A Little Spooky. A Lot Delicious.

Related topics: Halloween treats for kids, easy Halloween food ideas, Halloween party treats, Halloween breakfast ideas, Halloween snacks, Halloween desserts, Halloween treats to decorate, chocolate spider croissants, spiderweb cinnamon muffins, Halloween pretzel ideas, Halloween sandwich rolls, spooky bakery treats

Four sweet-and-savory Halloween ideas for turning Brot Box breads and pastries into a table full of little characters.

Halloween treats are a lovely excuse to bring everyone into the kitchen. Bake a few Brot Box favorites, let them cool, then set out melted chocolate, icing and favorite toppings. Make a batch with the kids or prepare a cheerful platter to share at a Halloween party. There’s no need for perfect piping or matching faces; each crooked little smile gives the treats their charm.

How to Plan Easy Halloween Treats for a Family or Party

For a platter with something for everyone, mix sweet and savory. Let chocolate spiders and cinnamon webs bring a little sweetness; add pretzel-roll zombies for a savory bite, and let chocolate-dipped pretzels sit between the two.

Before the fun starts, set out parchment, a zip-top bag, a toothpick and your toppings. Put the cooled pastries on the tray you’ll serve them on before decorating, so the finished designs won’t need to be moved. If children are joining in, they can add candy eyes or choose each character’s expression; keep the oven, melted chocolate and any cutting with an adult.

A few well-placed details make the sweetest designs. Keep chocolate bodies small, lines fine and colors easy to see against the pastry. Perfectly even shapes aren’t the point: a crooked spider leg or a slightly uneven zombie mouth gives every treat its own personality, while the pastries’ natural curves do some of the work for you.

Choose a Treat for the Moment

• Breakfast or coffee break: Spiderweb cinnamon muffins.
• Sweet party platter: Chocolate spider croissant rolls.
• Savory snack or sandwich: Stitched-up pretzel zombies.
• A larger centerpiece: Chocolate mummy and owl pretzels.

Chocolate Spider Croissant Rolls

Let little chocolate spiders peek out from the flaky layers of croissant rolls. The curved top gives each spider a rounded body, while a few piped legs and bright candy or white-chocolate eyes bring it to life. Prepare the Butter Croissant Rolls according to their current product directions and let them cool completely; a cool surface helps the chocolate lines stay neat.

What You’ll Need: Butter Croissant Rolls, milk or dark chocolate suitable for melting, edible candy eyes or white chocolate for eyes, a zip-top bag, and baking parchment.

How to Make Them

1. Prepare the croissant rolls according to the current package directions and let them cool completely.
2. Melt the chocolate as directed on its package. Spoon it into a zip-top bag and snip off just the tiniest corner.
3. Pipe a small oval near the center of a roll for the spider’s body, then add a smaller dot just above it for the head.
4. Give each spider a few fine legs on either side. If the chocolate is tricky to control, try a line on parchment first.
5. Before the chocolate sets, add candy eyes. For homemade eyes, let the dark chocolate firm, then add two white-chocolate dots and tiny dark pupils.
6. Leave the spiders undisturbed until the chocolate has set.

Keep each spider small enough for its fine legs to show. Tilting the legs or shifting the eyes gives every one a slightly different expression. Serve them beside morning coffee or tuck them into a Halloween sweets platter.

Shop Butter Croissant Rolls →

Spiderweb Cinnamon Muffins

There’s something lovely about a simple white web against a cinnamon muffin’s golden top. Spread a little icing, pipe a few thin chocolate circles and draw a toothpick outward to reveal the web; for a softer character, dust on a little cinnamon ghost instead. Prepare the muffins as directed and let them cool fully first, so the icing stays where you spread it.

What You’ll Need: Cinnamon Muffins, powdered sugar, water, dark chocolate suitable for melting, a zip-top bag, and a clean toothpick or skewer. For a ghost variation, use cinnamon and a clean, food-safe stencil.

How to Make Them

1. Prepare the muffins according to the current package directions and let them cool completely.
2. Add water to powdered sugar a few drops at a time, stirring until the icing is thick enough to spread without running over the muffin edge.
3. Spread a thin layer over each muffin, leaving a little border of cinnamon visible.
4. Melt the dark chocolate as directed on its package. Spoon it into a zip-top bag and snip off a tiny corner.
5. Pipe a few delicate circles across the icing. While they’re still glossy, draw a toothpick from the center out in several places to form a web, wiping it clean between strokes.
6. Let the icing and chocolate set before serving.

Decorate one muffin at a time, while the icing and chocolate are soft enough to shape. A handful of delicate lines makes the clearest web. To make the ghost, spread white icing over a muffin and let it dry, then sift cinnamon through a clean, food-safe stencil to reveal a ghost or pumpkin. Serve with coffee, tea or another favorite drink.

Shop Cinnamon Muffins →

Stitched-Up Pretzel Zombies

For a savory little character, turn a pretzel sandwich roll into a stitched-up zombie. Its deep, burnished crust and natural seams already suggest a face, so pale cheese eyes, olive pupils and a few cream-cheese stitches bring it to life without hiding the pretzel’s handsome shape. Follow the roll’s current package directions and let it cool before adding toppings.

What You’ll Need: Pretzel Sandwich Rolls, plain cream cheese, thin slices of pale cheese, pitted black olives, thick black olive spread, and a small piece of cucumber.

How to Make Them

1. Prepare the rolls according to the package directions and allow them to cool.
2. Cut two small ovals or half-moons of pale cheese for eyes, then use a little cream cheese to hold them in place.
3. Set tiny pieces of black olive in the middle for pupils. Add a narrow strip of cucumber skin above the eyes for a wonderfully grumpy brow.
4. Pipe or spread a slim line of black olive spread for the mouth.
5. Stir the cream cheese until smooth enough to pipe. Add little stitches across the mouth and, if you like, along one of the roll’s own seams.

Leave plenty of that dark, glossy crust showing; it gives the face its character. Mismatched eyes and a wobbly little mouth make each zombie more playful. Serve the rolls beside soup, or fill them with sandwich ingredients before decorating. If you add cream cheese or another perishable filling, follow food-safety storage guidance and keep it chilled between serving rounds.

Shop Pretzel Sandwich Rolls →

Chocolate Pretzels as Mummies & Owls

Two soft pretzels, two Halloween personalities: white-chocolate ribbons turn one into a mummy, while dark chocolate, round eyes and a bright orange beak make the other an owl. Prepare the XL Oktoberfest Soft Pretzels according to their current directions, then let them cool before dipping. Their familiar loops help each little face shine through.

What You’ll Need

XL Oktoberfest Soft Pretzels, melted white and dark chocolate, and a small orange candy or icing for the owl’s beak. Add candy eyes if you prefer them to piped chocolate eyes.

How to Make Them

1. Prepare the pretzels according to the current package directions and let them cool completely.
2. Dip one pretzel in melted white chocolate and another in dark chocolate, leaving the familiar openings visible.
3. For the mummy, let extra white chocolate fall across the top in loose ribbons, like soft bandages.
4. For the owl, tuck a small orange beak between the upper loops.
5. Give each owl two large chocolate eyes, one above each upper opening. Let the designs set before serving.

Shop XL Oktoberfest Soft Pretzels →

Assemble a Halloween Treat Platter

For a family decorating afternoon, prepare and cool the bakes before everyone gathers. Set out one station for chocolate and icing and another for the cheese, cucumber and olive details. Keep a finished tray aside for guests, and leave another surface free for decorating. Then let each person add their own slightly crooked spider, ghost, zombie or owl.

Let a few imperfect touches show; that’s what makes the platter feel like yours. Explore more sweet and savory favorites in the Brot Box pretzels and pastries collection.

FAQs

What are easy Halloween treats to make with kids?
Start with cooled croissant rolls, muffins or pretzel rolls. Kids can add toppings and choose the faces while an adult handles the oven, melted chocolate and any cutting.

How do you make Halloween treats with croissants?
Pipe a small chocolate body and legs onto a fully cooled roll. Add candy eyes, or pipe eyes with white and dark chocolate.

Can you make Halloween treats ahead of time?
Prepare the bakes and toppings ahead, then decorate close to serving so the icing and chocolate look fresh. Follow package storage directions, especially for cream cheese or other perishables.

What savory Halloween treats can I serve?
Stitched-up pretzel sandwich rolls make a playful savory treat: add cheese eyes, olive pupils, cucumber brows and an olive-spread mouth.

How do you make a spiderweb on a muffin?
On a cooled muffin, spread thick icing, pipe chocolate circles, then draw a toothpick from the center outward while both are soft.

The best part is seeing everyone’s crooked little creations gathered around the table.