While presentation is often one of the most important factors when preparing a meal, these unappetizing dessert dishes are here to prove that gory and unconventional ingredients can serve to make quite the impression on diners.
Since the appearance of a dish can make quite the impact on how diners feel about the meal, most chefs opt for a very sleek and sophisticated visual presentation. These unappetizing dessert dishes however, have all been created with spooky references and gruesome designs, making these treats more suitable for Halloween than an ordinary dining occasion. From edible human limb cookies to damaged meth dealer cakes, these unappetizing desserts will definitely have individuals either completely spooked or utterly intrigued by the use of all these unique references.
71 Unappetizing Dessert Dishes
From Sweet Serial Killer Cupcakes to Gruesome Edible Eyeballs:
Tana Makmanee — Aug 28, 2013 — Lifestyle
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Ghoulishly Festive Cookies
The Halloween Oreo Pops Make the Perfect Halloween Chocolate Treat
68
Squirmy Edible Insects
The Jell-O Worm Tutorial is the Perfect Spooky Treat for Halloween
67
Surgery-Replicating Sweets
These Annabel De Vetten Creepy Cakes Will Gross Anyone Out
66
Disturbing Bird Desserts
The Roast Swan Cake by Conjurer's Kitchen is Incredibly Realistic
65
Beastly Baking Themes
10 Halloween Cupcakes
64
Disgusting Deliciousness
Goulish Halloween Snacks
63
Confined Cranium Cakes
These Brains in a Jar Cupcakes are Terrifyingly Delicious
62
Creepy Crawly Baked Goods
The Spider Cupcake Decorating Kit Makes the Best Halloween Cupcakes
61
Edible Human Limbs
These Eerie Severed Finger Cookies Will Scare One’s Guests
60
Deliciously Gruesome Treats
The Zombie Head Cheese by Not Martha is Halloween Appropriate
59
Grim Chocolaty Confections
Halloween Skull Truffles Celebrate the Holiday with Tasty Treats
58
Cerebral Cupcakes
The Bloody Zombie Brains Cupcakes are Spooky
57
Scary Cake Monsters
Cakeland is a World of Sweets Protected by Cake Dragons
56
Anatomical Holiday Cupcakes
Eat Your Heart Out With Gory Romantic Cakes at the London Dungeon
55
Spooky Bento Boxes
10 Halloween-Inspired Mini Meals
54
Detached Limb Desserts
The Buried Alive Bundt Cake is a Totally Spooky Halloween Cake
53
Zombie Wedding Cakes
This Couple Topped Their Wedding Dessert with a Gory Zombie Battle
52
Gruesome Confections
The Brain Cake Brings Out the Zombie in All of Us
51
Gruesome Anatomy Desserts
The Fungus Toe Nail Cookies & Bloodied Ear Cookie Pops are Horrifying
50
Impaled Nobleman Confections
These Game of Thrones Cake Pops are Bloody Delicious
49
Creepy Cinematic Character Candies
The Jack Skellington Cake Pops are a Halloween Treat to Die For
48
Frightful Foot Desserts
The Nevie Pie Cakes 'Fungus Toe Nail Cookies' Are Haunting
47
Veined Anatomical Desserts
The Human Head Cake is Intricate and Terrifying
46
Edible Insect Gifts
From Worm Crisps to Roasted Scorpion Snacks
45
Killer Cupcakes
This Halloween Cupcake Recipe Serves Sweet Revenge on a Platter
44
Creepy Hyperrealistic Desserts
Chocolate Baby Heads by Conjurer's Kitchen are Roughly Newborn-Size
43
Festive Bloody Bone Suckers
Vintage Confections Makes Festive Halloween Lollipops
42
Spooky Ghoulish Treats
Cupcake Envy's Halloween Cakelets are Deliciously Macabre
41
Horror-Inspired Desserts
Gillian Bell's Slice Skin Cake is Totally Gruesome
40
Gruesome Edible Eyeballs
The Bloodshot Chocolate Eyeballs are the Perfect Sweets for Any Party
39
Bloody Organ Baking
This Bleeding Heart Cake Shows an Eerily Accurate Aorta
38
Blood-Drenched Birthday Cakes
The 'Kill Bill' Cake by Barbarann Garrard is a Gruesome Confection
37
Bloody Heartbreak Baking
The Lily Vanilli Velvet Bloody Red Cake is Realistically Creepy
36
Spooky Sorceress Sweets
Try Out a Fun Halloween Treat with the Marshmallow Witch Pops Recipe
35
Freaky Female Desserts
The Women in Horror Cake Pops by Miss Insomnia Tulip are Intricately Creepy
34
Edible Acne Candies
'Zit Poppers' Ooze When You Squeeze Them
33
Popping Pupil Treats
Create Your Own Creep Eyeball Mountain Using Eyeball Cake Pops
32
Hamburger Dessert Hybrids
The Cinnaburger is the Love Child Between Dinner and Sugary Treats
31
Morbid Chocolate Confections
These Dark Chocolate Skulls from Fancy are Spooky and Tasty
30
Ghoulish Boney Pastries
The Dark Chocolate Skeleton Cookies are a Tasty Halloween Dessert
29
Sweet Serial Killer Cupcakes
These Bloody Stabbed Halloween Cupcakes Channel Murderous Tendancies
28
Serial Killer Ice Cream
The Stoyn Horror Movie Popsicles are Scarily Delicious
27
Spooky Blood-Spattered Sweets
The Dexter Cupcakes Pay Tribute to the Premier of Dexter Season 7
26
Undead Rabbit Suckers
The Zombie Bunny Lollipops are a Gruesomely Fun Easter Candy
25
Gruesome DIY Goodies
Blood Slide Candy in Honor of the 'Dexter' Season Premiere
24
Bloody Brain Chocolates
These Zombie Truffles Celebrates Zombie Awareness Month
23
Creepy Crawly Confections
These Sparkly Spider Cookie Designs are Perfect for Halloween
22
Gross Smoker Sweets
The Edible Ashtray and Cigarette Butts Protest V-Day Desserts
21
Barftastic Candy
Disturbing Treats to Crush Your Sugar Cravings
20
Damaged Meth Dealer Desserts
Breaking Bad Cakes are Gruesomely Sweet Concoctions
19
Arachnid Breakfast Entrees
The Albino Black Widow Deviled Eggs are a Creepy-Crawly Eat
18
Creepy Crawly Candies
These Insect Lollipops Will Scare Your Guests
17
Animal Skull Wedding Cakes
This Death by Chocolate Cake is Deliciously Gruesome
16
Crunchy Noodle Cupcakes
This Cupcake Recipe Turns Ramen Noodles into a Salty Style Desert
15
Spooky Candy Dispensing Devices
The Zombie Head Gumball Machine Will Give You Treats & Nightmares
14
Macabre Ice Cubes
The ‘Death Chill' Tray Makes Frozen Skulls For Your Bloody Mary
13
Disturbingly Diseased Cupcakes
UK Baker Educates Others About Sexual Health Using STD Cupcakes
12
Instructive Anatomical Sweets
Miss Insomnia Tulip's 'Breast Cupcake' Shows Biological Diagrams
11
Creepy Crawly Confections
Spooky Ice Cream Sandwiches are the Perfect End to a Hip Halloween
10
Undead Sweet Treats
Zombie Pops from StarlingSkies are Tastefully Gruesome
9
Holy Wine Treats
The Sebastian Errazuriz Christian Popsicles are Tempting
8
Gory Anatomy Confections
The Forkz Eyeball Lollipops are a Spooky Treat to Give this Halloween
7
Hangover-Curing Cocktails
The Bloody Best Bloody Mary Will Cure Last Night’s Party Woes
6
Glow-in-the-Dark Appetizers
This Black Light Watermelon Salad is Spooky and Delicious
5
Sweet Supernatural Desserts
The Ghostbusters Cake Looks Like an Actual Toy
4
Sweet Blood-Hued Snacks
The 'Red Velvet Swirl Brownies' Are Scrumptious and Aesthetic
3
Cranial Candy Creations
Embrace Your Inner Zombie with the Giant Gummy Brain
2
Film-Inspired Spooky Treats
The Ectoplasm Slimed Popcorn Goes Perfectly with a Scary Movie
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Somber Cemetery Snacks
These Graveyard Cupcakes are So Cute, They’re to Die For
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Donut-Shaped Frozen Desserts
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