Fun, frightening, and festive, desserts can be the icing on the cake at a successful Halloween party. But spending hours in the kitchen isn’t always possible on a day filled with celebrations. To keep your baking simple, but unique, we’ve found easy Halloween dessert ideas that are the perfect party treats. From ghost s’mores dip to black cat cookies, these sweets are quickly done, but still bring the fun.
Easy Halloween Dessert Ideas That Are Party-Ready
Are you wondering, “what should I bring to a Halloween party?” These easy Halloween dessert ideas use simple ingredients and pantry staples to make creative and tasty treats. Plus, they’re ready in under an hour to take to any party, parade, or school gathering.
Ghost S’mores Dip
Anyone who loves s’mores (and that’s pretty much everyone) will love this easy Halloween party food. Simply pour chocolate chips on the bottom of a square baking dish and cover with heavy cream. Place a single layer of marshmallow ghost Peeps on top, adding eyes and a mouth with mini chocolate chips. Bake for 8-10 minutes until the chocolate melts and the marshmallows are golden-brown. While still warm, serve with graham crackers for dipping.
Ingredients:
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Heavy cream
- Ghost peeps
- Mini chocolate chips
Black Cat Cookies
These homemade Halloween treats are so delicious they make it lucky to have a black cat cross your path. Plus, the dough can be made and chilled in advance, ready to roll and stamp with a cat-shaped cookie cutter before the party. Melting cocoa powder with butter yields a rich consistency while adding a touch of espresso powder to the dry ingredients enhances the chocolate flavor. After baking for 10-12 minutes, cool and decorate each frightening feline with white chocolate.
Ingredients:
- Butter
- Cocoa powder
- Espresso powder
- Flour
- Sugar
- Eggs
- White chocolate
Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffle Mummies
Easy Halloween treats for a party doesn’t get any easier than no-bake desserts. Plus, no baking leaves plenty of opportunity for our fall oven maintenance tips so this hard-working appliance is autumn-ready. For this recipe, combine cream cheese, pumpkin puree, and cinnamon with graham cracker and gingersnap crumbs. Roll the mixture into bite-size balls before chilling and dipping in melted white chocolate. An extra drizzle of white chocolate creates the mummy’s bandages, while two dots of red food coloring make spooky eyes.
Ingredients:
- Gingersnap cookie crumbs
- Pumpkin puree
- Graham cracker crumbs
- Cinnamon
- White chocolate
- Red food coloring
Reese’s Bats
Looking for easy Halloween dessert ideas that even the kids can make? Reese’s Mini Peanut Butter Cups are transformed into a complete dessert in minutes with the addition of an Oreo. Separate each Oreo, remove the cream, and cut each chocolate cookie in half to create bat wings. Add a dab of peanut butter to the top of each Reese’s mini cup and place a bat wing on either side. One more dot of peanut butter secures candy eyes in the middle to create the perfect no-bake treat.
Ingredients:
- Reese’s Mini Peanut Butter Cups
- Oreos
- Peanut butter
- Candy eyes
We hope your spooky celebrations are made more fun with these easy Halloween dessert ideas. From all of us at Action Appliance Repair, we wish you happy baking and Happy Halloween!
