our favourite halloween ideas

​It's that time of year... when ghosts and goblins come out to play! And of course they'll need some treats that are fun, tasty and a little bit spooky! Here are our favourites for inspiration. Click the pics for the recipes.

cranky witch cupcake

Who knew an ice-cream cone could look so sinister? With just a few simple additions, you can transform a cupcake into a witch with some serious attitude. Look out!

scary spider cupcakes

Pipe two carefully-placed mounds of chocolate icing, add eight licorice legs and a few sprinkles and these seemingly innocent chocolate cupcakes will suddenly make your skin crawl!

wicked cookie sandwiches

Put your pumpkin-carving skills to good use and create some wonderfully wicked faces for these jam cookies.

creepy chocolate spiders

We know these huge hairy spiders are actually mini chocolate truffles in disguise. But don't tell your guests!

gingerbread skeletons

No sugar-dusted cottage for this guy... he's the gingerbread of Spooksville! But he's super tasty and you can make him a few days in advance of your fright-night.

pumpkin meringues

Don't like pumpkin? No problem. A few drops of food colouring and these sweet little meringues morph into Jack-o-lanterns!

vampire bats

The kids will love making these little no-bake marshmallow bats, they are super simple and will literally fly off the plate!