Halloween can be a whole lot of spooky fun for everyone. From creating the perfect DIY Halloween costume to updating your gallery wallto indulging in boo-zy Halloween cocktails all season long, it can be a very busy time of year, too. Here's a kitchen time-saver: no-bake Halloween treats! Tackle all your Halloween plans with these easy Halloween treats that are frightfully simple to make and fun for kids and adults alike – no oven necessary!
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Nothing says 'Halloween' quite like a smattering of bite-sized blood. Shards of sugar make a super creepy cake topper for these tiny bites. (via Brit + Co)
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What could be creepier than bone-inspiredjello shots? Let them float in a blood-red cocktail. Cheers! (via Brit + Co)
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Here's a crazy idea: combine summer's favorite treat with milk's favorite cookie and Halloween's favorite flavor. Yum, yum, yum. (via Brit + Co)
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Get ready to unleash your inner artist and freehand a mummy design with this delicious no-bake sponge cake recipe. (via Brit + Co)
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Oreos. Jello. Are you sensing a theme here? These cookie shooters will scare your socks off! (via Brit + Co)
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In case your local grocery store is all out of your favorite Halloween candy, you can make your own! (via Brit + Co)
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Take your favorite Halloween candy up a notch with some chocolate vodka. (via Brit + Co)
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Don't like creepy crawlers? Trap them in ice for the perfect Halloween cocktail garnish. (via Brit + Co)
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Since we can't enjoy candy corn year-round, let's go candy corn overboard this whole month. This no-bake Halloween treat doubles the fun with candy corn popcorn served in a tri-color waffle cone. (via Brit + Co)
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Let your partygoers shoot back these tasty shots of festive color and scary spirit. Pro tip: always make extra shooters! (via Brit + Co)
Spooky Punch
Servings: 12
Prep time: 5 minutes
Total time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
- 4 cups white tea, such asPOM Pomegranate Orange Blossom White Tea
- 2 cups vodka, tequila, or gin
- 1 1/2 cups pineapple juice
- 2 cups orange or mandarin juice
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 cups sparkling water
- Lychees and oranges, sliced for garnish
- Ice
Preparation:
- In a large bowl or pitcher, add white tea, spirit of choice, water, pineapple juice, mandarin juice and water.
- Stir to combine.
- Top with sparkling water, and garnish with lychees and orange slices.
Salt & Lavender
This is basically pumpkin spice cream cheese frosting in a bowl — the way it was meant to be eaten. (via Salt & Lavender)
Half Baked Harvest
While you do need to heat up the maple syrup, honey, cream, and vanilla to make the caramel, all you have to do after that is dip some apples into the caramel, and drizzle with chocolate. Lots and lots of chocolate. (via Half Baked Harvest)
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Halloween Bats
Supplies:
- Mandarins, such as Wonderful Halos
- Food coloring markers
- Scissors
- Black heavyweight paper or card stock
- Paring knife
- Adhesive dots
Instructions:
- Draw jack-o-lantern faces onto the mandarins with the food coloring marker.
- Cut pairs of bat wings, leaving an extra bit – around ¼ inch – on the flat side to fold back and act as a tab. Add an adhesive dot to the tab to adhere each wing to the mandarin.
- Cut pairs of small triangles for ears. Use the knife to cut small shallow slits on the top of the mandarin and tuck in the ears. (via Jodi Levine)
Mom on Timeout
Whip up these festive homemade candies for a treat that will put your actual Halloween candy to shame. Each bite is as buttery and sugary as the last! (via Mom on Timeout)
Something Swanky
Just in case caramel's not your thing! Plus, you can't ever go wrong with pretzels and PB! (via Something Swanky)
Epicurean Mom
The itsy-bitsy spider... ended up on your Halloween cheesecake (that you didn't have to bake)! (via Epicurean Mom)
Homemaking Hacks
Did you know you could make candy corn- and Oreo-filled brownies without using your oven? This is turning into the best Halloween ever. (via Homemaking Hacks)
Hungry Happenings
Our favorite thing about these ominous feline bites is that the cookies are pre-made and totally smothered in melted chocolate. Me-ow! (via Hungry Happenings)
A Bajillion Recipes
Here's another homemade (and more adult-ish) spin on one of Halloween's staple sweets. (via A Bajillion Recipes)
Marin Mama Cooks
It seems these candy bars only make an appearance come Halloween. But we're willing to bet the homemade kind will stick around all year. They're that good! (via Marin Mama Cooks)
Creme de la Crumb
These mummy truffle bites don't have a trace of “scary," thanks to the decadent pumpkin cheesecake filling. (via Creme de la Crumb)
Healthful Pursuit
Something tells us the word “healthy" never comes to mind when you're eating a Twix. That's all about to change with this no-bake vegan dessert. (via Healthful Pursuit)
Family Fresh Cooking
You're never too old for a helping of Cheerios. Especially when they're looking at you from this jack-o'-lantern tart! (via Family Fresh Cooking)
Finding Zest
These sweet desserts are about as no-bake as it gets. Plus, you only need four ingredients: candy eyes, candy melts, oil, and marshmallows. (via Finding Zest)
The Semisweet Sisters
Here, you'll use not just one, but two donuts per treat: one traditional donut and one donut hole for the creepy-crawly spider. (via The Semisweet Sisters)
Shaken Together
For this DIY Halloween dessert, all you'll need are sugar wafers, candy melts, chocolate sprinkles, and candy eyes. Yes, if you haven't gotten the hint already: you need to buy some candy eyes! (via Shaken Together)
Sugar Spice and Family Life
These layered cookie-and-pudding cups are to die for. See what we did there? (via Sugar Spice and Family Life)
Unicorn Hat Party
This kid-friendly DIY treat is only *kinda* creepy. It's also really cute, and a surprisingly healthy Halloween snack, made from apples, peanut butter, strawberries, corn, and — you guessed it — candy eyes. (via Unicorn Hat Party)
Inside BruCrew Life
It may be hard to believe, but these super-cool zombie eyeballs are simple to make. Just make sure you give yourself enough time to prepare them before your big party. They'll need at least an hour or two to make, including chill time in the fridge. (via Inside BruCrew Life)
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This post has been updated with additional reporting by Theresa Gonzalez and Meredith Holser. Previous reporting by Miranda Eifler and Maggie McCracken.