Thursday, September 24, 2009

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

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