Perfect for a Halloween party! Delicious homemade sweets
No Halloween party is complete without sweet and delicious treats! In this article, we’ll introduce handmade sweets that are perfect for your Halloween party.
From pumpkin-based desserts—an absolute Halloween essential—to adorable ghost-themed treats, there’s plenty to enjoy.
Most of them are easy to make, so you can whip them up with your kids, too! They’re great not only as a party dish but also as gifts.
Let’s fill our stomachs with Halloween spirit through tasty sweets!
Perfect for a Halloween party! Delicious homemade sweets (1–10)
Halloween macaron(s)
You can find many macarons in Halloween-friendly colors like purple and orange.
Try decorating store-bought macarons or making new colors yourself for fun.
Draw ghosts, bats, or jack-o’-lanterns (pumpkin ghosts) with icing, and you’ll have easy Halloween macarons.
If you’re making macarons from scratch, keep in mind that the macaronage process—mixing the meringue and batter—requires a delicate touch.
Ghost meringue cookies
One treat I really want you to try making for Halloween is ghost-shaped meringue cookies.
Pipe well-whipped, fluffy meringue into little ghost shapes and bake them in a 100°C (212°F) oven for 90 minutes to make these adorable cookies.
Melt some chocolate and draw faces on the baked cookies.
It’s sure to be fun if you pipe the meringue and draw the faces with your kids.
It’s also cute to give each ghost a different expression.
They’re delicious on their own, and they’re perfect for decorating cakes, too.
Pumpkin chiffon cake
When it comes to cakes with a light texture, chiffon cake is a favorite.
For Halloween, try making a fluffy chiffon cake with pumpkin.
Since you’ll be making meringue by mixing sugar into egg whites, a hand mixer will come in handy.
To achieve that airy finish, you’ll need plenty of meringue, so whip it well until it forms stiff peaks.
The subtle aroma of pumpkin is so enticing that you’ll feel like you could eat slice after slice.
Give it a try!
Pumpkin cheesecake
This cheesecake made with pumpkin is perfect for Halloween, with a rich pumpkin sweetness and a moist, delicious texture.
Crushing the biscuits for the crust is a step kids can help with—and it’s sure to be a hit.
The key to a smooth finish is to mash the pumpkin thoroughly while it’s still warm.
It’s an easy recipe that only requires baking in a microwave oven, so if you’re hosting a Halloween party, give it a try!
Pumpkin pound cake
This is an easy pumpkin pound cake you can make with pancake mix.
The key is to use not only sugar but also honey, which brings out a deeper sweetness than sugar alone.
When creaming the butter (brought to room temperature) with the sugar, mix thoroughly to achieve a light, fluffy texture.
Conversely, when adding the pancake mix, fold it in gently with cutting motions—this also helps keep the cake fluffy.
Pound cakes are easy to find at convenience stores these days, but since it’s Halloween, why not try making one from scratch?
Pumpkin Muffins
These are American-style cupcakes made with pumpkin.
A defining feature of muffins is that they contain fat like butter or vegetable oil; in this recipe, canola oil is used.
Mixing until the oil and eggs are fully emulsified helps the muffins bake up deliciously.
After that, gently fold in the pancake mix, taking care not to overmix.
Since each one is baked in its own cup, they make perfect gifts.
If you’re heading to a Halloween party, bring a batch to share!
Pumpkin pudding
Pumpkin pudding is a variation on the ever-popular pudding that uses pumpkin.
Its faint orange hue makes it perfect for Halloween.
Push the pumpkin through a sieve and add it to the custard mixture, mixing thoroughly.
Then, before the mixture cools, quickly pour it into dishes and bake in the oven; this keeps the pumpkin from separating and gives a moist, smooth texture.
You can make it very sweet with plenty of sugar to please the kids, or go light on the sugar to bring out the pumpkin’s natural flavor—both are delicious.
Pumpkin pudding cake
Here’s a quick and easy recipe for a pumpkin flan cake that keeps effort to a minimum by using a microwave and a blender.
A flan cake uses more eggs than a regular custard, so it sets firmer than typical pudding.
Even if you soften the pumpkin by heating it, mashing it until perfectly smooth can be tedious.
That’s why this recipe shines: you simply blitz the custard mixture and pumpkin together in a blender.
It’s foolproof enough for even the laziest cooks—give it a try!
Sweet pumpkin
All you need to buy is heavy cream and pumpkin—everything else is likely in your pantry—to make an easy Halloween treat called Sweet Pumpkin.
It’s basically a sweet potato recipe (sweet potato paste) made with pumpkin instead.
Be careful not to burn yourself when cutting the pumpkin after heating it for the filling, as it will be very hot.
Once the Sweet Pumpkin filling is ready, have the kids help scoop it into cups and enjoy making it together.
After that, just bake it in the oven—it’s a simple recipe, so make plenty and serve them at your Halloween party!
Pumpkin pie
Here’s a pumpkin pie recipe you can easily make with ingredients from any supermarket.
Since you use the skin as well, you get to enjoy the whole pumpkin with that fluffy, hearty texture.
The silky, moist pumpkin cream made with heavy cream contrasts beautifully with the crisp, flaky crust—it’s a wonderful combination.
After baking, you sprinkle finely chopped pumpkin skin over the top, so nothing goes to waste.
Give it a try!