This tasty treat resembles what you might find dropped on a park bench or window sill by a local pigeon. Don't let the name scare you off, it's a highly addicting snack mix.
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
Halloween Treats
Sweets and Treats for trick-or-treaters. Recipes for bewitching cupcakes, candied apples, spider snack cakes, witches fingers, and other creepy treat recipes.
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Kitty Litter Cake
If you want a dessert that will truly disgust and amuse your guests then this is it! Crumbled cake is mixed with pudding and cookie crumbs with gooey tootsie roll...
Method: microwave, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Litterbox Cookies
These cookies are perfect for Halloween, April Fool's day, or anytime you want a gross but funny treat.
Method: microwave
Time: 1-2 hours
Bloody Witch Finger Cookies
Get ready for a spook-tacular treat with these bloody witch finger cookies. Made with buttery dough, almond "nails," and red decorating gel, these cookies are both...
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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Halloween Cut-Out Cookies
Scary cookies don't have to be scary difficult to make. The secret is using a box of cake mix as a shortcut. Decorate as desired.
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Brownie Cemetery Cake
Made with green food coloring, sweetened coconut flakes, brownie mix, vanilla frosting, Hershey's cocoa, Hershey's Hugs chocolates, Hershey's Kisses chocolates, Hershey's cookies...
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Lizard Skins
Cereal bars are always a hit but these green "lizard skins" will be the hit of your Halloween party.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Hairy Daddy Longlegs Cupcake
These festive Halloween spider cupcakes are almost too cute to eat. You can buy pre-frosted cupcakes or make the cupcakes and frosting from scratch.
Time: under 30 minutes
Mud Pudding
A childhood classic. Chocolate pudding and crumbled oreo "dirt" with spookily sweet gummy worms crawling around is perfect for Halloween or other parties.
Time: under 30 minutes
Candy Corn
Sweet tooth alert: if you're looking for a fun treat, it's time to create your very own homemade candy corn, and we promise it's less scary than it sounds.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Dark Chocolate and Pumpkin Cheesecake
Layers of chocolate pecan cookie crust, chocolate cheesecake, pumpkin cheesecake, and chocolate ganache make up this out of this world dessert.
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Black Rats
Chocolate covered cherries, milk chocolate kisses, almond slices, and frosting turn these sweet treats into black rats for Halloween. Easy to make and fun for everyone.
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
Halloween Black Cat Cookies
These Halloween black cat cake mix cookies are a fun and festive way to celebrate the season. The playful whiskers and pointy ears make them an irresistible addition to any...
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Witch Hat Cookies
Which cookies are the best? Witch cookies are the best! Hershey's kisses and a little frosting make some truly adorable cookies that'll be the star of your holiday party or a fun...
Time: under 30 minutes
Warm Monster Mud
Create a stir at your next Halloween gathering with warm monster mud. It's a monstrously good mix of pudding and cocoa, with marshmallow monsters swimming in every cup.
Time: under 30 minutes
Gummi Worm Cake
Made with Oreo cookies, gummi worms, chocolate frosting, chocolate cake mix
Time: 30-60 minutes
Goblin's Delight
A tasty Halloween snack mix made with pretzels, candy corn, raisins, chocolate chips, M&Ms, and peanuts.
Time: under 30 minutes
Eyeball Cookies
Nothing creepier than having your Halloween cookies staring back at you! Don't be afraid to take a bite, they are delicious!
Method: microwave
Time: 30-60 minutes
Chocolate Armpit Hairs
Made with shredded wheat, honey, milk chocolate chips, brown sugar, butter or margarine
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Chocolate Spider Cookies
Made with red baking candies, salt, vanilla extract, unsweetened chocolate, egg, all-purpose flour, sugar, butter or margarine, baking powder
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Nutty Phyllo Ghosts
Made with confectioners' sugar, unsalted butter, Granny Smith apple, peanuts, semisweet chocolate chips, caramel cube candies, phyllo dough
Method: oven, microwave
Time: 30-60 minutes
Caramel Popcorn Balls
Made with popped corn, caramel candies, water
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Chocolate Covered Spiders
Made with raisins, semisweet chocolate chips, chow mein noodles, peanuts
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Root Beer Popcorn Balls
Made with salt, root beer extract, popped popcorn, peanuts, sugar, corn syrup, butter or margarine
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
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