Halloween Recipes

Spider Eggs - regular deviled eggs with the addition of spiders made of black olives - a half-olive for the body and olive slivers for the legs.

Witches Brew - Betty Crocker

1 quart lime sherbet, slightly softened

1 container (12 oz) frozen limeade, thawed

1 bottle (1 liter) ginger ale

Gummy worm candies, if desired

Lime slices, if desired

• 1 - In punch bowl, mix sherbet, limeade and ginger ale.
• 2 - Pour into glasses. Garnish each glass with candy and lime slices. Serve immediately.

Bubbly Black Punch with Wormy Ice Ring - Betty Crocker

1 cup gummy candy worms

4 cups green berry rush kiwi-strawberry fruit punch (from 128-oz container)

2 cans (12 oz each) orange-flavored carbonated beverage

2 cans (12 oz each) grape-flavored carbonated beverage

1 can (11.5 oz) frozen grape juice concentrate, thawed

3 cans (12 ounces each) sparkling mineral water

• Step 1 - In bottom of 6-cup ring mold, scatter most of candy worms. Pour fruit punch over candy, filling to within 1 inch of top (candy worms will float to top). Place remaining candy worms over edge of mold. Freeze 5 to 6 hours or until solid.
• Step 2 - Just before serving, in 3-quart or larger punch bowl, mix both carbonated beverages and thawed juice concentrate.
• Step 3 - Dip outside of ring mold in hot water until ice ring is loosened. Remove ice ring; place in punch so gummy worms are visible.

Howling Wings

Sweet and spice caramel chipotle basting

Witches' Broom Snacks - Betty Crocker

12 thin pretzel sticks (2 1/4 inch) 

1/4 cup sharp process Cheddar cheese spread (from 5-oz jar) 

12 baked whole-grain wheat crackers 

• 1 On end of each pretzel stick, shape 1 teaspoon cheese spread into 1-inch ball.
• 2 With sharp knife, cut each cracker into long pieces. Press cracker pieces into cheese to resemble broom. Serve immediately, or refrigerate up to 3 hours before serving. (more than three hours and the crackers/pretzels will get soggy)

Melting Witch Pudding Cups- Betty Crocker

Melting Witch Pudding Cups

1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips 

1 teaspoon shortening 

8 Bugles® original snacks 

1 box (4-serving size) white chocolate instant pudding and pie filling mix 

4 cups cold milk 

1 box (4-serving size) chocolate fudge instant pudding and pie filling mix 

6 drops green food color 

8 creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies or chocolate covered mint patties

8 pretzel sticks 

1 tablespoon Fiber One® cereal or chow mein noodles, pieces broken in half 

16 gummi worm candies 

• 1 Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and shortening on High 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until melted; stir until smooth. To make tops of witch hats, dip snacks, one at a time, into melted coating, letting excess drip off. Place point up on cookie sheet. Let stand until coating is set.
• 2 Prepare white chocolate pudding with 2 cups of the milk as directed on box. Prepare chocolate fudge pudding with remaining 2 cups milk as directed on box. Stir green food color into white chocolate pudding until well blended.
• 3 For each pudding cup, spoon 2 tablespoons of the green pudding into bottom of 4-ounce clear plastic cup or serving dish; top with 2 tablespoons of the chocolate fudge pudding. Repeat with each flavor to form four layers. With handle of spoon, gently swirl the two top layers. Insert cookie in pudding; top with chocolate-coated Bugle® to resemble witch hat. Insert tip of pretzel stick into pudding with a few pieces of cereal sprinkled at the base to resemble a broom. Insert ends of 2 gummi worm candies into pudding and hang over edge to resemble the witch’s legs.

Crescent Mummy Dogs

Mad Scientist Stew

Tomato Soup with Bat Croutons

Mummy Wrap Lasagna

Halloween Pizza - Just before serving, top slices of pizza with cheese slices cut into Halloween shapes with appropriate cookie cutters.

Pasta with Monster Mushroom Sauce -

Tarantula Tacos -

Baked Eyeball Eggs -

Rotten Apples - regular baked apples with cinamon, brown sugar, etc. but with the skins left on (always less than attractive) and just enough blue food coloring to make sure they look awful.

Tombstone Cupcakes - stick appropriately decorated "ladyfinger" cookes into the cupcakes as tombstone.

Moldy Cookies aka Grinch Cookies aka Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Betty Crocker version:

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon mint extract

6 to 8 drops green food color

1 egg

1 cup creme de menthe baking chips

1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks

• Step 1 - Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, extract, food color and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in creme de menthe baking chips and chocolate chunks.
• Step 2 - Using small cookie scoop or teaspoon, drop dough 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Step 3 - Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool 3 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Serve warm or cool completely. Store tightly covered at room temperature.

Blood-and-Guts Cookies aka Cran-Pistachio Cookies

Betty Crocker version:

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix 

1 box (4-serving size) pistachio instant pudding and pie filling mix

1/4 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted

2 eggs

1 cup dry-roasted salted pistachio nuts, chopped

1/2 cup dried cranberries, chopped

• Step 1 - Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir together cookie mix, pudding mix and flour. Stir in melted butter and eggs until soft dough forms. Add pistachios and cranberries; mix well.
• Step 2 - Using small cookie scoop or teaspoon, drop dough 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press with fingers to slightly flatten.
• Step 3 - Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered at room temperature.