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What kid doesn't love Halloween? Some of us grownups seem to get a kick out
of it as well... Here are some really easy, kid-friendly recipes you can use
for Halloween parties or special Halloween treats!
Caramel Apples
Ingredients:
6 apples
1 (14 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels
2 tablespoons milk
Directions:
Lightly butter a baking sheet and set aside. Remove the stem from each
apple and stick a craft (popsicle) stick into the top of each apple. Unwrap
caramels and place caramels and milk in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave
approximately 2 minutes, stirring half way through. Carefully remove
caramel from microwave and let cool for about 1 minute. Quickly roll each
apple in caramel until well coated. Place on prepared baking tray and allow
to set.
Monster Party Mix
Ingredients:
* Be warned this mixture is very rich and contains quite a bit of sugar…
serve in small amounts!
1(11 ounce) package of small pretzels
1 (10 ounce) package miniature peanut butter filled crackers
1 cup sugar
˝ cup butter or margarine
˝ cup light corn syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 (10 ounce) package M&M's
1 (18 ounce) package candy corn
Directions:
In a large bowl combiner pretzels and peanut butter crackers and set aside.
In a large saucepan combine sugar, butter and corn syrup. Bring to a boil
over medium heat and simmer for approximately 5 minutes, stirring
occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and baking soda. Pour
over pretzel mixture and stir until coated. Transfer mixture to a greased
baking pan.
Bake at 250F for 45 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Remove from oven
and break apart while warm then allow to cool completely. Transfer to large
bowl and toss with candy corn and M&M's. Store in an airtight container.
Easy Halloween Party Mix
Ingredients:
10 cups prepared popcorn
1 package peanut butter chips
1 cup candy corn
1 cup chocolate chips
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
Hot Witch's Cider
Ingredients:
1 gallon apple cider
1 (16 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
2 cinnamon sticks
2 cloves
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan. Simmer over low heat for
approximately 15 minutes. Transfer to punch bowl and serve.
Pumpkin & Goblins Punch
Ingredients:
1 (12-ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 (1-liter) bottles of ginger ale
1 package orange sherbet
Directions:
In a punch bowl combine condensed milk and orange juice concentrate. Add
ginger ale and mix well. Right before serving top with scoops of orange
sherbet and serve.
Scary Frozen Bugs
Ingredients:
*These are great for serving in party punch or drinks.
Water
Raisins
Directions:
Fill ice cube tray with water and place a raising in each ice cube. Freeze
and use.
Mummy Dogs
Ingredients:
6 hot dogs
1 package ready to bake pastry
Parmesan cheese
Directions:
Wrap each hot dog in a pastry sheet and lightly brush with melted butter.
Sprinkle parmesan cheese over top. Place "mummy dogs" on a lightly greased
baking tray and bake at 350F for approximately 15 minutes or until golden
and baked through. Top with "blood" (ketchup) and serve.
Halloween Burgers
Ingredients:
6 hamburgers or veggie burgers
6 slices cheese
Pitted olives
Red and green bell peppers
6 lettuce leaves
6 hamburger buns (split)
Directions:
Using a pumpkin shaped cookie cutter cut cheese into pumpkin shapes. Cut
olives into shapes for eyes and nose.
Cut bell peppers into shapes for mouth and pumpkin top (green pepper). Cook
burgers according to recipe and during the last few minutes of cooking top
with cheese. Carefully remove and place into lettuce-lined buns. Garnish
pumpkin face using olives and peppers. Serve open top.
Ghostly Eyeballs
Ingredients:
2 packages red gelatine
Vanilla ice cream
Raisins
Red decorating jell
Directions:
Prepare jello according to package instructions. Fill individual glass
serving bowls with jello and place in refrigerator to set.
Once jello has set, using a spoon scoop out a circle of jello in center of
bowl. Fill circle with one scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Place one raisin in center of ice cream and using red decorating jell paint
lines going down the side. This will create a "bloodshot eye" swimming in
"blood".
Pumpkin Cake
Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups self-rising flour
2 1/2 cups brown sugar
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon all spice
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Directions:
In a large bowl combine flour, sugar and spices. In a separate bowl combine
beaten eggs, vegetable oil and pumpkin puree.
Mix well and add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture. Mix well. Fold in
chopped walnuts (if using). Place in a lightly greased pumpkin shaped
baking tin. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 for approximately 25 minutes or
until golden and baked through. Decorate with orange frosting, candy corn
and liquorice to form a pumpkin face.
Tip: If you don’t have a pumpkin shaped baking tin, you can use a regular
tin and decorate as a pumpkin for a similar effect.
Graveyard Cupcakes
Ingredients:
Prepared Cupcakes
Frosting of choice
1 package gummy worms
1 package chocolate cookies or graham crackers
Directions:
Place a few cookies in a plastic bag and using the back of your hand or a
rolling pin press down until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Using a
teaspoon make a small well in the center of each cupcake. Frost cupcakes
around well and sprinkle with cookie crumb mixture. Stick a gummy worm into
the center of each cupcake.
Skeleton Bones
Ingredients:
4 large egg whites
2 cups icing sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 250F. In a large bowl beat egg whites until stiff.
Gradually start adding the sugar, one tablespoon at a time.
Keep beating and adding sugar until you have a meringue. Line baking trays
with paper. Using a piping bag with a plain nozzle pipe a straight meringue
bone line (approximately 4 inches long). Pipe a meringue ball at the end of
each bone. If necessary shape bones further using a small knife. Bake for
approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes or until bones have dried out.
Remove from oven and let cool on paper.
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