Halloween recipes

[Wanda P]

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I always make a couple of batches of these to hand out to trick or tr-eaters or give to special people in their Halloween baskets.

INGREDIENTS FOR 6 SERVINGS

8 cups Popped Popcorn 1/2 cup Corn syrup
1/2 cup Light Molasses 3/4 cup Butter
1/2 teaspoon Salt
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PREPARATION

Cook 1/2 cup light molasses with 1/2 cup corn syrup until your candy thermometer reaches hard crack stage, about 270 degrees. Stir in butter and salt. (I only let my thermometer get to 250, it was starting to burn so temp may vary due to climate and altitude). Have the popcorn popped and in a bowl. Slowly pour in the mixture over the popcorn and stir with a wooden spoon. Coat all the popcorn.

Now the fun part, butter up your hands!
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IMPORTANT!
Wait until the mixture cools a bit so you don't burn your hands.

It will be very hot when you pour it in, take some time to mix it all up well to let it cool a bit. Butter your hands lightly and shape the popcorn into balls. Make them the size you want. Set them on wax paper and let them harden.
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SERVING & STORAGE

Just in case you have some left over, wrap the ones you don't eat with wax paper. And if you are handing these out as treats, wrap them as well. If you want the kids to eat them at the door, just set them on a plate and watch them disappear!

Halloween Gingerbread Dead men

Halloween recipes Gingerbread CORPSES

Who wouldn't love biting the head off a little gingerbread man?? It's a perfect cookie for Halloween trick-or-tr-eaters or for anytime you feel like being an aggressive eater!

You can also modify this recipe to use sugar cookie dough and make them into mummies, vampires, Frankenstein monster or anything your twisted little heart desires!

But I'm going with the dead gingerbread men!

INGREDIENTS
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
1 cup molasses
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons warm water
1/4 cup raisins for decorating


DIRECTIONS
1 In large bowl, cream shortening, sugar, egg and warmed molasses. Dissolve baking soda in warm water and add to egg mixture. Beat until smooth.

2 Slowly add flour, spices and salt. Mix until well blended.

3 Cover and chill for 24 hours.

4 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets.

5 Roll out dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch on a floured surface. Cut out gingerbread men using cookie cutters and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool on wire racks.

6 Use black icing to make an "X" where the eyes should be, you can also make a frown for a mouth using the icing.




Carmel Apples, Adults and kids love them and super easy

Halloween recipes CARMEL COVERED APPLES

Nothing says Autumn like a caramel covered apple! Caramel Covered Apples make a wonderful Halloween treat and are very easy to make. It's a great recipe to have the kids help out with, too!

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INGREDIENTS

MAKES 5 CARAMEL APPLES

40 - Caramel cubes ( i use Kraft Carmel, u can get them in wraps as well)
5 - Apples (I like Macintosh apples)
1 - Tablespoon of water
5 - Wooden sticks
1 - Wax paper
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PREPARATION

Wash and dry the apples thoroughly. Remove stems and Insert the wooden sticks into the stem hole until about half the stick is in the apple. In a small saucepan, over low heat, melt the caramels with the water, stirring constantly until smooth. Now dip the apples into the hot caramel sauce, coating the apple completely. Place on greased, wax paper.
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STORAGE & SERVING

Store your caramel covered apples in the refrigerator.

Before serving, remove them from the refrigerator and allow them to stand for about fifteen minutes. We like to serve our caramel covered apples on a large black platter and use extra caramels as a garnish.

[Wanda P]

Now i don;t know if u can eat a full apple but you can cut apple slices and warm the Carmel up and everyone just dips the apple in the loose Carmel, heaven!!