What comes to mind when you think of Halloween? For us (and for all the little monsters out there) it’s delicious cakes, sweets and chocolates.
Make your own DIY Halloween treats this year with our collection of easy, affordable and quick recipes.
Every recipe we’ve chosen is beginner-friendly and many require no cooking at all! Just some store-bought items and a little imagination.
Whether you’re making these terrifying treats to bring to a party, to gift to a friend or as easy DIY Halloween treats for school, we know these bakes will send a shiver down your spine.
13 DIY Halloween treats
1. DIY pumpkin Halloween treats
These sweet little pumpkins look as good as they taste. Perfect for popping in school lunch bags or bringing to Halloween parties, Cooking Classy’s recipe uses just a few affordable ingredients. Just look at that pretzel stem!
- DIY Halloween treat recipe by Cooking Classy
2. DIY monster cookies
Kristyn Merkley has created the perfect easy DIY Halloween treats for school. Kids will love seeing these creepy cookies peeking out of their lunch bags.
This is another simple recipe as it follows a basic cookie dough mix. Just add pre-made sugar eyes (you can find these in-store and online) and different food colouring for a colourful twist.
- DIY Halloween treat recipe by Kristyn Merkley
3. Healthy DIY Halloween treats
Put the hideous in healthy with these easy DIY Halloween treats for school. House of Nash Eats shows you how to turn your fruit into freaks of nature!
We love the range of fruit she’s used. Ghost bananas Frankenstein kiwis, strawberries with teeth – there’s even a cheese and Twiglet broomstick. Who said your five a day can’t be a little scary?
- DIY Halloween treat recipe by House of Nash Eats
4. DIY Mummy Oreo balls
This DIY Halloween treat is a sugary delight and looks pretty cool too. Belly Full has the full recipe for these tasty Mummy Oreo balls on their blog.
These are a quick, parent-friendly recipe as they only use four ingredients and require no baking.
- DIY Halloween treat recipe by Belly Full
5. DIY bloody pretzels
These spooky snacks make fun lunchbox additions and are great grab-and-go Halloween treats.
Simplistically Living shows you how to dip plain pretzels into melted white chocolate and how to add the red blood splatter.
If your Halloween party theme is based around vampires, Dracula or a murder mystery then making these is a must.
- DIY Halloween treat recipe by Simplistically Living
6. Graveyard brownie recipe
Make mini graves for all your sugary monsters with Tastes Better From Scratch’s brownie recipe. This DIY Halloween treat is the ideal gift to bring to a friend's party or school event.
The little headstones are cleverly made from Milano biscuits. This gives them the needed shape, then you can use your icing sugar to create the RIP and surrounding grass.
- DIY Halloween treat recipe by Tastes Better From Scratch
7. Peanut butter spider biscuits
Edible spiders make brilliant DIY Halloween treats and these are easy to make.
Mommy Musings shows you how to turn miniature peanut butter cups, candy eyes and chocolate icing into these adorable spiders. For extra baking points, handmake the cookies these spiders sit on.
- DIY Halloween treat recipe by Mommy Musings
DIY your Halloween treats and costumes!
Once you’ve finished in the kitchen it’s time to head to the sewing machine. Explore our collection of DIY Halloween costumes, there are over 200 to choose from.
8. DIY eyeball doughnuts
Another quick DIY Halloween treat for you! Turn store-bought doughnuts, peach ring sweets and chocolate balls into these creepy eyeball doughnuts.
These devilish doughnuts also make a fun Halloween activity. Lay out the ingredients and invite your friends and family to make their own!
Check out our spooky Halloween activities for families for more ideas.
- DIY Halloween treat recipe by Sugar and Cloth
9. DIY Halloween meringue bones
Crunch on some skeleton bones this Halloween with Thyme and Toast’s recipe. Made from fluffy meringue, these DIY Halloween treats are great for both adults and children.
We love the bloody dipping sauce they created to go alongside their bones. It’s made from fresh raspberries and sugar – delicious!
- DIY Halloween treat recipe by Thyme and Toast
10. Marshmallow monster Halloween treats
DIY Halloween treats are supposed to be a little unnerving and these guys certainly tick that box.
Handmade Charlotte has turned chocolate, marshmallows, purple frosting and candy eyes into these crazy creatures! Kids will love their silly faces and you’ll love how simple they are to put together.
- DIY Halloween treat recipe by Handmade Charlotte
11. Easy Oreo spider treats
Creepy crawlies that can be swallowed with a side of milk – sign us up! Learn how to make Oreo spiders with Build Your Bite’s tutorial.
Oreos are a versatile biscuit that can be used to create lots of DIY Halloween treats. They’re also brilliant because they’re vegan – ideal for guests with a lactose intolerance or food preferences.
- DIY Halloween treat recipe by Build Your Bite
12. DIY witches cauldron brownies
Bubble bubble toil and trouble, these brownies will cast a spell over you! Whip up a batch of The First Year Blog’s brownies and add gruesomely green icing to create a cauldron effect.
If you’re hosting a children's Halloween party get them to decorate the brownies as an activity. Choose colourful, Halloween-themed sprinkles and don’t forget the pretzel stick stirrers!
Remember to head over to our Halloween party ideas for kids for more creepy crafts.
- DIY Halloween treat recipe by The First Year Blog
13. Frankenstein Halloween Rice Krispie treats
Finally, become Dr Frankenstein in your kitchen by creating your very own monster Rice Krispie bars. The Simply Sweet Life has a detailed recipe on her blog showing you how to make these.
For a busy parenting hack, simply decorate prebought Squares bars! DIY Halloween treats for school need to be convenient, sometimes you’re just too busy to bake.
- DIY Halloween treat recipe by The Simple Sweet Life
Create delicious DIY Halloween treats this October
Halloween is the time of year when you can really let your kitchen creativity go wild.
Whip up these terrifying treats and get your little monsters to help you with the finishing touches. DIY Halloween treats have never been so easy or so tasty!
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