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Look no further than this collection of fun and festive Halloween desserts for something perfectly sweet and spooky!

Collage of Halloween desserts.

Whether you’re throwing a party, or need a fun and festive treat for Halloween, we have all kinds of cookies, cakes, cupcakes, and more that are both delicious and ghoulish!

  • For more Halloween dessert tips & tricks, scroll to the bottom of the post!

Best Halloween Dessert Ideas

Halloween is such a fun theme – from the decorations to the desserts. With that in mind, I have listed some of our very favorite (and MOST POPULAR) Halloween treats.

From Halloween cakes topped with cookie tombstones to pumpkin spice dump cake, these recipes are fun and would make the perfect sweet treat to end your party.

1 Gooey Monster Cookie Recipe

Dessert Gooey Monster Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes

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4.97 from 123 votes
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2 Chocolate Oreo Spider Cake Recipe

Dessert Chocolate Oreo Spider Cake Recipe
Total Time: 40 minutes
5 from 10 votes
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3 Halloween Dirt Cake Recipe

Dessert Halloween Dirt Cake Recipe
Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes
5 from 11 votes
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4 Pumpkin Cupcakes

Dessert Pumpkin Cupcakes
Total Time: 27 minutes

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4.99 from 101 votes
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5 Strawberry Ghosts Recipe

Dessert Strawberry Ghosts Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes

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5 from 16 votes
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6 Halloween Brownies Recipe

Dessert Halloween Brownies Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour

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5 from 3 votes
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7 Pumpkin Dump Cake

Dessert Pumpkin Dump Cake
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

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4.98 from 1047 votes
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8 Halloween Cookies Recipe

Dessert Halloween Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 12 minutes

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5 from 16 votes
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9 Caramel Apples

Dessert Caramel Apples
Total Time: 1 hour 55 minutes

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5 from 27 votes
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10 Pumpkin Magic Cake

Dessert Pumpkin Magic Cake
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

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4.98 from 90 votes
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Easy Halloween Desserts

These sweets will be a HUGE hit at any Halloween party and the best part is they’re super easy to make!

With candies, eyeballs, sprinkles, chocolate chips, Halloween-themed ingredients, and more – these treats are perfectly festive for your October gathering.

11 Monster Rice Krispie Treats Recipe

Dessert Monster Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes
5 from 8 votes
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12 Spider Pie recipe

Dessert Spider Pie recipe
Total Time: 10 minutes
5 from 6 votes
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13 Candy Corn Rice Krispie Treats Recipe

Dessert Candy Corn Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
Total Time: 40 minutes
5 from 4 votes
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14 Mummy Cookies Recipe

Dessert Mummy Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 45 minutes
5 from 10 votes
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15 Skeleton Pudding Cups Recipe

Dessert Skeleton Pudding Cups Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes
5 from 7 votes
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16 Halloween Puppy Chow Recipe

Dessert Halloween Puppy Chow Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes
5 from 9 votes
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17 Halloween Snack Mix

Dessert, Snack Halloween Snack Mix
Total Time: 1 hour 13 minutes
5 from 9 votes
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18 Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats Recipe

Dessert Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes
5 from 8 votes
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19 Pumpkin Pie Dip Recipe

Dessert Pumpkin Pie Dip Recipe
Total Time: 5 minutes
5 from 6 votes
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20 Halloween Pretzels Recipe

Snack Halloween Pretzels Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes
5 from 4 votes
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21 Halloween Candy Charcuterie Board Recipe

Appetizer Halloween Candy Charcuterie Board Recipe
Total Time: 30 minutes
5 from 1 vote
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22 Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Dessert Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Total Time: 40 minutes

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4.96 from 23 votes
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23 Nutter Butter Ghosts Recipe

Snack Nutter Butter Ghosts Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes
5 from 7 votes
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24 Apple Monster Teeth Recipe

Snack Apple Monster Teeth Recipe
Total Time: 10 minutes
5 from 3 votes
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25 Pumpkin Brownie Recipe

Dessert Pumpkin Brownie Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 3 minutes

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4.98 from 489 votes
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26 Pumpkin Bars

Dessert Pumpkin Bars
Total Time: 45 minutes

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5 from 10 votes
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27 Pumpkin Crunch Cake

Dessert Pumpkin Crunch Cake
Total Time: 1 hour 12 minutes

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5 from 307 votes
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28 Pumpkin Cobbler

Dessert Pumpkin Cobbler
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

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5 from 21 votes
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29 Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Dessert Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Total Time: 20 minutes

Recipe Video

4.99 from 71 votes
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30 Homemade Pumpkin Pie

Dessert Homemade Pumpkin Pie
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

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5 from 20 votes
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31 Candy Corn and Peanuts Recipe

Dessert Candy Corn and Peanuts Recipe
Total Time: 5 minutes
5 from 4 votes
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32 No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe

Dessert No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes
4.95 from 18 votes
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33 Pumpkin Milkshake Recipe

Dessert, Drinks Pumpkin Milkshake Recipe
Total Time: 10 minutes
5 from 11 votes
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34 Popcorn Balls Recipe

Dessert, Snack Popcorn Balls Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes

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5 from 144 votes
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35 Slime Popcorn Recipe

Dessert Slime Popcorn Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes

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5 from 3 votes
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More Halloween Dessert Recipes

My kids love these ghoulish delights and we know yours will too!

Most desserts can be made early, even up to a few days early which makes things easier for party planning.

36 Chocolate Spider Trifle

Dessert Chocolate Spider Trifle
Total Time: 10 minutes
4.97 from 28 votes
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37 Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

Dessert Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Total Time: 45 minutes
4.95 from 20 votes
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38 Halloween Trifle Recipe

Dessert Halloween Trifle Recipe
Total Time: 10 minutes
5 from 11 votes
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39 Monster Cookie Recipe

Dessert Monster Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes

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5 from 37 votes
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40 Halloween Cookie Cake Recipe

Dessert Halloween Cookie Cake Recipe
Total Time: 19 minutes
5 from 7 votes
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41 Gummy Worm Jello Cups Recipe

Dessert Gummy Worm Jello Cups Recipe
Total Time: 10 minutes
5 from 11 votes
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42 Black Candy Apples Recipe

Dessert Black Candy Apples Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes
5 from 8 votes
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43 Candy Bar Trifle Recipe

Dessert Candy Bar Trifle Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
5 from 10 votes
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44 Halloween Oreo Cookies

Dessert Halloween Oreo Cookies
Total Time: 10 minutes
5 from 8 votes
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45 Halloween Sugar Cookie Recipe

Dessert Halloween Sugar Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 18 minutes

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5 from 23 votes
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46 Melted Witch Bark Recipe

Dessert Melted Witch Bark Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes
5 from 6 votes
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47 Boo-nilla Ghost Milkshakes Recipe

Drinks Boo-nilla Ghost Milkshakes Recipe
Total Time: 8 minutes
5 from 12 votes
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48 Monster Suckers Recipe

Dessert Monster Suckers Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes
5 from 7 votes
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49 Oogie Boogie Sundae Recipe

Dessert Oogie Boogie Sundae Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes
5 from 1 vote
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50 Witch Hat Cookies Recipe

Dessert Witch Hat Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 5 minutes
5 from 9 votes
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51 Candy Cookies

Dessert Candy Cookies
Total Time: 17 minutes
4.91 from 40 votes
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52 Oogie Boogie Popcorn Recipe

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53 Halloween Sugar Cookie Cake Recipe

Dessert Halloween Sugar Cookie Cake Recipe
Total Time: 24 minutes
5 from 7 votes
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FAQS

  • Colors. Black, brown, orange, purple, bright green, and pink are all great Halloween choices.
  • Embellishments. Add Halloween sprinkles and festive candies (for added fun and flavor). Halloween toppers, like plastic spiders, are also great additions. Top any treat with candy eyeballs, or your favorite Halloween candy like gummy worms, for an instant transformation.
  • Serving trays. Use spooky and fun Halloween-themed serving trays to enhance the overall feel. Decorate the serving table with Jack-o-lanterns, ghouls, goblins, or spooky skeletons for pops of Halloween fun!
  • No matter how many options are available, plan for party guests to have 2 total servings of dessert.
  • Most of these treats can be made at least a day ahead of time, while others can be made even further in advance. See the individual posts for storage info.

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13 Comments

  1. Joy says:

    5 stars
    I absolutely love all your Halloween desserts! They are so fun & always so yummy! We make your gooey monster cookies every year! I will be making your graveyard dirt cake this year!!

    1. Lil'Luna Team says:

      That’s a fun one too!! Hope you enjoy!

  2. Jaime Beall says:

    5 stars
    I love these fun Halloween ideas! I can’t wait to try them ALL with my kids! Thank you!! We’re gonna pick one to do every Friday Night in October.

    1. Lil'Luna Team says:

      I love that idea!!

  3. JT says:

    5 stars
    Sooo many cute ideas for Halloween desserts! My three year old loves to make your monster cookies, and I’m going to try the apple monster teeth for a preschool party! Thanks for all the fun Halloween dessert recipes!!

  4. Ali says:

    5 stars
    This collection of Halloween dessert recipes is my go-to for all Halloween-themed treat ideas! My favorites are the Monster Cookies, the Strawberry Ghosts and the Witch Hat Cookies. All three of these recipes are so easy to make and they are a hit when I bring them to our neighborhood Halloween night block party. The kids love them!

  5. Sue says:

    Made the graveyard dirt cake for a block party. I I divided it into individual cups and put a cookie headstone in each cup. Also, I added R.I.P. to each cookie to make it a little more clear as to what they were. I didn’t have any leftover.

  6. Olivia says:

    Cant have Halloween without dessert! So many choices and they all look great. So much fun trying to decide on what to serve all the goblins!!

  7. Joy says:

    We make your gooey monster cookies every year!! The kids love them! And, of course the graveyard dirt cake is one of our favorites!!

  8. michelle says:

    so many great ideas! I’ve been wanting to take a halloween treat to the girls I VT. so many great options to choose from here. I think maybe i’ll go with the scary cat brownies or your candy corn m&m cookies or the candy corn rice krispy treats! thanks for sharing! and so fun to get to talk to you last night at the ward party!

  9. Glory/ Glorious Treats says:

    Fun treats round up! Thanks for including me Kristyn!

  10. possum says:

    Love this post! I know it took a long ass time because of all the links so I want to thank you for doing it…these are so cute….
    My favorite is the green popcorn boogers….ok I will probably NOT call it boogers when I make it…but still. 🙂