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Whether you’re looking to bake up a batch of whimsical Halloween brownies or some spooky sweet supernatural cocktails, this list of 33 Easy Halloween Desserts for the spooky season is sure to get you in the spirit! Boo appetite!

Trick or treat, give me something sweet to eat! While Halloween candy certainly has its place, there’s nothing like a Halloween sweets table filled with homemade eerie edibles. From brownies to cupcakes, cookies to cocktails, these Halloween dessert ideas are great for getting in the spirit of the season.

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1. Spooky Spider Cupcakes

Looking for an easy Halloween cupcake decorating idea? These Spooky Spider Cupcakes are just the thing! Use candy eyeballs, icing pouches and mini chocolate sandwich cookies to decorate these fun cupcakes. Your friends will love them!
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2. Ghost Brownies

This ghost-shaped cutter isn’t just for cookies! Make a boo-tiful dessert your kids will love with these cute Halloween brownies. Decorated with small pumpkin cookies, this fun dessert is the best of both worlds.
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3. Fun Halloween Candy Bark

Have some leftover candy on hand? Put it to good use with this fun Halloween Candy Bark. Orange and Dark Cocoa Candy Melts candy form the base, then have fun topping your bark with sprinkles, candy eyeballs, gummy worms and more!
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4. Candy Corn Cookies

Not everyone loves candy corn, but everyone is sure to love these easy Candy Corn Cookies. Made using our tasty roll-out sugar cookie dough recipe and decorated with orange, yellow and white sanding sugars, these cookies are great for kids and beginners alike.
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5. Mini Donut Halloween Treats

This cute tower of mini donuts is a fun treat for Halloween morning. Use candy to create a cute face, or leave them plain for a sweet pumpkin-themed treat you can serve for any fall occasion.
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6. Witch’s Brew Mocktail

Something delicious this way comes! Made using ginger ale, pineapple juice, lime juice and food coloring, these mocktails are fun for kids and adults alike. Garnish with candy eyeballs for the perfect finishing touch!
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7. Shrunken Head Baked Apples

These creepy treats look straight out of a monster movie. Golden apples are filled with cinnamon, brown sugar, oats and nuts for a spooky (but sweet) Halloween dessert.
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8. Frankenstein Rice Cereal Treats

Whether you’re gearing up for a monster movie marathon or just want to sneak something frightfully fun into your kids’ lunch, these cute Halloween rice cereal treats are a sweet way to dress up your favorite emoji faces!
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9. Graveyard Halloween Brownie Cake

Showcase your best Halloween puns with this fun Halloween brownie cake. Use your favorite brownie recipe as the base, then top it off with cookies bearing funny Halloween messages.
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10. Monster Chomper Halloween Donuts

These monster-themed donuts are a breakfast smash! Decorated using Candy Melts candy and large candy eyeballs, these monsters may look tough on the outside, but they’re sweet on the inside!
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11. Candy Ghost Halloween Cupcakes

Dress up your cupcakes in lovely pastel shades with these Candy Ghost Halloween Cupcakes. Top your favorite chocolate cupcake recipe with pastel buttercream and sparkling sugars, then use Bright White Candy Melts candy to create these whimsical floating ghosts.
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12. Monster Marshmallow Pops

Here’s a quick and easy Halloween dessert the kids will love. Use Color Mist Food Color Spray and black candy to make monster, pumpkin and vampire-themed marshmallows, then stack them on sticks for a simple and fun party treat.
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13. Candy Corn Shot Glasses

Cleanup is a breeze with these Candy Corn Shot Glasses. Made using Yellow, Orange and Bright White Candy Melts candy, these edible shot glasses can be filled with anything from pudding to vodka!
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14. Halloween Donut Hole Pops

These fun donut hole pops are made using one special ingredient – store-bought donut holes! Dress up your favorite cake donut holes with melted candy and Halloween sprinkles for a cute pop your kids will love.
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15. Evil Halloween Candy Apples

Coated with melted candy and sprayed with Color Mist Food Color Spray, these candy apples may look enticing, but they feature a spooky warning! Fun for Halloween parties, these candy apples will certainly cast a spell at your celebration!
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16. Eye Scare You Halloween Donuts

Show up to the Halloween party with these candy-topped donuts and all eyes will definitely be on you! Using the Wilton Donut Pan, this recipe is tasty, fun and ready in the blink of an eye
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17. Bright Neon Halloween Cookies

These Bright Neon Cookies are glowing with fun Halloween messages. Decorated using royal icing, these cookies dry hard for easy packaging and gifting.
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18. Halloween Cake Pop Toes

Looking for a little more gore in your Halloween desserts? These severed toe pops ought to do the trick! Made using fondant and piping gel, these toe-shaped cake pops are a great addition to your spooky-sweet soiree!
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19. Easy Cauldron Donuts

Little witches and warlocks are sure to love these fun cauldron donuts! Made using Green Sparkling Gel and green chocolate candies, these candy-coated mini donuts are sure to be a sweet start to your Halloween celebration.
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20. Witch Hat Cookie Cupcake Cones

These Witch Hat Cupcake Cones are a fun addition to any Halloween celebration. Made using the Cupcake Cone Rack, these Halloween treats are easy to make using your favorite store-bought sugar cones.
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21. Mini Monster Face Halloween Pies

Trick or treat, scare up something sweet to eat! Filled with cherry pie filling, these mini pies are perfect for a ghoulish Halloween party.
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22. Candy Monster Scar Shot Glasses

These gruesomely fun candy shot glasses are just the thing to make your Halloween party a monstrous success. Mix up your favorite frightful cocktail (or mocktail), pour them in the scar shot glasses and enjoy!
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23. Creepy Skull Cake

This evil-looking skull is the perfect creepy Halloween treat. Make this cake easily with the Skull Shaped Cake Pan.
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24. Ooey Goey Zombie Intestine & Brain Cupcakes

These creepy brain and intestine cupcakes are sure to give your guests the heebie jeebies!
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25. Evil Eyes Halloween Cake

This frightening Faultline cake is ultra spooky with candy eyeballs watching your every move!
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26. Pumpkin Brownie Bites

Looking for some cute Halloween brownie ideas? Kids will love decorating these cute and vibrant Halloween brownies. Use purple, orange, yellow and teal buttercream to ice your pumpkin-shaped brownies, then let the kids go crazy with adding various candy eyeballs.
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27. Surprised Spider Mini Donuts

Turn homemade mini donuts into cute spiders with this Surprised Spider Mini Donuts project. A fun treat for kids, these little spiders are no trick, all treat!
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28. Brain Cupcakes

Scary but sweet, these tasty brain cupcakes will have your guests coming back for more!
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29. Monster Halloween Shot Glasses

Made using hard green candies, these shot glasses can be filled with liquor, mousse or gelatin made to look like brains! Best of all, you can just eat the shot glass when you’re done!
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30. Here's Looking at Boo! Candy Pops

This quick and easy Halloween treat is a fun one for kids and adults alike. Simply melt some Candy Melts candy and pipe it into rounds, then decorate with whatever sprinkles or candy eyeballs you have on hand for a cute candy pop everyone will love.
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31. Candy Corn Treats

No Halloween party is complete without rice cereal treats. Decorated to look like candy corn, these rice cereal treats are a must at your Halloween celebration.
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32. Apple Pie Potion

Club soda and apple juice combine for a bubbly and sparkling potion everyone will love. Flavored with Treatology Extracts to taste like an apple pie, this mocktail is sure to be the apple of everyone’s eye!
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33. Candy Corn Mini Donuts

Sweets on sticks not only add color and dimension to your sweets table, they’re also fun to eat! These mini donuts are decorated using Candy Melts candy, then placed on a stick for easy grab-n-go snacking.
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Need a few more fun Halloween treat ideas to inspire you during spooky season? Explore even more delicious Halloween cakes, cookies and cupcakes, online from Wilton!

So, which of these Halloween dessert ideas is your favorite? Let us know in the comments below or take a picture of your devilish desserts and tag us on Instagram @wiltoncakes!

33 Easy Halloween Desserts for Spooky Season

Whether you’re looking to bake up a batch of whimsical Halloween brownies or some spooky sweet supernatural cocktails, this list of 33 Easy Halloween Desserts for the spooky season is sure to get you in the spirit! Boo appetite!
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