What You Need:
- 1 (10 1/2 oz.) pkg. miniature marshmallows
- 3 T of butter
- 1/8 t of salt
- Red and yellow gel food coloring
- 6 C of crisp rice cereal
- 6 Popsicle sticks
- 3 miniature Tootsie rolls, cut in half
- 3 miniature green apple Air Head candies, cut into thin strips
- Black decorating gel
How to Make It:
- Place the marshmallows, butter and salt into a large sauce pan over medium low heat.
- Stirring constantly, cook 5 minutes or until completely melted and smooth.
- Remove the pan from the heat.
- Stir in the red and yellow food coloring until you have reached a pumpkin orange color.
- Fold in the cereal and coat well.
- Lightly butter your hands and fingers and form the mixture into 6 equal size balls.
- Insert 1 Popsicle stick 1/2 way up into each ball.
- Place 1/2 of each Tootsie roll on the top of the ball to represent the pumpkin stem.
- Roll the Air Head candy strips between your palms to form a vine.
- Press the vine into the pumpkin ball as close to the stem as you can, allowing it vine over the edge of the pumpkin.
- Make a face on the pumpkin using the black decorating gel.
- Allow the pops to cool completely on a wire rack.
These make fun little treats to give out on Halloween. Need more than 6 just double or triple the ingredients. They also make great treats for that Halloween school party or as an after school Halloween snack.
Wrapped Up Mummy Dip
What You Need:
- 1 (1 lb.) loaf of frozen bread dough, thawed
- 3 pieces of string cheese
- 1 (16 oz.) container of sour cream
- 1 envelope of ranch dip mix
- 1 black olive
How to Make It:
- Allow the dough to rise according the directions on the package.
- When the dough is ready, roll it out on a flat surface to form a 12 inch oval with the bottom narrower than the top.
- Make an indention on both sides 1 inch from the top of the dough oval to form the mummies head.
- Spray a baking sheet with a non stick cooking spray and lay the form dough onto the sheet.
- Allow the dough to rise 20 minutes in a warm area.
- Preset the oven temperature to 350 degrees.
- When the dough is ready bake for 22 minutes or until it turns a golden brown.
- Lay strips of the string cheese over the bread from the top to the bottom.
- Return the bread to the oven for 2 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
- Remove the dough to a wire rack to cool.
- Place the sour cream into a mixing bowl.
- Fold in the ranch dip mix until blended in well.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- When the dough has cooled cut it in half horizontally. Remove the bread in the middle leaving a 3/4 inch shell.
- Place the bottom half of the bread onto a serving plate.
- Fill the bottom half with the prepared dip.
- Replace the top of the bread.
- Cut two slices from the olive and place on the head of the mummy for eyes.
- Cut the removed bread into cubes and serve with the dip along with fresh vegetables or crackers.
This fun loving mummy makes a great centerpiece for your Halloween table. Any type of ranch dip mix can be used such as regular or fiesta.
Makes 16 servings
Preparation Time: approximately 25 minutes + rising
Baking Time: approximately 22 minutes + cooling
Total Time: approximately 47 minutes
Well, with these and the other homemade trick or treat recipes on this site, you will throw your kids the best trick or treat Halloween party ever!
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