14 Fun Halloween Jello & Pudding Treats

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14 Fun Halloween Jello & Pudding Treats

14 Fun Halloween Jello & Pudding Treats

Wiggly, jiggly, spooky-sweet! These Halloween jello and pudding treats are easy, make-ahead, and kid-approved — the perfect no-fuss party dessert.

Below you’ll find 14 reader-favorite recipes, each with a photo, ingredients, and step-by-step instructions. Save your favorites and enjoy!

1. Graveyard Dirt Pudding Cups

Chocolate pudding cups layered with cookie dirt, gummy worms, and tombstone cookies.

Graveyard Dirt Pudding Cups

Ingredients

  • 2 boxes (3.9 oz) chocolate pudding mix
  • 4 cups cold milk
  • 1 tub (8 oz) whipped topping
  • 20 Oreo cookies, crushed
  • Gummy worms
  • Milano cookies + black gel icing, for tombstones

Instructions

  1. Whisk the pudding mix with cold milk 2 minutes; chill 5 minutes.
  2. Fold in half the whipped topping.
  3. Layer pudding and cookie crumbs in clear cups.
  4. Write RIP on Milano cookies with gel icing; stick into each cup.
  5. Add gummy worms and chill 1 hour.

2. Candy Corn Jello Cups

Orange and yellow gelatin layers topped with whipped cream — candy corn in a cup.

Candy Corn Jello Cups

Ingredients

  • 1 box (3 oz) orange gelatin
  • 1 box (3 oz) lemon gelatin
  • 2 cups boiling water, divided
  • 2 cups cold water, divided
  • Whipped cream

Instructions

  1. Dissolve the orange gelatin in 1 cup boiling water; stir in 1 cup cold water.
  2. Pour into clear cups one-third full; chill until set, about 1 hour.
  3. Repeat with the lemon gelatin for the second layer; chill until set.
  4. Top with whipped cream before serving.

3. Pumpkin Pie Pudding Parfaits

Creamy pumpkin pudding layered with gingersnap crumbs and whipped cream.

Pumpkin Pie Pudding Parfaits

Ingredients

  • 1 box (3.4 oz) vanilla pudding mix
  • 2 cups cold milk
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 12 gingersnaps, crushed
  • Whipped cream

Instructions

  1. Whisk the pudding mix with milk 2 minutes.
  2. Whisk in pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice; chill 10 minutes.
  3. Layer pudding, gingersnap crumbs, and whipped cream in glasses.
  4. Chill 30 minutes and serve.

4. Worms in Dirt Jello Cups

Grape jello cups with gummy worms wriggling through cookie-crumb dirt.

Worms in Dirt Jello Cups

Ingredients

  • 1 box (6 oz) grape gelatin
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 2 cups cold water
  • 1 cup crushed chocolate cookies
  • Gummy worms

Instructions

  1. Dissolve the gelatin in boiling water; stir in cold water.
  2. Pour into cups and drop gummy worms into each.
  3. Chill 3 hours until firm.
  4. Top with cookie crumbs and serve.

5. Ghost Banana Pudding Cups

Classic banana pudding with Nilla wafer ghosts floating on top.

Ghost Banana Pudding Cups

Ingredients

  • 1 box (3.4 oz) vanilla pudding mix
  • 2 cups cold milk
  • 2 bananas, sliced
  • 20 Nilla wafers
  • Whipped cream
  • Mini chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Whisk the pudding mix with milk; chill 5 minutes.
  2. Layer pudding, bananas, and wafers in cups.
  3. Top with whipped cream.
  4. Draw ghost faces on wafers with chocolate chips and stand them in the cream.
  5. Chill 1 hour before serving.

6. Monster Slime Lime Jello Cups

Wiggly lime jello with candy eyeballs — gloriously gross green slime.

Monster Slime Lime Jello Cups

Ingredients

  • 1 box (6 oz) lime gelatin
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 2 cups cold water
  • Candy eyeballs

Instructions

  1. Dissolve the gelatin in boiling water; stir in cold water.
  2. Pour into clear cups; chill 3 hours until firm.
  3. Press candy eyeballs into the top of each.
  4. Serve chilled.

7. Black Cat Chocolate Pudding Cups

Rich chocolate pudding with Oreo cat ears and candy eyes.

Black Cat Chocolate Pudding Cups

Ingredients

  • 2 boxes (3.9 oz) chocolate pudding mix
  • 4 cups cold milk
  • Whipped cream
  • Oreo cookies, halved
  • Candy eyes
  • Pink heart sprinkles, for noses

Instructions

  1. Whisk the pudding mix with milk; chill 5 minutes.
  2. Spoon into cups and top with whipped cream.
  3. Add two Oreo halves as ears on each.
  4. Place candy eyes and a pink sprinkle nose on the cream.
  5. Chill 30 minutes and serve.

8. Bloody Eyeball Jello Cups

Red gelatin cups with lychee eyeballs — creepy, jiggly, and delicious.

Bloody Eyeball Jello Cups

Ingredients

  • 1 box (6 oz) cherry gelatin
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 2 cups cold water
  • 1 can lychees, drained
  • Blueberries

Instructions

  1. Dissolve the gelatin in boiling water; stir in cold water.
  2. Pour into cups; chill 3 hours until firm.
  3. Stuff each lychee with a blueberry and set on top.
  4. Serve chilled.

9. Caramel Apple Pudding Cups

Vanilla pudding layered with cinnamon apples and a warm caramel drizzle.

Caramel Apple Pudding Cups

Ingredients

  • 1 box (3.4 oz) vanilla pudding mix
  • 2 cups cold milk
  • 2 cups diced apples
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup caramel sauce

Instructions

  1. Whisk the pudding mix with milk; chill 5 minutes.
  2. Sauté the apples in butter with cinnamon 6 minutes.
  3. Layer pudding and warm apples in cups.
  4. Drizzle with caramel and serve.

10. Mummy White Chocolate Pudding Cups

White chocolate pudding wrapped in white-chocolate bandages with candy eyes.

Mummy White Chocolate Pudding Cups

Ingredients

  • 1 box (3.4 oz) white chocolate pudding mix
  • 2 cups cold milk
  • 1 cup melted white chocolate
  • Whipped cream
  • Candy eyeballs

Instructions

  1. Whisk the pudding mix with milk; chill 5 minutes.
  2. Spoon into cups.
  3. Drizzle melted white chocolate back and forth for bandages.
  4. Add two candy eyeballs to each.
  5. Chill 30 minutes and serve.

11. Spiderweb Gelatin Cups

Purple grape gelatin with piped white-chocolate webs and candy spiders.

Spiderweb Gelatin Cups

Ingredients

  • 1 box (6 oz) grape gelatin
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 2 cups cold water
  • 1/2 cup melted white chocolate
  • Candy spiders

Instructions

  1. Dissolve the gelatin in boiling water; stir in cold water.
  2. Pour into cups; chill 3 hours until firm.
  3. Pipe white chocolate webs on top; drag a toothpick through.
  4. Add a candy spider to each and serve.

12. Pumpkin Cheesecake Pudding Cups

No-bake pumpkin cheesecake pudding with graham crumbs — all the pie flavor, none of the work.

Pumpkin Cheesecake Pudding Cups

Ingredients

  • 1 box (3.4 oz) cheesecake pudding mix
  • 2 cups cold milk
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • Whipped cream

Instructions

  1. Whisk the pudding mix with milk 2 minutes.
  2. Whisk in pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice; chill 10 minutes.
  3. Layer graham crumbs and pudding in cups.
  4. Top with whipped cream and a dusting of spice.
  5. Chill 30 minutes and serve.

13. Witches' Brew Swamp Pudding Cups

Swirled pistachio and chocolate pudding with gummy frogs — a swampy delight.

Witches' Brew Swamp Pudding Cups

Ingredients

  • 1 box (3.4 oz) pistachio pudding mix
  • 1 box (3.9 oz) chocolate pudding mix
  • 4 cups cold milk, divided
  • Gummy frogs

Instructions

  1. Whisk each pudding mix with 2 cups milk; chill 5 minutes.
  2. Swirl spoonfuls of both puddings into clear cups.
  3. Top with gummy frogs.
  4. Chill 30 minutes and serve.

14. Haunted Layered Jello Cups

Black cherry, orange, and lime layers stacked for a haunted rainbow effect.

Haunted Layered Jello Cups

Ingredients

  • 1 box (3 oz) black cherry gelatin
  • 1 box (3 oz) orange gelatin
  • 1 box (3 oz) lime gelatin
  • 3 cups boiling water, divided
  • 3 cups cold water, divided
  • Whipped cream

Instructions

  1. Dissolve each gelatin separately in 1 cup boiling water; stir in 1 cup cold water each.
  2. Pour the black cherry layer into cups; chill 45 minutes until set.
  3. Add the orange layer; chill 45 minutes.
  4. Add the lime layer; chill until firm.
  5. Top with whipped cream and serve.

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