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Dawn makes some of the best flavors that I have ever tasted.
Dawn makes some of the best flavors that I have ever tasted.
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blood-lollypops
Ingredients
2 cup Sugar
4 tbsp Light Light Corn Syrup
Red Food Coloring
White Popsicle Sticks
Makes about 12 lollipops
* 2 cups sugar
* 4 tbsp light corn syrup
* red food coloring
* white lollipops stick - you can find them at your local craft store.
You can even add flavor oils like peppermint or strawberry if you like.
How to make a lollipop. Vampire Blood Lollipops - Step 22
Getting the sugar melted
Bring sugar, corn syrup, and 1/4 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until all the sugar is dissolved completely. If you have a candy thermometer it will register 300 degrees to 310 degrees (hard-crack stage), 5 to 7 minutes.
While the sugar is boiling lay out your lollipop sticks onto a silicon baking mat (I put my baking mat onto a cookie sheet to make it easier to move around and a nice hard level surface.)
How to make a lollipop. Vampire Blood Lollipops - Step 33
The ice water bath
Once you have placed your lollipop sticks down - Fill a larger pot with ice water. When your sugar mixture is ready - 300 degrees to 310 degrees, immediately set the pan into ice-water bath to stop the cooking (syrup will steam vigorously - be careful of the steam it will be very hot!); let sit about 25 seconds. Swirl pan 1 minutes more to cool - it while still be bubbling, that's OK .
How to make a lollipop. Vampire Blood Lollipops - Step 44
Pour and add the blood
Working very quickly, pour syrup onto the silicon baking sheets, forming circles (2 to 31/2 inches in diameter) and spacing pours about 3 inches apart - then press in lollipop sticks. I went very randomly - wherever there was space I made a lollipop.
The fun part
With the red food coloring - squirt a few drops in to each lollipop (I would do one at a time to make it easier to work with), using one of the lollipop sticks drags the stick through some of the food coloring to get the desired look for the "blood". I add a few more drops to the blood coagulated look.
bat-truffles
Oreo Truffles
makes about 70-75 truffles
1 package Oreo Cookies
1 package cream cheese, at room temperature
1 package chocolate flavored Almond Bark
Remove cookies from the package and finely chop. (The best way is to put them in a chopper or food processor, but a blender works well, too.) Place the now cookie crumbs in a large bowl.
Remove room-temperature cream cheese from the foil and microwave for 20 seconds to make it extra creamy and easier to work with. Combine the cream cheese with the cookie crumbs and stir till well combined. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Remove the bowl from the fridge and cover a cookie sheet with wax paper. Form the mixture into small balls (a little smaller than a gum ball) and place on the wax paper. Fill the cookie sheet with the balls and place in the freezer for 10 minutes to become firm.
While the pan is in the freezer, fill a saucepan about 1/3 full of water and heat on the stove top on medium-high. As the water begins to boil, place a glass bowl over the sauce pan and place three squares of Almond bark in the bowl to melt.
Once the chocolate is melted, begin adding the little balls to the chocolate and coating each one all around. Place the balls back on the wax paper to cool and dry. A spoon becomes very helpful for this part! When you run out of melted chocolate, rinse out the bowl and wipe it dry, then add more chocolate and begin the double boiler melting process again for the rest of the balls. Drizzle with melted white chocolate, add sprinkles or chopped pecans, or leave them as they are!
Place the prepared truffles in the fridge to keep them cool. Keep the truffles refrigerated till you need them. These little guys are going to make you very popular.
Enjoy!.
You will need:
Chocolate
edible eyes
mini chocolate chips
wax paper
a Ziploc bag
Draw out a few small wing shapes onto a piece of paper. Lay some wax paper over the top and tape it to the table top. Melt a small amount of chocolate according to the package and transfer to a Ziploc bag. Snip a small corner off of the bag and pipe the chocolate following the stencil. Allow to set for a few minutes, or speed up the process by tossing them into the fridge. Ok maybe set them gently in there. Tossing could cause problems.
Next is the fun part. Melt a larger portion of chocolate. Dip each of your prepared truffles (one at a time) into the melted goodness and quickly apply the wings, eyes, and mini chocolate chips for the ears. Let them set up before handling too much.
Snickerdoodle Cookie Pizza
ingredients
COOKIE PIZZA:
Cooking spray
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon sea salt
3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
3 large egg yolks
2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
RASPBERRY DRIZZLE:
1 pound fresh raspberries
2 tablespoons vodka
1/4 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
Pinch kosher salt
PIZZA TOPPINGS:
2 cups chocolate ganache or store-bought chocolate fudge
3/4 cup chopped brownie
1/2 cup fresh mixed berries
1/4 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 teaspoon fleur de sel or sea salt
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 14-inch round baking pan with parchment and spray with cooking spray.
For the pizza: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt and cream of tartar. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter and 1 cup sugar. Beat on high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the egg yolks and vanilla and beat until combined. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the flour and mix until just combined.
Transfer the dough to the prepared baking pan and spread into the pan, leaving a 1-inch gap around the edge (to allow for spreading). In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon and the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Sprinkle over the dough. Bake until the cookie is brown at the edges, 12 to 18 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Meanwhile, make the raspberry drizzle: Combine the raspberries, vodka, thyme and pinch of salt in a blender or food processor and pulse until smooth. Strain and store in the refrigerator until needed.
Before serving, spread the cookie with chocolate ganache, leaving about 1-inch border. Scatter the brownie pieces, berries and chocolate chips on top of the pizza. Spoon about 1/4 cup raspberry drizzle over the top (reserving remaining drizzle for another use). Sprinkle with sea salt. Serve immediately.
This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
ingredients
COOKIE PIZZA:
Cooking spray
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon sea salt
3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
3 large egg yolks
2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
RASPBERRY DRIZZLE:
1 pound fresh raspberries
2 tablespoons vodka
1/4 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
Pinch kosher salt
PIZZA TOPPINGS:
2 cups chocolate ganache or store-bought chocolate fudge
3/4 cup chopped brownie
1/2 cup fresh mixed berries
1/4 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 teaspoon fleur de sel or sea salt
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 14-inch round baking pan with parchment and spray with cooking spray.
For the pizza: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt and cream of tartar. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter and 1 cup sugar. Beat on high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the egg yolks and vanilla and beat until combined. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the flour and mix until just combined.
Transfer the dough to the prepared baking pan and spread into the pan, leaving a 1-inch gap around the edge (to allow for spreading). In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon and the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Sprinkle over the dough. Bake until the cookie is brown at the edges, 12 to 18 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Meanwhile, make the raspberry drizzle: Combine the raspberries, vodka, thyme and pinch of salt in a blender or food processor and pulse until smooth. Strain and store in the refrigerator until needed.
Before serving, spread the cookie with chocolate ganache, leaving about 1-inch border. Scatter the brownie pieces, berries and chocolate chips on top of the pizza. Spoon about 1/4 cup raspberry drizzle over the top (reserving remaining drizzle for another use). Sprinkle with sea salt. Serve immediately.
This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
Bloody Good Milkshake Shots
Bloody Good Milkshake Shots
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup strawberries
2 tablespoons sugar
Dark chocolate syrup
Purée the strawberries and sugar in the blender until completely smooth. Set aside. Add ice cream and milk to a clean blender and pulse until smooth.
Pour one to two teaspoons of strawberry purée into each shot glass. Carefully fill the remainder of the glass with the milkshake. Rim the edge with the dark chocolate syrup.
Bloody Good Milkshake Shots
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup strawberries
2 tablespoons sugar
Dark chocolate syrup
Purée the strawberries and sugar in the blender until completely smooth. Set aside. Add ice cream and milk to a clean blender and pulse until smooth.
Pour one to two teaspoons of strawberry purée into each shot glass. Carefully fill the remainder of the glass with the milkshake. Rim the edge with the dark chocolate syrup.
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Spooky Bat Cookies
Ingredients
24 round chewy caramels in milk chocolate (from 12-oz bag), unwrapped
1 package (16 oz) Pillsbury™ Ready To Bake!™ refrigerated chocolate chip cookies (24 cookies)
24 chocolate wafer cookies, broken in half
12 black gumdrops, cut in half lengthwise
48 red mini candy-coated chocolate candies
1 Heat oven to 350°F. Press 1 caramel into center of each cookie dough round, and shape into a ball to cover caramel completely. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart.
2 Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned on edges and set. Immediately insert chocolate wafer halves into cookie at an angle for bat wings. Press gumdrops and red candies on cookie for eyes as shown.
3 Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
4 Decorate....
Spooky Bat Cookies
Ingredients
24 round chewy caramels in milk chocolate (from 12-oz bag), unwrapped
1 package (16 oz) Pillsbury™ Ready To Bake!™ refrigerated chocolate chip cookies (24 cookies)
24 chocolate wafer cookies, broken in half
12 black gumdrops, cut in half lengthwise
48 red mini candy-coated chocolate candies
1 Heat oven to 350°F. Press 1 caramel into center of each cookie dough round, and shape into a ball to cover caramel completely. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart.
2 Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned on edges and set. Immediately insert chocolate wafer halves into cookie at an angle for bat wings. Press gumdrops and red candies on cookie for eyes as shown.
3 Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
4 Decorate....
Blood-Orange Cocktails
1 1/2 cups fresh blood-orange juice (from 7 to 8 blood oranges), chilled
6 tablespoons Solerno or other blood-orange liqueur
Combine blood-orange juice and liqueur in a large pitcher. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Pour into test tubes or small glasses.
Shrunken Heads in Cider
INGREDIENTS
2 cups lemon juice
2 tablespoons coarse salt
8 large Granny Smith apples
32 whole cloves
2 gallons apple cider
2 (12-ounce) cans frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
2 cups spiced rum (optional)
STEP 1
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. In a medium bowl, mix together lemon juice and salt; set aside.
STEP 2
Peel apples and cut each in half through the stem; remove seeds and core. Using a sharp paring knife, carve a face, as desired, on the rounded side of each apple half. Place apples in lemon mixture for one minute; transfer to paper towels to drain.
STEP 3
Place apples, face-side up on prepared baking sheet and transfer to oven. Let bake until apples are dry and begin to brown around the edges, about 90 minutes. Remove apples from baking sheets and press cloves into the "eye" sockets.
STEP 4
Combine cider, lemonade, and rum (if using) in a large punchbowl; float shrunken heads on top.
INGREDIENTS
2 cups lemon juice
2 tablespoons coarse salt
8 large Granny Smith apples
32 whole cloves
2 gallons apple cider
2 (12-ounce) cans frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
2 cups spiced rum (optional)
STEP 1
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. In a medium bowl, mix together lemon juice and salt; set aside.
STEP 2
Peel apples and cut each in half through the stem; remove seeds and core. Using a sharp paring knife, carve a face, as desired, on the rounded side of each apple half. Place apples in lemon mixture for one minute; transfer to paper towels to drain.
STEP 3
Place apples, face-side up on prepared baking sheet and transfer to oven. Let bake until apples are dry and begin to brown around the edges, about 90 minutes. Remove apples from baking sheets and press cloves into the "eye" sockets.
STEP 4
Combine cider, lemonade, and rum (if using) in a large punchbowl; float shrunken heads on top.
4 ounces vodka
2 ounces Rosemary-Lemon Syrup
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Licorice Ice Cubes
Combine vodka, syrup, and juice in a cocktail shaker, stir to combine. Add seltzer, and divide between two glasses filled with licorice ice cubes. Serve immediately.
Spooky spider eggs
After making deviled eggs, cut pitted black olives in half lengthwise and nestles one half on top of an egg for the body, and then cut the other half crosswise into thin slices to form the creepy legs.
After making deviled eggs, cut pitted black olives in half lengthwise and nestles one half on top of an egg for the body, and then cut the other half crosswise into thin slices to form the creepy legs.
The Ghoul's Green Drink
2 cups ice, or as needed
1/2 (2 liter) bottle caffeinated citrus-flavored soda (such as Mountain Dew®)
1/4 cup lime juice
1 cup lime sherbet, or to taste
Place ice in a large punch bowl. Pour in the citrus-flavored soda and lime juice. Stir in the lime sherbet.
Pink Brain Shooter
1 brain-shaped gelatin mold
4 (3 ounce) packages peach flavored Jell-O® mix
3 cups boiling water
1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups peach schnapps
4 drops blue food coloring
2 drops red food coloring
2 teaspoons water
Lightly oil a brain-shaped gelatin mold.
Stir the peach gelatin mix with boiling water in a bowl to dissolve the gelatin. Allow to cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes. Mix in the evaporated milk and peach schnapps; pour into the prepared mold. Refrigerate until set, 4 to 6 hours.
To decorate, dip the mold in very warm water (don't let the water enter the top of the mold) to loosen; invert the mold on a serving platter and lift to leave the brain in place. Mix blue and red food coloring in a small bowl with 2 teaspoons of water. Use a small clean paintbrush to paint the coloring into the grooves of the brain. Return the brain to the refrigerator until the food coloring sets. Serve cold.
Pond Scum
1 (2 liter) bottle grape soda
1 (2 liter) bottle orange soda
1 quart lime sherbet
Pour grape and orange soda into a punch bowl. Scoop small portions of lime sherbet into the soda mixture. Let the sherbet melt into a foamy green layer on top.
1 (2 liter) bottle grape soda
1 (2 liter) bottle orange soda
1 quart lime sherbet
Pour grape and orange soda into a punch bowl. Scoop small portions of lime sherbet into the soda mixture. Let the sherbet melt into a foamy green layer on top.
Brains in a Jar Cake
Youll need:
Small jars I buy a box of half pint canning jars, but you can buy bigger ones if thats what suits your fancy.
Seedless Raspberry Jam Because blood doesnt have seeds in it, mmmkay?
Pink cake I used strawberry but you could color white batter if you prefer. I baked mine in a large jelly roll pan so it would be thin, but you could bake it in 9 x 13 or do cupcakes and cut them in half.
Frosting I made my own using THIS easy recipe. Just add a few drops of pink and a tiny drop of black to get that pinky grey color.
Piping bag fitted with a #5 round tip (You can buy these at Michaels, Walmart or here on Amazon for about $1.)
Once your cake is cooled, cut a circle of cake the size of your jar. I used a round biscuit cutter, but you could also use another jar or a small glass.
Spoon some raspberry jam over the cake, covering the surface and making sure it reaches the edges of the jar.
Put some frosting in your piping bag. Hold the bag at a 90 degree angle and squiggle the frosting along the edges of the jar. It doesnt have to be perfect, just squeeze and make a zig zag motion along the inside of the glass.
Brains in a Jar Cupcakes! Fun Food Halloween Party Recipe with Free Printables. LivingLocurto.com
It should look like this. With a smaller glass or cutter, cut a piece of cake small enough to rest in the center of the brain frosting. Place the piece of cake in the middle.
Brains in a Jar Cupcakes! Fun Food Halloween Party Recipe with Free Printables. LivingLocurto.com
See? That way you dont go hurting your hand trying to pipe frosting all in the center. Holding the piping bag at a 90 degree angle again, loosely squeeze frosting all over the top of the cake. Just let it squiggle all over.
Youll need:
Small jars I buy a box of half pint canning jars, but you can buy bigger ones if thats what suits your fancy.
Seedless Raspberry Jam Because blood doesnt have seeds in it, mmmkay?
Pink cake I used strawberry but you could color white batter if you prefer. I baked mine in a large jelly roll pan so it would be thin, but you could bake it in 9 x 13 or do cupcakes and cut them in half.
Frosting I made my own using THIS easy recipe. Just add a few drops of pink and a tiny drop of black to get that pinky grey color.
Piping bag fitted with a #5 round tip (You can buy these at Michaels, Walmart or here on Amazon for about $1.)
Once your cake is cooled, cut a circle of cake the size of your jar. I used a round biscuit cutter, but you could also use another jar or a small glass.
Spoon some raspberry jam over the cake, covering the surface and making sure it reaches the edges of the jar.
Put some frosting in your piping bag. Hold the bag at a 90 degree angle and squiggle the frosting along the edges of the jar. It doesnt have to be perfect, just squeeze and make a zig zag motion along the inside of the glass.
Brains in a Jar Cupcakes! Fun Food Halloween Party Recipe with Free Printables. LivingLocurto.com
It should look like this. With a smaller glass or cutter, cut a piece of cake small enough to rest in the center of the brain frosting. Place the piece of cake in the middle.
Brains in a Jar Cupcakes! Fun Food Halloween Party Recipe with Free Printables. LivingLocurto.com
See? That way you dont go hurting your hand trying to pipe frosting all in the center. Holding the piping bag at a 90 degree angle again, loosely squeeze frosting all over the top of the cake. Just let it squiggle all over.
Severed Hand Sangria
ingredients
1 Latex glove
Filtered water (enough to fill latex glove)
2 bottles Dry red wine
3 cups Sparkling water
3 cups Freshly squeezed orange juice
3 oz Brandy (or Cointreau)
3 tbsp Brown sugar
2 Fresh oranges, thinly sliced
2 Fresh pink grapefruit, thinly sliced
2 Fresh lemons, thinly sliced
2 Fresh limes, thinly sliced
1 cup natural sour cherries in syrup
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Shkiaffing It Together:
The night before the party, fill a few latex gloves with some filtered water, tie them up like you would a balloon and freeze overnight.
In a big punch bowl combine red wine, sparkling water, orange juice, brandy, brown sugar, fruit slices, and sour cherry syrup. Stir and add 1 frozen ice-hand, latex glove removed.
ingredients
1 Latex glove
Filtered water (enough to fill latex glove)
2 bottles Dry red wine
3 cups Sparkling water
3 cups Freshly squeezed orange juice
3 oz Brandy (or Cointreau)
3 tbsp Brown sugar
2 Fresh oranges, thinly sliced
2 Fresh pink grapefruit, thinly sliced
2 Fresh lemons, thinly sliced
2 Fresh limes, thinly sliced
1 cup natural sour cherries in syrup
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Shkiaffing It Together:
The night before the party, fill a few latex gloves with some filtered water, tie them up like you would a balloon and freeze overnight.
In a big punch bowl combine red wine, sparkling water, orange juice, brandy, brown sugar, fruit slices, and sour cherry syrup. Stir and add 1 frozen ice-hand, latex glove removed.
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