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5 Festive Halloween Desserts

By: London Rain

Break Studios Contributing Writer

Need 5 festive Halloween desserts for your party? Look no further, here are five easy  festive Halloween desserts from Martha Stewart that your guest are sure to love.

Tombstone Cupcakes

Things you'll need to make tombstone cupcakes:

  • Chocolate cake batter
  • Chocolate butter cream icing
  • Crushed chocolate graham crackers
  • Gummi worms
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Prepare cake mix according to the instructions on the box.
  3. Fill cupcake tin with cake batter.
  4. Bake according to instructions on the box.
  5. Once cupcakes are done baking, remove from oven and let cool for 5 to 10 mintues.
  6. Ice your cupcakes with chocolate butter cream icing
  7. Gently roll the top of the cupcake in crushed graham cracker.
  8. Top with gummi worms and a R.I.P tombstone

 

 Chocolate Covered Marshmallows

Things you'll need for chocolate covered marshmallows:

  • 1 bag large marshmallows
  • 1.5 pounds of milk chocolate
  • Halloween theme spinkles

 

  1. Melt milk chocolate.
  2. Dip marshmallow into melt milk chocolate.
  3. Before the chocolate cools on the marshmallow, roll in Halloween theme sprinkles.
  4. Repeat process until you have made the desired amount of chocolate covered marshmallows.

 

Pumpkin Cupcakes

Things you'll need for pumpkin cupcakes:

  • White cake mix
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 can of canned pumpkin
  • Cream Cheese frosting
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Prepare cake mix according to instructions on the box.
  3. Add nutmeg, cinnamon, and canned pumpkin. Mix until batter becomes smooth.
  4. Bake according to instructions on box.
  5. Remove cupcakes from oven, allow the cupcakes to cool before frosting for at lest 5 minutes.
  6. Top with cream cheese frosting.

 

Count Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Things you'll need for count chocolate chunk cookies:

  • pre made chocolate cookie dough
  • white chocolate chunks
  • Halloween confetti sprinkles
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Warm dough by rolling it around in your hands, begin to add white chocolate chunks to your desire.
  3. After mixing white chocolate chunks with your dough, roll out small balls of dough to make your cookies.
  4. Place cookie dough balls onto baking sheet, bake according to instructions on package.
  5. After cookies are done baking, remove from oven and top with Halloween confetti sprinkles.

 

Golden Popcorn Squares

Things you'll need to make golden pop corn squares:

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cup melted caramel
  • 12 cups popcorn
  • 2 cups peanuts
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Oil baking sheet, then line with parchment paper and oil parchment.
  3. In a large bowl mix popcorn, melted caramel and peanuts until all popcorn is coated.
  4. Spread mixture evenly onto baking sheet.
  5. Bake for 20 minutes or until caramel darkens.
  6. Cut into squares and sever.
Posted on: Oct. 05, 2010