Halloween baking ideas

Get baking this spooky season and whip up ghoulishly good treats to impress big and little monsters alike. Explore our guide to Halloween baking and discover spook-tacular recipes and Foodhall favourites for your celebration.

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What to bake for Halloween

Whether you’re looking for terrifyingly tasty treats to serve at your Halloween party, nibbles to share with trick or treaters or something sweet to enjoy during a spooky movie night, these Halloween baking recipes and top picks from our Foodhall are almost too good to share.

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Mummy-style apple and blackberry tarts

Need an easy bake to create with your little monsters? Our mummy-style apple and blackberry tarts are the ultimate fuss-free Halloween dessert. Decorated with fondant icing eyes, made with our ready to roll fondant, these are simply too cute not to bake.

Monster mallow rice pop squares

Our no-fuss monster mallow rice pop squares are a great addition to any Halloween spread. Made with only four ingredients, including a scattering of our Hallow-Scream Munch, these are guaranteed to impress.

Leftover pumpkin brownies

Use up your leftover pumpkin in our mischievously moreish pumpkin brownies. Simply dice and roast your pumpkin and turn the trimmings into fudgy, chocolatey brownie treasure.

Ghost-shaped jam biscuits

Sandwich buttery, ghost-shaped biscuits with blood-red Morello Cherry Jam in this easy Halloween biscuit recipe.

Pumpkin milk bread buns

For a pumpkin-inspired centrepiece, try our pumpkin milk bread buns. For an ultimate autumnal flavour, serve with lashings of our maple butter, made with rich Somerset butter. If savoury accompaniments are more your thing, serve with melty 2 year old Cornish Cruncher extra mature cheddar and a dollop of spiced apple and pear chutney.

Decorate Your Own Haunted House

Build, decorate and devour our build your own chocolate haunted house – a frightfully fun family activity that will keep everyone entertained. Or get creative, impress your friends and serve as a show-stopping centrepiece at your Halloween celebration.

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Published 10.21.2025