Homemade Halloween skeleton toppers are an easy-to-make treat the whole family will enjoy. These kid-friendly Halloween cupcakes are delightful and just a little bit spooky. They are perfect for your Halloween table, lunch boxes, or a Halloween party.
Halloween cupcake ideas can be easy to do. Simply take one of your favorite cupcake recipes – devil’s food cupcakes are spooky for the occasion, or perfect chocolate cupcakes, frosted with a delicious buttercream frosting (chocolate buttercream frosting was used in the images shown), and then make a cute cupcake topper to dress up a basic cupcake. Of course, you do not have to use these only on homemade cupcakes (from scratch or box mix) you can buy premade cupcakes and dress them up, too. These adorable cupcake toppers are also a child-friendly decorating project.
Homemade Halloween Skeleton Cupcake Toppers
You do not have to make just one type of themed cupcake. Make several varieties of themed cupcakes for Halloween and mix and match. These easy candy Halloween cupcake topper ideas are simple to make. These white chocolate pumpkin toppers are very traditional (and very appropriate for any time during the autumn season). But for fun and delight, these delicious homemade Halloween skeleton cupcake toppers really take the cupcake!
These easy-to-make Halloween skeleton toppers are delicious and just scary enough to delight children and adults alike. These are edible toppers for the top of cupcakes, so everything may be eaten except the popsicle stick, although under tips and variations, I have an idea for that to make them 100% edible Halloween cupcake toppers.
If you enjoy making Halloween treats during the Halloween season for Halloween parties, dessert, or as an afternoon snack, try one of these delicious sweets:
● Easy Halloween Bats Candy Treats
● Mummy Cookies Recipe
● Vampire Fudge Recipe
If you enjoy making Halloween cupcakes during the Halloween season for Halloween parties, dessert, or as an afternoon snack, try one of these delicious Halloween cupcakes recipes:
● Candy Corn Cupcakes Recipe
● White Chocolate Pumpkin Toppers
So make some adorable cupcake toppers and some spooky cupcake toppers, and add in spooky decorations and appropriate party decor (spiders, cauldrons, spooky cobwebs, witch’s brooms, and zombie tablecloths!) for a festive, fun Halloween!
Happy Halloween!
Tips and variations for making these Halloween skeleton cupcakes:
● Each Skeleton Cupcake Topper would need 1 lollipop stick, 1 marshmallow for the head, and 5 pretzels (3 for the ribcage and 2 for the arms). You can scale up or down using this measurement. This recipe makes 12 Halloween Skeleton Cupcake Toppers
● If you have regular pretzels instead of yogurt-covered pretzels, you will need to dip the pretzels in white chocolate (or white almond bark). Place a cup of white chocolate melts into a bowl. Heat in the microwave for 30 seconds, and stir. Heat in microwave for another 30 seconds; stir. Repeat a third time. Check the consistency of your chocolate. If smooth, do not heat further. If it still does not stir and drips smoothly, heat it one more time. Then dip the pretzels. You can allow them time to dry on wax paper or parchment paper or “glue” them together immediately.
● If you are not sure how fast the candy melts in your local grocery store turnover, buy some Wilton chocolates. They are a great consistency and generally easier to work with.
● Remember to allow the chocolate time to dry so you do not make fingerprints in the chocolate.
● Decorate your frosting with sprinkles before inserting the skeletons! Or crushed Oreos (or other chocolate cookies), chocolate shavings, brown or black sanding sugar, or edible black glitter!
● Use this classic vanilla buttercream frosting recipe to make an orange frosting, purple frosting, green frosting, or black frosting. How to color buttercream frosting.
● To make these 100% edible, try using a Pocky biscuit stick. There is a white version and a cookies and cream version that should work for you. Or, dip the chocolate version into white chocolate melts.
● As tempting as it is to use black gel for the face, resist and use a black food marker.
● The face is based on Jack Skellington from Nightmare Before Christmas. Feel free to make your skeleton face different.
● Cover leftovers with plastic wrap and store in a cool place or airtight in the refrigerator – depending on your cupcake recipe used.
● Lollipop sticks can be found at your local craft supplies store, such as Joann, Michaels, Hobby Lobby, or purchased online
● If you are using a skeleton theme you may want to make this skeleton cookies recipe.
● Reheating – Do not reheat.
Halloween Skeleton Cupcake Topper Ingredients:
● 12 Large Marshmallows
● 60 Yogurt Covered Pretzels
● ¼ cup White Chocolate Chips
● Black Food Safe Marker
Halloween Skeleton Cupcake Topper Mise en Place:
● 12 Lollipop Sticks (4″)
● Ziploc Bags
● Measuring Cup
● Parchment Paper
Halloween Skeleton Cupcake Topper Directions:
1. Place the white chocolate chips in a small Ziploc baggie and microwave for 15 to 20 seconds. Squish the baggie to mix the melted chocolate. Snip off the corner of the baggie. The melted chocolate will act as a glue to hold together the pretzel, aka “the ribcage.”
2. Take a lollipop stick and put a dollop of melted white chocolate on the lower half of the lollipop stick.
3. Thread a pretzel through the lollipop stick until it meets the melted white chocolate. Add more melted chocolate to seal the hole with the lollipop stick.
4. Next, thread two more pretzels and glue them together with melted white chocolate.
5. Carefully place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet for the melted chocolate glue to dry.
6. Repeat with the remaining pretzels and lollipop sticks. Each skeleton will have 3 pretzels “ribcage.”
7. While the “pretzels ribcages” are drying, draw “Jack Skellington” face on the round side of marshmallows, with an edible black marker.
8. Once the pretzels ribcages are dry, push the marshmallow onto the top of the lollipop stick.
9. Carefully break 2 pretzels to make the arms.
10. Wiggle them into the top pretzels ribcage and secure them with more melted chocolate glue.
11. Push the whole lollipop stick into your favorite baked and frosted Halloween Cupcake until it hits the pretzels ribcage.
12. Enjoy!
Homemade Halloween Skeleton Cupcake Toppers
Homemade Halloween skeleton toppers are an easy-to-make treat the whole family will enjoy. These kid-friendly Halloween cupcakes are delightful and just a little bit spooky. They are perfect for your Halloween table, lunch boxes, or a Halloween party.
Ingredients
- 12 Large Marshmallows
- 60 Yogurt Covered Pretzels
- ¼ cup White Chocolate Chips
- Black Food Safe Marker
Instructions
- Place the white chocolate chips in a small Ziploc baggie and microwave for 15 to 20 seconds. Squish the baggie to mix the melted chocolate. Snip off the corner of the baggie. The melted chocolate will act as a glue to hold together the pretzel, aka "the ribcage."
- Take a lollipop stick and put a dollop of melted white chocolate on the lower half of the lollipop stick.
- Thread a pretzel through the lollipop stick until it meets the melted white chocolate. Add more melted chocolate to seal the hole with the lollipop stick.
- Next, thread two more pretzels and glue them together with melted white chocolate.
- Carefully place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet for the melted chocolate glue to dry.
- Repeat with the remaining pretzels and lollipop sticks. Each skeleton will have 3 pretzels ribcage.
- While the "pretzels ribcages" are drying, draw "Jack Skellington" face on the round side of marshmallows with an edible black marker.
- Once the pretzels ribcage are dry, push the marshmallow onto the top of the lollipop stick.
- Carefully break 2 pretzels to make the arms.
- Wiggle them into the top pretzels ribcage and secure them with more melted chocolate glue.
- Push the whole lollipop stick into your favorite baked and frosted Halloween Cupcake until it hits the pretzels ribcage.
- Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 293Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 322mgCarbohydrates: 47gFiber: 1gSugar: 28gProtein: 4g
Note: for exact nutritional information, consult your dietitian. All nutritional information provided is simply a guideline.
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Kerryanne says
How clever are these skeleton cupcake toppers for Halloween!!
Thank you for sharing your recipe at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week. I’m delighted to be featuring your Halloween cupcake toppers at tonight’s party and pinning too.
Hugs,
Kerryanne