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BATS BITES

BATS BITES

INGREDIENTS

1 (4 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
8 ounces soft , mild goat cheese at room temperature
1/4 cup pesto
2 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper
2 tablespoons poppy seeds
8 pitted olives sliced
32 peppercorns
32 triangular blue corn chips
or free-form wing shapes made from leftover tortillas from Ghost Chips

DIRECTION

Mash together cream cheese, goat cheese and pesto. Chill for 40 minutes.Shape mixture into 16 2-inch balls, about 1 heaping tsp. each. Roll in black pepper and poppy seeds to cover. Press two olive slices into balls for eyes and place peppercorns in centers for pupils.Insert chip on either side of ball for wings; serve.

CREEPY HALLOWEEN PARTY DISHES

Halloween dishes

Halloween dishes

SLIMY CUPCAKES

INGREDIENTS

Baked Cupcakes
Butter cream
Lime Green Coloring
Green Wilton Sparkle Gel
Candy Eyeballs

DIRECTION

Take required quantity of butter cream and dye it green. Beat the butter cream in your mixer for a little longer time to make it lighter in color. Add extract and mix well again. Then add a cup of powdered sugar and scrap down the sides. To reach the desired consistency add 1 tsp. of cream/milk. Using silicon spatula fold and smooth the butter cream. This will remove any extra pockets. Then frost cupcakes normally and squeeze a little “slime” on top of your cupcakes and keep the eyeballs on the top to decorate it for your Halloween.

slimy cupcake

slimy cupcake

HALLOWEEN KITTY CUPCAKE

 INGREDIENTS

½ Cup butter, softened to room temperature
2 eggs
1 Cup milk
1 tsp. white vinegar
1 ½ Cup flour
1 Cup sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/3 Cup cocoa powder
Chocolate chips
1 Cup of chocolate frosting

DIRECTION

Grease the cupcake tin and preheat the oven. Take a bowl and add ½ cup softened butter, sugar, milk. Add a small quantity of vinegar and beat until it becomes smooth. Take another bowl and add flour, salt, baking soda, cocoa powder and mix it well until all lumps are gone.Now pour the batter into the tin evenly and bake it for about 20 minutes. After the cupcakes become cool you can start decorating.

DECORATION

 Generously decorate the cupcakes with chocolate frosting. Use green chocolate candies to make the kitty’s eyes and valentine sprinkle hearts to make the nose. Use Wilton edible marker and draw the eyes onto the back of green chocolate candies.

kitty cupcakes

kitty cupcakes

SKELETON CUPCAKES

INGREDIENTS

1 box food cake mix
3 eggs
1/2 Cup oil
1 Cup sour cream
1/2 Cup milk
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 Cup butter
Cream cheese
2 tsp. vanilla extract
4 Cup powdered sugar
Sprinkles
Straws
White almond bark
Yogurt covered pretzels
Large marshmallows
Edible marker

DIRECTION

Line the pans with cupcake liners and preheat the oven. Take a large bowl, add the cake mix and remove the lumps. Then add the cake ingredients and stir until smooth. Fill it in cupcake liner and bake for 20 minutes and allow it cool. In another bowl add butter and cream and beat it well. Add vanilla extract and powdered sugar to get the desired consistency. Finally roll frosting in sprinkles. After the cupcakes are ready you can start making the skeleton. Cut the straws into 5-inch pieces. Take a straw and fill the melted almond bark and thread the pretzel. Repeat it to make the whole skeleton. To draw skeleton face, use edible marker and insert the straws in the cupcakes.

skeletoncupcakes

skeletoncupcakes

SPOOKY CALZONE SNAKE

 INGREDIENTS

1 Teaspoon white sugar
1 Cup warm water
1 Package active dry yeast
1 ½ tablespoon kosher salt
2 Tablespoon olive oil
3 Cups flour
1 Cup cheese
2 Cups mozzarella cheese
¼ Cup grated parmesan cheese
1 Package sliced pepperoni
1 Tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
½ Teaspoon Italian seasoning
½ Cup sliced black olives
½ Green bell pepper
½ Cup sliced mushrooms
1 Egg
1 Tablespoon water

DIRECTION

Take hot water and dissolve the sugar in a bowl fitted with dough hook. Next, take little amount of yeast and sprinkle it over the water and wait until the yeast gets soften. Add oil, salt, and flour, and mix it until it forms wet dough. Add extra flour and mix it till it forms like a ball. Knead for another 5 minutes until the dough becomes smooth and elastic. Oil a large bowl and place the dough in it. Cover it with a light cloth and keep it in a warm place for about one hour, till it is doubled in volume. Take ricotta, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses, pepperoni, parsley, Italian seasoning, olives, green pepper, and mushroom and combine it in a large bowl.

Preheat the oven and line a sheet with parchment paper. Put the dough and roll it into a long and flat size of about 9 inches wide and 30 inches long. Then, put the filling mixture on the center of the dough. Place the roll in the parchment paper in a long “S” shape. Mix egg and water and brush it over the calzone. Bake it for 35 minutes till the calzone becomes golden brown. Cool it and then cut into individual slices.

spooky snake

spooky snake

calzone snake

calzone snake

 

 

 

 

 

HALLOWEEN BLOODY BAKED RATS

INGREDIENTS                         

2 pounds ground beef
½  onion
1 egg
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1 packet meatloaf seasoning mix
1 cup cubed cheddar cheese
3 cans tomato sauce
1 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Uncooked spaghetti
½ carrot
1 tablespoon frozen green peas

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven. Take a large bowl and add ground beef, onion, egg, bread crumbs, and meatloaf seasoning and blend it well. Take the meat mixture and cover it around the cheese like a meatball. Make a point in one end and roll it between the hands to lengthen the body. Now, place it into a baking dish and insert spaghetti into the end to make its tail. In another bowl, stir tomato sauce, sugar, Worcestershire sauce. Preheat the oven and bake it for 45 minutes. Uncover the dish and bake it for another 30 minutes and decorate it with sauce. Heat the peas and carrots for 15 seconds. Move the rats to  the serving plates and press peas to make eyes and insert slices of carrots to make ears.

baked rats

baked rats

HALLOWEEN QUESADILLAS

INGREDIENTS

2 Sweet potatoes
6 tomato flavored tortillas
2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 can black beans
1 cup salsa
DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven. Cut sweet potatoes and bake it for about 45 minutes. Mash the potatoes in a bowl. Heat a pan and place a tortilla and warm it. Sprinkle 1/3 cup of Cheddar cheese and after it melts add the mashed sweet potatoes. After filling, fold the tortilla and keep it in oven.  Serve it topped with salsa.

Tina's halloween quesadillas

Tina’s halloween quesadillas

CHOCOLATE-CINNAMON SKELETON COOKIES

INGREDIENTS

1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
¾ cup cocoa powder
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
¾ tablespoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 sticks unsalted butter
1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
½ cup packed dark brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup confectioner’s sugar
1 tablespoon meringue powder
2 tablespoon water

DIRECTIONS

Add cocoa powder, flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt in a bowl. Add butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar till it becomes fluffy. Then, beat vanilla extract and egg for 2 minutes. Gradually add the flour until it becomes combined. Refrigerate it for one hour. Then, roll out dough into each disk in a parchment paper and refrigerate it again for 2 hours. Now, cut the dough into shapes to make cookies and bake them. Allow them to cool.

Beat confectioner’s sugar, meringue powder and water. Transfer it to plastic bags and pipe out the skulls and bones onto the cookies. Set it for 30 minutes. Make use of toothpick and decorate the skeleton with eyes, nose, and mouth. Add little water to the icing and make the outline of the skull.

cinnamon skeleton cookies

cinnamon skeleton cookies

skeleton cookies

skeleton cookies