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Scary Halloween Food for Your Monster Bash

May 25, 2017
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Give your Halloween party a spooky start with these scary Halloween treats. Once you’ve carved your pumpkins, added a few cobwebs to your décor, and found the perfect Halloween costume, it’s time to put the finishing touch on your spooktacular event with a few scary Halloween recipes. If you’re looking for scary Halloween desserts, try Spooky Boo Brownies or Frankenstein Marshmallow Pops. Kids will love helping you create these festive treats. Mummy Nutterbutters couldn’t be easier and Halloween Macarons are as simple as drawing silly faces on store-bought macarons. Strawberry ghosts are the perfect Halloween snack to gobble up just before trick-or-treating. Take a look through this collection of scary recipes for a Halloween menu that’s sure the please every little ghost and goblin.
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Monster Cupcakes

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We love the color combination the baker used with these cupcakes, but feel free to use any colors you like to create your own look.

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Frankenstein Marshmallow Pops

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These might just be the sweetest Frankenstein pops we’ve ever seen.

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Shrunken Apple Punch

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Bobbing for apples might not look so appealing when this concoction is in the punch bowl—though this cider is too tasty to pass up.

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Mummy Nutterbutters

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All you need to do to make this treat is dip peanut butter sandwich cookies in candy melts and top with candy eyeballs.

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Strawberry Ghosts

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This recipe proves that candy-coated strawberries aren’t just a Valentine’s Day treat. Don’t let too much of the excess coating drip off before placing the strawberry on wax paper. The coating will puddle at the bottom of the berry creating the ghost-like appearance.

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Black Cat Cake

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Make the black icing by tinting store-bought frosting with Super Black Gel Paste. Gold Pearlized Sugar is the secret ingredient behind the sparkly details.

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Spooky Boo Brownies

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Start with a box of brownie mix, marshmallows, and frosting. Turn them into adorable treats that everyone will love.

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Monster Strawberry Cupcakes

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Strawberry cupcakes get a scary makeover in this Halloween recipe. The good news? Makeover or not, these strawberry cupcakes are still as delicious as ever.

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Halloween Macarons

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Use edible candy markers and macarons from your favorite local bakery for this crafty food project.

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