Baking is a great way to get into the Halloween spirit. Sweet treats have long been shared over the Halloween period, with children trick-or-treating and sweet ingredients like chocolate, caramel and apples being synonymous with the autumnal holiday.
Here, we suggest easy baking ideas that you can make this Halloween in your home kitchen, so that everyone in the family can enjoy a spooky treat.
Key Takeaways
- Baking is an easy way to highlight the flavours of autumn and celebrate Halloween.
- Children can get involved in simple Halloween baking too - so it's a great idea to keep your kids occupied over October half term.
- Traditional Halloween ingredients, such as seasonal fruits and chocolates, are easy to include in your baking.
- Baking your own sweet treats for Halloween can be healthier and cheaper than buying them from the supermarket!
Use fruit in your Halloween baking
From apple tarts, to blackberry crumbles, to pumpkin pies - autumn is famous for baked goods that use seasonal fruit.
Fruit purees are a quick hack to really amplify fruit flavour in your bakes, plus they make for easier baking as you don't have to peel, chop or stew the fruits yourself. Our bright and vibrant green apple puree is the colour of Halloween, or you could go on the nose and use blood orange.
There couldn't be a more convenient way to enjoy Halloween baking!
Chocolate: a Halloween essential
We all have memories of our mouths covered in chocolate at Halloween after a long night of trick-or-treating. With the highest quality melting chocolate, you will be able to whip up a quick ganache, chocolate cream or tempered chocolate easily.
We're big fans of baking hacks, such as using premade tartlets or ready-rolled pastry, so the hard work is done for you! Our sweet tart shells will get you most of the way there to a beautiful Halloween bake - just drizzle and pour in a silky chocolate filling, leave to set, and your friends and family will be so impressed.
We even have rich chocolate pre-made Halloween baked goods for dessert that you just need to defrost and serve, like our decadent molten chocolate fondant cakes. We won't tell anyone!
How to decorate your Halloween bakes
You can decorate Halloween bakes with white marshmallows to look like ghosts, or pipe green, black or orange Halloween icing onto cupcakes to resemble monsters sitting on top of them. Just add some chocolate chips to resemble eyes.
Edible flowers are a really easy way to add dramatic colours and an autumnal hue to your Halloween bakes. Just a single Gothic black edible viola, some bright orange edible taget flowers, or a sprinkle of striking red micro herbs like amaranth can give an elegant but spooky vibe.
Halloween baking FAQs
What are some easy Halloween baking ideas?
Filling tarts with rich chocolate ganache and making seasonal fruit tarts or pies are two classic Halloween baking ideas. Use natural, bright-coloured decorations like striking edible flowers is an easy way to add a pop of autumnal colour.
What can I bake for Halloween that’s simple and fun?
Buying pre-made tart cases or ready-roll pastry is the simplest way to an unforgettable Halloween bake. Make your own caramel, fruit filling or chocolate ganache to top or fill the ready-made pastries and nobody will know!
What Halloween bakes can kids help make?
Kids can get stuck in with stirring batter, spooning in spooky fillings and getting creative with the decorating! Why not make a large Halloween-themed cake and let your children get creative with the garnishes?
What dessert should I serve at Halloween?
Seasonal fruit like apples, pumpkins, blackberries and pears, as well as chocolate, are the classic sweet ingredients to bake with in October. Mini tarts, crumbles, pies and cakes showcasing seasonal ingredients and using Halloween colours like purple, black & orange will definitely impress your guests at a Halloween dinner party.
