Spooky homemade Halloween treats, so easy your kids can make them. Cute and tasty, these creepy food recipes are just the thing to celebrate this fun holiday.
It's fall! That means holiday-season is officially here.
Treats the whole family can make together
Fall means family, friends, and lots of treats! Halloween treats are some of the absolute best!
I can't decide which of those I love most so I like to combine family time with treat making.
To save you some time recipe hunting, I've pulled together 15 spooky sweets that are perfect for the whole family to create!
Low-effort homemade treats for Halloween
Keep scrolling for more spooky sweets for Halloween your kids, and guests can get into!
The great thing about these desserts and snacks, is that they don't have to look perfect. In fact maybe a little mess keeps them scary, if you know what I mean!
I love that this collection has a mix of baked goods and semi-homemade treats. Pick your level of effort and choose a recipe. No matter what you'll enjoy a great cooking project.
Halloween treats and crafts for kids
And if you need some additional decor this Halloween check out these fun crafts!
Fantastic Halloween Recipes
Tara Teaspoon
I’ve been in food publishing for over 25 years, creating recipes & food-styling for magazines, books, television, food brands, & advertising. With two cookbooks under my belt and thousands of my recipes at your fingertips, I hope you'll be inspired to spend more time in the kitchen!
Produced for Tara Teaspoon by Megan Wald
Lori Geurin
These are some super fun and delicious-looking treats I'm sure my kids would enjoy making this holiday season. I especially love the eyeball cupcakes and the Rice Krispie treat monsters!
Tara
Aren't they fun! Thanks!
Kansas Bonanno
Oh my goodness these are so cute, I can't wait to try them with my three little ones!
Tara
I hope it's a blast. Love this holiday!
Erica
Oh my gosh...I'm totally flipping out over some of these. I love how simple a lot of these are and yet they're all so cute. Because I'll totally get overwhelmed if it isn't simple. And mmmmm....left over candy brownies. I totally want to make a batch of these right now!
Tara
For sure! And using leftover candy is the best!
Karen Morse
I love the ideas! They're all so adorable and I'm pretty sure they're going to be a huge hit with the kids this season! They're not so difficult to make either.
Tara
Super easy for sure!!
Jessica Joachim
These are all so cute! My daughter loves to cook with me, so we would have fun making these for some Halloween treats.
Tara
It's the most fun season to bake with kids!
Jean
Oh my word, I love all of these! It’s so easy just to pop to the shop to get a couple of bags of sweets, but it’s so much nicer to make things! It’s also a fun thing to do as a family 🙂
Tara
I agree! kitchen time is great family time
Morgan Bourgeois
These are so awesome! I will have to use your ghost lollipop idea for my husbands care packages I have to make!
Tara
Ah such a good idea!
Joanna @ Everyday Made Fresh
These are all really cute ideas, and my daughter would love any number of them. They would be great for Halloween parties or just fun snacks.
Tara
I agree Joanna! Thanks for stopping by!
Christia Colquitt
These are doable and so adorable. Thank you for sharing such an amazing list of ideas!
Tara
For sure. Such easy ideas!
Quirky Homemaker
Most of those do look really easy! Love the spider cookies and strawberry ghosts!
Katrina
These all look so fun and super creative! Is it bad that I want to try them all myself
and I don't have kids? Haha
Angela Tolsma
I totally want to make the Spooky Cinnamon Sugar Bats! These are so cute and I totally wish I had a place to take these so I could make some!
Cindy Ingalls
You really can't go wrong with the classic lollipop ghost or the fun pretzel stick fingers. They are so fun to create with your kids.
AnnMarie John
I make sure that the kids help out in the kitchen and that they enjoy the experience as well. These sweets are something that they'll love for sure! I really appreciate the recipes.
Nailil
These are great ideas, I am saving a few that I think my daughter's classmates would enjoy.
Journa Ramirez
I want to make spooky strawberries with my kids! Thanks for these ideas, my eldest daughter's birthday is on November 1. These ideas are so exciting!
Roxanne
You're right my kid will love making these! I am in love with those little candy eye balls! Such a cute touch!
Rache
Kids and adults would like making these. The ghosts are so adorable!
Tara
For sure! Thanks!!
Brittany Smart
Gotta pin this for later! My nieces and nephews are going to love these!
Mia
Isn't Halloween the best!? These ideas are going to become our favorites. Well, my very favorites are the ghost cupcakes!
Megan Palmer
All these recipes are so fun! I can't wait to make those witch hats next halloween!