Halloween Baking Ideas

Get into the spirit of Halloween with these creepy Halloween baking ideas! From pumpkin cupcakes to Halloween piñata cookies, we’ve got lots of easy baking ideas for the whole family this Halloween.

Halloween is a great time to bake, whether you’re baking with your kids or by yourself. There are so many fun and spooky themes to play with that you wouldn’t get away with during other times of the year! And if it gets a bit messy? Well that’s just part of Halloween fun!

Looking for more? See our 18 Tasty Autumn Recipes for delicious meals made with seasonal produce.

Halloween Cupcakes

Dirt Cupcakes with Gummy Worms

These Halloween cupcakes are so much fun! I mean, who doesn’t want worms in their cupcakes? And they aren’t just great for Halloween, they can be enjoyed all year round. 

The topping on these Halloween bakes are made from cream cheese frosting, Oreo crumbs, and gummy worms. Yum!

Ingredients

Cupcakes:

• 1 box Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
• 3 eggs
• 1 ¼ water or milk
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
• ½ cup milk chocolate chips melted
• 1/2 cup butter softened. If you’re using unsalted add in 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 ounce cream cheese softened
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• ½ cup cocoa Powder

Toppings:

• 15 Oreos crushed
• 1 bag gummy worms

Get The Full Recipe Here: Courtney’s Sweets

Pumpkin Cupcakes

Pumpkins are a Halloween staple. In fact I’ve never seen a pumpkin and not thought about Halloween. So then surely pumpkin themed cupcakes are a must for this spooky season! And they’re so easy to make too.

This recipe is for those who already have a batch of chocolate cupcakes ready to go. You can either bake these yourself using another recipe, or buy them. It doesn’t matter; it’s the decorating that makes these cupcakes great!

Ingredients

• 12 double chocolate mini muffins
• 100g unsalted butter
• 200g icing sugar
• 10g orange gel food colour
• chocolate flake
• fizzy laces
• 100g bourbon creams

Get The Full Recipe Here: Real Food

Mummy Cupcakes

These mummy cupcakes are absolutely perfect for kids! With no special equipment needed, these cupcakes are both delicious and really easy to make. Just use a disposable piping bag, or snip off the corner of a freezer bag, and pipe on your buttercream icing bandages.

Ingredients

Cupcakes:

• 175 g softened butter
• 175 g golden caster sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 150 g self raising flour
• 50 g cocoa powder
• 1 level tsp baking powder
• 2 Tbsp milk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Buttercream Icing:

• 100 g softened butter
• 225 g icing sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 Tbsp milk

Decoration:

• Edible candy eyes

Get The Full Recipe Here: Eats Amazing

Halloween Biscuits

Hocus Pocus Binx Cookies

The Hocus Pocus movies should definitely be on your watchlist this Halloween! With the Hocus Pocus movies being classic must-watch Halloween movies, why not watch them with these perfectly matching movie snacks.

This biscuit recipe has been created in honour of Binx the cat from Hocus Pocus. Simple, cute, and scarily good, these are a great option for your Halloween biscuits this year. This recipe also works perfectly for your black cat cookie needs!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 c. (180 g.) all-purpose flour
• 1/4 c. (20 g.) black cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
• 3/4 c. (150 g.) granulated sugar
• 1/2 c. (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 c. (105 g.) packed light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• Sanding sugar, for rolling
• 48 sliced raw almonds
• 1/4 c. semisweet chocolate chips
• 48 mini green M&M’s
• 24 mini brown M&M’s

Get The Full Recipe Here: Delish

Eyeball Monster Cookies

When you have kids, it’s spooky how quickly your baking supplies can become full of decorative candy eyeballs. These cookies offer a great way to use them ALL up!

These monstrous cookies look like a monster with lots of eyes! They’re really easy to make, so they’re great for baking with young children.

Safety Warning: Candy eyes can be a choking hazard, and are not suitable for children under 3.

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Baking Cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels

Decoration:

• 1 cup decorative candy eyeballs

Get The Full Recipe Here: Very Best Baking

Halloween Piñata Biscuits

Every great party has a piñata! That goes for Halloween parties too. But who says that the piñata itself can’t be edible too?!

These fun Halloween biscuits have a fun treat inside. Filled with mini-smarties, you get a treat within a treat. For some extra fun, you could create some empty biscuits as a Halloween trick. Or fill it with something else, such as ketchup, if you’re feeling extra mischievous.

Ingredients

Cookies:

• 225g Unsalted butter (softened)
• 125g Silver Spoon Caster Sugar
• 1 tbsp Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Bean Paste
• 300g Allinson’s Plain White Flour
• 6 Mini smarties (treat size packets)
• 50g Silver Spoon Icing Sugar

Decoration:

• A packet of sugar paste icing (assorted colours)

Get The Full Recipe Here: Baking Mad

Conclusion

Halloween offers a delightful opportunity to unleash your creativity in the kitchen. Indulge in some spine-tingling, yet delectable treats. From spooky dirt cupcakes with gummy worms to the kid-friendly eyeball monster biscuits that make baking a family affair, there’s no shortage of imaginative Halloween baking ideas to explore.

Halloween isn’t just about costumes and haunted houses; it’s a time to experiment with flavours, decorations, and themes that would seem out of place at any other time of the year. The Hocus Pocus Binx Cookies pay homage to a classic Halloween film, and the Eyeball Monster Cookies turn ordinary cookies into creepy, multi-eyed creatures that are perfect for a party or simply enjoying with your little goblins.

For a surprise twist, the Halloween Piñata Biscuits offer a hidden treat inside, turning your baking into a fun game of discovery. Halloween baking is not just about satisfying your sweet tooth but also about creating unforgettable memories and traditions with your loved ones.

So, gather your ingredients and let your inner baking witch or wizard shine this Halloween season. And remember, if the kitchen gets a little messy, that’s all part of the wickedly fun Halloween experience!

Share your own Halloween baking ideas in the comments!