Have you waited till the last minute, and still need something to serve for dessert on Halloween? 15-Minute Halloween Black Cats, 5-Minute Halloween Caterpillar, or Monstrous Millipede can all be made in a matter of minutes. The caterpillar and millipede can be used as a cute centerpiece for the annual Halloween BOO-ffet. These treats are all no-bake and are made from store-bought fudge stripe cookies, mini chocolate donuts, and Swiss Rolls, as well as canned frosting and Halloween candies. Nothing could be easier!
15-minute Halloween Black Cats
12 Servings
12 Swiss Rolls (Little Debbie) or Ho Ho's (Hostess)
1 cup Chocolate frosting, (canned is fine)
24 Hershey’s Kisses
Black Licorice Strings
M & M's Candies
- Place a little frosting on the end of each Swiss Roll; place a 2-3" piece of licorice string in the frosting for the tail.
- Spread frosting on the top of the other end of the Swiss rolls.
- Cut six 1" licorice strings for each cat, and press them in for whiskers.
- Unwrap the Kisses and cut each of the rounded parts off so they resemble an ear.
- Press into the frosting so they stand up.
- Press two M & M's between the whiskers and ears for the eyes.
- Let sit at room temperature until the frosting sets.
Amount Per Serving
Calories 291 Calories from Fat 125
Percent Total Calories From: Fat 43% Protein 3% Carb. 54%
Nutrient Amount per Serving
Total Fat 14 g
Saturated Fat 4 g
Cholesterol 11 mg
Sodium 127 mg
Total Carbohydrate 39 g
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Sugars 23 g
Protein 2 g
Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 0% Iron 0%
5-Minute Halloween Caterpillar
12 Servings
12 mini chocolate donuts
1 cup vanilla frosting, (canned is easiest)
Thin pretzel sticks
Fruit flavored Twizzlers
M & M's Candies
- Spread the bottoms of the donuts with frosting and stick them together so the form a long log.
- Push some of the donuts to the side so the caterpillar curves slightly.
- Push a pretzel stick on each side between the donuts to form legs. Cut pieces of colored Twizzlers to form the antennae; attach M & M's for eyes and a red piece of a Twizzler (in the donut hole) for the mouth.
- Let sit at room temperature until the frosting has set.
- Cover with plastic wrap until serving time.
Amount Per Serving
Calories 123 Calories from Fat 50
Percent Total Calories From:
Fat 41% Protein 3% Carb. 57%
Nutrient Amount per % Daily
Serving Value
Total Fat 6 g 9%
Saturated Fat 4 g 19%
Cholesterol 11 mg 4%
Sodium 65 mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 17 g 6%
Dietary Fiber 0 g 1%
Sugars 4 g
Protein 1 g
Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 0% Iron 0%
Monstrous Millipede
24 Servings
1 cup vanilla frosting, (canned is okay)
green paste food coloring
1 16 oz. package fudge stripes cookies
Thin pretzel sticks
M & M's Candies, or Reese's Pieces
Fruit roll-ups
- Mix the frosting with enough food coloring to make it bright green.
- Spread frosting on the undersides of half of the cookies, then top each with a plain cookie, making sandwiches.
- Use the remaining frosting to "glue" the sandwiches together, forming a long log.
- Move some of the sandwiches over a little so that the millipede forms an "S" shape.
- Stick a pretzel into the bottom of each side of each sandwich, as well as two pretzels for antennae.
- Use frosting to glue eyes on the front cookie (M & M's or Reese's Pieces) and cut smiling lips from a fruit roll-up; stick on for the mouth.
- Let the millipede sit at room temperature until the frosting sets.
Amount Per Serving
Calories 127 Calories from Fat 48
Percent Total Calories From: Fat 38% Protein 2% Carb. 60%
Nutrient Amount per Serving
Total Fat 5 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Cholesterol 3 mg
Sodium 82 mg
Total Carbohydrate 19 g
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Sugars 8 g
Protein 1 g
Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 0% Iron 0%
