20 Wickedly Delicious Halloween Desserts

Everyone will love these 20 Wickedly Delicious Halloween Desserts for sure. Halloween is a fun time to get creative and make some fun desserts that bring smiles and spooky excitement. Perfect for parties, school events, or cozy nights at home with family and friends. Each Halloween dessert adds color, sweetness, and fun to your celebration, making it easy to turn simple ingredients into something special.

In this roundup, you’ll find a mix of spooky, not so spooky Halloween desserts that everyone will love. From monster cookies and mini cheesecakes to creamy dirt cakes and Crispy treats, each recipe is packed with flavor and festive charm. These desserts are not just tasty but also a fun way to create memories with the people you love. Every bite adds a little more magic to your Halloween celebration. A big thanks to a few of my Food Blogger Friends who let me share their Wickedly Delicious Halloween Dessert Recipes. Maria’s Mixing Bowl, Swirls of Flavor, Jersey Girl, Kudos Kitchen by Renee, Mama Needs Cake, Kim Schob, Life with the crust cut off, Sweet and Savory Meals, Moore Or Less Cooking, Risa’s Family Kitchen, Like Mother Like Daughter, Planning Inspired, A Taste of Madness. A few from me too right here on Pam’s Daily Dish

Tips on How To Make Halloween Desserts

• Plan your theme early: Decide on the look and feel you want before baking spooky, cute, or colorful. This helps you choose the right ingredients, colors, and decorations like candy eyes, gummy worms, or Halloween sprinkles to match your idea perfectly.

• Keep it simple and fun: Halloween desserts don’t need to be complicated to stand out. Use easy recipes like dirt cups, cupcakes, or cookie bars that everyone can help make and decorate. The goal is to enjoy the process as much as the final treat.

• Focus on presentation: Add fun finishing touches that make your desserts pop drizzle chocolate for spiderwebs, use frosting for ghost faces, or serve treats in clear cups or mini cauldrons. A creative presentation makes even the simplest desserts look special.

• Make ahead and store properly: Many Halloween desserts can be prepared a day or two early. Keep them in airtight containers and decorate just before serving to keep everything fresh, neat, and ready for the party. It saves time and helps you enjoy the celebration stress-free.

20 Wickedly Delicious Halloween Desserts

1. Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Spiced Truffles

These Dark Chocolate Spiced Truffles are so simple to make and taste decadent with just the right amount of spice. Make a batch and watch how fast they get eaten up. That’s how yummy these truffles are.They have just the right amount of spice for something different than ordinary chocolate truffles. The little bit of spice complements the dark chocolate which is rich and smooth for the perfect truffle.

Get the full recipe from: Pam’s Daily Dish

2. Spooktacular Halloween Cake

Looking for a fun halloween cake or cupcakes you can make with kids? This ghost theme recipe will make one large cake or a mini cake with cupcakes! You can also make strawberry ghosts and cookie ghosts separately!Make this spooktacular halloween cake for your next party! This rich chocolate from scratch recipe can be incorporated into all cupcakes or make a small cake with cupcakes!

Get the full recipe from: The Foodie Affair

3. Halloween Lush Recipe

This Halloween Lush recipe is made up of layers of cookie crust, creamy cheesecake layers, colorful pudding layers, and topped with whipped topping and festive sprinkles. It’s a delicious no-bake dessert that will be the star of your Halloween dessert table.This Halloween Lush is a perfect dessert to share with your friends. It’s easy to make and will have everyone wanting more.

Get the full recipe from: Maria’s Mixing Bowl

4. Halloween White Chocolate Covered Pretzels

An easy no-bake treat, Halloween White Chocolate Covered Pretzels are a festive and delicious way to celebrate the spooky day! Just dip pretzel rods in melted chocolate and roll in colored sugars or holiday sprinkles!

Get the full recipe from: Swirls of Flavor

5. Halloween Dirt Cake

This Halloween Dirt Cake is a fun dessert that kids and adults will love. It starts with a moist chocolate cake stuffed full of chocolate pudding, then topped with a quick chocolate frosting, Oreo crumbs, and spooky cookies and treats! It’s the perfect creepy and cute Halloween dessert. It’s such an easy dessert to make with a semi homemade, doctored up cake mix, stuffed full of instant chocolate pudding, and a 3 ingredient pudding mix frosting too.

Get the full recipe from: Like Mother, Like Daughter

6. Chocolate Monster Cookies

Easy Chocolate Monster Cookies recipe. Made with candy eyeballs, this makes a great last minute dessert idea for any Halloween party.Not only because they are so cute. And because, who can say no to free cookies? But really because they are so dang good!

Get the full recipe from: A Taste of Madness

7. Mini Halloween Cheesecakes

Mini Halloween Cheesecakes are the perfect spooktacular dessert! Colorful, easy to make and with only 5 ingredients they are the perfect Halloween treat!These make a perfect dessert to take to a Halloween party, surprise your coworkers with or to just snuggle on the sofa with one of these and a scary movie!

Get the full recipe from: Life With The Crust Cut Off

8. Swiss Meringue Skull

The impact this spooky Swiss Meringue Skull will have when you set him out on the table will be one of freight, and delight.With its marshmallowy texture and strawberry puree ooze, this Swiss Meringue Skull will want to make you close your eyes when you’re spooning this dessert into your mouth.

Get the full recipe from: Kudos Kitchen by Renee

9. Spooky Faced Halloween Apple Pie

Halloween Apple Pie made with just two simple ingredients, and spooky-faced will be the hit of the party, and everyone will have a Happy Halloween. What’s more, with tender juicy apples, and a flaky pie crust, this pie is fun to make so you can let the kids help you.It also has a good amount of fiber, and minimal saturated fat, and makes a good addition to your meal plan no matter what kind of diet you are on.

Get the full recipe from: Sweet and Savory Meals

10. 2 Ingredient Monster Ice Scream

This 2 ingredient monster ice scream is the coolest easiest recipe for a yummy treat the kids will love. Fun to serve for Halloween or any theme party. Enjoy the creamy deliciousness!It looks great and tastes sweet and luscious. Of course any flavor of ice cream or sherbet will work. All you need is the candy eyeballs to make this a monster treat.

Get the full recipe from: Pam’s Daily Dish

11. Easy Nutter Butter Ghost Cookies for Halloween

If you’re looking for a fun and spooky treat that takes minutes to make, nutter butter ghosts are the answer. These no bake Halloween cookies are festive, kid-friendly, and guaranteed to disappear from the dessert table faster than you can say “boo.”These little ghosts look great on a party table, but they’re also the kind of treat you can tuck into lunch boxes or package up to send along to a classroom or fall gathering.

Get the full recipe from: Jersey Girl Cooks

12. Halloween Pumpkin Cheesecake

This Halloween Pumpkin Cheesecake features a sweet cheesecake filling loaded with chocolate and orange chips spread over an Oreo crust and decorated to look like a Jack-O-Lantern. It’s a rich, sweet dessert topped with orange frosting and ringed with Peeps pumpkins for a Halloween-tastic look.This would be great for a Fall Party, Halloween, or Thanksgiving. No matter when you decide to make this one, it’s sure to be a favorite.

Get the full recipe from: Maria’s Mixing Bowl

13. Halloween Sugar Cookie Bars

Halloween Sugar Cookie Bars are a colorful spooky treat! Thick chewy marbled sugar cookie bars are flavored with vanilla and a touch of almond extract. Topped with a purple buttercream, and topped with colorful spooky sprinkles. Always a hit at any Halloween get-together.

Get the full recipe from: Moore or Less Cooking

14. Halloween Oreo Balls

When spooky season rolls around, there’s nothing more fun than turning a simple Oreo truffle recipe into cute Halloween treats. Great for adding to a Halloween charcuterie board or serving to party guests.These Halloween Oreo Balls are made into spiders with mini Oreo “legs” and candy eyes, making them a spooky Halloween treat that’s perfect for kids, party guests, or your next Halloween charcuterie board.

Get the full recipe from: Mama Needs Cake

15. Graveyard Pudding Cups

These Graveyard Pudding Cups are so cute and spooky for Halloween! Devil’s food cake mix gets layered with brightly colored white chocolate pudding before getting topped with crushed cookies for graveyard dirt and some spooky gravestones.Kids will love helping with this one and everyone will love eating them! Perfect to make ahead.

Get the full recipe from: Life With The Crust Cut Off

16. Easy Halloween Rice Krispie Treats

Get ready to sink your teeth into the most wickedly delicious Halloween treat! These Halloween Rice Krispie Treats are a spooktacular twist on the classic favorite, packed with festive colors and flavors that’ll have everyone howling for more.

Get the full recipe from: Kim Schob

17. Pumpkin Patch Cookies

These Pumpkin Patch Cookies are a fun fall favorite. Made with our Chocolate Frosted Cookies, Oreo cookie crumbs, candy pumpkins, and white chocolate vines, they are cute little mini pumpkin patch treats. Kids love both making and eating them, and they are fun to share with friends, classmates, or at Halloween and fall parties.

Get the full recipe from: Risa’s Family Kitchen

18. Halloween Cookie Dough Truffles

These Halloween Cookie Dough Truffles are such a cute treat to make during the spooky season. They are sweet, chewy, and packed with mini chocolate chips and pumpkin pie spice, which makes them taste extra festive.Decorate them with colorful candy melts and sprinkles, and the kids always get excited to help. These are perfect for Halloween parties, school treats, or a fun weekend project when we want something sweet and playful.

Get the full recipe from: Sweet and Savory Meals

19. Halloween Dirt Cake

Halloween Dirt Cake is a fun and spooky dessert made with layers of creamy chocolate pudding, crushed cookies that look like “dirt,” and playful Halloween toppings like gummy worms or candy eyes. It’s rich, smooth, and delightfully creepy—perfect for parties, kids, and anyone who loves a sweet treat with a festive twist.

Get the full recipe from: Planning Inspired

20. Halloween Nutella Cups

These Halloween Nutella Cups are the perfect last minute treat for the spooky season. This easy dessert is a great last minute treat.You can switch it up to however you like, and whatever holiday you are celebrating. Things to add into Nutella cups are freeze dried strawberries, marshmallows or caramel sauce. But whatever you have on hand, add that in! They are so versatile, nothing would make them taste bad!

Get the full recipe from: A Taste of Madness

Frequently Asked Questions on Halloween Dessert Recipes

Can I make Halloween desserts ahead of time?

Yes! Most Halloween desserts like cupcakes, cookies, and pudding cups can be made a day or two ahead. Just store them in airtight containers and add any decorations right before serving to keep them fresh and festive.

Can I involve kids in making Halloween desserts?

Definitely! Kids love decorating cookies, cupcakes, and dirt cups. Let them add toppings, make funny monster faces, or mix up spooky colors. It’s a fun and creative way to get them involved in the celebration.

Can I make Halloween desserts without an oven?

Yes, you can make fun and tasty Halloween desserts without an oven. Try easy no-bake treats like **dirt cups, rice krispie treats, truffles, pudding cups, or chocolate-dipped pretzels**. They’re quick to make, full of Halloween flavor, and perfect for parties or simple festive fun.

Halloween desserts are all about fun, creativity, and sweet flavor. From spooky cupcakes and monster cookies to creamy dirt cakes and pumpkin treats, each one brings the Halloween spirit to life. These desserts are perfect for parties, family gatherings, and moments that deserve a little festive magic.

Simple or detailed, homemade or quick, they turn everyday ingredients into something exciting and delicious. So grab your candy, frosting, and a bit of imagination and make this Halloween full of fun, flavor, and smiles!

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