5 Halloween Party Desserts, From Ghostly Slices to Wormy Cups

Little white ghosts above a pale cheesecake make a lovely invitation to the dessert table.

There’s room for pumpkin spice, green custard and deliberately silly gummy worms, too. Follow the dessert that catches your eye to its creator’s complete recipe.

I’d leave tall decorations away from this cake. The upright ghosts deserve a clear view across the table.

Pale marshmallow and soft-cheese filling meets a dark cookie crust. A slice has its own contrast to show.

Good Food’s pumpkin cake includes golden raisins and warm spice. The seasonal choice is inside the crumb.

The pale frosting has orange zest. That familiar cake look would sit comfortably beside the more theatrical sweets.

It’s set and spoonable, with a shared serving bowl and smaller dessert bowls for the portions.

Clear glass lets the lychee, grape and jelly-bean eyes show through the red gelatin. The marzipan fingers have little almond nails.

The pudding and dark cookie crumbs make layers you can see through each clear cup.

This is the pick for individual spoon desserts. Each cup has its own little Halloween scene.

Green or golden kiwi slices bring the fruit, with their tiny dark seeds still showing.

The golden pastry rim matters here. It gives the filling a familiar tartlet outline.