie that is cut out using gingerbread man cutters. White royal icing is piped on to look like bones & the look is 100% Halloween perfection.
Black Cocoa Skeleton Cookies
Spice Cookies
Spice up your Halloween cookie platter with these cookies. They are so easy to make thanks to a boxed spice cake mix and a few other ingredients. All the taste of fall spices in this cake-like cookie is then topped with a pumpkin-shaped candy for a festive final touch.
Spice Cookies
Maple Cinnamon Cookies
For a soft, chewy, & yummy cookie that is decorated like a mummy, these maple cinnamon cookies are just the thing. The drizzled maple glaze on the top looks like just a wrapped mummy. Don't forget to get the candy eyes on there for a fun touch.
Maple Cinnamon Cookies
Spooky Graham Crackers
These graham cracker cookies are all dressed up for Halloween. This easy recipe is all about the decorations to make them look like pumpkins, Frankenstein, black cats, and more.
Spooky Graham Crackers
Homemade Halloween Candy & More
For some simple homemade candy ideas, these are just the recipes. Get the kids involved in making these since decorating is half the fun. They are all no-bake Halloween recipes so everyone can whip these up in no time.
Halloween Puppy Chow
The classic sweet Chex mix gets a holiday makeover. Halloween Puppy Chow with candy corn and creepy eyes is crunchy good. The peanut butter and chocolate combination is a must-have Halloween flavor combination.
Halloween Puppy Chow
Spider Candy Bark
Anyone with a fear of spiders may be shocked at how realistic and scary this candy bark is. But don't fret, this black widow spiders are all cookies and chocolate. This recipe will impress your guests.
Spider Candy Bark
Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats
Goulish and green, these Frankenstein Rice Krispie treats are a kid's favorite. Take a monster bite out of these chewy marshmallow treats. Halloween has never been more delish.
Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats
Easy to Make Reese's Halloween Brooms
These sure are easy to make yet hard to resist. Transform Reese's peanut butter cups and pretzels into darling little witches' broomsticks. It is a crunchy, creamy, sweet, and salty combo that makes Halloween a lot more tasty.
Easy to Make Reese's Halloween Brooms
White Chocolate Candy Corn Fudge
Rich and creamy white chocolate fudge is a Halloween delight. Candy corn and sprinkles add a festive touch to this easy 5-ingredient recipe. A great gluten-free treat.
White Chocolate Candy Corn Fudge
Halloween Dessert Cocktails
A Hallloween gathering isn't a party without some good spooky cocktails. These sweet & scary alcoholic drinks will be the hit of the party. Make sure to use safety procedures when working with dry ice.
Black Vodka Martini
Mysterious black vodka makes for a spooky good martini. Add some dry ice and the whole vibe just screams Halloween. Cool, smoky, & fun.
Black Vodka Martini
Blood & Brains Cranberry Martini
NOT for the squeamish. This cranberry red martini is bloody good. The marshmallow "brain" topper is no trick for this adult treat.
Blood & Brains Cranberry Martini
Beetlejuice Halloween Jello Shots
These darling black & white striped Jell-o shots are perfect for any Beetlejuice- themed party. Orange flavored plus whipped cream vodka makes these tasty treats the hit of Halloween.
Beetlejuice Halloween Jello Shots
Other Tasty Halloween Ideas
For more great recipe ideas, try some of these other recipes and roundups. Wonderful drinks, sweets, and treats for special diets. Plus some spooky good cocktails.
Chocolate Strawberry Pumpkin Patch
The cutest little pumpkins are these chocolate-covered strawberries. Place them on crumbled gluten-free cookie crumbs for a cute pumpkin patch display. Perfect for your Halloween dessert bar.
Chocolate Strawberry Pumpkin Patch
Vegan Halloween Recipes
For something spooky, cute, or creepy these vegan Halloween recipes are the best around. There are easy treats and drinks for a great Halloween party. Plus some fantastic fancy vegan Halloween desserts that everyone will want to eat. Includes gluten-free, healthy, and low-carb Halloween recipes too.
Dry Ice Cocktails
The best dry ice cocktail recipe ideas are shared here. These drinks will be great for a creepy fun Halloween party. The dry ice effects are a special party trick for a spooky theme.
Keto & Low-Carb Halloween Candy, Treats, & Drinks
These are some of my favorite Halloween candies and recipes that are also keto-friendly, low-sugar, and great for a low-carb or diabetic diet.
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