Recipes Holidays and Events Recipes Halloween Treats 18 Easy Halloween Treats Kids Can Help Make By Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves Instagram Vanessa Greaves is a Senior Editor at Allrecipes with nearly two decades of experience helping home cooks gain confidence in the kitchen. A self-taught cook who grew up reading cookbooks for fun, Vanessa lives and breathes the challenges faced by busy everyday cooks to get dinner on the table. Education: Vanessa attended California State University, Dominguez Hills, majoring in English. Experience: While living in Los Angeles, Vanessa co-owned a travel service guiding overseas visitors on adventure tours throughout the Desert Southwest, where she developed a strong instinct for sharing knowledge and discovery. Trading in her hiking boots for high heels, Vanessa made the switch to fashion media, starting at Women's Wear Daily and moving up to W magazine, giving her a deep appreciation for both aesthetics and practicalities. After relocating to Seattle, Vanessa's interests turned to more domestic pursuits: raising a family, gardening, and cooking. Her home garden has been featured in The Seattle Times/Pacific NW Magazine, and she's proud to be part of the team that has grown Allrecipes into the world's largest online community of home cooks. Vanessa holds true to the founding principles of Allrecipes, believing that home cooks are the real experts, and striving to showcase their voices and contributions throughout. Vanessa's favorite recipe on Allrecipes is Lolah's Chicken Adobo. It's a family recipe that her Filipino mom taught her, and her mom taught her, and Vanessa in turn taught it to her son. She probably makes it every other week. To her, it tastes like home, comfort, and love Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on September 21, 2020 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Allrecipes Magazine You don't have to be a mad scientist to cook up these adorable Halloween treats. They're so easy, the kids can help you make them. Happy Halloween to everyone! 01 of 18 Witches' Hats View Recipe sanzoe Lots of reviewers used a dab of melted chocolate instead of honey to "glue" the chocolate kiss to the fudge cookie to make the hat. 02 of 18 Acorn Candy Cookies View Recipe Sugarplum "I made this for a work Halloween luncheon," says Sherry Zordani Shondy. "Everyone thought they were the cutest little things ever and wanted to know exactly how to make them." 03 of 18 Halloween Bark View Recipe Allrecipes Magazine "Drizzle pre-colored candy melts over dark chocolate into the festive design of your choice, then cool, break into shards, and voila! Homemade Halloween candy. Chocolate bark is one of the easiest things you can throw together for any holiday or event. Just change up the color of the chocolate and switch up the themed sprinkles you use every time," recipe creator Ashlee Marie Prisbrey says. 04 of 18 Halloween Ghosties View Recipe Allrecipes Magazine You'll need only three ingredients to make these cute and clever little treats, and you don't have to be a little kid to like them. wendy says, "These were a big hit at my teenage son's Halloween party." 05 of 18 Zombie Lips View Recipe Allrecipes Magazine Use Goldfish crackers, marshmallows, or slivered almonds to create a treat that's simply to die for. Halloween Treats That Won't Scare Your Dentist 06 of 18 S'more Eyeballs View Recipe Sheila Lalonde "My granddaughter and I had a blast making these," says Sheila LaLonde. "The added bonus was that they tasted great, too! Even after sitting and cooling they were still delicious and addictive. The crust gave these a really good flavor." Scary-Delicious Halloween Marshmallow Treats 07 of 18 Halloween Popcorn Pumpkins View Recipe The Messy Cook Be sure to use plain popcorn for this recipe because you'll be adding butter to the mix. Reviewer ccleveland says, "Great idea for Halloween — always looking for something fun to do with the kids. They enjoyed passing them out to their friends — kids ate them up and adults raved about them!" 08 of 18 Slime Popcorn View Recipe Allrecipes Magazine "Sticky, ooey-gooey marshmallow popcorn is perfect for Halloween," recipe creator Ashlee Marie Prisbrey says. "Just add some green food dye, candy eyeballs, and you have a slime monster!" 15 Easy Halloween Appetizers That Always Wow 09 of 18 Spider Cupcakes View Recipe AllrecipesPhoto Kids will get a thrill out of decorating chocolate cupcakes with shoestring licorice legs (or pipe cleaners, as pictured) to create a slew of spiders. 10 of 18 Spider Web S'mores View Recipe sanzoe Jill notes, "If you want to toast the marshmallow, you can either take a match (adults do this for your child) and hold it over the marshmallow fluff to give it a burnt look or stick it in a toaster oven for five minutes or until it is toasted a little bit." 11 of 18 Halloween Fruit Snacks View Recipe Allrecipes Mix powdered sugar with water to create a thin "glue" that your kids can use to stick candy eyeballs onto pieces of dried fruit. 13 Halloween Finger Foods to Make for Your Costume Party 12 of 18 Bloody Sundaes View Recipe Allrecipes Magazine "Punctured with walnuts, these spooky ice cream sundaes bleed red caramel," says recipe creator Ashlee Marie Prisbrey. 13 of 18 Peanut Butter Spider Cookies View Recipe Snacking in the Kitchen Cut in half, truffles make sensational spider bodies when placed atop cookies. 10 Fun Halloween Cookie Ideas 14 of 18 Candy Corn Bark View Recipe Melissa Goff "Spectacular! Very sweet, but I could not stop eating it," says PULLEYHE 15 of 18 Dirt Cake I View Recipe footballgrl16 This no-bake treat is simple enough for kids to help create. The real fun lies in decorating it with gummy worms, mellowcreme pumpkins, or even plastic bones. Sweet and Spooky Halloween Cake Decorating Ideas 16 of 18 Booger Cookies View Recipe Laura Stephen "This is so fun and awesome to make. My daughters love making them and telling their dad and friends that they made boogers after school! Sincerely worth the time," says Beth Minor-Townzen. 13 Scary Halloween Cookies to Sink Your Fangs Into 17 of 18 Halloween-Inspired Cupcakes View Recipe Magda Milano cookies turn into tombstones with chocolate frosting markings. Stick them into cupcakes, then sprinkle chocolate cookie crumbs around the cookie tombstones to resemble dirt. Our Spookiest Halloween Cupcake Decorating Ideas 18 of 18 Magic Wands View Recipe Angela F. "This works really well with melted white chocolate chips too," says Kelly. "It is a nice not too sweet treat for Halloween and it's a very simple and quick way for the kids to participate." See our entire collection of Halloween Recipes here. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit