12 Halloween Brownie Recipes

Brownies are the perfect Halloween canvas — dark, fudgy, and endlessly dress-up-able. These 12 Halloween brownie recipes go from classic fudgy to pumpkin swirl to full graveyard scenes. Bake a batch, decorate, and watch them disappear.

1. Classic Fudgy Brownies

The fudgiest, chewiest brownies ever — the base for all your Halloween decorating.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Melt butter; whisk in sugar.
2. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
3. Fold in cocoa, flour, and salt.
4. Stir in chocolate chips.
5. Bake at 350°F for 28-30 minutes.
6. Cool completely before cutting.

2. Pumpkin Swirl Brownies

Marbled pumpkin cheesecake swirled through fudgy chocolate.

Ingredients

• 1 batch brownie batter
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

1. Prepare brownie batter; spread in a lined 9×13 pan.
2. Beat cream cheese, pumpkin, sugar, spice, egg, and vanilla.
3. Dollop over brownie batter.
4. Swirl with a knife.
5. Sprinkle with pecans.
6. Bake at 350°F for 35-40 minutes.

3. Mummy Brownies

Brownies wrapped in white chocolate bandages with googly eyes.

Ingredients

• 1 batch brownies, baked
• 1 cup white candy melts, melted
• 24 candy eyes
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips, melted
• 1 piping bag
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 pinch salt

Instructions

1. Cut brownies into rectangles.
2. Melt candy melts with oil.
3. Pipe zigzag bandages across each brownie.
4. Press on candy eyes before it sets.
5. Drizzle with melted chocolate.
6. Let set 20 minutes.

4. Spiderweb Brownies

Glossy brownies with piped white chocolate spiderwebs.

Ingredients

• 1 batch brownies, baked
• 1/2 cup white chocolate, melted
• 1/4 cup chocolate frosting
• 1 piping bag with fine tip
• 12 plastic spiders
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Frost cooled brownies with chocolate frosting.
2. Pipe white chocolate in concentric circles.
3. Drag a toothpick outward to make the web.
4. Place a plastic spider on each.
5. Dust edges with cocoa.
6. Chill 15 minutes to set.

5. Candy Corn Brownies

Brownies layered like candy corn — orange, yellow, and white.

Ingredients

• 1 batch brownie batter
• 1 cup candy corn
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup orange candy melts
• 1/4 cup yellow candy melts
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 pinch salt

Instructions

1. Bake brownies in a lined 9×13 pan; cool.
2. Melt white chocolate with coconut oil; spread as the top layer.
3. Melt orange candy melts; spread as the middle layer.
4. Melt yellow candy melts for the bottom edge.
5. Chill 30 minutes.
6. Cut into triangles and top with candy corn.

6. Graveyard Brownies

Brownie graveyard with cookie tombstones and gummy worms.

Ingredients

• 1 batch brownies, baked
• 12 Milano cookies
• 1/2 cup chocolate frosting
• 1/4 cup green-tinted coconut
• 12 gummy worms
• 1 cup crushed Oreos
• 1 piping bag
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder

Instructions

1. Cut brownies into squares.
2. Frost tops with chocolate frosting.
3. Press crushed Oreos as dirt.
4. Write RIP on Milano cookies with frosting.
5. Stick tombstones into brownies.
6. Add green coconut grass and gummy worms.

7. Peanut Butter Ghost Brownies

Peanut butter ghosts floating on fudgy brownies — sweet and spooky.

Ingredients

• 1 batch brownie batter
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup white candy melts, melted
• 24 mini chocolate chips
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 pinch salt

Instructions

1. Bake brownies; cool completely.
2. Mix peanut butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla.
3. Shape into ghost blobs.
4. Melt candy melts with coconut oil; dip ghosts.
5. Place on brownies.
6. Dot with mini chocolate chip eyes.

8. Black Cat Brownies

Midnight-black brownies with candy eyes and licorice whiskers.

Ingredients

• 1 batch brownie batter
• 1/2 cup black cocoa powder
• 1 cup black candy melts, melted
• 24 candy eyes
• 1/4 cup orange sprinkles
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 12 black licorice strings

Instructions

1. Replace regular cocoa with black cocoa in the batter.
2. Bake and cool.
3. Dip tops in melted black candy melts.
4. Press on candy eyes.
5. Add licorice whiskers.
6. Sprinkle with orange sprinkles.

9. Witch Hat Brownies

Brownie bases topped with chocolate-dipped cone witch hats.

Ingredients

• 1 batch brownies, baked
• 12 sugar cones
• 1/2 cup chocolate frosting
• 1/4 cup orange sprinkles
• 12 candy corn pieces
• 1 cup chocolate chips, melted
• 1 piping bag
• 1 tbsp coconut oil

Instructions

1. Cut brownies into circles.
2. Dip sugar cones in melted chocolate.
3. Roll in orange sprinkles.
4. Frost brownie circles.
5. Place a cone hat on each.
6. Top with a candy corn buckle.

10. Monster Mash Brownies

Loaded brownies with candy, pretzels, and googly monster eyes.

Ingredients

• 1 batch brownie batter
• 1 cup Halloween M&Ms
• 1/2 cup candy eyes
• 1/2 cup pretzel pieces
• 1/4 cup orange sprinkles
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 pinch sea salt

Instructions

1. Fold M&Ms, pretzels, and white chocolate chips into batter.
2. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
3. Press candy eyes on top while warm.
4. Sprinkle with orange sprinkles.
5. Cool completely.
6. Cut into monster squares.

11. Caramel Apple Brownies

Gooey caramel and spiced apples swirled through fudgy brownies.

Ingredients

• 1 batch brownie batter
• 1 cup caramel sauce
• 2 apples, diced
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 pinch sea salt

Instructions

1. Toss apples with cinnamon and brown sugar.
2. Spread half the batter in the pan.
3. Add apples and drizzle with caramel.
4. Top with remaining batter.
5. Sprinkle with pecans.
6. Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes.

12. Bloody Red Velvet Brownies

Crimson red velvet brownies with cheesecake swirl and raspberry blood.

Ingredients

• 1 batch red velvet brownie batter
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup raspberry jam
• 1 tbsp red gel icing
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Prepare red velvet brownie batter.
2. Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla.
3. Layer brownie batter and cheesecake mixture.
4. Swirl with a knife.
5. Bake at 350°F for 32-35 minutes.
6. Drizzle with raspberry jam blood.