I’m all about a Not So Spooky Halloween! These Not So Spooky Halloween Brownies are adorable and so easy to make.
If you’re in a hurry, just buy premade brownies and decorate them according to the instructions in the recipe card down below. I’ll never tell!
Halloween Fun
When I was a little girl, I always looked forward to that one chilly night in the fall when my siblings and I took to the streets in our small hometown.
We would dress up in our plastic costumes with those horrible masks. We could barely breathe or see through those tiny eye holes.
Our plan was to gather as much candy as our paper bags or plastic pumpkins would hold. There were no tricks, just treats!
Since those days, Halloween has come a long way, baby. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans plan to spend $6.9 billion this year for Halloween! Yikes!
No Spooky Scary Stuff Allowed!
At my house, we’re not into spooky, scary stuff at all. Fall is all about family, fun, and food.
The older boys always want to dress as the latest and greatest superhero or ninja warrior. They are 100% boys!
The youngest grandson, T Hawke, had the hardest time deciding between Mickey Mouse or Jake. After going back and forth, he finally settled on Jake and I’ve been singing Jake and the Neverland Pirates and ME all day long.
We usually have a fun, fall festival event at our church with trunk or treat bouncy houses, and, did I mention, food?
Fun Halloween Brownies
If you’re hosting a Halloween party, you’ve got to try these not-so-spooky Halloween brownies. They are super easy to make and are always a hit at my house.
Ingredients For Not So Spooky Halloween Brownies
- 18 Brownie Squares (buy premade brownies or use a boxed brownie mix to make brownies)
- 1 can of vanilla (white) icing
- Small tube of black piping gel (for decorating cakes)
- 18 regular-sized Marshmallows
I use a boxed mix that makes 18 brownies. Of course, you can make lots of Halloween brownies or just a few. It’s totally up to you.
Plop a marshmallow on top of each brownie. Pour melted white icing over each marshmallow. Use the black piping gel to make eyes and a mouth. You’re done!
These treats are fun for the kids to make as well.
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Not So Spooky Brownies
Not So Spooky Brownies are easy to make and the kids will love them.
Ingredients
- 18 Brownie Squares (buy premade brownies or use a boxed brownie mix to make brownies)
- 1 can of white icing
- Small tube of black piping gel (for decorating cakes)
- 18 Marshmallows
Instructions
- Cut brownies into squares. Place a few heaping tablespoons of icing into a microwave-safe bowl. Heat for 10 seconds and stir.
- Place a marshmallow on each brownie square and spoon a tablespoon of icing over the marshmallow. Use the black gel to make eyes and a mouth.
Notes
The melted icing poured over the marshmallows will help keep the marshmallow "ghosts" in place.
I use a brownie mix that makes 18 brownies. Feel free to make as many or as few Halloween brownies as you need.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
18Serving Size
1 brownieAmount Per Serving Calories 265Total Fat 15gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 10gCholesterol 37mgSodium 181mgCarbohydrates 32gFiber 0gSugar 5gProtein 3g
Friendly Ghost Pops
With the leftover icing and marshmallows, make a few friendly ghost pops!
Insert paper straws into marshmallows. With the gel piping, add mouth and eyes.
What’s your favorite family activity during the fall/Halloween season?
Check out all the fun Halloween posts below!
- Candy Corn Cookie Bars
- Smoky Halloween Monster Bash
- MARVEL Halloween Party
- It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Halloween Party
- Trunk or Treat Ideas
- Baby Costume Ideas for Halloween
- Spooky Orange Slush Punch
Originally posted in October 2014 and updated (broken links removed, etc.) on July 31, 2021
56 comments
Those brownies are so, so cute. 🙂
Love the brownies. We always try to go apple picking during this season and make something with the apples. My kids love apple pie or candy apple.
I always make caramel apples. I could go for one right now!
Look at that sweet crew of halloween cuties! You are are a lucky lady with a beautiful family! We love to watch the Munsters on Friday nights through the month of October. The kids love it!
I love the Munsters, too! 🙂
I love the ‘Not So Spooky Halloween’! The kids look like they’re having an amazing time and don’t have to dress up like warlocks and devils to do so! Also…the fact that you even had the IDEA to make ‘ghost’ pops makes SUPER cool! 😉
Yeah, we’re not into devils and warlocks at all! Yuck! 🙂
I love how easy and cute these are! S would love them! The kids look like they are having a great time at the party!
They had a wonderful time! They loved the pirate eye patches and tats.
We don’t make it spooky to celebrate Halloween either. We visit fairs and pumpkin patches. Also when we get pumpkins we just paint or color on them. Trick or Treating we do it at our local mall.
T Hawke is just as cute as a button in his pirate costume!
I am not a fan of the ‘spooky’ things associated with Halloween. I heard a sermon years ago which soured me on Halloween altogether for many, many years. My baby girl, now 27, never wore a costume and never trick or treated. It was after she was grown that we talked about it at length. She loves giving out candy to Trick or Treaters who come to her door and she won a prize one year for her decorated trunk at a Trunk or Treat event.
I have softened my attitude in recent years. I couldn’t possibly miss out on sharing in the joy of my grandchildren in fun costumes. I much prefer the safe Fall Festival alternative.
My favorite things about Fall are the National Fair, Fall Festival at church and a local Fall Festival we always take the grandchildren to.
Your little grandson is simply ADORABLE. What a fun party! And I like those marshmallow pops and brownies – very creative and you’re right, not at all spooky!
Thanks for linking up at the #homematters linky party! We hope to see you again this coming Wednesday!
What a precious pirate!!! And I LOVE the ghost/brownies!!!
Love the not so scary Halloween theme. My kids are older, so our decor is a mix of scary and not so scary.
Spooky or not, I can’t get friend with halloween. Our church has an alternative party too, so kids can have some not spooky fun.
Brownies and marshmallows are two of my favorite things. You always have such cute ideas! Thanks for sharing this! I’ll be trying this soon.
I’m with you… I’m not into the repulsive, bloody, gory Halloween. A little spooky, but a whole lot of fun is perfect for me. Your brownies are super cute. PINNED! T Hawke looks a lot like you, Alli. 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
Those brownies look easy and fun to make! They also look yummy! Thanks so much for sharing another great recipe! 🙂
Love the different expressions on the marshmallow faces! So cute!!
I love cute Halloween ideas!
I love those not so spooky brownies… so cute!!
Thanks, Sarah – they are so, so easy, too!
Really quite adorable! Visiting from our Swerve community 🙂
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Thanks, Jennifer!
Those brownies are adorable! Thanks for sharing.
Your monster ball treats are too cute! Love the eye and ears!
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Aw, these brownies are so adorable! My little ones would totally love them. We’re also into less spooky Halloween stuff, we’re more open to Princesses. Thanks for such a lovely recipe. And your family is super cute 🙂
Thanks, Petro! I have all grandsons, so no princesses yet! 🙁 Maybe one of these days, because I love girly stuff!
I love the Not So Spooky Brownies. They are super cute and not so spooky. Perfect for my house.
We don’t do spooky at all, so they were perfect and won’t cause any nightmares!
The brownies are adorable. I’m going to try and make them, even though baking doesn’t always turn out in my favor.
You can also buy brownies already made at your local bakery and just plop those friendly ghosts on top! 🙂
I love the “Not So Spooky” concept. My preschooler LOVES Halloween – but isn’t so fond of some of the scarier aspects like witches, scarecrows, etc. I think she’d really like those friendly ghost brownies, though!
When you take a bite of the brownie and get a taste of marshmallow and icing, um, it’s heavenly!
How adorable! These brownies look delicious, and I love that they are not too scary for the younger kids!
Thanks, Alaina! They are so easy to throw together and my grand kids love them!
I love your Not So Spooky Brownies, Alli. Such a cute idea and your grandson is adorable also. I’m not sure if our grandson will go trick or treating this year. He’s two and it might be too scary for him so I’m thinking a Fall Celebration at home may be fun instead.
What an adorable party! Those brownies are fabulous.
Those marshmallows on a stick are just the cutest. So simple for a party.
Also snagged this one for the Pin Worthy board!
Thanks!!
Those brownies are super cute! My kids would love making them and of course, eating them!
Thanks! They are so easy to make. It’s almost embarrassing!
The brownies look adorable. We do Trick or Treat but then we all meet at my house and have dinner and normally watch Charlie Brown. Going to the pumpkin patch is a close second to Trick or Treating! 😉
I’m so glad I saw your link on Twitter! Too cute. 🙂 Thank you for letting me use a photo in my “Amazing Halloween Dessert Ideas with Brownies” roundup!
I’m flattered, Katie – anytime!
Those ghost brownies are just adorable and they look super easy to make. And I just love the ghost pops – I think I’m going to make a few of them for our party this Sunday!
They are almost too easy – right up my alley!
I love the Jake costume, with his little tattoos and all. Sooo stinking cute! I love how you made the little ghosts for the tops of the brownies. They look and sound really simple to make too….the “simple” is probably my fave part!
Simple is always best is my motto!