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As the trees change color and the season of hearty appetites arrives, what kinds of foods do you find yourself craving?
Pacific saury, matsutake mushrooms, persimmons… just thinking about them makes your mouth water.
In this article, I’d like to introduce some homemade sweets inspired by autumn’s biggest event—Halloween!
A lineup of irresistible desserts… it’s a feature that will have you hungry just by looking.
Be sure to look up the recipes and try making them yourself—enjoy the season of hearty appetites to the fullest!
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[Sweets] Handmade Treat Ideas Perfect for Halloween (1–10)
Halloween Baked Donuts
Here’s a healthy “Halloween Baked Donuts” recipe that doesn’t require frying.
These cocoa-flavored donuts are coated with white chocolate, giving them a uniquely festive, shop-quality look.
The ingredients are fairly simple, so even first-time donut makers can whip them up with ease! Since you just mix the ingredients in order, it’s great for kids, too.
If you use a silicone donut mold, it’s easy to release the donuts after baking.
Draw eyes on candy-coated chocolates with a chocolate pen, and you’re done! Feel free to customize the expressions however you like.
Pumpkin pie
How about making an easy Halloween treat: pumpkin pie using frozen puff pastry? It turns into a charming pie with a simple, homey flavor, highlighting fluffy, in-season pumpkin.
You only need basic ingredients like pumpkin, sugar, butter, and eggs, so it’s great for beginners.
The frozen puff pastry can be thawed at room temperature, but be careful—if you leave it too long, it becomes hard to handle.
When you slice it, the crisp layers reveal a beautifully vibrant pumpkin-colored cross-section!
Ghost Mini Macarons
The cute and colorful “Mini Ghost Macarons” are perfect as treats or little gifts to hand out to kids on Halloween.
You can make a big batch in four colors, and it’s a popular recipe that even beginners won’t mess up! If you’ve wanted to try making macarons but felt it was a bit intimidating, give this one a go.
Mixing in food coloring to create various hues and piping the batter into ghost shapes is super fun.
Once they’re baked, draw different ghost faces with a chocolate pen and sandwich them with chocolate cream to finish.
These Halloween macarons look adorable and taste delicious, too.
Ghost marshmallow
How about making homemade marshmallows and turning them into Halloween treats—“Ghost Marshmallows”? Many people probably wonder, “Can you really make marshmallows yourself?” The truth is, they’re easy to make with very simple ingredients and steps.
Just heat and dissolve granulated sugar, corn syrup, and water, then add it to whipped egg whites along with dissolved gelatin and mix.
Pipe the mixture into ghost shapes with a piping bag, draw faces with a chocolate pen, and you’re done.
They’re perfect for wrapping up in Halloween-themed packaging to give to friends or hand out to kids!
Milk truffles with pumpkin and chocolate
How about some stylish-looking Pumpkin and Chocolate Milk Truffles for Halloween? The uniquely shaped butternut squash has a rich, velvety texture that’s perfect for sweets and savory dishes alike.
Mix butternut squash puree with condensed milk, unsalted butter, almond powder, and white chocolate to make the dough, then chill it in the fridge until set.
Roll the set dough into balls and use a toothpick to add grooves—just like real pumpkins! They make great Halloween gifts, so be sure to check them out.
Pumpkin and purple sweet potato dorayaki
These Halloween-colored sweets are a collaboration between traditional Japanese wagashi and Halloween: mini dorayaki filled with pumpkin and purple sweet potato.
Because they’re bite-sized, they’re perfect as treats or gifts to hand out to kids on Halloween! We’ll make two kinds of fillings: a pumpkin-and-white-chocolate anko and a purple sweet potato anko.
The mini dorayaki batter uses pancake mix, so it’s super easy—just mix the ingredients.
The anko fillings might take a bit more effort, but it’s a unique Halloween dessert, so definitely give it a try!
pumpkin pudding
Pumpkin pudding made with simple ingredients is also great as a Halloween treat! The charm is that you only need five ingredients: eggs, granulated sugar, milk, pumpkin, and heavy cream.
The key is to microwave the pumpkin and then press it through a sieve to make it smooth.
Caramel made by browning granulated sugar with water adds a nice accent if you have it, but it can be tricky for beginners, so it’s fine to skip.
Since you bake it all at once in a cake pan, you don’t need individual pudding cups.
It’s lovely served like cake—slice it and top with whipped cream shaped like little ghosts!