Halloween BOO Snack Tin

Halloween BOO Snack Tin

Servings: Enough For a Party or Gift Giving

Comments:

There are several ways to Halloween Snack Heaven and they all can be

placed in a brightly decorated tin or pail. Give these great halloween

treats to friends and family, or bring to work for your Halloween party

as festive and cheery snacks. Fill the tins with lots of goodies, and

use your imagination to delight the tastes of all who snack on these

Halloween treats.

Ingredients:

What You'll Need To Make Your Halloween Boo Tin:

A Halloween Decorated Tin or Pail with Handle

(or decorate your own tin or pail with a Halloween Design)

Cardboard, medium thickness

Wax or Parchment Paper

Cellophane Paper, either clear or colored

Orange and/or Black Ribbon

String

Large, strong elastic bands, if needed

Ideas For Ingredients To Fill Tin or Pail With:

Small Pretzels, plain or flavored

Choclate Pretzels

Popcorn, plain or flavored

Cheese flavored Popcorn

Chocolate Drizzled Caramel Popcorn

M&M's Candies

Combination of different types of nuts

Chocolate-covered raisins (or other chocolate

covered fruit), and/or chocolate covered nuts

Instructions:

How To Prepare Snack Tin or Pail:

Make sure the tin or pail you are using is clean, (washed and dried).

Cut a piece of wax paper or parchment paper to fit inside the bottom of

tin or pail. Place paper inside bottom of tin or pail.

Cut pieces of cardboard to use to divide sections for the different

snack ingredients.

Wrap each snack ingredient (such as pretzels, etc.) in cellophane, and

tightly tie cellophane with sting or ribbon.

Place each ingredient (after being placed in cellophane) inside each

compartment of tin or pail that you have made with cardboard to divide

each snack type with.

Cover top of tin or pail with cellophane and secure cellophane around

the sides of tin or pail with elastic or string, or ribbon. Tie or place

orange or black ribbon (or bow if desired) on top or around tin or pail,

or place bow on handle of pail.

Comments:

When kids come "Trick or Treating", have the tin conviently placed

inside near your front door to have ready for a quick snack for the very

hungry little "Trick or Treaters".

Give as gifts to friends, family or neighbors on Halloween, or bring to

a Halloween party for guests to snack on.

TIP: Try to find a 2 gallon tin or pail to use for these snacks. A 2

gallon tin will hold quite alot of these Halloween treats.

Chocolate Spiderweb Snaps

Chocolate Spiderweb Snaps

Makes 72.

1 1/4 cups shortening

2 cups granulated sugar

4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted

2 eggs

1/3 cup light corn syrup

2 1/2 tablespoons water

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Frosting

6 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

6 tablespoons warm water

Paste food coloring

Cream shortening. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed of an

electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add melted chocolate, eggs, corn

syrup, water and vanilla extract. Mix well.

Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture, beating

just until blended. Shape dough into two 12-inch rolls. Wrap in wax

paper. Chill several hours.

Unwrap rolls, and cut into 1/4-inch slices. Place on ungreased cookie

sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on cookie

sheets 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Spread frosting over cookies to within 1/8 inch of edge. Let stand until

frosting sets.

Place chocolate morsels in top of a double boiler; bring water to a

boil. Reduce heat to low. Cook until chocolate melts. Let stand until

almost cool but not set. Spoon melted chocolate into decorating bag

fitted with metal tip No. 2. For round pattern, pipe chocolate in 5 or 6

circles around top of cookie. Pull the point of a wooden pick across

chocolate circles from the center to the outer edge. Repeat 8 or 10

times, spacing evenly across top of cookie. For linear pattern, pipe

chocolate in parallel lines, about 1/4-inch apart, across top of cookie.

Pull the point of a wooden pick diagonally across lines. Let stand at

room temperature until chocolate is firm.

Frosting: Mix enough confectioners' sugar and enough water to make

frosting a spreading consistency, stirring well. Color as desired with a

very small amount of past food coloring.

NOTE: Dough may be frozen up to 3 months. Slice dough while frozen, and

bake as directed.

Bleeding Cupcakes

Bleeding Cupcakes

From the kitchen of Martin James ~ Copenhagen, Denmark

I have served them warm over the past few years, using a dark chocolate

cupcake with a warm fudge sauce frosting and when people bit into the

warm cupcakes the filling literally oozed out of the cupcake and looked

like blood. It was really really disgusting. Of course, everyone loved

it and the cupcakes tasted marvelous. This recipe works equally well

with any flavor of homemade or boxed cupcake mix. The filling recipe

doubles and halves easily, so if you are using a non-standard cake, make

sure to adjust your recipe. Chocolate chips, shredded chocolate, or

butterscotch chips can be used instead of the white chocolate chunks.

1 egg

8 ounces softened cream cheese

1/3 cup granulated sugar

Red food coloring or frosting tint

6 ounce white chocolate chunks

1 recipe homemade or boxed cake batter

Heat the oven to the specified temperature in your cupcake recipe. Line

muffin tins with foil or paper liners.

Mix together the filling before mixing together the batter. Beat the egg

in a medium bowl. Beat in the softened cream cheese and mix until

smooth. Add the sugar and mix until smooth. Add the coloring until the

desired color is reached. Make the color several shades darker than the

desired end result as the color will lighten as it bakes. Fold in the

white chocolate chunks. Prepare the cupcake batter. Fill the cups 2/3

full with the cake batter. Place about 1 1/2 teaspoonsful of the filling

in the center of each cupcake. Bake, cool, and frost as directed in the

cupcake recipe.

Hocus Pocus Potion

Hocus Pocus Potion

(Makes 2 Drinks)

1 oz. Captain Morgan Spiced Rum

1 oz. Blue Curacao

1 1/2 oz. Midori

1 oz. Malibu Rum

8 oz. Pineapple Juice

Splash of Sweet& Sour

Ice

Halloween decor, for garnish

In a picture of ice, add all liquids. Stir to combine and strain into tall

beverage glass. Top with your favorite ghoulish decor!

Pumpkin Pie Shooter (Halloween)

Pumpkin Pie Shooter (Halloween)

1/2 oz. butterscotch Schnapps

1/2 oz. orange Curacao

3/4 oz. Irish cream liqueur

Whipped cream and pumpkin pie spice for garnish

Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add butterscotch Schnapps and orange Curacao. Shake vigorously for 5 to 10 seconds. Strain into a shot glass. Slowly pour Irish cream over back of a spoon so that it runs down the side of glass and floats on top of Schnapps mixture. Garnish with whipped cream and pumpkin pie spice, if desired. Makes 1 serving.

Source: Celebrate!