Creepy Gross Halloween Treats - Eerie Eyed Mint Cocoa

For a Halloween party you are always looking out for Creepy Gross Halloween Treats. These are very suitable for kids and not so gross that it will make all your little guests sick!

Eerie Eyed Mint Cocoa

What You Need:

• 8 C of milk, divided
• 1 C mint chocolate chips
• 1 C instant hot cocoa mix
• 16 large marshmallows
• 16 Crows candies
• 16 lollipop sticks

How to Make It:

1. Pour 1 C of milk into a saucepan and place the pan over low heat.
2. Stir in the chocolate chips and hot cocoa mix.
3. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes or until the chips has completely melted.
4. Add the remaining milk and stir to blend in well.
5. Cook 5 minutes or until the milk is hot.
6. Cut a slit into the top of each of the marshmallows.
7. Insert 1 piece of candy into each of the marshmallows slits.
8. Insert 1 lollipop stick into the bottom of each marshmallow.
9. Pour the hot cocoa into mugs.
10. Place 2 of the prepared eyes into each cup just before serving.

Halloween can be a cold gloomy nigh and a cup of hot cocoa can really hit the spot.  All ages will get a kick out of these eerie cups of cocoa and they are one of the simplest Halloween treats to create.

Makes 8 servings

Preparation Time:  approximately 10 minutes

Cooking Time:  approximately 10 minutes

Total Time:  approximately 20 minutes

These eyes look pretty spooky in these Creepy Gross Halloween Treats!

Quick And Easy Halloween Treats

Here are a few recipes for Quick And Easy Halloween Treats. With these at your kid's Halloween Trick Or Treat Party there will be no lack of fun. Try these quick And Easy Halloween Treats.

Strawberry Rice Mini Rounds

What You Need:

• 1/4 C creamy peanut butter
• 1 t honey
• 3 fresh strawberries, cleaned and stems removed
• 24 mini rice cakes

How to Make It:

1. Place the peanut butter into a small mixing bowl.
2. Add the honey and stir until well combined.
3. Cut each strawberry into 4 equal slices.
4. Spread the peanut butter mixture onto one side of each rice cake.
5. Place a strawberry onto 12 of the prepared rice cakes.
6. Top each strawberry with another rice cake peanut butter side down.

These are fun little snacks to set out on a Halloween table for the kids to munch on during the party. If you prefer crunch peanut butter may be used and bananas may used in place of the strawberries.

Makes 6 servings

Total Time: approximately 15 minutes

Nutritional Information (approximately values per 2 rounds):
Calories 11; fat 6 g; sodium 75 mg; carbohydrates 10 g; sugar 2 g; protein 3 g

Oh So Gooey Nachos

What You Need:

• 8 graham crackers
• 3/4 C of milk chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 C of mini marshmallows

How to Make It:

1. Preset the oven to broil and allow the broiler to preheat.
2. Break each of the graham crackers into 4 squares.
3. Place the graham cracker pieces in a 9 inch aluminum pie plate.
4. Sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the graham crackers.
5. Layer the marshmallows evenly over the chocolate chips.
6. Place the pie plate in the oven 6 inches from heat.
7. Broil 45 seconds or until the marshmallows are lightly browned and puffy.

Watch your nachos closely to ensure they don’t burn under the broiler.  Never use a glass pan when making these nachos as it may break under the intense heat of the broiler.

Makes 4 servings

Preparation Time:  approximately 10 minutes

Broiling Time:  approximately 45 seconds

Total Time:  approximately 10 minutes 45 seconds

Nutritional Information:(approximate values per serving):

Calories 340; fat 12 g; sodium 190 mg; carbohydrates 55 g; sugars 40 g; protein 4 g

the next recipe is quick to make although it does need 4 hours to freeze. So even though it does qualify for a recipe for Quick And Easy Halloween Treats!

Ice Spider Punch

What You Need:

• 12 gummy spiders
• 1 vinyl glove
• 1 gallon green fruit punch, chilled
• 2 (1 liter bottles) ginger ale
• 1 qt raspberry sherbet

How to Make It:

1. Fill an ice cube tray 2/3 full of water.
2. Add a gummy spider to each second of the ice cube tray.
3. Place in the freezer for 4 hours or until completely frozen.
4. Fill the vinyl glove with water and tie the end closed.
5. Freeze the glove for 4 hours or until solid.
6. Pour the fruit punch into a 7 qt. punch bowl.
7. Stir in the ginger ale until well combined.
8. Add the raspberry sherbet.
9. Place the frozen spider cubes into the punch.
10. Lay the frozen hand in the middle.

Kids love the scary aspect of this punch along with its great taste.  Use any type of fruit punch you like and lemon lime soda can be used in place of the ginger ale if you prefer.

Makes 32 servings

Preparation Time:approximately 10 minutes

Freezing Time:approximately 4 hours

Total Time:approximately 4 hours 10 minutes

Well I hope you enjoy these Quick And Easy Halloween Treats

Quick And Easy Halloween Treats - Green Monster Toes

With Quick And Easy Halloween Treats, you can have the treats for your children's trick-or-treat party in no time. Here is one of our Quick And Easy Halloween Treats that is so easy you cannot believe it.

What You Need:

• 12 oz. white candy coating, chopped
• Green paste food coloring
• 22 peanut butter filled oblong sandwich cookies
• 11 miniature Tootsie rolls, cut in half lengthwise

How to Make It:

1. Place the candy coating into a microwave save bowl.
2. Heat the candy on high for 1 minute.
3. Remove and stir.
4. If the candy is not completely melted and smooth continue heating at 30 second intervals, stirring after each time until melted and smooth.
5. Add enough green paste food coloring to reach the desired color.
6. Dip each cookie into the green frosting until completely coated, letting any excess drip back into the bowl.
7. Place the coated cookies on wax paper.
8. Press half of a Tootsie roll into the top of each cookie to form a nail.
9. Let the cookies stand for 15 minutes or until the coating has hardened.

These no bake simple cookies take very little time to make and even less time to eat. The kids will love them and so will the adults. There so simple to make even the kids can join in the cooking fun.

Makes 22 cookies

Preparation Time: approximately 10 minutes
Cooking Time: approximately 1 minute
Cooling Time: approximately 15 minutes
Total Time: approximately 26 minutes

Make these Quick And Easy Halloween Treats for the kids. They will have a very good time at their party eating them!

Halloween Recipes For Children - Halloween Oatmeal Cookie Triangles

Here are some more Halloween Recipes For Children. Some of the ingredients are healthy, so at least the children are eating something with a little nutritional value. I think this is the best kind of Halloween Recipes For Children. I hope your kids will enjoy it!

Halloween Oatmeal Cookie Triangles

What You Need: C butter, softened to room temperature

• 3/4 C brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 t vanilla extract
• 1 C of flour
• 1 C quick cooking oats
• 1/2 t baking powder
• 1/2 t baking soda
• 1/4 t salt
• 1 (12.6 oz.) bag of Halloween M&M’s
• 1/2 C chopped pecans
• 1/4 C sweet coconut, flaked

How to Make It:

1. Preset the oven temperature to 350 degrees.
2. Generously spray a 12 inch pizza pan with a non stick cooking spray.
3. Place the softened butter in a small mixing bowl.
4. Add the brown sugar and beat on low speed until creamy.
5. Bread the egg in the bowl and add the vanilla.
6. Beat on medium speed until well combined.
7. Stir in the oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt until blended in well.
8. Stir in 1 C of the M&M candies.
9. Press the batter onto the prepared pizza pan.
10. Sprinkle the top of the batter with the pecans and coconut.
11. Press the remaining M&M's into the batter.
12. Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown.
13. Cool on a wire rack then cut into triangles.

This quick and simple cookie pizza will brighten any child's Halloween.  If you can't find Halloween M&M's in your local store go www.mms.com and order your own customized candies or you can buy regular M&M's and use only the orange and brown colored ones in this cookie.  The rest of the M&M's can be placed in a bowl for everyone to munch on during the party.

Makes 12 cookie triangles

Have fun making this and other Halloween Recipes For Children. Be on the lookout for more Halloween Recipes For Children on this Blog!

Peanut Butter Halloween Candy - Hay Bale Candy Drops

 

 

We are all thinking about Halloween candy now that Halloween is coming. Try this peanut butter Halloween candy. By adding peanut butter to a candy you can always be sure the kids will love it.

Even though no parents will these day's allow their kids to eat homemade candy if they go trick-or-treating, you can still make these and give your kid a lovely Halloween trick-or-treat party. Try this peanut butter Halloween candy, the kids will love it!

Hay Bale Candy Drops

What You Need:

• 1 (11 oz.) pkg. butterscotch chips
• 2 T of creamy peanut butter
• 1 (12 oz.) jar dry roasted peanuts
• 1 (4 oz.) can potato sticks

How to Make It:

1. Place the chips into a large heavy saucepan.
2. Add the peanut butter to the pan and place the pan over low heat.
3. Stirring constantly, heat the mixture for 5 minutes or until very smooth.
4. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the peanuts until well coated.
5. Add the potato sticks and carefully stir to coat them well.
6. Line a pan with wax paper and drop the mixture by teaspoonfuls onto the paper.
7. Chill the hay bales until firm.

These sweet salty drops will have them coming back again and again.  They make great trick or treat candies when wrapped tightly in plastic and tied with a Halloween bow.  Semisweet chocolate chips may be used in place of the butterscotch chips if you prefer.  The nuts are optional.

Makes 5 dozen drops

I'm convinced the little ones will enjoy this Peanut Butter Halloween Candy