Hooting Halloween owls

Delicious and simple chocolate cup cakes to make with the kids at Halloween – real crowd-pleasers

Spooky spider cakes

Children will have great fun decorating these at Halloween parties

Spider web chocolate fudge muffins

Special Hallowe'en chocolatey bakes for lucky trick or treaters – you can make ahead and freeze

Meatballs with vine tomato sauce

Get the kids to help you make these simple meatballs, or make them up in advance – great for Hallowe'en

Chocolate spider cookies

Create some magic in the kitchen this Halloween with these spooky chocolate spiders

Chocolate orange spider jellies

These jellies are bound to be a hit at kids' parties – the webs add a spooky touch and taste great with the jelly

Malloween ghosts

Made with melted marshmallows, these spooky little Halloween cakes are both chewy and crisp

Eyeball pasta

Get everyone in the Halloween mood with this gory but tasty pasta dish

Scary Halloween jelly

Trick or treat time! This kids' party dessert may look gruesome, but the eyeballs and fingers are all sweet and fruity bites

Squeamish squares

These will be a big hit at Halloween – sticky, crunchy and
chewy in one bite