40 Delicious Halloween Desserts 2023 Spooky Desserts for Fall

Halloween Cookie Cake

Forget the mall cookie cake (you know the one). This homemade beauty will taste so much better—especially because you can choose what (preferably autumn-colored) candy you wanna pop on top.

Recipe from Lil' Luna

Ghosts in the Graveyard Shooters

Two words: dessert shooters. Need I even say more? The dirt is made of no-bake chocolate cheesecake and Oreo crumbles, and the ghosts are blobs of whipped cream, so...yum.

Recipe from Sugar Spun Run

Pumpkin Spice Waffles

Fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside, these babies slap just as hard as that first PSL sip of the season. Promise.

Recipe from Damn Delicious

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Dracula Dentures

Obsessed with Twilight as a preteen? This is what you're bringing to the Halloween party now. I don't make the rules. (Yes, the fangs are slivered almonds!!!)

Recipe from Delish

Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies With Cinnamon Brown Butter Frosting

Not only are these stinkin' adorable, but they're also so soft and buttery you won't be able to bake 'em fast enough. And don't even get me started on that thick, cinnamon-y glaze.

Recipe from Half-Baked Harvest

Vampire Fudge

Would you believe this colorful fudge only needs three ingredients? And that you can literally make it in the microwave? Grab two different colors of candy melts (I love the red and black, personally) and a tub of cream cheese frosting, and you're in business, baby! They only take about eight minutes to prep and cook, but they'll need four hours in the fridge, so plan accordingly.

Recipe from Ann's Entitled Life

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Halloween Crispy Rice Treats

There's something about whippin' up a batch of Rice Krispie treats that reminds me of the joys of childhood. If you feel the same, stop scrolling. Gel food coloring and strands of melted marshmallows provide the spooky factor, but the spider on top—with a black jelly bean body and melted chocolate chip legs—really completes the picture.

Recipe from Food Network

Cornbread With Honey Butter

You could make this for Thanksgiving...or you could bring the fall feels to your next Halloween soirée and wow every! single! guest! Sure, it's not spooky or scary, but it is damn good, and the whipped honey butter might cause people to cry (tears of joy).

Recipe from Whisper of Yum

Bleeding Black Cupcakes

Cue: I vant to suck your blooood! A combination of black cocoa powder and black food coloring will get you the jet-black cupcakes you see before you. And the oozy filling? That's white chocolate ganache dyed red with gel food coloring. Honestly, as delicious as they are freaky.

Recipe from The Flavor Bender

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Dip-Dyed Donuts

Homemade donuts + pumpkin spice flavoring + a glaze so chic I want it on my walls = a match made in Halloween heaven. Fair warning: This isn't the simplest recipe on the list. But it's worth it. Just look at them!

Recipe from Good Housekeeping

Pumpkin Spice Biscotti

Morning coffee with a cute little friend? That's what you'll get with these adorable ghost biscotti, which are dipped in white chocolate. I don't even need to tell you they pair best with a PSL...

Recipe from If You Give a Blonde a Kitchen

Spiced Pecan Apple Cider Donut Cake

It's a donut! It's a cake! It's a...spiced pecan apple cider donut cake! This baby is the brainchild of chef Tieghan Gerard, and she says the key to keeping it moist is "a ripple of sweet maple through the center." Say less, Tieghan. Say. Less.

Recipe from Half-Baked Harvest

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Sun Butter and Apple Jack-O'-Lanterns

Apples and peanut butter are a classic snack, but this treat steps it up a notch in honor of spooky season. First thing's first, you're gonna carve an apple slice, jack-o'-lantern style. Then, you're gonna smother that shit in sun butter (because it tastes delicious and also because allergies). Add some spiders using melted chocolate and voila!

Recipe from Fork and Beans

Creepy Rhubarb "Eye" Pies

The half-cherry eyes on these pies are almost too realistic. It's a wee bit disturbing. But also the rhubarb filling is too good not to eat, so get over it and make them!

Recipe from Not Quite Nigella

Chocolate Skull Cake With Hidden Strawberry Jello Brain

Don't tell me you weren't tempted by the words "hidden strawberry jello brain." I mean...ew. But also...yum. If this doesn't belong in the center of your Halloween spread, I don't know what does.

Recipe from The Flavor Bender

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Halloween Whoopie Pies

I can feel my teeth sinking into these soft and gooey whoopie pies like a vampire sinking into his next victim. That's all I'm gonna say about that.

Recipe from Delicious Little Bites

White Chocolate Ghosts

Don't be surprised if these paper-thin chocolate ghosts fly right off the tray as soon as you put it down. So simple. So snackable.

Recipe from Good Housekeeping

Halloween Cake Pops

Starbucks cake pop, who? These lil guys are just as cute, and just as tasty. You'll need to set aside almost four hours to give 'em time to properly cool and chill, but you'll end up with 46 pops by the end if you follow this recipe!

Recipe from Food Network

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Pecan Pie Bars

Nothing says fall quite like pecan pie, and these bars allow you to eat the delicious dessert sans fork or plate. No dishes, ftw.

Recipe from Natasha's Kitchen

Vampire Poke Cake

This...this is a masterpiece. You literally stab the almond buttermilk cake with the end of a wooden spoon handle right when it comes out of the oven, and then fill it with a homemade cherry sauce that looks like blood. It's gory and gaudy and I love it.

Recipe from Delish

Hannah Chubb is the lifestyle editor at Cosmopolitan, covering all things home, travel, food, health, career, and more. She spends pretty much every hour of every day curating the internet for the best new products, trends, and travel destinations. You can typically find her looking for houses she can’t afford on Zillow or Airbnb, planning her next meal before she gets to the restaurant, or taking all of the Justin Bieber classes over and over and over again on Peloton. Follow her on Instagram.

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