This cake is so terribly, wonderfully creepy, yes? I mean just perfect, in a terribly, wonderfully creepy kind of way. And I’m proud to say that my first thought was the scene from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom where they are served monkey brains. Sure enough, that was the inspiration, so go me and my ’80s movie knowledge. … Read More ...
Eeeeew, Slime Cupcakes
I wasn’t kidding when I said my new favorite site. Look, two posts within minutes on the great ideas flowing from Make. Bake. Celebrate. This time, make hilariously clever ewwy gooey slime cupcakes HERE at Make. Bake. Celebrate.… Read More ...
Pizza “Finger” Food and Way More
Finger food! Literally… (I’ve never been good at finding the right onomatopoeia for evil laugh, so just insert your own evil laugh here.) Make these finger pizza appetizers–oh, the nails!– and find links to many other finger-inspired Halloween foods HERE at Cute Food for Kids.… Read More ...
Gummy Halloween Pops
It’s a clear sign the 7 months pregnant me misses my cocktails, because my first thought upon seeing these gummy Halloween pops was, “wonder if these could be soaked in vodka?” a la the vodka soaked gummy trend. Vodka or not, these are a unique treat for Halloween. Make them HERE at Mighty Delighty.… Read More ...
Scary Snacks
Scary as in eyeballs and graveyards scary. Make eyeball bagels HERE and graveyard tortillas HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.
Skull and Crossbones Cheese (And a Radical Shift in the Ideology of the Appetizer?)
I think the appetizer world has just gotten an edible crafting jolt with this cheese plus cool-silicone-mold idea from Hungry Happenings. This simple idea for shaping mozzarella is quick, easy, and has possibility way beyond skulls and Halloween. Make skull and crossbones cheese HERE at Hungry Happenings.… Read More ...
Chocolate Pretzel Pumpkins
Chocolatey, sweet, salty, crunchy, sprinkly, and pretty pumpkins for my favorite season? Yes. Please. These are perfect. Make chocolate-covered pumpkin pretzels HERE at Make Bake Celebrate.… Read More ...
Spiderweb Cake Pops
With M and M spiders, no less. And even I, a documented sufferer of arachnophobia, find these simultaneously sophisticated and cute as a can be. Find the how-tos HERE at Sugarkissed.net.… Read More ...
Green Slime Halloween Popcorn
Anyone else have a flashback to You Can’t Do That on Television when they hear “green slime”? No? Am I that old? Come on, early Nickelodeon? Well, back to green slime and Halloween. Make some green slime popcorn HERE at Purple Chocolat Home.
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“Candy Corn” Push-Up Pops
And because things tend to happen in threes, one more candy corn post. This time, Candy Corn Push-Up Pops
. And so the candy corn-themed food trend smushes against the push-up pop trend ever so sweetly. (Feel free to groan at that sentence.) Make candy corn push-up pops HERE at Confessions of a Cookbook Queen.… Read More ...
Candy Corn Ice Cream Cones
And just thirty seconds after I opened the door to this year’s candy corn-themed food (here), I got this gem in my inbox: Ice cream cones dressed up as candy corn. Come on, how clever is that? And filled with candy corn makes these complete, in a self-reflective kind of way. Find the how-tos HERE at Hungry Happenings… Read More ...
Candy Corn Pretzels
And so it begins… ’tis the season of candy corn-themed food. I say, bring it on, especially when it’s actually a candy-corn-themed food I’ve never seen before (yes, take that as a challenge, there’s almost nothing I haven’t seen transformed to match candy corn). Candy corn pretzels! Make them HERE at Sugar Swings!.… Read More ...
Black Cat Snack Cake Pops
Awwwwwwww, a totally non-scary, way too cute black cat for Halloween. And bonus, these are made with store-bought snack cakes and candy. Find the how-tos HERE at Hungry Happenings.… Read More ...
Bag of Bones Skeleton Cookies
Every single thing about these cookies is exactly right. The happy skeleton, the puzzle of bones, the packaging. Love, love, love this Halloween gift for kids. And adults. Make bags-of-bones skeleton cookies HERE at Munchkin Munchies.
Monster Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes
I’m pretty sure Bride of Frankenstein is my favorite. Make these perfect-for-kids, perfect-for-Halloween monster ice cream cone cupcakes HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.… Read More ...