Edible Eyeballs Halloween Food Idea

Edible Eyeballs Halloween Food Idea




This photo originally appeared in FamilyFun Magazine



Set out a platter of these creepy peepers and your Halloween party guests are bound to do a double-take.



Ingredients needed:
Carrots
Cream cheese
Pitted black olives


Preparation steps:

Simply slice carrots into 1-inch-thick chunks, top each with a blob of cream cheese and one half of a pitted black olive, and serve.

Idea shared from http://spoonful.com/recipes/edible-eyeballs
Enjoy

Deviled Eggs Halloween Idea

Deviled Eggs Halloween Idea



Preparation steps:

* Peel 6 hard-boiled eggs; halve lengthwise.
* In a bowl, mash the yolks, 1/4 cup mayo and 1 1/2 teaspoon sriracha.
* Spoon into the egg whites.
* From 1/2 red bell pepper, cut 12 triangle goatees and 24 triangle horns.
* Use capers for eyes and snipped chives for eyebrows.

Enjoy

Skull and Crossbones Cookie Pops Halloween Idea

Skull and Crossbones Cookie Pops Halloween Idea



Ingredients needed:

* 1 pouch of Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix
* 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour
* 1/2 cup butter, softened
* 1 egg
* 18 craft sticks (flat wooden sticks with round ends)
* 2 pouches of Betty Crocker Decorating Cookie white icing
* 1 pouch of decorating black icing

Preparation steps:

* In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, flour, butter and egg until dough forms. Shape dough into a ball; flatten slightly. Wrap dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
* Heat oven to 375 degrees. On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut with 3-inch skull and crossbones-shaped cookie cutter.
* On ungreased cookie sheet, place cutouts 2 inches apart. Insert craft stick halfway into center of each cookie.
* Bake 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely. Decorate cookies with white and black icing. Let stand until set.

Enjoy

Ultimate Scarecrow Halloween Idea

Ultimate Scarecrow Halloween Idea



Supplies needed:

* 24" (1/8") armature wire
* 7" clay flowerpot
* 2" x 4" cardboard
* Glue gun and hot glue
* 1/2" x 12" dowel
* 14" burlap circle
* Mod Podge
* 5" faux pumpkin
* 1/2 yd. orange jumbo rickrack
* String
* About 8 oz. natural raffia
* Small child's shirt
* Fiberfill stuffing
* Orange and black stiffened felt
* 3 colorful felt scraps
* 2 small wiggle eyes
* Faux sunflower

Steps to start scarecrow:

* Fold wire in half. At fold, bend back 1" and spread wire, making a V. Place V around hole in bottom of overturned pot. Glue cardboard over it to secure. Cut an X through cardboard where it covers pot's bottom hole and insert dowel through hole in pot; glue securely with 9" of dowel extending above pot.

Steps to give him a hat:

* On a sheet of wax paper, paint burlap with Mod Podge. When it dries, fit over top of the pumpkin, folding into shape. Hold it in place with string; glue on rickrack. Remove it from the pumpkin temporarily.

Steps to give him a body:

* Make 18 bunches of 15 raffia strands (10").
* Tie each bunch in the center and fold in half.
* Glue 8 bunches around pot at bottom with ends facing down.
* Button shirt around pot; insert wire through sleeves and add stuffing.
* Cut hem to expose raffia at bottom. Roll sleeves and bend wire ends inside, then glue raffia into sleeves.
* Cut 3" orange felt hands and glue to raffia. Stuff remaining raffia inside collar.

Steps to make him smile:

* For face and crow patterns, cut out different shapes from black felt.
* Glue face to pumpkin, pressing firmly to adhere.
* Cut a small hole in pumpkin's base.
* Make 6 raffia bundles, fold them in half and glue around pumpkin for hair (12" strands)
* Glue hat on top. When dry, slip pumpkin onto the dowel.
* For final touches, glue a few felt patches to shirt and add black felt strips for stitches.
* Glue eyes on crows, crows on figure, and sunflower to hat.

Enjoy

Ghost Sandwiches Halloween Idea

Ghost Sandwiches Halloween Idea



Ingredients needed:

* 1/2 cup + 16 milk chocolate chips
* 1/4 cup peanut butter
* 16 slices of country white bread
* 1/4 cup seedless strawberry jam

Preparation steps:

* Melt 1/2 cup of chocolate chips according to package directions: cool; stir in peanut butter until smooth.
* In separate bowl, stir jam until smooth.
* Using 4" x 3 7/8" ghost shaped cookie cutter, cut out 1 ghost from each bread slice, discarding scraps. Using small end of round pastry tip with 3/8" opening, cut out eyes and mouths from 8 ghosts.
* Spread each uncut ghost with 1 tablespoon of chocolate mixture, then 1 1/2 teaspoon of jam. Top each with cut-out ghosts, pressing lightly to make jam push up through holes. Insert remaining 16 chocolate chips into eyes.

This makes 8 sandwiches.

Enjoy!

Pumpkin Cheese Balls Halloween Idea

Pumpkin Cheese Balls Halloween Idea



Ingredients needed:

* 1 package of cream cheese, at room temperature (8 oz.)
* 2 3/4 cups finely shredded Cheddar cheese (12 oz.)
* 1 cup shredded pepper-jack cheese, 4 oz.
* 2 scallions, cut into pieces
* 1 teaspoon chili powder
* 32 grape tomatoes
* 16 sliced pitted black olives
* 1 rib of celery, cut into 1" x 1/8" pieces

Preparation steps to make cheese mixture:

* In food processor, combine cream cheese, 1 1/2 cups Cheddar cheese, Jack cheese, scallions and chili powder; process until smooth and scallions are finely chopped. Transfer to bowl; cover and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.

Preparation steps to shape balls:

* Chop remaining 1 1/4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese; transfer to plate. Shape 1 tablespoon of cream cheese around 1 tomato; roll in cheese.
* Repeat with remaining cream cheese mixture, tomatoes and Cheddar. For eyes and noses, cut olives into tiny triangles; press onto cheese balls. For stems, insert celery pieces.

This makes 32 cheese balls.

Enjoy

Witch's Hat Calzones Halloween Idea

Witch's Hat Calzones Halloween Idea



Ingredients needed:

* 3.5 ounce package of sliced pepperoni
* 1/2 of an 8 oz. package of cream cheese, softened
* 1/4 cup of finely shredded or grated Parmesan cheese
* 2 packages of refrigerated crescent-roll dough (approximately 8 ounces each)
* 1 egg, lightly beaten
* 1 tablespoon of water
* Optional toppings: Dried Italian seasoning, finely grated Parmesan cheese, crushed red pepper or warmed pizza sauce.

Preparation steps:

* Reserve 6 to 8 slices of pepperoni. Chop remaining pepperoni slices. In a small bowl, stir together chopped pepperoni, cream cheese, and the 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese until well combined. Set aside.
* Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Lightly grease an extra large baking sheet; set aside.
* On a lightly floured surface, unroll each package of crescent-roll dough. Separate dough into individual triangles. Place half the dough triangles on the prepared baking sheet. Place about 1 tablespoon of the pepperoni-cheese mixture in the center of each triangle. In a small bowl, stir together egg and water. Brush triangle edges with some of the egg mixture. Top with remaining triangles. Press triangle edges together to seal. Brush dough with egg mixture. Fold short edges of the dough triangles up, forming a hat brim. Prick the dough a few times with the tines of a fork.
* If desire, sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, and/or crushed red pepper. Cut reserved pieces of pepperoni into small stars, crescent moons, and/or small diamonds. Press onto dough for decoration.
* Bake for 10 minutes or until golden. Serve warm with pizza sauce if desired.

Enjoy
(makes 8 calzones)