Throw some candy corn into
a dish and set out a bowl of apples and you're all set for a
Halloween party. Right? It could be that easy, but why not
add some creativity this Halloween with the following fun kids
Halloween recipes.
Halloween parties are a
great excuse to be creative and make some scary but tasty
treats. There will be plenty of candy floating around; so you
can balance things a bit with some healthy snacks.
Kids young and old get a
kick out of eating Eyeballs. Slice some cherry
tomatoes, followed by a dollop of cream cheese and top with a
sliced black olive for a delicious one eyed snack!
How about making Brain Dip?
Mix:
3 cups low-fat yogurt
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup peach jam
1 tbsp. orange juice
1/2 tsp. to 1 tbsp. mild curry powder
1/2 tsp. white pepper
Serve with raw vegetables
or crackers.
Of course you'll need some
Bug Juice to wash down your ghoulish munchies.
Mix:
2 10-oz. pkgs. frozen
strawberries, defrosted
1 6-oz. can lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 quart ginger ale
2 cups raisins
6 gummy worms
1. Mix the strawberries and lemonade
concentrate in a blender until smooth and thick.
2. Gradually add ginger ale.
3. Transfer the beverage to a punch bowl.
Stir in any remaining ginger ale and the raisins. Place the
gummy worms on the rim of the bowl for a swampy effect. Makes
10 creepy servings.
Some may like the gummy
worms, but how many will ask for more
Worms on a Bun?
You'll need: Hot dogs, Hamburger buns and
some Ketchup.
Cut the hot dogs into thin slices and score the edges (about
three cuts per slice). Boil or microwave until the slices
curl like wiggly worms. Serve three or four worms to a bun.
For an extra-icky touch, add a few squiggles of ketchup.
Ewwww!
If that's not gory enough for you then make
some Creepy Witches' Fingers. This recipe for these
creepy cookies makes approximately 60 fingers!
1 cup softened butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp Almond extract
1 tsp Vanilla
2 2/3 cups wheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3/4 cup almonds, whole blanched
1 Tube red decorator gel
Cream together butter, sugar, egg, almond extract and vanilla.
Mix in sifted flour, baking soda, and salt. Cover and
refrigerate 30 minutes. Working with one quarter of the dough
at a time and keeping remainder refrigerated, roll heaping
teaspoonful of dough into finger shape for each cookie. Press
almond firmly into 1 end for nail. Squeeze in the center of
the finger to create knuckle shape; you can also puff it out
rather than squeeze it in for the knuckle effect. Using paring
knife, make slashes in several places to form knuckle. Use
your own hand as a guide.
Place on lightly greased baking sheets; bake in
325* oven for 20-25 minutes or until pale golden. Let cool for
3 minutes. Lift up almond; squeeze red decorator gel onto nail
bed and press almond back in place, so gel oozes out from
underneath. You can also make slashes in the finger and fill
them with "blood." Now that's gross!
For kids Halloween Parties it seems the more
disgusting the better! Use your imagination and have fun with
these kids Halloween recipes.
