Easy Halloween Dessert Recipes

My favorite Halloween treats are the ones that look impressive but don’t take a lot of effort. These desserts are fun, festive, and perfect for when you want to add a spooky touch to your celebration without spending all day in the kitchen.

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1. Halloween Brownies

These fudgy brownies are topped with colorful and spooky ganache and candy eyeballs to make them perfect for Halloween. I use three varieties of Reese's, or you could try them with any extra Halloween candy you have lying around.

2. Halloween Reese’s Pieces Bars

These chewy dessert bars are packed with peanut butter, chocolate, and loads of Reese’s Pieces for a perfectly sweet and spooky treat. The brown, orange, and yellow colors are perfect for fall and the candy eyeballs make them look party-ready with almost no extra effort.

3. Popcorn Balls

These no-bake popcorn balls are loaded with candy corn, M&M’s, and sprinkles for a fun sweet-and-salty treat. They come together in minutes and are easy to wrap in cellophane for a sweet party favor or DIY Halloween gift.

4. Muddy Buddies

This Chex cereal puppy chow (or 'muddy buddies') is coated in chocolate, tossed with powdered sugar, and filled with festive Halloween candy. It’s an easy crunchy snack that kids and adults both love.

5. Chocolate Reese’s Pieces Halloween Cookies

These chewy chocolate cookies are packed with Reese’s Pieces and decorated with candy eyeballs for a spooky-cute touch. The rich chocolate flavor pairs perfectly with peanut butter candy for a treat that’s as tasty as it is fun.

6. Nutter Butter Mummies

Crunchy Nutter Butter cookies are coated in creamy white chocolate, then drizzled to look like mummy bandages. With candy eyeballs peeking out, they’re a spooky no-bake dessert that is ready to eat in just 10 minutes.

7. Meringue Ghosts

These airy meringue cookies are light, sweet, and perfectly spooky for Halloween. Mini chocolate chip eyes give them personality, making them a fun treat for parties or an addorable adition to a hot chocolate bar.

8. Peanut Butter Spider Cookies

Chewy peanut butter cookies are topped with mini Reese’s cups and decorated with candy eyes and chocolate legs for a spooky chocolate spider. You can cut down on time by using store-bought peanut butter cookie dough (Pillsbury even has a Reese's peanut butter cookie dough).

9. Bat Sugar Cookies

These bat-shaped sugar cookies are rolled, cut, and decorated with black royal icing for a spooky, kid-friendly Halloween treat. They’re fun to make, perfect for sharing, and a great way to get creative with your Halloween baking.

For tips on baking, rolling, cutting, and decorating sugar cookies, check out my guides on how to make sugar cookies, how to make cut out cookies, and glossy sugar cookie icing that hardens.

10. Candy Corn Rice Krispies Treats

These no-bake treats are gooey, marshmallow-filled bars studded with colorful candy corn for a festive Halloween snack. With just a few ingredients and no baking required, they’re ready in minutes and perfect for sharing or gifting.

11. Mummy Pie

This spooky Halloween pie is filled with fruit and topped with strips of pie crust for a a fun mummy design. You can use my simple butter pie crust or a store-bought crust to make this festive pie even easier to prepare.

We enjoyed the red look from raspberry pie filling, but you could really use any canned or homemade fruit pie filling you'd like. Cherry pie filling would be tasty and give the same effect!

12. Dirt Cake Cookies

These cookies turn the classic dirt cake dessert into a chewy chocolate treat topped with chocolate buttercream frosting, crushed Oreo cookies, and a gummy worm. They’re simple to assemble, fun to decorate, and perfect for Halloween parties.

13. Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

These pumpkin bars are moist, spiced, and topped with a sweet, tangy cinnamon cream cheese frosting that comes together in minutes. With simple ingredients and quick assembly, they’re an easy fall dessert perfect for sharing at parties or potlucks.

14. Pumpkin Dump Cake

This pumpkin dump cake layers canned pumpkin puree, my homemade pumpkin pie spice, and boxed spice cake mix for a warm, flavorful fall dessert. It’s as easy as 'dumping' the ingredients in a 9x13 baking dish and popping it in the oven.

15. Pumpkin Fluff Dip

This creamy, fluffy pumpkin dip comes together in just 5 minutes and tastes just like pumpkin pie. It’s perfect for serving with crackers, cookies, or fruit, and can be made in advance for stress-free entertaining.

16. No-Bake Pumpkin Pie

This pumpkin pie comes together in just 15 minutes with no baking required, making it a stress-free fall dessert. Chill it overnight for a creamy, flavorful treat that party guests will love.

17. Monster Cake Pops

These bite-sized cake pops are decorated with candy, sprinkles, and edible markers to create fun spooky monsters. They’re easy to make, even for beginners, and the messier their faces the spookier they are. For extra help, check out my top tips for the best cake pops.

18. Halloween Cake Pops

These cake pops are shaped like jack-o-lanterns, witches’ cauldrons, ghosts, and Jack Skellington. You can make them with any boxed cake mix, just grab your favorite flavor.

19. Candy Corn Sugar Cookie Pinwheels

These rolled sugar cookies are layered in bright candy corn colors for a festive and playful Halloween treat. They’re easy to make, hands-on for kids, and don’t require extra decorating, so imperfections just add to the fun.

💭 Tips for Making Halloween Treats Extra Easy

• Use store-bought shortcuts. Start with boxed cake mix, premade cookie dough, caramel apples, or packaged rice krispies cereal bars to save time without sacrificing flavor.
• Rely on festive candy. Candy corn, Reese’s Pieces, gummy worms, and candy eyeballs instantly give desserts a Halloween vibe with no extra effort.
• Color is key. A few drops of orange, green, or purple food coloring in frosting, icing, or candy melts can transform any sweet into a spooky treat.
• Think no-bake. Quick treats like popcorn balls, dessert dips, no-bake cookies, and candied fruit are easy to make ahead and perfect for parties.
• Keep it fun, not fussy. Kids love simple designs like mummies, ghosts, and spiders, but don’t stress over perfection. The sillier the better.

These Halloween desserts are just the start of fall baking fun! Explore my fall pumpkin recipes for more easy and delicious ways to celebrate the season.

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