Creepy, Gory, and Creative Zombie-Themed quick sweet recipes to make at Home for Your Next Halloween Bash

Whether you’re doing a Walking Dead marathon or hosting a thrilling Halloween party, the key to make the evening memorable is to set the perfect ambience and have a delicious spread of treats. Nothing complements the excitement of a spooky evening than sweet desserts. Here are some creepy, gory, and delicious quick sweet recipes that you can create right at home.

Bloody Red Velvet Cupcakes

Ingredients:

For the cupcakes:

• 150 g flour
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 170 g softened, unsalted butter
• 100 g granulated sugar
• 100 g packed brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 120 ml sour cream
• 2-3 tsp red food color

For the frosting:

• 225 g cream cheese
• 4 tbsp softened, unsalted butter
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 250 g icing sugar

For the decoration:

• 30 g icing sugar
• 3 tbsp milk
• 2 tsp red food color

Instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 176 C and then mine a 12 cupcake tin with paper liners.
• Combine flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder in a bowl.
• Mix both the sugars together, then cream then with the unsalted butter. Then add the three eggs, followed by vanilla extract, sour cream, and red food coloring.
• Mix all of these well, then incorporate the dry ingredients in batches.
• Fill every cupcake liner until it’s about ¾ full and bake in the oven for about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Let the cupcakes cool in the liner for about 5 minutes, then remove from the tin and let them cool down further.
• Create the frosting by whipping cream cheese, softened butter, vanilla extract, salt, and icing sugar. Add the icing sugar to the cream cheese in batches. The ultimate result should be a luscious frosting.
• Once the cupcakes are completely cool, either use a piping bag or a spatula to cover the cupcakes with this icing.
• For the decoration mix icing sugar with milk and the red food coloring. Increase the amount of food coloring you use for more pigment.
• Drizzle this blood over the frosted cupcakes. You can place them in the fridge to completely cool down and the frosting to set.

Zombie Fingers

Ingredients:

• 250 g pitted dates
• 100 g chopped dark chocolate
• 3 tbsp peanut butter
• 3 tbsp oats
• Flakes toasted almonds

Instructions:

• Add all of the ingredients except the almonds into a food processor until you have a rubble-like mixture.
• Line a baking tray with parchment paper and shape the mixture into the shape of gnarly fingers.
• Press a piece of flaked, toasted almond to create a nail.
• Place the fingers in the refrigerator so they can harden.
• Serve them arranged in a bowl.

Zombie Jelly Dessert

Ingredients:

• 1 packet Green jelly powder
• 240 ml tonic water
• Gummy worms
• Zombie mold
• 2 tbsp corn syrup
• 1-2 drops red food coloring

Instructions:

• Make the jelly according to the packet’s instructions, but substitute 240 ml of water with tonic water.
• Pour the jelly mixture into the mold, then add the gummy worms.
• Let the jelly set in the fridge for a couple of hours, then flip it over on a serving plate.
• Make the fake blood by mixing corn syrup with red food coloring.

Drizzle the fake blood over the zombie brain and serve this spooky dessert at your party.