What better way to celebrate the spooky season than with some cute Halloween treats for kids that they can both help to make and eat! Whether you’re planning a Halloween party or just looking for some fun and festive activities to do at home, these easy and delicious recipes are sure to be a hit with your little ghouls and goblins.
From creepy cookies to monster munchies, we’ve got a variety of creative ideas that will bring a touch of magic (and almost certainly a little mischief!) to your kitchen.
So grab your kiddos and don your aprons. It’s time to whip up some frightfully fun Halloween treats that will delight kids of all ages!
SUPER EASY Halloween Treats For Kids To Make
If you’re looking for a fun and festive cooking activity this spooky season for your little ones, simple is the name of the game. Try one of these super easy Halloween treats that you can make with little kids, or that older kids can have a crack at without too much help.
Candy Corn Jello
For a fun and yummy Halloween treat, these Candy Corn Jello Cups are perfect and super easy for kids to make. They’d be great as an after-school snack or for Halloween parties.
Halloween “Brains” Treat For Kids
Searching for food that looks like brains? Try these ooey-gooey, creepy Cinnamon Roll Brains. Isn’t it amazing what store-bought cinnamon rolls, a little caramel sauce, and red food coloring can do?!
Halloween Dirt Cake
A Halloween spin on the classic is found with this Halloween Dirt Cake. Kids will love to creating a spooky graveyard scene using crushed Oreos, tombstone cookies, and pumpkin candies.
Or if you’re looking for an easy preschool Halloween snack to wow the little ones, this fun, festive treat would be perfect!
Halloween Trail Mix
This easy Halloween Snack Mix for kids combines Reese’s candy, pretzels, peanuts, and peanut butter chips for a healthy-ish Halloween treat. As long as there are no nut allergies, this fun Halloween snack would be easy for kids to make and share with their friends at school.
Halloween Donuts
For a healthier take on the ever-popular deep-fried treat, try these Halloween Donuts made with almond flour and oat flour. They’re topped with a delicious chocolate glaze and decorated with a variety of Halloween-themed toppings.
Or, for some super easy Halloween treats for kids to make, keep it simple and buy store-bought donuts ready to decorate.
Homemade Halloween Candy
This Homemade Halloween Candy is made by melting chocolate and candy melts, filling the molds, and decorating the candies to look like little pumpkins. It has simple steps for older kids to follow or younger kids to assist you with.
My kids and I spent a happy afternoon making these cute Halloween treats and devoured them in minutes!
Halloween Snickers Mummy Treats
Create these cute Mummy Treats with just a few ingredients. Pillsbury crescent rolls, fun-size Snickers, powdered sugar, and candy eyes are all you need for a sweet and delicious Halloween treat your kids will love.
Ghost Halloween Snack Board For Kids
A Ghost Halloween Frosting Board is a fun way to offer variety. A ghostly frosting dip is surrounded by shortbread cookies, candy corn, ghost Peeps, and more.
Ghosteroo Treats
These Spooky Halloween Treats for kids are a delicious scotcheroo made with rice krispies, chocolate, butterscotch, and peanut butter. They’re then topped off with little ghosts made out of white chocolate.
A simple Halloween treat recipe that only requires mixing, heating and cooling. No oven required!
Jack-O’-Lantern Pancakes
Looking for a fun Halloween breakfast treat for your kids to make at the weekend? These Jack-O’-Lantern Pancakes will start the day off in the best way!
Halloween CUPCAKES, CAKES, MUFFINS & BROWNIES
Here are some creative and unique homemade Halloween treats for kids to make of the cake variety – because every Halloween party needs some cupcakes, muffins or brownies, right?!
Pumpkin Cupcake Cones
These Halloween-themed Pumpkin Cupcake Cones are really easy for kids to make and use simple ingredients. My lot had a blast and, if I do say so myself, they look super cute!
Mummy Brownies
Halloween Mummy Brownies are easy for everyone to make and can be made from scratch or with a box of brownie mix. These are a sure kid-pleaser and perfect for a spooky school party.
Creepy Halloween Cupcakes
How amazing are these Creepy Tree Cupcakes! The perfect blend of flavor and spookiness, these are sure to take center stage at your treat table.
The chocolate trees are decorated and added to frosted cupcakes – a fun project for the older kids in your family.
Minnie Mouse Halloween Bundt Cake
Have Disney-obsessed kids? This Minnie Mouse Halloween Bundt Cake will be a hit! Made with almond flour muffin mix, sweet cream butter, fondant decor, and colorful frosting, you can combine Halloween and Disney into a delicious dessert.
Gluten-Free Halloween Ghost Cupcakes
If you’re after some Halloween ghost treats, why not try these Ghostly Halloween Cupcakes. They’re gluten-free and easy enough for kids to make with minimal assistance. So cute and spooky!
Zombie Brain Brownie Bites
These Zombie Brain Brownie Bites are bite-sized fudgy brownies that are topped with a bright green zombie brain that hides a sweet ganache that oozes out when you bite into it.
Rather ghastly and sure to wow the kids!
Halloween Spider Cupcakes
These fun Spider Cupcakes feature edible spiders perched on top of orange fondant.
Poison Apple Cake
Featuring purple and orange cake layers with neon green cream cheese frosting, this Poison Apple Cake is then decorated with green apple and chocolate ganache. It’ll be quite the showstopper for any Halloween party!
Frankenstein Cupcakes
These Frankenstein Cupcakes can be made from scratch or use a box mix to make things easier. The Frankenstein marshmallows decorating the top are especially clever and fun.
Halloween Bundt Cake
A Halloween Rice Krispies Bundt Cake with a little ghost surprise inside is the perfect treat for any Halloween party. It may look complex but the recipe guides you through what is actually quite an easy process.
Pop Tart Ghosts
These Pop Tart Ghosts are stuffed with Nutella and covered in vanilla icing, making the cutest little Halloween treats your kids will love making and eating, even more so. Surprise your kids by packing them into their lunch box – they’ll be delighted!
Dirt Cupcake (Cake Mix & Pudding Recipe)
Here’s an easy and delicious dirt cupcake recipe that uses cake box mix AND pudding! So quick to whip up, leaving plenty of time for the kids to decorate.
Love hassle-free recipes for your kids, no oven required?
Here are some of our favorite no-bake recipes:
- Easy No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Cups
- Banana Chia Seed Pudding With Raspberry Sauce
- Fun Frozen Unicorn Treats
- Powerhouse Protein Smoothie
- Frozen Banana Bites
And here are plenty more No-Bake Treat & Snack Ideas.
Cute and Easy Halloween COOKIES
More fun and scary treats for Halloween, this time some cookies, from soft cookies to sugar cookies, vegan to oatmeal, there’s sure to be something for everyone.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you need a vegan Halloween treat for kids, try these delicious Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies. They’re easy to make, super soft, and flavored with cozy pumpkin spice.
Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Spiders
Here are some super fun Halloween cookies for kids that love peanut butter. These Spider Cookies have cute peanut butter cup spiders sitting on top of peanut butter cookies. Yum!
Halloween Shortbread Treat
This Halloween Shortbread recipe is simple, yet delicious! These sweet treats are dipped in chocolate and topped with sprinkles.
Chocolate Madeleine Mummies
These Chocolate Madeleine Mummies turn a traditional French treat into a fun and tasty Halloween treat that kids will love.
Halloween Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
These Disney-themed Halloween Sugar Cookies are beginner-friendly but will leave a lasting impression at any Halloween party.
Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
Looking for a simple Halloween treat for kids that love oatmeal? These chewy Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies will be perfect!
Scary Witches’ Finger Cookies
Want to take some extra creepy treats to a Halloween party? These Witches’ Finger Halloween Cookies will do the trick. They’re made with a simple shortbread recipe with raspberry jam for the bloody bits and sliced almonds as finger nails.
Eww!
Halloween Mummies
These simple Halloween Mummy Treats use Nutter Butter cookies, white chocolate chips, and cookie frosting. Such fun treats for kids to make and eat!
Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
These Pumpkin Cookies combine the simplicity of sugar cookies with pumpkin spice. Top with thick piped buttercream frosting in a combination of spooky colors.
Hocus Pocus Pinwheel Cookies
Looking for some Halloween-themed treats for your kids to snack on during a Hocus Pocus marathon? These Hocus Pocus Pinwheel Cookies are so good they could be witchcraft!
Halloween Sprinkle Cookies
Soft vanilla cookies topped with Halloween candy sprinkles are all you need to make these easy Festive Halloween Cookies. These yummy treats are a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
Jack Skellington Cookies
Any Nightmare Before Christmas fans? Why not try these Jack Skellington Pinwheel Cookies, a fun and easy Halloween treat for kids.
Peanut Butter Spider Cookies
How cute are these Spider Cookies? Each spider is made by squishing 2 Whopper candies into the freshly baked peanut butter cookie. Allow to cool fully before piping on melted chocolate legs. The eyes are made from tiny sprinkles!
These fun Halloween treats will need a bit of patience and precision to make, but will be well worth the effort.
Frankenstien Halloween Treat
These Frankenstein Cookies are made with only four ingredients and are baked in under 30 minutes. The time will be in the decorating. What a fun Halloween treat to make for your kids and their friends.
Gluten-Free Monster Cookies
A gluten-free twist on the classic monster cookies, these large Oatmeal Monster Cookies are quick and easy and will appeal to kids of all ages.
DIY Oreo Bats
If you want some bat-themed food on your Halloween party table, why not try these cute DIY Oreo Bat Recipe. Oreos become edible bat wings – mount these on miniature Reese’s using melted chocolate, and finish with edible eyeballs.
What cute and easy no-bake treats for kids to make.
Healthy Halloween Treats For Kids (NOT CANDY)
Treats don’t always need to be laden with sugar to be delicious and appeal to kids. Here are some healthy Halloween treats for kids that incorporate fruit for sweetness.
Halloween Granola Cups
These Pumpkin Spice Granola Cups are filled with yogurt and topped with banana slices, avocado and choc chips, but you can experiment with different fruit and vegetable combinations. Such a fun and healthy Halloween treat for kids to get creative with.
Halloween Fruit Salad
To make a creepy Halloween Fruit Salad carve a watermelon just like you would a jack-o’-lantern. Then fill with your favorite fruits, preferably in oranges, purples and blacks in keeping with the season.
Eyeball Punch
Why not make a fun monster punch for kids with a simple fruit cordial and floating eyeballs (lychee and blueberries).
What a deliciously scary treat for the spooky season!
Papaya Popsicles with Melon and Pineapple
For a fun frozen and healthy Halloween treat for kids, try these refreshing Papaya Popsicles with Melon and Pineapple. Designed to look like candy corn, they made from just fruit (3 different types) and yogurt. Perfect if you live in a hot country but I’m sure, wherever you live, these will go down well. All kids love popsicles!
Candy Apple Nachos
These Apple Nachos are easily made by layering apple slices with caramel, chocolate, and nuts. This quick and easy treat recipe is delicious, healthier than most, and perfect for Halloween and fall.
For more healthy Halloween ideas, check out these Fruit Halloween Snacks.
Vegan Pumpkin Brownies
Sweetened with honey and with pumpkin as a key ingredient, these fudgy Vegan Brownies make the healthy list.
Looking for more fruity snacks and desserts?
Try these:
- Mini Apple Hand Pies
- 2 Banana Choc Chip Banana Bread Recipe
- Sourdough Bread Blueberry French Toast Muffins
- Peachy Green Monster Smoothie
- Deliciously Moist Frozen Banana Bread Recipe
- Apple Almond Butter Snack
Halloween Treats For A SCHOOL CLASS
Here are some easy Halloween treats your kids can take to school and share with their class. They’re easy enough to make in large quantities and not too high in sugar, so you don’t make yourself too unpopular with the teachers!
Halloween Fruit Kabobs
We used different varieties of melon, cut with Halloween-shaped cookie cutters, and black grapes and blackberries to create these easy Bat, Cat & Ghost Fruit Kabobs. Once you get into a rhythm, these are quick to make in large quantities, perfect for a Halloween party at home or school.
The natural colors of the cantaloupe (orange flesh) and honeydew (pale green flesh) against the dark grapes and berries are ideal. These fruit skewers will really look the part, whatever the occasion.
Halloween Popcorn Balls
These Halloween Popcorn Balls are the perfect easy treat to make for a classful of kids. They only require three ingredients and are super easy to make.
Spiced Pumpkin Muffins
These Pumpkin Muffins are super soft, moist, and easy to make, with just 3 ingredients. Simply prepare a spiced box mix cake according to instructions, adding in pumpkin puree to the wet ingredients and, once mixed, folding in chocolate chips.
Halloween Rice Krispie Treats
No list of Halloween treats for kids would be complete without the infamous Rice Crispy treat or two! These easy Halloween Rice Crispy Frankenstien Treats are made with just a few ingredients. And extremely cute!
Kids will love decorating these and handing them out to their friends.
Pumpkin Pie Gummies
Any pumpkin pie fans out there? These Pumpkin Pie Gummies are gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free. What a delicious treat for fall and Halloween and perfect for kids with allergies.
Simple NO-BAKE Halloween Treats For Kids
If you’re cooking with kids it’s nice to avoid using the oven, both from a time and safety point of view. We love no-bake recipes in our house – many of these no-bake snacks and treats and we’ll keep adding to the list!
Here are some spooky Halloween treats for kids that are mainly a case of measuring, mixing and decorating. Occasionally you will need to use the microwave or hob to heat and melt something, but none require the oven.
Monster Marshmallow Pops
Here are some super cute Halloween treats to make with marshmallows. Dipping marshmallows in melted candy and decorate them with candy eyes and other fun, festive toppings to make fun Halloween Monster Pops.
Making this no-bake treat will be a great activity for kids to take part in as well.
Halloween Magic Cookie Bars
We jazzed up a classic magic cookie bar recipe to create a treat in keeping with the season. These Easy Halloween Magic Cookie Bar Treats layer graham cracker crumbs, condensed milk, and a mixture of coconut, pecans and chocolate chips. Finish off with a good sprinkle of Halloween candy!
Halloween Dirt Cups
These Halloween Dirt Cups are made with avocados instead of Cool Whip or pudding, for a healthy twist on this classic pudding. Top these fun and spooky treats with gummy worms and other Halloween candy.
White Chocolate Mummy Truffles
These Halloween Mummy Treats are made with just four ingredients and are so easy to make. Mix crushed Oreos (regular or Golden) with cream cheese to form a ball. Then dip into melted white chocolate, and decorate to look like mummies.
Monster Eyeballs
These Monster Eyeballs are made in the same way as the Oreo truffles above. However, the crushed Oreo/cream cheese balls are dipped into melted purple candy and topped with candy eyeballs and sprinkles. It’s an easy, kid-friendly activity.
Pumpkin Pie In A Cup
This easy no-bake No-bake Halloween Cheesecake Cup is quick to assemble, for a decadent and grown-up treat or dessert.
Halloween Graveyard Candy Bark
There’s nothing more fun and easy for kids to make than chocolate candy bark. My kids loved making and sharing this Halloween Graveyard Chocolate Bark Treat with their friends. There’s no escaping the sugar-high they’re going to get, so not one to start snacking on before bedtime!
Oreo Spiders
These Oreo Spiders will make super fun Halloween party snacks or spooky lunchbox treats for kids. They’re the perfect combination of salty and sweet.
Halloween Pumpkin Cheesecake
Another Halloween treat that used Oreos, here in the crust of this Halloween Pumpkin Cheesecake which is topped with chocolate and orange chips, and decorated to resemble a Jack-O’-Lantern with pumpkin Peeps lining the edge.
Spider Eggs
Yet more Halloween treats made with Oreo cookies, these are an even simpler version than the previous ones.
Make these creepy Spider Eggs by mixing Oreo crumbs and cream cheese into balls, then rolling them in powdered sugar. A simple no-bake Halloween treat with only 3 ingredients that are the perfect mix of spooky and sweet!
Eyeball Oreo Halloween Treats
These silly and spooky eyeball Oreos are a Halloween hit with the kids! With just 3 ingredients, your little chefs can help make (and eat!) them too.
Halloween Rice Krispie Brains
These creepy Rice Krispie brains are a mix of spooky and sweet. Easy to make with just 4 ingredients and a whole lot of fun!
Looking for more Halloween inspiration?
We have more recipe ideas to try:
- 13 Cute & Easy Halloween Brownie Recipes
- 35 Easy FRUIT Halloween Snacks & Treats
- 35+ Spookily Easy No Bake Halloween Treats
- 25 Seriously Creepy Halloween Food Ideas
- 63 Boo-Tiful Halloween Party Food Ideas
Picked Your Favorite Halloween Treat To Make With Your Kids?
These fun, easy and sometimes scary Halloween treats for kids are a great way to get them in the kitchen helping out or just to give them a fun activity to do during Halloween.
Whether you need an easy, fun recipe for Halloween sugar cookies or some spooky Halloween party food ideas you should now have plenty of inspiration. Let me know in the comments which you try.
Happy Halloween!
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