In lieu of suckers or taffy, satisfy that sweet tooth with a generously stocked Halloween sweet box from Becca Cakes. Gift boxes are priced at $65 (valued at $81) and feature a whopping 36 items, including a dozen mini cupcakes, a dozen mini sugar cookies and a dozen macarons. Visit linktr.ee/beccacakeshtx to pre-order online.

This small-batch Heights dessert shop offers a 10” funfetti cake for $70. Appropriately dubbed the Frankenfetti, this cake is decorated with a confetti border, bright blue and green icing and spooky decorative touches like “blood” drips all the way around. Visit reddessertdive.com to pre-order.

More of a dream come true than a nightmare, BB Lemon’s The Nightmare on Washington Spooky Drag Show combines food and drink specials, a costume contest with prizes, and music by DJ Melodic featuring performances by some of Houston’s top talent on the patio beginning at 9 pm on Saturday, October 31st. Call 713-554-1809 to make a reservation.

Ring in Halloween week at Brennan’s with spooktacular cocktails like a Candy Corn Martini made with vodka, heavy cream and pineapple juice, garnished with a candy corn rim. Or, consider the dangerously boozy Pumpkin Punch made with vodka, Kahlua, Sambuca Black and garnished with black licorice. Available October 27 through November 1.

Equally terrifying and tasty, Common Bond’s scary delicious Brain Cake is an obvious Halloween choice. This 6” three-layer cake, available in chocolate or vanilla with buttercream icing for $60, serves 8-10 people and resembles a bloody human brain. Visit toasttab.com/common-bond/v3 to pre-order.

Find new “boos” on the cocktail menu at Frank’s Americana Revival with the addition of the Deathly Hallows libation, a limited-time drink crafted with tequila, orange liqueur, cranberry juice, lemon juice, maple and finished off with ginger beer, available on Halloween weekend (Friday, October 30rd through Sunday, November 1st). 

Take all of the frustrations brought on by 2020 out on Cacao and Cardamom’s festive smash pumpkin. This $25 dark chocolate pumpkin, when smashed with the included wooden mallet, reveals a bounty of chocolate covered pretzels, peanut butter marshmallow rochers and pumpkin spice almonds inside. There’s also skull-shaped caramels, Dia de los Muertos themed treats, and more Halloween goodies. Call 281-501-3567 to place an order.

Cinco Ranch dessert bar Ooh La La boasts a spread of Halloween-themed sweets including cake balls decorated like jack-o-lanterns, iced sugar cookies and frosted cupcakes. Call 281-391-2253 to pre-order.