My Creative Ideas for Halloween (Food Ideas At Least)

Last year I started doing fun things for the kids on Halloween before Trick or Treating. Basically just fun "Halloween" food, but it makes the day more special. Last year I made Goblin Pudding Cups, Mummy Dogs, and Snake Fries. I made out a spooky looking menu on Word and hung it up in the kitchen. We used our Halloween table cloth and I had bought Halloween paper plates and napkins. Everyone got a kick out of it.

This year I am making Mummy Dogs again (they are just too cute), Snake Fries, Pumpkin Pizza, Ghost Cookies, and Ghoul Punch. I have several "spooky" music tracks I have downloaded from itunes for background music and today I will print out the menu to hang tomorrow. I also have Halloween plates and napkins again and of course our table cloth.

Snake fries are just curly fries with a fun name. Here are the recipes I use.

MUMMY DOGS

*8-10 Hot Dogs

* One tube crescent rolls

*mustard

*Cooking Spray

Preheat oven to 375*. Unroll crescent dough and separate at perforations making 4 rectangles. With a knife cut each rectangle into 10 strips lengthwise. Use about 4 strips of dough for each hot dog, wrapping the hot dog to look like bandages, stretching the dough a bit. Near the top of the hot dog separate the bandages so you can make a face after baking.

Place each hot dog on ungreased cookie sheet and spray lightly with cooking spray. Bake 13-17 minutes until dough is golden. After baking use mustard to make a face for your mummy!

GOBLIN PUDDING CUPS (Makes 4, I double the recipe)

*1 square baking chocolate

*2 Cups Cold Milk

*5-6 drops green food coloring

*1 package (4 serving size) instant vanilla pudding

*8 Oreo cookies crushed

*4 clear 5oz plastic cups

Melt chocolate in microwave as directed. Using a small paintbrush, paint a spooky face with the chocolate on the inside of the cup. Refrigerate until hardened and ready to use.

Add milk and food coloring to pudding mix. Beat until well blended and pour into each cup. Top each evenly with the crushed cookies. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

PUMPKIN PIZZA

*Frozen cheese pizza, any brand

*Shredded Cheddar cheese or Parmesan cheese.

*If using parm, a drop or two of food coloring to tint the cheese orange.

*Halloween cookie cutters or cut out shapes for a jack o'lantern out of cardboard for a template.

Bake pizza according to directions.

When pizza comes out of the oven, place open topped cookie cutters or use your jack o'lantern template on the pizza. Sprinkle your cheese and remove the cutter carefully to reveal your design.

I have also seen this done with cheese singles. Cut the singles into triangles and a pumpkin mouth to create a pumpkin pizza.

GHOUL PUNCH (Makes about 10 servings)

*2 cups boiling water

*1 package (8 serving size) lime jello

*2 Cups orange juice

*1 litre of seltzer

*ice cubes

*1 pint orange sherbet, softened

Pour boiling water into jello mix, stir until dissolved. Stir in oj and let cool until close to room temperature.

Pour into punch bowl just before serving. Add seltzer and ice, stir.

Add scoops of the sherbet and serve!

GHOST COOKIES

*6oz white baking chocolate

*18 Nutter Butter Cookies

*Black decorating gel

Melt chocolate in microwave according to directions.

Spread melted chocolate on one side of each cookie. Cool slightly.

Using decorating gel draw faces on your ghosts.