Halloween

Easy Halloween S’mores Recipe

October 4, 2017 By Ann 4 Comments

Easy Halloween S’mores Recipe

You do not need a campfire to get the great taste of S’mores. Make these delicious Halloween S’mores in your kitchen in about 10 minutes. Great for parties and snacks, these cute Halloween s’mores are a simple sweet treat adults and children will love!

These are one of the easiest treats you can make!! And they taste great.

The etymology of an s’mores suggests it is a contraction of “some more” as in “give me some more of that delicious chocolate-marshmallow-campfire-goodness!!”

Notes:

• These are jumbo marshmallows. The larger the marshmallow, the more difficult it is to work with, so keep that in mind. These take several bites to eat. You can use large marshmallows instead for a quick one-bite treat!

• While we used Mini Reese’s Cups, Tootsie Rolls, and Hershey Kisses for toppers (the kisses worked, and looked the best!), you do not “need” a candy topper.

• These are whole, jumbo marshmallows. They will burn quickly. Pay attention when you brûlée as you will probably need to blow out a fire.

• If you are not sure how fast the candy melts in your local grocery store turnover, but some Wilton chocolates. They are a great consistency and generally easier to work with.

• You do not have to purchase colored chocolate melts. You can buy white chocolate and color the chocolate with coloring.

• When working with chocolate, try and dip the darker color first, then a lighter color.

• If you have too much chocolate from your orange base and it forms a puddle, no worries. Allow it to dry and break off the overflow. No one will notice as you are dipping in yellow chocolate which will cover it.

• You can dip in your Graham cracker crumbs on just the bottom if you like. We went higher on this one.

• You do not have to do black-purple-orange. You can do black alone, black-purple, black-orange, purple-orange, black-green – whatever color combo you like! Some of these are three colors, some are two, and some are one color.

• You can use a fork inserted into the marshmallow to dip in chocolate or your fingers.

• Remember to allow the chocolate to dry, so you do not make finger prints in the chocolate.

• These are so stinking cute it isn’t funny. These photos truly do not do them justice. Make them; you will be glad you did!

Easy Halloween S’mores Ingredients:

• 24 Jumbo Marshmallows
• 1 cup Black Melting Chocolate
• 1 cup Purple Melting Chocolate
• 1 cup Orange Melting Chocolate
• ¾ cup Graham Cracker Crumbs
• 24 Hershey Kisses, Tootsie Rolls, or Mini Reese’s Cups (optional)

Easy Halloween S’mores Mise en Place:

• Measuring Cup
• 2 Bowls
• Butane
• Culinary Torch
• Wax Paper
• Spoons
• Fork

Easy Halloween S’mores Directions:

• Place a piece of waxed paper down near your work area.
• Place Graham cracker crumbs in a bowl. Set aside.
• Place a cup of black chocolate melts into a bowl. Heat in the microwave for 30 seconds, stir. Heat in microwave for another 30 seconds; stir. Repeat a third time. Check the consistency of your chocolate. If smooth, do not heat further. If it still does not stir and drips smoothly heat one more time.
• Place a marshmallow on a fork.
• Dip the marshmallow into the black colored chocolate two-thirds the way up the marshmallow.
• Place on wax paper. Allow to dry.
• Place a cup of purple chocolate melts into a bowl. Heat in the microwave for 30 seconds, stir. Heat in microwave for another 30 seconds; stir. Repeat a third time. Check the consistency of your chocolate. If smooth, do not heat further. If it still does not stir and drips smoothly heat one more time.
• Place a black chocolate covered marshmallow on a fork. If any excess puddles of chocolate dried at the base of the marshmallow, pinch them off.
• Place the black chocolate covered marshmallow into the purple colored chocolate. Dip approximately one-half the way up the purple chocolate.

• Place on wax paper. Allow to dry.

• Place a cup of orange chocolate melts into a bowl. Heat in the microwave for 30 seconds, stir. Heat in microwave for another 30 seconds; stir. Repeat a third time. Check the consistency of your chocolate. If smooth, do not heat further. If it still does not stir and drips smoothly heat one more time.
• Place a black and purple chocolate covered marshmallow on a fork. If any excess puddles of chocolate dried at the base of the marshmallow, pinch them off.
• Place the black and purple chocolate covered marshmallow into the orange colored chocolate. Dip approximately one-third of the way up the orange chocolate.
• Immediately dip the wet orange chocolate covered bottom of the marshmallow into the Graham crackers.

• Set on wax paper to dry.

• Fire up your culinary torch.
• Quickly brûlée the top of your marshmallow. Try not to light them on fire! (Always use caution when working with an open flame.) If you do, blow out the flame immediately.

• If you are adding a candy tops to the Halloween s’mores, now is the time. Dip the bottom of the candy into melted chocolate, place on top of a Halloween s’more.

• Drizzle with melted colored chocolate.

• Allow Halloween s’mores to dry completely.

• Serve

Easy Halloween S’mores Recipe
By Ann
You do not need a campfire to get the great taste of S’mores. Make these delicious Halloween S’mores in your kitchen in about 10 minutes. Great for parties and snacks, these cute Halloween s’mores are a simple sweet treat adults and children will love!

Prep Time: 8 minutes
Cook Time: 4 minutes
Total Time: 12 minutes

Ingredients:

Directions:

• Place a piece of waxed paper down near your work area.
• Place Graham cracker crumbs in a bowl. Set aside.
• Place a cup of black chocolate melts into a bowl. Heat in the microwave for 30 seconds, stir. Heat in microwave for another 30 seconds; stir. Repeat a third time. Check the consistency of your chocolate. If smooth, do not heat further. If it still does not stir and drips smoothly heat one more time.
• Place a marshmallow on a fork.
• Dip the marshmallow into the black colored chocolate two-thirds the way up the marshmallow.
• Place on wax paper. Allow to dry.
• Place a cup of purple chocolate melts into a bowl. Heat in the microwave for 30 seconds, stir. Heat in microwave for another 30 seconds; stir. Repeat a third time. Check the consistency of your chocolate. If smooth, do not heat further. If it still does not stir and drips smoothly heat one more time.
• Place a black chocolate covered marshmallow on a fork. If any excess puddles of chocolate dried at the base of the marshmallow, pinch them off.
• Place the black chocolate covered marshmallow into the purple colored chocolate. Dip approximately one-half the way up the purple chocolate.
• Place on wax paper. Allow to dry.
• Place a cup of orange chocolate melts into a bowl. Heat in the microwave for 30 seconds, stir. Heat in microwave for another 30 seconds; stir. Repeat a third time. Check the consistency of your chocolate. If smooth, do not heat further. If it still does not stir and drips smoothly heat one more time.
• Place a black and purple chocolate covered marshmallow on a fork. If any excess puddles of chocolate dried at the base of the marshmallow, pinch them off.
• Place the black and purple chocolate covered marshmallow into the orange colored chocolate. Dip approximately one-third of the way up the orange chocolate.
• Immediately dip the wet orange chocolate covered bottom of the marshmallow into the Graham crackers.
• Set on wax paper to dry.
• Fire up your culinary torch.
• Quickly brûlée the top of your marshmallow. Try not to light them on fire! (Always use caution when working with an open flame.) If you do, blow out the flame immediately.
• If you are adding a candy tops to the Halloween s’mores, now is the time. Dip the bottom of the candy into melted chocolate, place on top of a Halloween s’more.
• Drizzle with melted colored chocolate.
• Allow Halloween s’mores to dry completely.

Makes 24 Easy Halloween S’mores

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Filed Under: Desserts, Halloween, Holiday Cookies and Sweets, Holidays, Recipes

Halloween Haunted House

September 14, 2017 By Ann Leave a Comment

Your craft will really pop when you use these easy step-by-step haunted house directions! Just ten minutes of your time will upgrade your foam Halloween houses with these ideas.

These start with a foam house base. It is pretty cute without doing anything to it… but 10 minutes of your time REALLY make a difference in this craft. These Halloween Haunted Houses are great for table decor, a centerpiece or on top of your mantel.

Halloween Haunted House

Halloween Haunted House Materials:

Note: except for the foam structure, everything else is “if you want it.” This is a highly personal crafting upgrade, so do what you like!

• 3D Foam Structure – I used this one and the tricks treats one. There are others you can choose from click here or click here.
• Glitter Branches
• Glow in the Dark Spider Web
• Googly Eyes
• PomPoms
• Pipe Cleaners
• Fiber Fill
• Glue Gun
• Hot Glue Sticks
• Scissors

Halloween Haunted House Ideas:

• Assemble according to box directions, do not discard the scraps. The box directions do not tell you to secure with glue. If you want to save this craft from year-to-year, be certain to hot glue the pieces in place.

• Measure the glitter branch against the height of your foam house. You may have to poke a hole into the foam where you want to place the glitter branch.
• Place a dab of hot glue over the hole.
• Glue a branch (or two or three) around your house.
• Place a scrap of foam on one side of the branch, and a second piece of foam on the other side (to form a branch-sandwich). Glue the small foam piece in place. This will support the glitter branch.

• If your foam house has a chimney, place some fiber fill in the chimney to simulate smoke.

• Line the edges of your house (or doorways and/or windows) with spider webs!
• Hot glue the spider web(s) in place.
• Place a bit of webbing on your glitter trees and hot glue in place.

• Add a few pompoms for color.
• Add a few ghosts for atmosphere!

• Any hot glue lines should be left in place. Hot glue strings on a “spooky” Halloween craft are never a bad thing.

• If you have scraps that show eyes, place another colored scrap behind it and then adhere it to the house (the house has eyes!).

• This is the “before.”

• This is the “after.”

• Even just a few small steps to personalize these cute little foam houses go a long way! I kept these crafts as they are super cute, very lightweight, and so whimsical and different.

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Zombie Blood Clot Tablecloth

September 6, 2017 By Ann 1 Comment

Instead of paying big bucks for a Halloween tablecloth, make this simple Zombie tablecloth. It adds a touch of spooky to your Halloween party table. Five minutes, plus dry time, and your Halloween table has a spooktacular covering!

Zombie Blood Clot Tablecloth

Notes:

• This is super simple to make! Choose a red color for blood. The hex color is 8A0707 for blood red if you want to have a color made.

• If you want a more “realistic”, gory coloring, duplicate the colors found in this homemade Halloween wounds post. It will table longer than 5 minutes to do, but a purple/red/black combo will definitely be ghoulish.

If you need Halloween foods to go on your table, you may be interested in some of these items:

• How to Make a Halloween Cupcake Tree – a fun “centerpiece” for your Halloween table!

• How to Make a Halloween Bag Cake – this comes together fast and is a big payoff as a “wow”!

• Mummy Cookies Recipe – super simple “scary” Halloween cookie!

• Spider Cookies Recipe – creepy-crawlies never tasted so good! These “spooky” spider cookies are a huge hit with kids, and adults!

• Spooky Spider Treats – these easy to make Spooky Spider Treats will be a huge hit with your little – and big – witches and ghosts!

• Candy Apple Pumpkins Recipe – if you are hosting a Halloween party or brings in treats for an after-school functions, these Candy Apple Pumpkins are Jack o’Lantern scary.

• Cocktails for the over 21 crowd:

• Bloody Eyeball Cocktail Recipe – a ghastly Halloween cocktail that will creep out your guests!

• Sewer Water Cocktail Recipe – absolutely revolting – in the best way!

• If you prefer jello-shots, you may want to make one of these 20 Halloween Jello Shots Recipes!

• And to go with your Zombie theme… a Zombie Cocktail Recipe – an old fashioned cocktail that can be served lit or unlit.

• For more Halloween-centric cocktail recipes, click here!

Zombie Blood Clot Tablecloth Materials:

• 1 White Plastic Tablecloth
• 1 True Red Acrylic Craft Paint (close to blood)
• 1 Paint Brush
• Paper Plate
• Latex Glove

Zombie Blood Clot Tablecloth Instructions:

• Lay tablecloth out in a well-ventilated area (outside is great) and fold in half (you can do the whole tablecloth at once if you have a big area to lay the tablecloth).
• Pour paint onto paper plate.
• Place your hand in a latex glove (or do this with your hand uncovered), place your hand onto the paint on the paper place making sure you cover your palm and fingers and then press your hand along the table cloth in different places.
• Repeat until you are satisfied with the appearance of your tablecloth.
• Wash hands.

• Take a paint brush and dip in paint. Splatter it onto table cloth with a flick or a drip to make the paint look like splattered blood.
• Allow to dry. Do not use a hair dryer to hasten as the plastic could melt. If you are doing this on a cloth tablecloth, you could use the hair dryer at low temp, not too close to the paint.
• Repeat for the opposite side. Once both sides of the tablecloth are dry, place on a table. Or you can use to hang in windows with lights behind them to make it look like zombie windows.