No tricks, just (homemade) treats in this collection of 15 Fun Halloween Dessert Recipes. These recipes for caramel apples, dirt pudding, candy corn pretzel hugs, and more are sure to leave ghosts and goblins both young and old shrieking in delight! 😉
Halloween has always been synonymous with candy and treats. While the store-bought candy tends to take the spotlight, there are plenty of options for homemade goodies to celebrate, too.
My team and I collected 15 Fun Halloween Dessert Recipes for you to try this spooky season.
If you’re looking for fun activity for Halloween parties and get-togethers, decorate a batch of Halloween Chocolate Cookies (pictured above and below) or Halloween Cupcakes. Or try Black Velvet Cupcakes decorated as spooky cats! Each of the written recipes are packed with helpful tips, how-to-photos, and videos, making these cute treats approachable for bakers of all skill levels. Kids and adults alike have a blast making these:
I also make this Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter White Chocolate Bark around Halloween. It’s extremely simple to prepare and the Reese’s Pieces give it a festive flair.
Or try my Halloween Boo Bark found in the recipe card below.
Pumpkin recipes also fit in with Halloween celebrations. Pumpkin cake, pumpkin bars, and pumpkin spice puppy chow are some seasonal favorites. See 30+ best pumpkin dessert recipes for even more inspiration.
When Halloween is done and you have a tempting bowl of leftover chocolate candy, put it to use in candy bar blondies:
Q: What are you making to celebrate Halloween?
15 Fun Halloween Dessert Recipes
Halloween Chocolate Cookies
Make Halloween cookies using my rich and flavorful chocolate sugar cookies as the starting point, then decorate with royal icing or an easy glaze icing. This post shows different ways to decorate the cookies based on skill level, making them the cutest Halloween cookies achievable for cookie decorators of all skill levels.
Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter White Chocolate Bark
This is my easy white chocolate bark filled with a creamy peanut butter filling and topped with crunchy Reese’s Pieces. A relatively simply yet highly delicious way to try making your own candy this Halloween!
Decorated Halloween Cupcakes
Monsters, jack-o-lanterns, and spiders—oh my! Start with your favorite flavor of cupcakes, make the vanilla buttercream frosting, and then follow the directions and video to dress up your cupcakes for Halloween.
Homemade Dirt Pudding (Fun for Kids!)
This no-bake, make-ahead homemade dirt pudding is as fun to make as it is to serve and eat. Decorate with gummy worms, candy eyes, and other Halloween candies for a deliciously spooky spin on this classic dessert.
Homemade Caramel Apples
Learn how to make real homemade caramel apples with my success tips, video tutorial, and carefully explained recipe. This festive fall dessert is always fun to make, decorate, serve, and eat!
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
These super moist pumpkin cupcakes are easy to make, packed with pumpkin spices, and finished with tangy cream cheese frosting. A candy pumpkin makes for a perfect Halloween-themed topping.
The Best Pumpkin Bars I’ve Ever Had
These pumpkin bars have incredible spiced pumpkin flavor and aren’t quite as light and cakey as most other recipes I’ve tried. They’re soft and sturdy which pairs perfectly with the spiced cream cheese frosting.
Peanut Butter Blondies
Soft, ultra-chewy, and packed with flavor, these peanut butter blondies will impress even the biggest peanut butter fanatics. They’re incredibly quick to throw together—a 1 bowl, no mixer required, no dough chilling recipe—and the Reese’s Pieces add a perfect crunch in every bite.
Candy Bar Blondies
Candy bar blondies are everything you know and love about a good blondie—soft, chewy, thick, and buttery—but they’re packed with chopped chocolate candy bars. A great way to use up any extra Halloween candy you may have on hand!
Pumpkin Spice Puppy Chow
If there was an official snack of Halloween, this would be it. Classic puppy chow gets a festive twist with pumpkin spices and mellowcreme pumpkins, and the recipe can easily be halved or doubled depending on the number of lucky taste testers.
Black Velvet Cupcakes
Serious chocolate lovers will adore these cupcakes. These ultra-rich and fudgy chocolate cupcakes get their deep dark hue from black cocoa powder, not food coloring.
Candy Corn Pretzel Hugs
An easy and fun treat to make with young bakers, these salty sweet candy corn pretzels come together in a snap and are devoured even quicker.
How to Make Pumpkin Spice Truffles
The centers of these pumpkin spice truffles are incredibly creamy and soft, and you can dunk them in your favorite kind of chocolate. A great make ahead treat, as the flavors become even better after a day or two!
Molten Chocolate Cobbler
This recipe for Molten Chocolate Cobbler can be found on page 169 in Sally’s Baking 101. It’s like a chocolate cake with a molten center and a slightly crisp and crackled top, and it would be fantastic served with pumpkin ice cream.
Recipe: Halloween Boo Bark
Below is my easy Boo Bark recipe. All you need is quality baking chocolate and your favorite Halloween candies and sprinkles. I used Halloween M&Ms, candy eyeballs, and a Halloween sprinkle blend like this. So easy, it’s SCARY!
Description
Homemade chocolate bark is so easy! Swirl two chocolates together and dress it up with your favorite Halloween candies and sprinkles. Use pure chocolate, not chocolate chips.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
- Melt the semi-sweet chocolate. You can melt it in a double boiler or the microwave. If using the microwave: place the chopped chocolate in a medium heat-proof bowl. Melt in 20 second increments in the microwave, stopping and stirring after each increment until completely melted and smooth.
- Melt the white chocolate following the same melting process in step 2.
- Pour the melted semi-sweet chocolate onto the prepared baking sheet and spread out into a large rectangle (anywhere around 8×12 inches is great). Drizzle the white chocolate mixture on top. (If needed, I have a visual of this step in my Sweetheart Swirl Bark video.) Use a knife or a toothpick to swirl the layers together. Decorate the top of the bark with candies.
- Allow the chocolate to completely set uncovered at room temperature or in the refrigerator, about 45 minutes. Once hardened, break into pieces as large or small as you want.
- Store bark in an airtight container at room temperature in a cool, dry place for up to 1 week or in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
- Freezing Instructions: For longer storage, freeze for up to 2 months and thaw overnight in the refrigerator.
- Special Tools (affiliate links): Baking Sheet | Silicone Baking Mat or Parchment Paper | Double Boiler or Mixing Bowl
- Chocolate: Do not use chocolate chips or morsels because they do not melt properly. Pure chocolate is best for easy melting and best taste. I like Ghirardelli, Baker’s, Lindt, or Trader Joe’s pound plus bars found in the baking aisle next to the chocolate chips. They are typically sold as 4 ounce bars.
- Sprinkles & Candies: I found eyeball sprinkles, “Ghouls Mix” M&Ms, and Wilton brand Halloween sprinkles at my local grocery store. I can’t find the exact sprinkle mix anymore, but here is something similar. Use any Halloween sprinkles or candies you enjoy. Candy corn is great on this bark, too!
