20 Spooky Halloween Desserts With 5 Ingredients or Less

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Spooky season is here! These 20 simple Halloween dessert recipes will help you whip up festive treats that are quick, easy, kid-friendly and made using just 5 ingredients or less! Perfect for Halloween parties, gifting, or just to bake as a weekend treat.

Creepy Halloween-themed sweets arranged with toy spiders and a fake hand. Perfect for festive occasions.

Okay so I really didn’t think I would be posting any Halloween recipes on the blog this year. This fall has been super busy so far and I barely have had time to cook, let alone bake. Oh except for this ah-mazing pumpkin banana chocolate chip bread I made a couple weeks ago!

I’m also traveling out of town for most of October, so I sadly will not be attending any Halloween parties this year ☹️

But I’ve been seeing so many cute, creative Halloween desserts popping up all over my Instagram and Pinterest feeds that I couldn’t resist creating this spooky (yet adorable) Halloween dessert roundup!

I know how tough it can be to make creative Halloween desserts. Trust me, I have definitely tried many recipes which turn out a complete mess! But all of the recipes in this roundup can be made with 5 ingredients or less and many of them are easy enough that even kids can help make them! With proper adult supervision, of course.

As a disclaimer, all of these creative recipes were made by other amazing food bloggers. Proper credit is given under each recipe 🙂

Ready to make some spooky treats? Let’s go!

🍁 For more fall dessert recipes, check out my roundup of 25 easy fall recipes you can make with just 5 ingredients or less!

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Halloween Cookie Recipes

1. Oreo Spider Cookies

How cute are these Oreo spider cookies?! The best part is that you can make these just 5 simple ingredients. No baking or cooking is required, so even young kids can have fun making these fun spider treats!

Recipe source + credit: This Delicious House

2. One-Eyed Oreo Monster Cookies

Don’t like spiders? I don’t blame ya! Here’s another incredibly easy Halloween cookie recipe you can make with mint Oreos. Literally 2 ingredients are all you’ll need to make these spooky cookies. It’s another no-bake, no-cook recipes you can make with toddlers and kids!

Recipe source + credit: No Plate Like Home

3. Sugar Cookie Witch Fingers

This one is creepy and spooky! Ok and it literally looks like severed fingers – how cool is that? It’s made using premade sugar cookie dough, so you just need 5 ingredients total to make this simple Halloween dessert. It’s a perfect simple yet creative dessert to bring to your next Halloween party!

Recipe source + credit: Cooking With Libby

4. Mummy Cookies

Here’s another simple Halloween dessert you can make with just 3 ingredients! You can bring these to Halloween parties or serve it as an after school treat for kids alongside a glass of milk.

Recipe source + credit: Soulfully Made

5. Ghost Cookies

Got some extra Milano cookies laying around? Make these insanely simple ghost cookies with just 3 ingredients! Another perfect Halloween treat you can make with the kiddos.

Recipe source + credit: Mom’s Dinner

6. Halloween Cake Mix Cookies

Cake mix cookies are bomb. They’re soft, chewy, and delish! Try making them this Halloween season with this super easy recipe that uses boxed cake mix to make festive sprinkled cookies.

Recipe source + credit: Baking You Happier

Halloween Cupcake Recipes

7. Spooky Spiderweb Cupcakes

Make these simple colorful spiderweb cupcakes using a box of chocolate cake mix, frosting, and sprinkles! Perfect for when you want to make cute, homemade cupcakes without a bajillion ingredients. The design is also simple to make, even for beginners.

Recipe source + credit: Dancing Through The Rain

8. Easy Ghost Cupcakes

A spook-tacular Halloween dessert that’s super duper easy to make. There’s so many ghost cupcake recipes out there, but this one’s my favorite. Plus, they’re perfect for bringing to a party or even gifting to friends!

Recipe source + credit: Gluesticks

9. Witch Hat Cupcakes

Don’t be intimidated – these witch hat cupcakes are actually pretty easy to make! This recipe uses pre-made chocolate cupcakes and adds an easy witch hat design using just a few simple ingredients.

Recipe source + credit: Eazy Peazy Meals

10. Monster Cupcakes

There’s many, many monster cupcake recipes out there on the web, but these is by far the simplest one I’ve seen so far. Plus, they’re super adorable (and creative!) with the lollipop eyeballs! Just 5 ingredients will get you these professional-looking cupcakes that are perfect for Halloween or even a kids birthday party.

Recipe source + credit: Seeded At The Table

11. Blood Spattered Cupcakes

Got invited to a last minute Halloween party? Bring these super easy bloody cupcakes that are festive, spooky, creepy, and ready in less than 5 minutes!

Recipe source + credit: South Lumina Style

Halloween Cake Recipes

12. Pumpkin Spice Cake

This recipe isn’t all that spooky, but it’s still got all the fall flavors! It’s an easy 5-ingredient cake that’s simple and delicious. Plus, you can decorate it with spooky designs and decorations to make it more Halloween-ish.

Recipe source + credit: The Frugal Girls

13. Halloween Dirt Cake

The base for this dirt cake recipe can be made with just 4 ingredients. The toppings and decorations do add some extra ingredients, but it’s still a super cute cake that’s worth a mention in this easy Halloween dessert roundup!

Recipe source + credit: Tried and True Recipes

14. Pumpkin Patch Dirt Pudding

This dirt pudding is so easy to make, and it’s nice and light and fluffy! Although it’s more of a pudding than a cake, it’s still an easy dessert you can make over the weekend or bring to a Halloween gathering.

Recipe source + credit: Acorn Hill Home

15. Rice Krispie Halloween Bundt Cake

This is such a fun and unique spin on a traditional bundt cake! It’s also crunchy and full of marshmallowey goodness. Kids are going to love decorating this one!

Recipe source + credit: Knife and Paddle

16. Halloween Cookie Cake

Torn between making cookies and cake? Make them both with this easy Halloween cookie cake recipe using cookie mix! You can even have the little ones help you with frosting the cake and adding on the sprinkles!

Recipe source + credit: Crazy For Crust

Halloween Brownie Recipes

17. Leftover Candy Brownies

Not sure what to do with all of the leftover candy? Make these super easy leftover Halloween candy brownies! I absolutely love this idea and may even make a batch myself this year!

Recipe source + credit: XOXO Bella

18. Frankenstein Brownies

Take some premade brownies and make these easy Frankenstein brownies! This recipe walks you through how to decorate the brownies and there’s also a step-by-step video. It’s a beginner-friendly recipe and going to look super cute on the Halloween dessert table!

Recipe source + credit: Adventures of Mel

19. Mummy Brownies

Here’s another easy recipe you can make with premade brownies! It’s a super simple recipe made with just a handful of ingredients, and kids can even help make these adorable little desserts.

Recipe source + credit: The Lemon Diaries

20. Ghost Brownies

The ghost brownies are cute and spooky! They’re also made with just 5 ingredients including boxed brownie mix. So cute, you may not wanna eat them!

Recipe source + credit: Lynn Mumbing Mejia


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