25 Easy Halloween Desserts That Are Scary Simple To Make
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Looking for spooky easy Halloween desserts to create a frightful, deadly atmosphere at your Halloween party? These fun sweet treats are not only delicious, but they are also simple and quick to make. The perfect sweet treats to satisfy your sugar cravings during this spooky season!
If you have a sweet tooth and are looking for some easy bakes to bring to your kid’s school party or to share with friends, here you’ll find exactly what you are looking for.
From monster bites to deadly meringue ghosts, there are plenty of fearfully delicious Halloween desserts to choose from.
And baking delicious desserts doesn’t mean spending hours in the kitchen!
This medley of spooky Halloween treats only contains options that are easy to make and will take minimal effort.
Plus, they are so simple that you can get your kids involved with preparing them, too.
They’ll love spending time in the kitchen with you to make this trick-or-treat time something to be remembered!
Also check 25 Healthy Halloween Treats: Spooky Recipes For Trick Or Treat!
Scary Halloween Monsters Bites
If bats and spiders make you run for your life, then these cute Halloween treats are perfect to scare you to death!
You just need to make these easy no-bake peanut butter balls to shape the body of each monster.
Then all you have to do is add some candy eyes and cut out licorice wings to finish up these cute and delicious monsters.
If you’re looking for a cute, healthy option for your party, these monster bites are it!
Meringue Ghosts
You'll need four simple ingredients to make these white, fluffy mini ghosts.
Using a vegan meringue made from aquafaba, they are suitable for all types of diets and a healthy option when it comes to Halloween desserts.
The most adorable Halloween treats you can make this year!
Mummy Cookies
Pumpkin cookies dressed up like mummies? I'm in!
These delicious cookies are topped with strips of white icing to make them look like mummies, with candy eyes to complete the look.
This Halloween cookie recipe is the full package with its taste of fall flavors and a great look for Halloween.
Believe me: they are perfect for dipping in a mug filled with hot chocolate for a super indulgent treat.
Secretly Healthy Halloween Cookies
A healthy cookie option to add to your Halloween cookie collection!
Using chickpeas as a base adds protein to these easy cookies, while some green food coloring and little candy eyes make them look a bit more spooky.
Mix up the cookie dough, scoop, and press! So easy, and they are sure to be a big hit.
Healthy Dirt Cups with Avocado Pudding
These dirt pudding cups get a healthy makeover with a base made with avocado, plant milk, and maple syrup.
These classic Halloween treats are topped with finely crushed granola to make the dirt layer with gummy worms sticking out!
Easy to make for kids' parties ahead of time!
Green Apple Monsters
These green apple monsters require no cooking for a healthy yet cute treat for your Halloween table!
Made with simple, wholesome ingredients, including green apples, peanut butter (or almond butter), pumpkin seeds, and cheese.
A fun Halloween activity the kids can help prepare! You can cut the apples for them and let them get involved in assembling them!
Mummy Rice Krispie Treats
This recipe uses store-bought rice Krispie treats bars to save some time!
Add melted chocolate with candy eyes and white chocolate drizzled bandages to make mummies, or you can pipe on black icing to create spooky spider webs.
So easy to make yet super fun!
Strawberry Halloween Monsters
Aren't these the most adorable fun treats you've ever seen?
Fresh strawberries make the head for these no-bake monster treats. Use fondant icing for the mouth and teeth and some candy eyes to finish off the monster face.
This healthy fruit option is sure to be a hit at parties and a nice change to all the other sweets on the table.
Halloween Oreo Pops
Spider oreo pops look amazing but require very little effort to make!
You’d be surprised how easily they come together.
You simply dip spider cookies on a stick in chocolate and then add candy eyes and little black licorice legs.
Let the chocolate set, and you’ve got a great handheld treat to hand out!
Frankenstein Matcha Rice Crispy Treats
Want a spooky dessert that looks terrific but is easy to make?
If you are not good at baking and have yet to master your piping skills, these rice Krispie treat monsters are perfect for you.
Use matcha to give this great treat a spooky green color!
Then adding melted chocolate and googly eyes is all it takes to finish them up!
Easy Mummy Brownies
For this easy recipe, you can prepare Halloween brownies with your favorite brownie mix or even use premade brownies!
Cut the brownies into circles, stripe them with melted chocolate or white candy melts, add candy eyes, and you'll have delicious mummy kid-friendly treats in no time.
An easy recipe to keep things simple!
Peanut Butter Spider Cookies
A kid-friendly recipe made with a simple cookie dough you can make ahead of time to make things easier!
When the cookies are still warm, press Reese’s peanut butter cups in, then add candy eyes and chocolate legs to finish off the spiders!
The kids will love helping add the eyes and spider bodies to the warm cookies!
Nutter Butter Mummies
Did you know you can turn Nutter Butter cookies into scary (or shall I say cute) mummies in no time?
Get some nutter butter cookies, dip them in vanilla candy melts, and drizzle more to make bandages.
Add candy eyes, and you'll have super easy, fun mummy cookies for your Halloween party!
Spooky Halloween Cookies
Ok, yes, I have a bit of a problem with candy eyes. I find them adorable, and they can turn anything into the cutest spooky treat.
Look at these oatmeal sandwich cookies! Aren't they sweet?
Made with a two-ingredient fudge, they are easy to assemble.
Jazz up the fudge filling with some booze for an adult Halloween party!
You can even change them up and use your favorite drop cookie recipe to create the same look and scary mood!
Ghost Cookies
This easy cookie recipe uses store-bought ingredients, making it one of the most straightforward Halloween dessert ideas on the list.
Make the thick cookie base in a mini muffin tin with a sugar cookie mix.
Then pipe white icing on top to shape the ghost, and add mini chocolate chips for the eyes!
Another recipe that kids will enjoy helping you put together.
Black Widow Peanut Butter Bars
If you have any guests scared of spiders, make these black widow peanut butter bars. They won't get near them, so you can have them all for yourself.
A genius, evil plan! Bwahahaha!
Layers of sweet, buttery peanut butter cookie base are topped with creamy peanut butter and a rich, fudgy chocolate layer and then decorated with a white chocolate web and handmade chocolate spiders!
It’s a fantastic combination of sweet and salty to make you swoon!
Halloween Graveyard Dirt Cake
Your Halloween table will be a stunner with this chocolate dirt Halloween cake as the centerpiece!
The rich chocolate cake topped with chocolate pudding and chocolate frosting is divine.
Use crushed Oreos as the dirt, and then decorate as you wish with Halloween peeps, candy worms, candy pumpkins, and cookie gravestones.
Maple Candied Apples
These maple candied apples are the healthy answer to dipped candy or caramel apples!
This sweet Halloween treat is made without any dyes or anything artificial while delivering lots of apple and toffee flavor.
An easy recipe made with only four ingredients that is sure to please kids and adults throughout the fall season.
Mummy Bark
Calling all chocolate lovers out there!
This Halloween bark takes fifteen minutes of hands-on time to prepare. It's made with only four ingredients and is full of chocolate flavor! A crowd pleaser that is going to prove a hit with everyone.
Start by making a chocolate layer infused with Oreo cookies at the bottom. Then add a white chocolate layer on top and spooky eyes to create the mummy look!
This dessert is so simple to make that will leave you plenty of time to get ready in your Halloween costumes!
Halloween Oreo Dirt Cake
Another classic kid-friendly Halloween dessert that will create an eerie atmosphere at your party.
These dirt cups come together in just minutes and are fun for the kids to help you make!
They’re perfect for making ahead and a budget-friendly option as well.
I love that you can easily customize them with different colors and toppings to fit the theme of your Halloween decorations.
Chocolate Halloween Popcorn Balls (Only 3 Ingredients!)
Popocorn is a wholesome, healthy snack on its own.
And you can transform it into a tasty, frightening treat with only three ingredients.
You'll only need three ingredients to make
These fun and festive Halloween popcorn balls are basically chocolate-covered popcorn shaped into balls and then decorated with eyes, sprinkles, and more to create a scarily good Halloween treat.
This recipe is so easy, doesn't involve baking or cutting, and it's a great way to get the kids excited about helping in the kitchen to prepare them.
Vegan Halloween Monster Donuts
Who doesn't love donuts?
Then what about these incredibly fun and delicious monster donuts?
These yummy Halloween desserts are easy to make and fun to decorate with kids! Plus they are made with natural coloring (blueberries for the purple ones, and spinach for the green ones!).
And if you've checked this blog before, you know that I love to make delicious treats that are wholesome and filled with natural ingredients.
So good for your taste buds and your body!
Milk Chocolate Stuffed Jack-O'-Lantern Cookies
These Jack-O'-Lantern cookies are so cute!
They are made with spiced brown sugar cookies, filled with a layer of sweet milk chocolate, and finished with a dusting of cinnamon sugar.
The warmth and spiciness coming from the cinnamon sugar and the indulgent chocolate filling make them the perfect cookies to make on the spookiest night of the year!
No-Bake Vegan Cheesecake Ghosts
These no-bake ghostly treats are simple to make and so fun for Halloween!
They are mini vegan cheesecakes made with a healthy chocolate base and a purple cashew cream filling. Once ready, let them rest in the fridge overnight.
The next day, add a topping of white buttercream, candy eyes, and optional sprinkles (why not?) to transform them into tasty, healthy, and beautiful spooky treats!
Pumpkin Spice Granola Cups with Yogurt
Looking for a fun way to deliver a healthy sweet snack to Halloween parties?
These homemade granola cups look a bit like a healthy version of Halloween cupcakes.
They are filled with yogurt. You can then use fruit, avocado, and chocolate chips to make silly monster faces, Dracula dentures, and creepy banana ghosts.
So fun, and kids will devour them!
I hope these delicious Halloween treats helped you decide what to bake for your scary party!
And if you have tried any of these simple Halloween desserts, let me know in the comments which one is your favorite!
25 Easy Halloween Desserts
Ingredients
Scary Halloween Monster Energy Balls
No-bake peanut butter balls
- 3/4 cup peanuts
- 1 cup Medjool dates, pitted
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder (vegan)
- 4 tablespoons peanut butter
- 1/3 cup gluten-free rolled oats
Decorations
Instructions
- Pulse the pitted dates in a food processor for a couple of minutes until they form a smooth paste.
- Add oats, cocoa powder, peanut butter, peanuts, and mix. If the mix is a bit dry, add a couple of tablespoons of water to make it a bit stickier (for tips and trick, read the full recipe here).
- Use your hands to roll into 1-inch balls.
- While the balls are still soft and sticky, press two candy eyeballs into each ball.
- Cut the licorice bars into thin strips. Cut the bats wings using round cutters, and the spider legs (6 per spider) using a knife.
- Press into the cookie ball. If the licorice is too soft, you can use a toothpick to make a small hole in the balls before pressing the wings or legs.
- Place the scary monsters balls into the fridge to firm up for about 15-30 minutes.
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