I love making little individual Halloween desserts. You can decorate each one a little differently, and these cookie cakes are simple enough that you don’t need any fancy decorating skills.

The refrigerated cookie dough keeps things easy, and a silicone muffin-top pan gives the cookies their little round cake shape. Once they’re cooled, it’s time for frosting, cookie crumbs, and all those spooky decorations!

I’m sharing these Mini Graveyard Cookie Cakes for Halloween Treats Week. They’re a fun way to dress up chocolate-chip cookies for your Halloween treat table.

What You’ll Need

• Refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough: The easy shortcut for making these soft mini cookie cakes.
• Chocolate frosting: Holds the Oreo dirt and candy decorations in place.
• Oreo cookies: Crush them finely to make your graveyard “dirt.”
• Black candy melts or melting wafers: For making the molded tombstones.
• Edible glitter spray: Adds a little shimmer to the black candy tombstones.
• White chocolate melting wafers: For making the molded skeletons.
• Bone sprinkles: Scatter a few over the Oreo dirt.
• Gummy worms: Add one to each cookie cake for a creepy finishing touch.

You’ll also need a silicone muffin-top baking pan, a silicone tombstone mold, and a silicone skeleton mold.

How to Make Mini Graveyard Cookie Cakes

Prepare the pan and dough

Preheat the oven according to the cookie-dough package directions. Prepare eight cavities of your silicone muffin-top pan, lightly greasing them if needed according to the pan’s instructions.

Place the silicone pan on a baking sheet for support. Divide the cookie dough evenly among the eight cavities and press it into an even layer, leaving room for the cookies to spread and rise.

Bake and cool

Bake until the edges are golden and the centers are set. Begin checking around 12 minutes. The baking time will depend on the size of your pan cavities and the thickness of the dough.

Let the cookie cakes cool completely before gently removing them from the silicone pan.

Add the frosting and Oreo dirt

Crush the Oreos into crumbs using a food processor or a zip-top bag and rolling pin.

Spread chocolate frosting over each cooled cookie cake, then sprinkle the tops with crushed Oreos. The frosting helps hold the cookie “dirt” in place.

Decorate your graveyards

Add the graveyard decorations and candy bones, gently pressing larger decorations into the frosting so they stay in place.

Make them all alike or give each little graveyard its own arrangement!

Tips for Making Mini Graveyard Cookie Cakes

• Support the silicone pan with a baking sheet. This makes it easier to move into and out of the oven.
• Divide the dough evenly. Similar portions help the cookie cakes bake at the same rate.
• Watch the cookies as they bake. Pan sizes vary, so use the golden edges and set centers as your guide.
• Cool completely before removing and frosting. Warm cookies are more delicate, and the frosting can melt if you add it too soon.
• Add decorations while the frosting is soft. This helps the crumbs, sprinkles, and bones stick.

Can I Make These Ahead?

Yes! Bake the cookie cakes ahead of time, let them cool completely, and store them in an airtight container until you’re ready to decorate.

You can also decorate them the day before serving. Keep them in a single layer in a covered container, following the storage directions on your chocolate frosting. The Oreo crumbs and candy decorations may soften as they sit against the frosting.

How to Store Mini Graveyard Cookie Cakes

Store the decorated cookie cakes in a covered container and follow the storage directions on your frosting. Keep them in a single layer so the decorations don’t get squished.

Mini Graveyard Cookie Cakes Recipe

Mini Graveyard Cookie Cakes

Yield: 8

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 11 minutes

Total Time: 16 minutes

These Mini Graveyard Cookie Cakes turn refrigerated chocolate-chip cookie dough into little Halloween graveyards! Each cookie cake gets a layer of chocolate frosting, crushed Oreo “dirt,” and graveyard sprinkles and candy bones.

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Ingredients

• 1 package refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough, about 16.5 ounces
• 1 cup chocolate frosting
• 8–10 Oreo cookies, finely crushed
• Black candy melts or black melting wafers, enough to make 8 tombstones
• White chocolate melting wafers, enough to make 8 skeletons
• Edible glitter spray
• Bone sprinkles
• 8 gummy worms

Equipment

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• Silicone muffin-top baking pan
• Silicone tombstone candy mold
• Silicone skeleton candy mold

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Slice the refrigerated cookie dough into approximately ¼-inch-thick rounds and place in the cavities of a silicone muffin-top pan.
2. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden and the centers are just set. Keep the cookies soft for that cookie cake texture. Let them cool completely before removing from the pan.
3. Melt the black candy melts according to the package directions. Fill the silicone tombstone mold and gently tap it on the counter to release air bubbles. Let the candy set completely before carefully unmolding.
4. Lightly spray the molded tombstones with edible glitter spray. Let the coating dry before decorating.
5. Melt the white chocolate wafers according to the package directions. Fill the silicone skeleton mold, gently tap to release air bubbles, and let set completely. Carefully remove the skeletons from the mold.
6. Spread chocolate frosting over each cooled cookie cake, then sprinkle with crushed Oreos to create the graveyard dirt.
7. Gently press a glittery black tombstone into the frosting on each cookie cake. Add a white chocolate skeleton, a few bone sprinkles, and a gummy worm.

Notes

• Yield and baking time will vary with the size of your muffin-top pan cavities.
• Cool the cookie cakes completely before removing them from the pan and decorating.
• Store in a single layer, following the storage directions on your frosting.

The amount of melting wafers needed will depend on the size of your silicone molds. Make the tombstones and skeletons ahead of time so they are fully set and ready to use when you decorate.

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Welcome to 2026’s #HalloweenTreatsWeek event!

This is our 9th year doing #HalloweenTreatsWeek … has it really been 9 years? Wow!

#HalloweenTreatsWeek is a Halloween blogging event that is hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife every October. This event is an online, week-long event that is filled with some amazingly wicked Halloween treats and recipes from some fantastic Halloween-loving bloggers!

Make sure to check out all of the fun Halloween recipes that we’re sharing this week!

Today’s Recipes

• Pecan-Stuffed Date Roaches from Big Bear’s Wife
• Melting Witch Cinnamon Rolls from Shoppin’ Buggy Recipes
• Mini Graveyard Cookie Cakes from Southern Halloween Queen
• Halloween Pizza Dip from Art of Natural Living
• Monster Milkshake from Jen Around the World
• Dr. Finkelstein’s Roasted Cauliflower Brain from The Spiffy Cookie
• Pumpkin and Pomegranate Molasses Cake from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Pizza Skull Bombs from Magical Ingredients

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I made these Mini Melting Witch Cookie Cakes with a roll of refrigerated Pillsbury chocolate chip cookie dough, so there’s no mixing homemade dough for this recipe. A silicone muffin-top pan gives them their round shape, and baking them just until the edges are lightly golden keeps that soft cookie cake texture.

The hats are made with Fudge Stripes cookies and Hershey’s Kisses. If you’ve made any of my melting witch recipes before, you’ll recognize these! A little icing holds the Kiss in place and becomes the green icing band around the middle that finishes each hat.

Ingredients You’ll Need

• Pillsbury refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
• Chocolate frosting
• Cream cheese frosting
• Green food coloring
• Fudge Stripes cookies
• Hershey’s Kisses
• Green decorating icing for the hats

How to Make Mini Melting Witch Cookie Cakes

Slice the refrigerated cookie dough into rounds approximately ¼ inch thick and place them into the cavities of a silicone muffin-top pan. Bake at 350°F for about 10 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden.

Let the cookies cool in the pan until they’re firm enough to remove, then let them cool completely before decorating.

Spread a spoonful of chocolate frosting over each cookie cake. Stir green food coloring into the cream cheese frosting, then add a small spoonful over the chocolate frosting. Spread it into a little puddle, leaving some chocolate frosting visible around the edges.

For the hats, turn the Fudge Stripes cookies chocolate-side up. Use a dab of icing to attach an unwrapped Hershey’s Kiss to the center of each cookie, then pipe a green icing band around the base of the Kiss.

Place a hat on each cookie cake and gently press it into the green frosting. Let a little green frosting peek out around the hat to create the melted-witch look!

A Few Decorating Tips

• Let the cookie cakes cool completely so the frosting stays in place.
• Leave the green frosting a little uneven. Those drips and puddles are part of the decoration!
• Make the witch hats while the cookie cakes cool so they’re ready for assembly.

Mini Melting Witch Cookie Cakes Recipe

Mini Melting Witch Cookie Cakes

Yield: 8

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 11 minutes

Additional Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 26 minutes

These Mini Melting Witch Cookie Cakes start with soft chocolate chip cookies and get topped with chocolate frosting, green cream cheese icing, and little cookie witch hats. The green icing peeking out beneath each hat makes them look like a witch has melted right onto the cookie!

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Ingredients

• 1 roll Pillsbury refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
• About ½ cup chocolate frosting, or enough to cover 8 cookie cakes
• About ¼ cup cream cheese frosting, plus more if needed
• Green food coloring, as needed
• 8 Fudge Stripes cookies
• 8 Hershey’s Kisses, unwrapped
• Green decorating icing, for attaching the Kisses and decorating the hats

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place a silicone muffin-top pan on a baking sheet for support.
2. Slice the cookie dough into approximately ¼-inch-thick rounds. Place a round in each cavity, gently pressing it to fit if needed.
3. Bake for about 10 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden and the centers are soft.
4. Allow the cookie cakes to cool in the pan until firm enough to remove. Carefully remove them and let them cool completely.
5. Spread a spoonful of chocolate frosting over each cookie cake.
6. Stir green food coloring into the cream cheese frosting until you reach your desired shade.
7. Add a small spoonful of green cream cheese frosting to each cookie cake. Spread it into an uneven puddle over the chocolate frosting.
8. Place the Fudge Stripes cookies chocolate-side up. Attach a Hershey’s Kiss to the center of each with a small dab of green decorating icing.
9. Pipe a green icing band around the base of each Kiss.
10. Set a witch hat on each cookie cake, pressing gently into the green frosting so it peeks out around the edges.

Notes

Frosting amounts are approximate; use enough for a thin chocolate layer and a small green puddle on each cookie cake. Yield and baking time may vary with the size of your pan and dough slices. Follow the storage directions on your frosting containers.

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Welcome to 2026’s #HalloweenTreatsWeek event!

This is our 9th year doing #HalloweenTreatsWeek … has it really been 9 years? Wow!

#HalloweenTreatsWeek is a Halloween blogging event that is hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife every October. This event is an online, week-long event that is filled with some amazingly wicked Halloween treats and recipes from some fantastic Halloween-loving bloggers!

Make sure to check out all of the fun Halloween recipes that we’re sharing this week!

Today’s Recipes:

• Graveyard Boo-Nana Pudding Cups from Big Bear’s Wife
• Chocolate Eyeball Cookies from Shoppin’ Buggy Recipes
• Mini Melting Witch Cookie Cakes from Southern Halloween Queen
• Empress Gin & Tonic from Art of Natural Living
• Graveyard Brownies from Jen Around the World
• Skull Raspberry Crumble Bars from The Spiffy Cookie
• Pumpkin Patch Brownies from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Werewolf Sliders from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Black Magic Beluga Lentil Salad from Magical Ingredients

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 This Melted Witch Fudge is a colorful and magical Halloween dessert that looks like it bubbled up right out of a witch’s cauldron. With layers of creamy fudge in bright green, orange, and purple, it’s fun to make and even more fun to eat. Each piece is topped with Halloween sprinkles and a cute little witch hat cookie that makes the whole treat look delightfully spooky. This is the kind of Halloween magic your dessert table has been waiting for.

Ingredients For Melted Witch Fudge:

• 12 ounces green candy melts
• 12 ounces orange candy melts
• 12 ounces purple candy melts
• Three 14-ounce cans sweetened condensed milk
• Halloween sprinkles
• Mini Witch Hat Cookies (recipe below)

Ingredient amounts and recipe directions are in the recipe card below with a print option!

How To Make Melted Witch Fudge:

Mini Witch Hat Cookies – HOW TO MAKE THEM:

You can’t have melted witches without their hats. These little witch hats are so easy to make and add a perfect finishing touch to your fudge.

Ingredients
12 Mini Fudge Stripe Cookies
12 Chocolate Chips
Green Icing

Instructions
Flip the cookies chocolate-side up. Pipe a small circle of green icing in the center of each cookie. Press a chocolate chip on top of the icing to make the point of the witch hat. Let them set and then use them to top your fudge squares.

Frequently Asked Questions:

How should I store Melted Witch Fudge?
Keep your fudge in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It will stay fresh for up to a week. You can also freeze it for up to three months and let it thaw in the fridge before serving.

Can I use white chocolate chips instead of candy melts?
Yes, you can use white chocolate chips and color them with OIL BASED food coloring if you cannot find colored candy melts.

Do I really need to refrigerate between each layer?
Yes, refrigerating between layers helps keep the colors neat and separated so your fudge looks just as magical as it tastes.

What can I use if I cannot find mini fudge stripe cookies?
You can use any small round cookie such as mini Oreos or chocolate wafers for the hat base.

Spooky Serving Ideas

Serve Melted Witch Fudge on a black platter surrounded by candy eyeballs and gummy worms for a spooky display. Wrap each piece in clear cellophane with a ribbon for a sweet Halloween party favor. Or stack them on a dessert tray next to bubbling punch for a fun cauldron look. However you serve it, this fudge is sure to be the star of your Halloween sweets table.

More Halloween Fudge Recipes:

• Two Layer Monster Fudge
• Easy Candy Corn Fudge
• Easy Monster Fudge

More Halloween Witch Hat Recipes:

• Melted Witch Ice Cream – Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
• Melting Witch Cupcakes
• Easy Melting Witch Hot Chocolate

You will love this recipe because it is pure Halloween fun in every bite. The bright colors make it stand out on any dessert table and it tastes just as good as it looks. It is an easy, kid-friendly treat that you can make ahead of time, so there is no stress on party day. Every layer is sweet and creamy, and those little witch hats are just too cute to resist.

Melted Witch Fudge

Melted Witch Fudge

Yield: 12 servings or more

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Chill Time: 3 hours 30 minutes

Total Time: 4 hours 15 minutes

Whip up some Halloween magic with this Melted Witch Fudge. Layers of colorful green, orange, and purple fudge topped with sprinkles and mini witch hats make this easy no-bake treat a spooky party favorite. Perfect for kids and Halloween dessert tables.

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Ingredients

• 12 ounces green candy melts
• 12 ounces orange candy melts
• 12 ounces purple candy melts
• Three 14-ounce cans sweetened condensed milk
• Halloween sprinkles
• Mini Witch Hat Cookies (recipe in post)

Instructions

Line an 8×8 inch pan with foil or parchment paper.
Pour one can of sweetened condensed milk into a saucepan and add the purple candy melts. Stir over low heat until melted and smooth. Pour into the prepared pan and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Next, melt the orange candy melts with another can of sweetened condensed milk and pour over the purple layer. Chill again for 30 minutes.
Finally, melt the green candy melts with the last can of sweetened condensed milk and pour over the orange layer.
Sprinkle the top with Halloween sprinkles and press in your mini witch hat cookies.
Refrigerate for at least two hours before slicing into squares.

If you make this recipe, leave me a comment or snap a picture and share it on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter with the hashtag #southernhalloweenqueen — I love to see what you’re cooking from the blog! 

If you love this recipe, don’t forget to share it with your fellow Halloween queens and ghouls. Tag your creepy creations with #SouthernHalloweenQueen and let us see your hauntingly good twists!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Welcome to 2025’s #HalloweenTreatsWeek event!

This is our 8th year doing #HalloweenTreatsWeek … has it really been 8 years? Wow!

#HalloweenTreatsWeek is a Halloween blogging event that is hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife every October. This event is an online, week-long event that is filled with some amazingly wicked Halloween treats and recipes from some fantastic Halloween-loving bloggers!

Make Sure to check out all of the fun Halloween recipes that we’re sharing this week!

• Witches Brew Risotto from Big Bear’s Wife
• Magic Wands-Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Rods from Semi Homemade Recipes
• Melting Witch Fudge from Southern Halloween Queen
• Halloween Taco Dip from Cheese Curd In Pardise
• Halloween Deviled Eggs from Jen Around the World
• Chocolate Haystack Werewolf Paws from Savory Moments
• Graveyard Brownies from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Cookies and Scream Cupcakes from Jolene’s Recipe Journal
• Skull Lava Cakes from The Spiffy Cookie
• Pumpkin Shaped Cheeseball from Art of Natural Living
• Monster Meat Pie from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Harry Potter Pumpkin Pasties from For the Love of Food

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Looking for a no-fuss, frightfully fun treat that’s sure to wiggle and jiggle its way into everyone’s Halloween memories? These Creepy Crawly Green Jell-O Cups are the perfect spooky snack to thrill little monsters and impress party guests!

Each cup is a ghoulish green layer of lime-flavored gelatin, topped with a fluffy swirl of whipped cream and crawling with sweet, squishy gummy worms. They’re slimy-looking, wiggly, and a little gross — in the best way possible. The vibrant colors pop and the fun gummy worms make them as fun to eat as they are to make.

Party Perfect and Kid-Approved

Whether you’re hosting a Halloween bash, planning a classroom treat, or just looking to surprise your family with something fun, these Jell-O cups are a hit. They’re easy enough for kids to help make and creepy enough to make them giggle with glee.

So go ahead — embrace the slime, pile on the worms, and let your sweet tooth go wild. Halloween only comes once a year… why not make it deliciously weird?

Ingredients For Creepy Crawly Green Jell-O Cups:

• 1 box (3.94) lime Jell-O or Starbursts watermelon Jell-O
• Water
• Whipped cream (store-bought or homemade)
• Gummy worms
• Clear plastic cups

Ingredient amounts and recipe directions are in the recipe card below with a print option!

How To Make Creepy Crawly Green Jello Cups:

Serve Cold – These are best chilled and served.

Make It Your Own!

• Add crushed chocolate cookies and chocolate pudding to the bottom for a “dirt cup” effect.
• Try orange Jell-O with candy bugs for a pumpkin patch theme.
• Use Halloween sprinkles or edible eyeballs for extra Halloween spookyness

More Jell-O Recipes:

• Easy Shark Week Jello Treats – Shark Jello Cups
• BeetleJuice Jello Poke Cake

More Gummy Worm Recipes:

• Creepy Crawly Dirt Cup Pudding Parfaits
• Oogie Boogie Pudding Cups

Creepy Crawly Green Jell-O Cups

Creepy Crawly Green Jell-O Cups

Yield: 6

Wiggle, jiggle, and squirm — these Creepy Crawly Green Jell-O Cups are crawling with Halloween fun! Packed with gooey worms and ghostly green slime, they’re a spook-tacular treat kids will love. So easy to make, it’s scary.

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Ingredients

• 1 box (3.94) lime Jell-O or watermelon Jell-O
• 1 1/2 cups boiling hot water
• 1 1/2 cups cold water
• 30 Gummy worms
• Clear plastic cups
• Whipped cream (store-bought or homemade)

Instructions

1. Mix the Jell-O– Prepare the gelatin according to the package instructions and pour it into clear cups.
2. Add the Crawlers – Stick a few gummy worms into the Jell-O and drape them over the edge for a “crawling out of the slime” look. You can also place on in the bottom of the cup.
3. Chill - Chill in the fridge for about 4 hours, or until fully set.
4. Top - Top with whipped cream and a gummy worm before servings.
5. Serve Cold – These are best chilled and served.

If you make this recipe, leave me a comment or snap a picture and share it on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter with the hashtag #southernhalloweenqueen — I love to see what you’re cooking from the blog! 

If you love this recipe, don’t forget to share it with your fellow Halloween queens and ghouls. Tag your creepy creations with #CreepyCrawlyCups #SouthernHalloweenQueen and let us see your hauntingly good twists!

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Looking for a quick, colorful, and creepily delicious snack to serve this Halloween? Look no further—this Monster Popcorn Snack Mix is the perfect blend of sweet, salty, and spooky! With gooey green coating, playful candy eyeballs, and festive sprinkles in purple, green, and black, it’s a treat that’s as fun to make as it is to eat.

This vibrant treat is great for Halloween parties, classroom festivities, or just a festive movie night at home with the family. The mix of gooey green candy-coated popcorn, bold candy eyeballs, and colorful sprinkles is visually striking and absolutely irresistible. Even better? It’s fully customizable—add your own eerie extras like candy bones, gummy worms, or chocolate chips to make it your own!

Why You’ll Love It:

• Easy to scale up for crowds or parties—just double or triple the recipe.
• No baking required – just melt, mix, and let it set.
• Totally kid-approved and fun for little hands to help decorate.
• Eye-catching (pun intended!) and festive enough for any Halloween celebration.

Ingredients For Monster Popcorn Snack Mix:

• 10 cups popped popcorn (plain or lightly salted)
• 24 oz green candy melts
• Candy eyeballs (assorted sizes for monster fun!)
• Halloween sprinkles (purple, green, black bats, and more)

Ingredient amounts and recipe directions are in the recipe card below with a print option!

How To Make Monster Popcorn Snack Mix:

Tips & Tricks:

• Package it in cellophane bags tied with spooky ribbon for party favors or classroom
• Want extra crunch? Toss in pretzels, candy corn, or Halloween M&M’s.
• Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days—but it probably won’t last that long!

This Monster Popcorn Snack Mix is scary simple to make and monstrously addictive. It’s proof that sometimes the best Halloween treats don’t require any tricks—just a little creativity and a whole lot of sprinkles!

Pin it, share it, and don’t forget to make an extra batch… for the monsters under your bed.

Hosting Tip:

Fill small paper cups or treat bags with Monster Popcorn Mix and set them out as grab-and-go snacks at your Halloween party table. Want to go big? Serve it in a witch’s cauldron with a creepy skeleton hand for scooping—your guests will love it!

More Monster Halloween Recipes:

• Little Monster Halloween Mocktails
• Two Layer Monster Fudge
• Mummy and Monster Dirt Cups
• Spooky Halloween Monster Mash Soup

More Snack Mix Recipes:

• Ghostly Sweet and Salty Snack Mix
• Witch Hat Puppy Chow Snack Mix

Monster Popcorn Snack Mix

Monster Popcorn Snack Mix

Yield: 10 servings

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Monsters have never tasted so sweet!This ghoulishly green Monster Popcorn Snack Mix is packed with eyeballs, sprinkles, and spooky charm.Perfect for parties, movie nights, or snacking while haunting the neighborhoo

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Ingredients

• 10 cups popped popcorn
• 24 ounces Chocolate Candy Melts
• Candy eyeballs (assorted sizes for monster fun!)
• Halloween sprinkles (purple, green, black bats, and more)

Instructions

1. Pop the popcorn and gather everything in one place.Microwave or bagged works great but I really like to pop the kernels on the stove to get a plain popcorn for this snack mix
2. Place a piece of parchment paper over a baking sheet.
3. Pour popped popcorn in a single layer on the parchment paper.
4. Melt candy melts (30-second intervals in the microwave, stirring in between) and drizzle over the top.
5. Use a spoon or tongs to mix the popcorn and candy melts together. Spread into a single layer.
6. Quickly add candy eyeballs and sprinkles before the chocolate sets.
7. Let the popcorn set at room temperature, then break into pieces and serve.

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This fun Halloween Charcuterie board is perfect for any Disney lover that might have a bit of a darker villain side! You can find characters like, Maleficent, Captain Hook, Ursula, The Evil Queen, Cruella DeVille, Dr. Facilier and the Queen of Hearts!

Disney Villain Charcuterie Board

Angie Says “We’re celebrating all of the Disney Villains with this Disney Villain Charcuterie Board! It is a fun Disney Snack board to celebrate our favorite Villains for Halloween!“

Disney Villain Charcuterie Board Directions Here

Reposted with permission

Angie runs this blog, “Southern Halloween Queen” where she shares her love of Halloween with her own recipes and fun recipes/projects from other Halloween loving bloggers! She also runs her first blog, BigBearsWife.com that’s packed full of Southern recipes, her love of Disney and fun vacation ideas! 

Find Angie on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter for Big Bear’s Wife

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• FRANKENSTEIN RICE KRISPIE TREATS
• PET GHOST IN A JAR PUDDING CUPS
• MELTING WITCH BROWNIES

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Those little candy corn hugging candy ghost are so spooky that they’re cute! I do love a super cute little ghost when it comes Halloween desserts.

These Candy Corn Cupcakes are another fun dessert that my friend Jenni made for #HalloweenTreatsWeek last year that I hosted over on my other blog, BigBearsWife.com.

That orange, yellow, and white sprinkle mix is perfect for Halloween too! Aren’t easy cupcakes like this perfect for when you’ve already got about 100 “Halloween Must Dos” on your Halloween to-do list?!

CANDY CORN CUPCAKES

Jenni says

These candy corn cupcakes are kissed with honey powder, topped with smooth, creamy ermine frosting, and are super cute and tasty for a kids’ Halloween party!

 

 

 

Reposted with permission from Jenni at PastryChefOnline.com

Jenni blogs at PastryChefOnline.com where she serves up some amazing recipe teaches techniques for cooking and baking that will help you get dinners (and desserts) on the table and still have time to live your life! She’s here to help you be fearless in the kitchen!

Find Jenni on  Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Google+ and YouTube.

• Halloween Black and White Style Cookies
• Devilish Halloween Deviled Eggs

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This post/recipe was created for #HalloweenTreatsWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% mine.

There is no doubt that I love The Nightmare Before Christmas. I am a Halloween loving girl and Jack Skellington with his crew of spooky HalloweenTown friends make my spooky heart flutter! So, when it comes to making Halloween desserts and Halloween treats,  also make sure to include him!

On my blog other, BigBearsWife.com, you can find Jack Skellington Macarons, Jack Skellington Rice Krispie Treats, Jack Skellington Dipped Oreos,   Jack Skellington Chocolate Apples and now this amazing Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball!

What you need for a Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball:

• cream cheese, softened
• butter, softened
• powdered sugar
• mini chocolate chips
• vanilla extract
• sweetened shredded coconut
• Chocolate Candy Melts

How to keep the cheese ball shape:

While the cheese ball is in the fridge chilling it can loose its shape if you don’t wrap it, but I like to go a step further and make sure it really keeps the shape by sitting it down into a bowl.

So, once your cheese ball mixture is ready to go into the fridge, lay a piece of plastic wrap on a flat surface and spoon mixture into the center.

Roll and fold cheese ball into a  ball, wrapping it in the plastic wrap. Place into a bowl to help it hold its shape.

Place wrapped ball into the refrigerator for at least 2 hours (or overnight)

What to cover the cheese ball in:

I choose shredded coconut for this  Cheese Ball but you could also try covering it in white chocolate chips instead!

When you’re ready to serve, just remove cheese ball from fridge and remove plastic wrap.

Place on serving place and cover in shredded coconut.

Melt Chocolate Candy Melts according to package.

Let cool slightly and pour into a piping bag.

Snip a very small hole at the end of the piping bag and use the candy melts to draw Jack’s face onto the cheese ball.

What to serve with the Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball:

You can really serve anything you want with this dessert l but I picked out these bone shaped graham crackers and they were perfect! I mean they go perfect with the “Bone Daddy” dessert haha.

I just dipped them in the chocolate candy melts and then drizzled them with some white chocolate candy melts to make them match Jack!

I love how this dessert turned out and I know he will be making an appearance at out Halloween dinner party this year!

Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball

Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball

Yield: 24 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Chill Time: 6 hours

Total Time: 6 hours 15 minutes

In love with The Nightmare Before Christmas and Dessert? Well this Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball is for you! The Pumpkin King is transformed into a frightfully tasty cheese ball for the perfect Halloween party treat!

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Ingredients

• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
• 6 ounces Chocolate Candy Melts

Instructions

In a large bowl, use an electric mixer and mix together cream cheese and butter until smooth

Mix in powdered sugar! Mix well.

Add in vanilla and add 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips. Mix Well

Lay a piece of plastic wrap on a flat surface and spoon mixture into the center.

Roll and fold into a ball, wrapping it in the plastic wrap. Place into a bowl to help it hold its shape.

Place wrapped ball into the refrigerator for at least 2 hours (or overnight)

When ready to serve remove cheese ball from fridge and remove plastic wrap.

Place on serving place and cover in shredded coconut.

Melt Chocolate Candy Melts according to package.

Let cool slightly and pour into a piping bag.

Snip a very small hole at the end of the piping bag and use the candy melts to draw Jack's face onto the cheese ball.

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These Bloodshot Eyeball Apple Slices are perfect for dessert after a Halloween dinner party but they’re also a fun project to make with the kids! We love chocolate and caramel apples around here but we don’t always want to make a bunch of chocolate covered apples as in the WHOLE apple.

I made Chocolate Covered Bloodshot Apples a few years ago for Halloween and they were amazing but let’s be honest. Most little kids are going to take a few bites and be done with it, that’s why I love these Bloodshot Eyeball Apple Slices. They are just as spooky and fun as the entire apple being transformed into an eye ball but they’re more manageable and less wasteful when it comes to treats for the kids!

Here are a few things I used for these apple slices:

Wilton’s Eyeball Icing Decorations

These royal icing sugar eyeballs are perfect for the center of these bloodshot eyeball apples. They look great and they add awesome detail to treats without any decorating talent needed!

Paper Straws from Sweets and Treats –

I love these purely for decorating purposes when it comes to these candy eyeballs. I use a chopstick to skewer the apples to make the pops but a plain ol’ chopstick is kind of boring looking. So once I dip the apple slices in white chocolate candy coating I just slide one of these paper straws over the chopstick and into the melted chocolate at the base of the apple to create a fun apple stick without much work.

How to make Bloodshot Eyeball Apple Slices:

These Bloodshot Eyeball Apple Slices are so simple to make y’all!
Look at this.

You take an apple and slice it into 3 or 4 thick slices. If your slice has seeds, remove those.

Skewer the apple slice carefully with a chopstick.

Pat the apple dry with a paper towel and dip it into melted white chocolate candy coating.

Add a candy eyeball to the center of the apple slice and slide paper straw over the chopstick. Press the paper straw into the melted white candy coating at the bottom of the apple to make sure it sticks well.

Melt some red candy melts and drizzle some onto the eyeballs to line up with the bloodshot lines on the candy eye.

Let the apple slices sit for 15-30 minutes or until the candy coasting has hardened.

I think that these are best if made

I made Graveyard Apple Slices last year and they were such a hit that I’ve been working on more ideas for Chocolate covered apple slices!  Any themed or ideas you’d like to see transformed into an apple slice dessert? I’m thinking Jack Skellington next!

Q&A:

• Can I use regular white chocolate instead of candy melts.

Maybe. I don’t dip fruits and candies in regular melted white chocolate though so I can’t promise it will look like the photos.

• The white chocolate isn’t sticking. Is the apple too wet?

It could be! Make sure to pat the apples dry very well before dipping!

Bloodshot Eyeball Apple Slices

Bloodshot Eyeball Apple Slices

Yield: 8-10 APPLE SLICES

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 6 minutes

Cool Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 51 minutes

Love Chocolate Apples but don't want to dip tons of them for a party? These Bloodshot Eyeball Apple Slices are the answer to your problems! Just as tasty and oh so spooky when decorated to look like bloodshot eyeballs! 

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Ingredients

• 2 large apples
• 16 ounces Chocolate Candy Coating
• Royal Icing Eyeball Decorations
• 6 ounces Red Candy Coating
• 8 - 10 chopsticks
• 8 - 10 paper straws

Instructions

Slice apples into thick slices and remove seeds. Each apple should give you 4 or so apple slices.

Carefully push a chopstick into the bottom of each apple slice. Make sure not to break the apples.

Pat apple slices dry with a paper towel.

Melt white candy coating according to package directions.

Dip apples completely in melted chocolate. Tap off excess.

Lay on a flat surface that's been covered with foil or parchment paper (or on a silicone mat).

Slide paper straw over the chopstick. Press the paper straw into the melted white candy coating at the bottom of the apple to make sure it sticks well. 

Add candy eye to the apples.

Melt red candy coating according to package directions.

Drizzle red onto the eyeballs to line up with the bloodshot lines on the candy eye.

Let apple slices sit until chocolate hardens.-

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Have you seen the Pet Ghost in a Jar DIY crafts online before? I’ve seen a few over the years online and in magazines but I decided to take that ideas a little further into the food world and created these Pet Ghost in a Jar Pudding Cups for #HalloweenTreatsWeek this year!

This ghostly ghoul is ready to hang out at Halloween parties and party on the dessert table!

What you need to make Pet Ghost in a Jar Pudding Cups:

• Chocolate Pudding (recipe below)
• Gummy Ghost
• Whipped Cream (Homemade or Spray Can)
• Halloween Sprinkles
• Jar
• Twine
• Pet Ghost Tag (Free Printable Below)

These gummy ghost and these fun Halloween sprinkles are from Wilton and I just love them! They gave me some great inspiration for this project!

If you want to make your own pet ghost dessert cups and want to use the same little ghost tag that I made, you can click HERE to get the file. Just right click and save it.

Then you can add it to a word document or how ever you want to size it and print it.

I found these little jars at the Dollar Tree in the Fall section and they worked perfectly for these desserts. I bet these would also be cute in little plastic shot glasses if you wanted to make a bunch for a party.

Oh and let me give you a little tip for making these ghost in a jar pudding cups.

While you can totally fill these treat cups with anything you’d like, if you are going to use something like pudding you need to make the ghost gummy sit as flat against the jar as possible. I laid the ghost on my kitchen counter and rolled over them with a rolling pin to flatten them a bit before adding them to the jar. Then when I did add them in, I kept the jar laying sideways until I filled it about half way with pudding and then sat it up to fill it the rest of the way so that the ghost would stay put.

Those ghost, I tell ya, they’re some sneaky little creatures…always trying to disappear into the pudding haha.

Pet Ghost in a Jar Pudding Cups

Ghost tag Printable File Here

Pet Ghost in a Jar Pudding Cups

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

ChillTime: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

You better eat this dessert up fast before your pet ghost vanishes! These Pet Ghost in a Jar Pudding Cups have a friendly gummy ghost hiding in delicious chocolate pudding that makes the perfect Halloween treat!

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Ingredients

• 1 cup Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
• 8 tablespoons dark cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 eggs
• 6 cups milk
• 2 teaspoons chocolate extract (or vanilla)
• 4 gummy ghost
• Whipped Cream
• Sprinkles
• 4 small jars or glasses

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl combine 1 cup sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch, and salt.
2. Mix together.
3. Take 6 eggs, separate yolks from whites. Save whites for another recipe.
4. Add remaining whole eggs to egg yolks. Add egg yolks to sugar mixture and mix well.
5. Stir in 1 cup milk.
6. Heat 5 cups of milk in a saucepan; when milk is warm whisk in sugar and egg mixture.
7. Cook on medium heat uncovered, until thick, about 10 minutes. Whisking occasionally.
8. Remove from heat, add in chocolate or vanilla extract. Stir well.
9. Let pudding cool slightly and pour into a bowl. Place a piece of plastic wrap over pudding, pressing it onto top of pudding to prevent a skin from forming as it cools Place into fridge for 1 hour or until chilled.
10. Lay gummy ghosts on a flat surface and use the palm of your hand or a rolling pin to flatten them a bit.
11. Lay glass or jar on its side and press each ghost onto the inside of a glass or jar.
12. Stir the chilled pudding and spoon into glasses. Once glass/jar is half way full sit it up and fill until full.
13. Top with whipped cream and sprinkles.

Notes

Ghost tag Printable File Here

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