Halloween costumes are ready, but what about sweets for our little ghouls and cute witches? I know, it is hard to plan ahead everything, so I picked 25+ of my Halloween dessert recipes that are both stunning and simple (and often super quick to make, too!).
This roundup brings to you Halloween cupcakes, holiday pudding shots, Oreo pops, spooky cookies, and so much more! Most of the ideas will be perfect to make with kids.
Broken Glass Cupcakes
Start with cake mix cupcakes with strawberry pie filling for a sweet base. The magic happens with the topping: I use creamy buttercream and top it with homemade candy glass shards, and drizzle strawberry pie filling gel for a bloody, shattered look. So it is all completely edible and super yum!
Get the recipe: Broken Glass Cupcakes
Monster Brownies
A perfect dessert idea for last-minute guests. To make these Halloween brownies, you can simply use ANY store-bought brownies you love (or you can make homemade) and add a cute purple frosting with sprinkles and googly eyes. Wow effect with minimal effort.
Get the recipe: Monster Brownies
Candy Corn Poke Cake Recipe
Raise your hand if you (or your kids) are obsessed with candy corn? Right. Another easy idea for a Halloween dessert table is to whip up a classic poke cake with lush cream cheese frosting and use candy corn as decoration.
Get the recipe: Candy Corn Poke Cake Recipe
Oreo Fluff Recipe
Make classic Oreo fluff and add gummy worms, crushed Oreos, and it will look like a Graveyard in a cup, kinda dessert for Halloween. This recipe can be easily adapted for a bowl to share or to serve in individual cups (see the recipe).
Get the recipe: Oreo Fluff Recipe
Halloween Oreo Pops
Grab a pack of Halloween Oreo cookies, dunk them in purple melted chocolate, add sprinkles, and that’s it! You have an amazing hand-held dessert for a party or trick-or-treating that the kids will absolutely love.
Get the recipe: Halloween Oreo Pops
Candy Corn Jello Shots
These fun, layered jello shots are made with gelatin, whipped cream, and a touch of vodka for adults. The bright orange, yellow, and white layers mimic candy corn, making them a perfect treat for grown-up Halloween parties.
Get the recipe: Candy Corn Jello Shots
Black Velvet Cake
Fun and spooky birthday cake or a nice dessert for a Halloween party with three moist cake layers and loads of frosting in between. The simplest decor – googly eyes and “stripes” you can create with a spatula and you have a Mummy cake.
Get the recipe: Black Velvet Cake
Black Candy Apples
These candy apples look incredibly stunning and a bit creepy – perfect for hosting Halloween. And they are ridiculously easy to make. We also call them Poison Candy Apples!
Get the recipe: Black Candy Apples
Halloween Eyeball Truffles
These eyeball truffles will have a surprising filling! Super fun to make, relatively simple, and will for sure spark conversations around your Halloween table.
Get the recipe: Halloween Eyeball Truffles
Halloween Oreo Balls
These Halloween Oreo Balls are perfect for kids and taste incredible. I made three designs: poisoned apple, ghost, and pumpkin, but you’re free to experiment. The best part? This is a no-bake recipe!
Get the recipe: Halloween Oreo Balls
Pumpkin Pudding Shots
Super cute and sweet pumpkin pudding layered with cream cheese, whipped cream, and Halloween sprinkles, and made boozy with two kinds of rum. These shots are great for any occasion in fall.
Get the recipe: Pumpkin Pudding Shots
Candy Corn Rice Krispie Treats
If you want something light, not overly sweet, but still festive enough for Halloween, make some Krispies. I make candy corn-colored layers and add some real candy corn on top – that’s it. There is one secret ingredient, though!
Get the recipe: Candy Corn Rice Krispie Treats
Mummy Brownies
Three ingredients: your favorite store-bought brownies, googly eyes, and white icing. In under 30 minutes, you can decorate a whole batch of these Mummy brownies and serve at your Halloween get-together or bring to a potluck.
Get the recipe: Mummy Brownies
Halloween Ghost Cupcakes
Start with chocolate cupcakes from a box or homemade batter. Cover with thick chocolate frosting, then attach fondant-wrapped lollipops as spooky ghost figures with drawn-on faces, and done – you have the perfect elegant Halloween cupcakes! It looks sophisticated, but they are super easy (and fun) to make with kids.
Get the recipe: Halloween Ghost Cupcakes
Halloween Lush
Halloween twist on this nostalgic layered delight dessert – green, purple, orange layers immediately make me think of the spookiest nights of the year. Plus, it is a no-bake dessert that you can whip up ahead of the party.
Get the recipe: Halloween Lush
Mummy Candy Apples
If your kids love candy apples or you want something from your childhood, make these Halloween candy apples. They look like chubby mummies or mummy faces and are absolutely adorable. Minimal ingredients and super fun to make – each mummy will surely be unique!
Get the recipe: Mummy Candy Apples
Halloween Cheesecake
I LOVE cheesecake. And it is an incredibly versatile recipe as you can easily decorate it for any holiday, including Halloween. This topping looks like it was burnt – quite spooky and mysterious, ghost-ish. It is a classic, baked cheesecake recipe and will be great for hosting or a potluck.
Get the recipe: Halloween Cheesecake
Halloween Cookie Dough
This no-bake dough mixes butter, cocoa, chocolate chips, sprinkles, and candy eyeballs into a spooky-sweet treat that’s ready in just 5 minutes. It’s egg-free, kid-safe, and can be eaten straight from the bowl or chilled for later.
Get the recipe: Halloween Cookie Dough
Mummy Cookies
These are playful Nutter Butter cookies dipped in white chocolate and striped to look like little mummies, complete with candy eyes. They’re super quick and easy to make with just 4 ingredients —ideal for a Halloween party or a crafty baking afternoon with kids. A spooky, fun snack that’s as cute as it is tasty.
Get the recipe: Mummy Cookies
Ghosts in the Graveyard Dessert
Probably, the best Halloween dessert for a crowd, thanks to individual cups. Easy to make (no fancy ingredients or long cook hours), absolutely perfect Halloween-themed look, and no mess at the table.
Get the recipe: Ghosts in the Graveyard Dessert
Mummy Rice Krispie Treats
The cutest mummy treats for Halloween ever! They are made with a popsicle stick and will be great to enjoy for kids at school or at home. Just 3 ingredients and a bit of your time. I promise it is fun to make with kids, too.
Get the recipe: Mummy Rice Krispie Treats
Mummy French Macarons
Don’t get intimidated, French-style macarons are NOT that hard to make, and the mummy design is super easy, too. These mini desserts will be great for a party, snack trays for movie nights, and gifting.
Get the recipe: Mummy French Macarons
Halloween Bark
Rich, chocolatey Halloween bark with cute white chocolate ghost design and sprinkles. Great to make ahead for a celebration and is always a hit!
Get the recipe: Halloween Bark Recipe
Monster Bark
Friends and family love this Halloween bark with Monster look. It is colorful, fun, sweet and salty. This chocolate bark has peanuts, jimmies, colorful candy melts, and M&M candy.
Get the recipe: Monster Bark
Halloween Dessert Dip
It looks spooky, like something witchy, but is a delicious cream cheese dip at its base. You can customize it with any Halloween color and add loads of decor like spiders or sprinkles. A must for Hocus Pocus movie night.
Get the recipe: Halloween Dessert Dip
Halloween Brownies
Simple Halloween-themed decoration idea for brownie lovers. I use brownie mix to quickly bake a batch, and decorate them with white chocolate frosting, black icing drizzle, Halloween sprinkles, and candy. Yum!
Get the recipe: Halloween Brownies
These Halloween desserts have all the colors: purple, black, orange, green, and make edible monsters, mummies, or even broken glass! Kids, and even adults, will be absolutely in love with the sweet treats you put on the table, and for you it won’t break the bank or mess up the whole kitchen.
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