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Four Halloween Treats To Celebrate Spooky Season!

Published 15 days ago • 1 min read

Hi friends,

Halloween is Saturday, and the costumes are settled at our house. This year I'm sending out a bumble bee and a hot dog. I didn't ask too many questions about the hot dog. Some decisions you just go with.

The snacks, on the other hand, are still up for grabs, so I rounded up my four favorite Halloween recipes. Three for the party, and one for the morning after, when the candy pile on the counter starts to feel like a problem.

​Spooky Halloween Charcuterie Board​

The star here is a mummy baked brie: a wheel of brie with jam tucked inside, wrapped in strips of puff pastry and finished with candy eyes. Add witch's broomsticks made from string cheese and pretzel sticks, scatter a few dollar store spiders, and fill every last gap. Short on time? Skip the oven and use a couple blocks of your favorite cheese instead.

​Chocolate-Covered Halloween Pretzel Rods​

No baking, about 25 minutes, and the kids can do most of the work. Green candy melts turn into witch's fingers (a slivered almond makes the fingernail) and little Frankensteins, white ones become ghosts, and dark chocolate is a free-for-all for monsters. Wrap them in cellophane and they double as party favors.

​Halloween Chocolate Covered Strawberries​

Three ingredients and about 10 minutes. Dip, press on two candy eyes right away before the chocolate sets, and chill. My kids love doing the dipping, and these hold up a day or two in the fridge, so you can make them ahead and check one thing off the list.

​Leftover Halloween Candy Monster Cookies​

This one's for Sunday. Chewy peanut butter oat cookies (no flour) loaded with chopped-up candy bars: Twix, Snickers, Reese's, whatever survived the night. Making these has become one of our favorite November 1st traditions. My only rule is chocolate candy only. Nothing minty, nothing fruity.

If you're hosting grown-ups, the charcuterie board pairs nicely with a pitcher of my Cinnamon Spiced Apple Cider Margaritas.

Happy Halloween from our bee and our hot dog.

P.S. Pimento-stuffed green olives look an awful lot like eyeballs. Put a bowl of them on the board and you've got the cheapest Halloween decoration you'll ever eat.

Enjoy!

Sarah

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Front Range Fed

Hi! I'm Sarah, the creator behind Front Range Fed. I love to make easy, delicious, and (mostly) healthy meals for my family and friends. I live in sunny Colorado and like to incorporate local, fresh foods as often as I can.

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