Here are 21 super cute homemade Halloween treats to make and eat!
Halloween is just around the corner. Are you going to be celebrating? Maybe doing some chute-or-treat? Mike told me about this the other day: apparently people are creating slides so they can slide candy down to trick-or-treaters from a safe distance. Personally I’m going to be making us a bunch of homemade halloween treats to nom on while we binge watch something scary but not too scary on Netflix. What about you?
Sweet (and cute) Halloween Treats
Totoro Banana Bread
I am legit addicted to banana bread and will straight up eat a whole loaf. And when Totoro’s face is on it?! I’m a goner. This banana bread is super moist (lol) and banana-y and really is my favorite banana bread.
Chocolate Two Bite Brownie Soot Sprites
Two bite brownies for the win, but especially when they are as cute as this! Make them if you’re a Spirited Away fan and also have the hunger like No-Face.
Totoro Rice Krispie Treats
AHH I had an accident when I made these rice krispie treats…I accidentally ate them ALL. I haven’t had rice krispie treats in forever and there is nothing on earth like a fresh homemade rice krispie treat. Make these even if you don’t want to decorate them. My recipe has extra marshmallows and a bit of extra butter and is so freaking good I can’t even.
Soft and Chocolate-y Soot Sprite Cookies
More dust bunny Soot Sprite cuties! These ones are gluten free and melt in your mouth. I love them.
Pumpkin Totoro Whoopie Pies
Ooh, if you haven’t had a whoopie pie before, make these! Whoopie pies are a cross between a soft cake and a sandwich cookie and they are fluffy and delicious. These ones are pumpkins for extra festivity. And they look like Totoro!
Totoro Marshmallows
This is a lil tutorial on how to use store bought marshmallows to melt down into your own shapes. My shape of choice…Totoro of course! Perfect if you have any extra marshmallows from making rice krispie squares.
Totoro Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
Give me ALL the cheesecake bars. Cheesecake bars are perfect because who doesn’t love holding food while they eat it? Plus, they’re pumpkin and over the top cute.
Totoro Pancakes
Do you want a spoopy breakfast? Totoro pancakes are for you. I have them three ways: apple pie pancakes, buttermilk and bacon, and pancake art style.
Totoro Pumpkin Scones
Scones are such fall food. A toasty warm scone with a hot spiced chai is the epitome of cozy. These scones are pumpkin, of course. A Totoro-ly perfect halloween treat!
Soft and Squishy Totoro Pull-Apart Buns
My all time favorite buns. They are so soft and squishy and shreddable. The fact that they’re decorated like Totoro is a bonus, but even without his powdered sugar belly I would inhale a tray of these.
Totoro Black Sesame Donuts
If you love the nutty taste of black sesame, these baked black sesame are nutty and soft and better for you than deep fried donuts. Win-win!
Savory Halloween Treats
Sometimes you want a treat but you don’t want it to be sweet, am I right? These recipes are still special enough to be considered Halloween treats but they’re savory just in case you ate too much candy, like me.
Totoro Soba
Soba is one of those noodles that is amazing and I’m not quite sure why it’s not as popular as ramen or udon in America. Proper soba is nutty and nourishing and the slurping is the best part. Which part of Totoro will you eat first?
Totoro Inari
I’ll be the first to admit that these Totoro inari are a bit time consuming to make. I’ll also be the first in line to make them! They’re so cute and they taste good too. Inari are perfectly sweet and savory little tofu pockets filled with sushi rice. I could eat about 6 of them in one go.
Totoro Brie Grilled Cheese
YAY Totoro grilled cheese with a giant brie tummy! This cute and tasty fellow has some spice hiding inside him thanks to jalapeños, but if you’re not the spicy type, you can leave them out. I love how happy he looks to be eaten.
Totoro Cream Cheese Bagels
This is probably one of the easiest treats to make and I think everyone should start their morning with a Totoro cream cheese bagel, toasted of course. I covered mine in scallions after because scallion cream cheese is where it’s at.
Totoro Spam Musubi
The post that started it all. This was my first ever Totoro themed food item and ever since then I’ve been obsessed! Who knew spam could bring me so much joy!?
Soot Sprite Avocado Onigiri
If you’ve ever been to Tokyo, you’re probably obsessed with onigiri. Who doesn’t love a hand held rice ball?! This lil soot sprite is filled with avocado seasoned with a touch of soy sauce all wrapped up in nori. So tasty, so cute.
Creamy Pumpkin Soup with a Totoro Egg in a Hole
It’s pumpkin season so this creamy kabocha soup with a Totoro egg in a hole is the perfect way to warm up after an afternoon walk looking at leaves.
Super Fluffy Totoro Cheesecake
The softest, most jiggly Japanese cotton cheesecake decorated Totoro style! Often imitated, never duplicated, he was here first :)
And for the bunny lovers out there, two bonus bunny halloween treats:
Miffy Lemon Shortbread
A snappy buttery lemon-scented shortbread that you can make into any shape. Because who says that halloween has to be all about the pumpkins anyway?
Miffy Tuna Onigiri
Honestly I feel like I could make a whole halloween series of onigiri: ghosts, pumpkins, candy corn…but for now, here’s a rice ball shaped like a bunny.
Whew! We made it.
Are you cute-ed out yet? I’m not. Give me ALL the cute! Happy almost Halloween! I know we could all use a little extra cute in our lives, so I hope you make one of these or if not, I hope they brought a smile to your face anyway because yes, there’s some crazy person out the in the world that took all that time to make that cute food. (It’s me. I’m the crazy person LOL)
xoxo steph
