Posted by Tastefully Simple on October 10, 2025
Tricks, treats and good eats make Halloween a little more fun. Whether you’re hosting a party or looking for a few festive October treats for your family, check out these festive ideas to sweeten someone’s day. They’re cute, tasty and best of all, simple with mixes from Tastefully Simple.
Pumpkin Cupcakes
Pumpkin is the flavor of the season. Bake up a batch of moist pumpkin spice cupcakes using Pumpkin Bread & Maple Glaze Mix. Prepare as directed on the box and then bake at 375 degrees for 18-20 minutes. The box includes the maple glaze for you to drizzle over the top. Add a festive touch by decorating with your favorite fall toppings like orange and black sprinkles, candy pumpkins, candy corn or all of the above.
Tombstone Tiny Cakes
These cuties are a sweet surprise … delicious strawberry lemonade cake topped with a tangy lemonade frosting. Prepare the Strawberry Lemonade Bar Mix as directed on the box and then bake using our Silicone Bar Pan or a 12-count lined muffin pan.
Once the bars are baked and cooled, pop them out of the pan and frost. Add a decorated shortbread or Milano cookie for the Halloween flair. Use black decoration gel to write RIP and create a mini tombstone to insert into each tiny cake.
Strawberry Daiquiris
Mix up a batch of strawberry daiquiris as a cocktail or skip the rum to make a kid-friendly mocktail version. Prepare as directed on the Strawberry Daiquiri Frozen Drink Mix bucket and freeze. Then scoop your frozen drink into a cup rimmed with red sugar. Add Halloween flair by placing a set of candy or toy vampire teeth on the side of the glass. Imagine the giggles that will come drinking with the vampire teeth in your mouth, too! I see selfies in your future.
Cookie Dough Ghost Pops
These boo-tiful little bites are so simple to make using the Birthday Cake Cookie Dough Mix … that’s right, a cookie dough that’s safe to eat raw! Mix up the cookie dough as instructed on the package. Roll the dough into small oblong balls and insert a cake pop stick into the top. Simply dip each pop into melted white almond bark and allow to set. Then use black decorating gel to draw a ghost face on each. So cute, so tasty and so simple!
Spooky Margaritas
These are tasty with or without the tequila! Follow the directions on the package of Classic Margarita Mix to mix up a pitcher of this tasty original lime margarita as an adult-pleasing cocktail or family-friendly mocktail. Pour into glasses rimmed with either salt or sugar. Add the “creepy” with some gummy worms and spooky ice cubes.
Try making an ice eyeball: Add a blueberry or gummy bug to a round ice mold, fill with water and freeze.
Don’t forget the spider ice cubes. Add a gummy spider or bug into each well of an empty ice cube tray. Fill with water and freeze.
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