The witching hour is just around the corner, so it's time for you to gather around the cauldron and conjure up some spooky sweets to entertain humans, ghosts and goblins. Halloween is the perfect excuse to get creative in the kitchen and whip up some treats that are as frightening as they are delicious. These recipes will help you with easy Halloween dessert ideas that will win over your guests and your family members too, without you having to put in a lot of effort.
Pumpkin Cookies
Ingredients:
- 225 gm flour
- 102 gm powdered sugar
- 53 gm brown sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- A pinch of salt
- 121 ml butter
- 3 eggs
- 250 gm pumpkin puree (canned)
- Cadbury cocoa powder (for dusting)
Method:
- Begin by preheating the oven to 180°C, and lining a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Whisk together flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Then, use an electric mix and beat butter and eggs together at moderate speed, until the mix is fluffy and creamy.
- After that, you need to add canned pumpkin puree to the creamy mixture, and mix everything well together.
- Next, add the dry ingredients to the wet ones, and gradually knead them into a dough.
- Then, take small portions of the dough, shape them into small balls, and arrange them onto the prepared baking tray.
- You have to then bake them for about 10-12 minutes.
- Let the cookies cool in the baking tray for about five minutes, then transfer the cookies to a wire rack to let them cool completely.
- When serving, you can dust them with some confectioners’ sugar and cocoa powder.
These cookies are chewy and homely, and make for ideal trick-or-treats for adults.
Witches' Brew Jello
Ingredients:
- 100 gm green Jello powder
- 500 ml boiling water
- 2 l cold water
- 225 ml pineapple juice
- 95 gm simple syrup
- Edible gold glitter
Method:
- You have to take a large bowl, and mix green Jello powder and water. Take care to stir it until the powder is properly dissolved.
- While the powder is still dissolving, you have to add cold water while stirring the mixture gradually.
- Then, add pineapple juice and simple syrup made by dissolving equal parts sugar in water.
- To this concoction, you have to add edible gold glitter to make it festive-appropriate.
- After that, you have to allow the Jello to sit in the refrigerator for at least four hours.
- Fetch out your interesting-looking cutlery from the cupboard, and pour out the Jello in individual cups. You can also pour it into a baking tray, freeze and then cut the jelly into cubes to serve.
Ghostly Cheesecake
Ingredients:
- 150 gm graham cracker
- 52 gm sugar
- 100 gm butter
- 255 gm cream cheese
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 201 gm white chocolate chips
Method:
- First preheat the oven to 180°C, and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, mix together graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter.
- Then, press the mixture into the prepared baking pan.
- After that, allow the mixture to bake for 10-12 minutes. Use raw kidney beans or a stack of smaller pans to weigh down the crust while it’s baking. This will make sure that the crust is compact and stable even when it is layered with the cheesecake mix.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar until the combination is creamy and airy.
- To the creamy concoction add eggs and mix till well combined. Then, add a few drops of vanilla essence to mask its eggy smell.
- Pour the cheesecake mixture over the baked crust.
- Once again, you have to let it bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Let your dish cool down completely by refrigerating it for a day, then drizzle with melted white chocolate and serve slices.
If you want to go the extra mile while making these Halloween baking recipes, you can try to prepare ‘edible blood’, from cherry juice or food coloring. If you want to switch up the flavors of your pumpkin cookies, you could lightly roast the pumpkin puree in butter and sugar, and season with pumpkin spice and jaggery. These spectacular and spooky Halloween desserts will make you the emperor (or empress) of the monster mash.