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15 Best Halloween Desserts

October 14, 2022 by Ginny Dyer Leave a Comment

This is the ultimate list of the best Halloween desserts! These festive desserts include Halloween cupcakes, Halloween monster cookies, brownies and many other fun Halloween desserts!

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If Halloween is your favorite time of year then you will love these fun treats! Some are easy Halloween desserts and others are more complex, but all are perfect for the season. These delicious desserts are better than Halloween candy and are perfect for parties and all of Halloween season! Grab your Halloween costumes because it's time to make some spooky desserts!

If you're looking for other sweet treats, try my chewy pumpkin cookies, chai cookies, pumpkin donuts, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cinnamon rolls, pumpkin cold foam, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin cheesecake or pumpkin bundt cake!

The Best Halloween Dessert Recipes:

(For a complete list of ingredients and recipe instructions, click the link below each dessert or do a quick search on the site!)

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1. Black Velvet Cake

Rich, chocolatey black velvet Halloween cake has a deep chocolate flavor and moist, velvety texture. It's filled and frosted with black cocoa buttercream for a true, decadent chocolate pairing and spooky effect! It's scary good and sure to put you in a spooky mood! Your Halloween party guests will love this cake!

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2. Harry Potter Butterbeer Cupcakes

Get ready to take a trip to Hogsmeade! These butterbeer cupcakes will take you right into the wizarding world of Harry Potter. They’re soft and fluffy cupcakes flavored with a butterbeer reduction, butterscotch, vanilla and butter flavor, frosted with butterscotch buttercream and drizzled with butterscotch ganache. They're a delicious treat!

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3. Black Velvet Cupcakes

These are the best black velvet cupcakes! They're super moist and chocolatey and topped with a decadent black cocoa buttercream. They have a rich black color that makes these perfect for Halloween parties and an easy way to celebrate spooky season!

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4. Halloween Cookies

This is the best Halloween cookie recipe! They're extra chocolatey black velvet cookies, with Halloween M&Ms, sprinkles and candy eyes! These cute Halloween cookies are perfect for spooky season and any Halloween party!

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three sorting hat cupcakes with bites taken out, one with green filling, one with gold and one with red with a candle and potion bottles in the background

5. Harry Potter Sorting Hat Cupcakes

These are the best Harry Potter sorting hat cupcakes! They're moist chocolate cupcakes filled with the Hogwarts house colors and topped with mini Oreo cookies sorting hats! They are the perfect Halloween dessert for a Harry Potter party or Harry Potter movie marathon!

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6. Harry Potter Pumpkin Pasties

These are the best Harry Potter pumpkin pasties! With just a few simple steps, they have pumpkin shaped buttery crusts filled with a sweet pumpkin filling. These are just like what the trolley witch serves on the Hogwarts Express! Harry Potter fans everywhere will love this adorable Halloween dessert!

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7. Harry Potter Butterbeer Cookies

These Harry Potter butterbeer cookies will transport you right into the wizarding world! They're extra chewy cookies flavored with butterscotch, vanilla and butter flavor, frosted with butterscotch buttercream and drizzled with butterbeer caramel sauce. These are a sweet Halloween treat!

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8. Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes

Chocolate pumpkin cupcakes are moist, super chocolatey and full of pumpkin spice flavor. They're topped with pumpkin spice cream cheese frosting and are perfect Halloween treats!

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9. Pumpkin Brownies

These are the best pumpkin brownies! They're extra chocolatey, fudgy brownies with a layer of creamy pumpkin cheesecake in the middle, which is the best part. They're a great treat!

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10. Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice

This Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice will transport you right into the wizarding world! It's a refreshing fall drink made with apple cider, real pumpkin purée and lots of warm pumpkin spice. Jump upon the Hogwarts Express, it's time to travel into the wizarding world to try one of the most popular drink options!(You can also easily make this into an adult beverage by topping with some champagne!)

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11. Pumpkin Cupcakes

This recipe is for moist and fluffy pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. Flavored with the perfect amount of pumpkin pie spice, they're the perfect fall treat for every pumpkin spice lover!

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12. Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies

These are the best pumpkin cheesecake cookies! They are super chewy pumpkin cookies, stuffed with creamy cheesecake filling and rolled in pumpkin spice sugar. They're the perfect fall treat and every pumpkin lover will adore them!

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13. Pumpkin Poke Cake

This is the best pumpkin poke cake! It's extra moist with lots of pumpkin spice flavor, filled with salted caramel sauce, topped with luscious cream cheese frosting and decorated with little pumpkins. This easy pumpkin dessert is the perfect thing to bake for pumpkin season!

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14. Pumpkin Blondies

These are the best pumpkin blondies! They're super chewy, full of pumpkin flavor, fall spices and white chocolate chips. This perfect fall treat will be your new favorite blondie recipe!

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15. Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

These are the best pumpkin cheesecake bars! They have a sweet, buttery graham cracker crust, silky smooth pumpkin cheesecake layer and a brown butter cream cheese frosting and salted caramel sauce topping. These are the perfect treat for pumpkin season!

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If you make any of these delicious Halloween treats, please please leave a star rating! It's incredibly helpful for me! Also, follow along on Instagram @inbloombakery_  and TikTok @inbloombakery so I can what you bake! Follow me on Pinterest for other dessert ideas!

Easy Desserts to Try Next Time

Chocolate Cupcakes

Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie

White Chocolate Brownies

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Hi there, I'm Ginny!

I'm the baker and food photographer behind In Bloom Bakery! Here you'll find elevated, delicious desserts for every home baker. Whether you're looking for classics like chocolate chip cookies, or something new and exciting like blueberry lavender cake, you'll find it all here. Happy baking friends.

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