Ghouls and gargoyles, the time is upon us! Halloween is mere moments away and, looking into our crystal ball, we see some seriously delicious eats in our future. We’re just going to put away any thoughts of dietary restrictions until November.
If you’re looking for something a bit more grown up, try these spooky spirits.
No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffle Mummies
The Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups gingersnap cookie crumbs
- 1/4 cup canned pumpkin purée
- 1/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 3 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- white chocolate chips or white dipping chocolate (like CandiQuik)
- red food coloring
For the full recipe, click here.
Salted Caramel Candy Corn Bark
The Ingredients:
- 1 bag of waffle-style pretzels (author used about 75 for this recipe)
- 1 16-oz package vanilla CandiQuik coating
- 1 11-oz package caramel bits
- 1 9-oz bag candy corn M&M’s (or regular candy corn)
For the full recipe, click here.
Poison Toffee Apples
The Ingredients:
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cups water
- 1/2 cup liquid glucose/light corn syrup
- few drops black gel food colouring
- 6 Granny Smith apples (or 12 small apples)
For the full recipe, click here.
Ghostbusters Green Slime Popcorn
The Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 tbsp light corn syrup
- 2 heaping cups miniature marshmallows (or 12 large)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- green and yellow food coloring
- 8 cups popped popcorn
For the full recipe, click here.
Chocolate Chip Spider Cookies
The Ingredients:
- 2 cups plus 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 12 tbsp butter (1 1/2 sticks) melted and cooled until warm
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
For the full recipe, click here.
Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats
The Ingredients:
- 3 tbsp butter
- 10 oz marshmallows
- 6 cups Rice Krispie cereal
- yellow food coloring
- blue food coloring
- melted chocolate/candy coating
- candy eyes
For the full recipe, click here.
Reese’s Muddy Buddies
The Ingredients:
- 1 12.8-oz box chocolate flavored Chex cereal (about 8 cups)
- 1 cup roasted, lightly salted peanuts
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 16 oz chocolate CandiQuik
- 1 cup Reese’s peanut butter chips
- 1 8-oz bag Reese’s Minis
- 1 cup Reese’s Pieces
- 20 Reese’s Miniatures, halved
- additional peanuts, peanut butter chips and Reese’s as desired
For the full recipe, click here.
Spooky Chocolate Vanilla Oreo Fudge
The Ingredients:
For the chocolate layer:
- 1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips
- 1/2 can sweetened condensed milk (1/2 cup + 2 tbsp)
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp marshmallow cream
- 8 Halloween Oreo cookies, broken into chunks
For the vanilla layer:
- 1 1/2 cups white baking chips
- 1/2 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp marshmallow cream
- 5 tbsp sprinkles
- edible candy eyes
For the full recipe, click here.
Snickers Caramel Apple Salad
The Ingredients:
- 6 regular size Snickers candy bars
- 4 medium apples (author used Red Delicious)
- 1 5.1-oz package vanilla instant pudding
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 16-oz tub Cool Whip, thawed to room temp
- 1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping
For the full recipe, click here.
Vampire Cookies
The Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp almond extract
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- approx 1/2 cup red jam (raspberry, strawberry, etc.)
For the full recipe, click here.