Gather 'round, ghouls and ghosts, because it's time to conjure up some wickedly delicious treats for the spookiest soirée of the year! Halloween is just around the corner, and what better way to cast a spell on your party guests than with a bewitching spread of spine-tingling snacks and desserts? Whether you're hosting a haunted house bash or a family-friendly gathering, our cauldron of creativity is bubbling over with 20 spine-chillingly scrumptious Halloween treats that will send shivers of delight down your spine. Get ready to tantalize taste buds and ignite imaginations as we unearth these eerie culinary delights. It's time to brew up some mouthwatering magic for your Halloween party!
Recipe & photo by Taste of Home
Are you throwing a Halloween party? Cut these homemade chocolate brownies into pumpkin shapes with a cookie cutter, then decorate with orange, black, and green frosting.
Recipe & Photo by Half-Baked Harvest
Want a Halloween treat that also embodies the season? These cookie sandwiches are made especially for you. Rich milk chocolate sandwiched between two spiced brown sugar cookies sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. They're also shaped like Jack-o'-lanterns, giving that eerie yet adorable vibe. These cookies are not only cute, but they also taste fantastic. They aren't made with pumpkin but spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.
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Serve this cold pudding dessert in a flowerpot with a garden trowel for a realistic touch, and finish with gummy worms emerging from the sandwich cookie "dirt." If the 800-plus calories per serving are too much for your Halloween party, try substituting lower-calorie cream cheese, whipped cream, and sandwich cookies.
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These white chocolate-covered peanut butter balls take more than three hours to make, but the result is sure to impress. Make a spooky bloodshot eyeball with some red food coloring for added effect. Although peanut butter is high in fat, its heart-healthy benefits should not deter people from eating it.
Recipe and Photo by Sugar Salt Magic
You don't have to be a piping bag artist to make these delicious cookies look amazing. Even better, they can be made in as little as 30 minutes, making them ideal for last-minute baking. The eyes, along with the purple and orange vanilla buttercream filling, take the spotlight here. Without either of these, you're left with simple but insanely delicious chocolate sandwich cookies with a vanilla buttercream center. The candy eyes and buttercream completely transform the cake.
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How cute are these cookies?! The only surprise is that they are made with only three ingredients. Yes, just three. To make these super sweet cookies, you only need Milano cookies, white chocolate chips, and mini-chocolate chips. They're so easy to make that children can do it from beginning to end. Dip the cookies in melted white chocolate, then add mini-chocolate chips to the eyes and mouth to make them look like they're talking. Just remember to assist the children if the melted chocolate becomes too hot.
Recipe & Photo by Almanac
We used to bob for apples as a Halloween treat when we were kids. While this is no longer done, we still like to highlight seasonal apples. Have some fun with these simple apple monster mouths!
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This excellent conversation piece only takes a little more than an hour to make. It may take a moment for guests to get past the bloody reality of red decorating gel oozing from an almond fingernail, but once they do, a delicious treat awaits.
Recipe and Photo by Hungry Happenings
This easy bat cake can be made using a homemade chocolate cake or a cake mix, and it’s decorated with deep dark black chocolate frosting for a decadent Halloween treat that kids and adults will love.
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Mummies made of sweet and buttery sugar cookies? This Halloween dessert is out of this world. They're also super quick and simple to make. The sugar cookies require only six essential ingredients, and frosting them couldn't be simpler. To achieve this look, no piping skills are needed.
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These spirited cookies contain some unusual ingredients, such as almond flour, cream of tartar, and mascarpone cheese. Macarons can be challenging to make well, so carefully follow the directions to ensure the right consistency for the batter and a cookie that's worth the effort.
Recipe and Photo by Simply Happy Foodie
Do you need a drink? Make a scary-looking concoction by punching the zombie's hands. You must prepare a day ahead of time. Fill two clear surgical gloves with a red fruit punch (found at your local pharmacy), tie them zombies off, and place the gloves in the freezer overnight. Float the gloves in a bowl of red fruit punch to make them look like zombie's hands!
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Tombstone cookies are crisp, buttery, and gravely delicious. They're also effortless to make! You don't even need a tombstone cookie cutter to make the shape. Cut it out with a standard round cutter. Use edible markers to write with. You can get your children's help and have some fun making these cookies.
Recipe and Photo by Almanac
These mini chocolate pretzels are a hit with kids of all ages. We used candy corn as a topping for Halloween, but you could use anything from candy hearts to holiday-colored M&Ms.
Recipe and Photo by The Girl Who Ate Everything
Color the vanilla frosting with red food coloring and spread it on halved chocolate chip cookies to make this easy Halloween dessert. A treat for guests to sink their teeth into is completed with marshmallow teeth and almond slivers for fangs.
Recipe and Photo by The Food Channel
Simple to make, as well as gluten-and dairy-free, these vegan sweet treats will make people stare. Stuff lychee with any flavor of preferred preserves and push a blueberry in for a fruity pupil. The toothpick through the top helps hold everything in place but also adds a nice visual touch.
Recipe and Photo by The Pioneer Woman
Even the most arachnophobic child will not be scared by these spider cookies. Look at these adorable big-eyed crawlers. Sugar cookies are topped with an Oreo and iced in black and white. Just by looking at them, you can tell how tasty they are. They're the only spiders that your kids will eat. They're also effortless to make. The sugar cookies are simple to make, and then you can decorate them to achieve the desired look.
Recipe and Photo by Bubble and Sweet
This dessert takes some baking and artistic skill, but the result is almost too creepy to eat. Some unusual ingredients include fondant, edible glue, dusting powder, and the necessary brush. Raspberry and grape gelatin are combined to make a brainy color, and edible hair is added by gluing fairy floss at the end.
Recipe and Photo by Just a Taste
You're not exceptionally talented in the kitchen and not particularly artistic, but you want to wow your kids this Halloween. These monster cookies are exactly what you need because they are incredibly easy to make.
Recipe & Photo by Almanac
Have you ever heard of "brown burrs"? They are like small date-nut balls that are both cute and delicious, as well as naturally healthy. They're appropriate for any occasion. Trick or Treaters will love Brown Burrs as a treat! You can use different nuts like walnuts. The shredded coconut on the outside is optional; roll in the coconut for a festive snowball effect.
