Seasonal Collection · October 16, 2026

Halloween Foods and Candies

Ten treats from the collection for the spookiest night of the year. Every recipe below is one tap away, ingredients first, and most carry step by step photos so the making is as clear as the eating.

Halloween cooking splits two ways: the candy bowl and the party table. Make the candies ahead, bake the day of, and keep a pot of mulled cider warm for whoever is handing out treats at the door.

The candies

Two homemade candies that beat anything in a wrapper. Buckeyes are Ohio tradition, peanut butter dipped in chocolate with the little circle left bare. Brigadeiros are Brazil’s beloved chocolate truffles, rolled in sprinkles and gone in an hour.

BuckeyesSmooth peanut butter centers dipped in rich chocolate, left with a little swirl of tan showing on top like the namesake Ohio tree nut. No baking required, just mixing, rolling, and dipping.See the recipe

BrigadeiroBrazil's beloved chocolate truffles: sweetened condensed milk and cocoa rolled into fudgy balls and coated in sprinkles. One pan, five ingredients, impossible to stop eating.See the recipe

From the pumpkin patch

Pumpkin pie is the non-negotiable. The cider donuts are the sleeper hit: warm, sugared, and best eaten standing in the kitchen before they reach the table.

Pumpkin PieSilky spiced pumpkin custard in a flaky crust, crowned with softly whipped cream. The one dessert Thanksgiving cannot happen without.See the recipe

Apple Cider DonutsCakey, cider-spiked donuts rolled warm in cinnamon sugar, the taste of an autumn orchard visit. Baked instead of fried, they come together in under an hour with no yeast, no fuss.See the recipe

Bakes that vanish first

The party table lineup. Brownies with crackly tops, churros with a pot of thick chocolate for dunking, the classic cookie, a sticky toffee pudding for the grown ups, and an apple pie because October demands one.

Fudgy BrowniesUltra-rich brownies with crackly tops and dense fudgy middles, loaded with dark chocolate. The chewy-versus-cakey debate ends here.See the recipe

Churros con ChocolateCrisp, ridged churros with custardy middles, rolled in cinnamon sugar and dipped into thick, dark Spanish drinking chocolate. Weekend mornings were made for this.See the recipe

Chocolate Chip CookiesThe 1938 original that started it all. Crisp edges, chewy centers, pools of semisweet chocolate.See the recipe

Sticky Toffee PuddingA dark, date-studded sponge drowned in warm toffee sauce. One of Britain's greatest desserts, and impossibly easy to get right at home.See the recipe

Apple PieFlaky golden crust wrapped around tender cinnamon-spiced apples, the all-American dessert that fills the kitchen with the smell of fall. Best served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream melting over the top.See the recipe

Something warm to sip

Mulled cider, spiced and steaming, for the porch shift and the walk around the block.

Mulled CiderApple cider simmered with cinnamon, cloves, and orange until the whole house smells like Thanksgiving. A warm mug in hand is the best way to wait for dinner.See the recipe

Still on our list

Two classics are not in the collection yet: candy apples and caramel popcorn. They are first in line for the test kitchen, and when they land they will join this page. Happy Halloween, and happy cooking.