**Dive into the Halloween spirit with a delightful Jack-o'-Lantern Jumble, a festive blend of sweet and savory dishes sure to be a hit at your Halloween party.**
**1. Jack-o'-Lantern Cheeseball:** Create a centerpiece that doubles as a delicious appetizer. This creamy cheeseball is shaped like a jack-o'-lantern, complete with a cheesy grin and a veggie-studded stem. It's a fun and easy way to add some spooky charm to your party table.
**2. Candy Corn Popcorn:** Transform the classic Halloween candy into a crunchy, addictive snack. This popcorn is coated in a sweet and colorful candy corn glaze, making it a perfect treat for both kids and adults.
**3. Pumpkin Deviled Eggs:** Give your deviled eggs a Halloween twist by shaping them into mini pumpkins. Fill them with a creamy, spiced filling and top with a tiny piece of celery for a stem. These bite-sized treats will be the stars of your Halloween spread.
**4. Spider Web Salsa:** Add some spooky flair to your salsa with a spider web design. This salsa is made with fresh tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and spices, and then topped with a web of sour cream and black olives. It's a fun and festive party dip that everyone will love.
**5. Graveyard Guacamole:** Create a spooky graveyard scene in a bowl of guacamole. Top the guacamole with crushed tortilla chips for "dirt," and add edible tombstones made from crackers or cucumber slices. This savory dip is perfect for dipping chips, veggies, or crackers.
**6. Mummy Hot Dogs:** Turn ordinary hot dogs into spooky mummies with a simple wrap of crescent roll dough. Bake them until golden brown, and add edible googly eyes for a touch of whimsy. These fun and easy mummy dogs are sure to be a hit with the kids.
**7. Witch Finger Cookies:** Bake up a batch of crispy, crunchy witch finger cookies. These cookies are made with a sugar cookie dough and shaped like witch fingers, complete with almond "nails." They're a spooky and delicious treat that's perfect for Halloween.
JUMBO JACK-O'-LANTERN COOKIES
Every Halloween, I'd have a batch of these cookies waiting for my kids when they came home from school so they could decorate their own. Eventually, they started bringing friends home to join in the fun.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 1-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars; add the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin. Stir in chocolate chips., Drop by 1/4 cupfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Spread into 3-1/2-in. pumpkin shapes. Drop 1/2 teaspoon of dough at the top of each for stem. , Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Create jack-o'-lantern faces on cookies with decorating icing or tinted frosting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 300 calories, Fat 14g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 39mg cholesterol, Sodium 249mg sodium, Carbohydrate 44g carbohydrate (29g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
JACK-O'-LANTERN JUMBLE
"Perfect for Halloween, this snack mix pairs candy corn with crisp cereal tossed with a savory seasoning that has a hint of peanut butter," says field editor DeEtta Rasmussen, Fort Madison, Iowa. "The bowl empties in no time." From Taste Of Home 2003
Provided by The Daycare Lady
Categories Halloween
Time 1h15m
Yield 2 quarts, 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the cereal and peanuts. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter, peanut butter, Worcestershire sauce, salt and garlic powder; cook and stir until butter and peanut butter are melted. Pour over cereal mixture and toss to coat.
- Spread into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 250° for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool; stir in candy corn. Store in an airtight container. Yield: about 2 quarts.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 294.5, Fat 19.3, SaturatedFat 5.2, Cholesterol 12.2, Sodium 583.9, Carbohydrate 25.3, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 3.8, Protein 8.5
GINGERBREAD JACK-O'-LANTERNS
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 4h10m
Yield Makes about 2 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Beat together the shortening, sugars and the egg until fluffy. Stir in the molasses. Sift together the flour, spices, baking soda and salt, and blend into the sugar mixture. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for 3-4 hours.
- When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. This is a tender dough, so work quickly to roll the dough 1/4-inch thick on a lightly floured surface and cut out pumpkin shapes using a pumpkin cookie cutter, or freehand using a small knife. If you're cutting your pumpkins freehand, don't make the stem too thin or it will break off after baking. Use a spatula to lift the pumpkins onto lightly greased baking sheets and bake for about 10 minutes. Don't overbake. Cool completely on wire racks before decorating.
- To decorate the pumpkins, set aside 1/3 cup of the royal icing and color it green. Color the remaining icing orange by blending in red and yellow food coloring. (Start with 5 drops of red and 6 drops of yellow and add more coloring as desired to make the color more intense.)
- Spread orange frosting over the pumpkin, avoiding the stem. Allow to set, then use a toothpick to dab green frosting on the stem.
- You can press on candy corn or chocolate chips to make a face on each pumpkin, or you can pipe a face on with melted chocolate using the following method. Melt 1/2 cup of chocolate chips in the microwave in a heatproof bowl for 1 minutes. The chips may look unmelted, but stir them with a spoon to see if they have actually softened before putting them in for another minute, if necessary.
- Spoon the melted chocolate into a zipper-lock bag. Seal the bag, pressing out any air. Use a toothpick to make a very tiny hole in one corner of the bag to release a thin stream of chocolate. Pipe eyes and noses and jagged grins as desired. Allow the chocolate to set before stacking the cookies.
- With beaters or a standing mixer, whip the egg white and lemon juice until frothy. At medium speed, beat in the confectioners' sugar, a little at a time, until the mixture is thick but still liquid enough to beat. Then beat on high until the mixture is thick and glossy, about 3 minutes. Cover the surface with plastic wrap while waiting to use it. Royal icing will set to a firm, glossy finish when applied to a cookie. The icing can be stored, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for up to a week.
JACK-O'-LANTERN CANDY APPLES
Surprise your family with this Halloween dessert! Enjoy these candy apples decorated as Jack o' Lanterns using Betty Crocker® icing.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. Wash and dry apples; remove stem and blossom ends. Insert stick into stem end of each apple.
- In 3-quart heavy saucepan, mix granulated sugar, water, corn syrup and food color. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat. Boil uncovered 15 minutes, without stirring, to 300°F on candy thermometer or until small amount of mixture dropped into cup of very cold water separates into hard, brittle threads. (Watch carefully so mixture does not burn.) Immediately remove from heat. Let stand until bubbling stops.
- Dip each apple into hot sugar mixture, turning to coat and letting excess drip off. Place on cookie sheet. Let stand until set.
- On surface lightly sprinkled with powdered sugar, roll fondant to 1/8-inch thickness. Using paring knife, cut out eyes, nose and mouth for each jack- o'-lantern. Attach leaf tip to icing tube; pipe leaves on each apple. Remove leaf tip from icing tube; attach small round tip. Pipe vines. Use icing to attach eyes, nose and mouth to each apple, pressing gently. Let stand until set.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 354, Carbohydrate 90 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 31 mg
JACK-O-LANTERN JUMBLE
'Perfect for Halloween, this snack mix pairs candy corn with crisp cereal tossed with a savory seasoning that has a hint of peanut butter,' says field editor DeEtta Rasmussen, Fort Madison, Iowa. 'The bowl empties in no time.'
Provided by Allrecipes Member
Time 1h15m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the cereal and peanuts. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter, peanut butter, Worcestershire sauce, salt and garlic powder; cook and stir until butter and peanut butter are melted. Pour over cereal mixture and toss to coat.
- Spread into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in baking pan. Bake at 250 degrees F for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool; stir in candy corn. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 314.8 calories, Carbohydrate 40.5 g, Cholesterol 12.2 mg, Fat 15.1 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 6.6 g, SaturatedFat 4.6 g, Sodium 497.6 mg, Sugar 19.2 g
JACK-O'-LANTERN CAKE
For Halloween fun, bake this adorable Jack-o'-Lantern Cake. Everyone will wonder how you did that!
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 4h30m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour 2-quart round casserole or 2 1/2-quart ovenproof bowl. Make 1 box cake batter as directed on box. Pour into casserole.
- Bake 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Remove cake from casserole; place rounded side up on cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Make, bake and cool remaining cake mix using same casserole or bowl.
- With sharp knife, carefully slice piece from top of each cake to make flat surface where cakes will be placed together to form pumpkin shape. (Cake scraps can be saved and added to another recipe such as pudding or trifle if desired.)
- In medium bowl, place frosting; tint with 9 drops yellow and 6 drops red food color to make orange frosting. On plate, place 1 cake, rounded side down. Spread 2/3 cup of the orange frosting over cake almost to edge. Place second cake, rounded side up, on frosted cake to make round shape. Spread a thin layer of frosting over entire cake to seal in crumbs. For easier handling, refrigerate or freeze cake 30 to 60 minutes. Frost entire cake with remaining orange frosting.
- Trim ice-cream cone to desired height for stem; place upside down on cake. Cut out eyes, nose, mouth, vines and leaves from fruit snack rolls. Place on frosted cake to form face. Store tightly covered.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 380, Carbohydrate 54 g, Cholesterol 55 mg, Fat 3 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 3 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving (Cake and Frosting Only), Sodium 390 mg, Sugar 36 g, TransFat 2 g
JACK-O'-LANTERNS
Need a party activity? Let the kids decorate cereal pumpkins, using their imaginations and a few extras.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Snack
Time 45m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place sheet of waxed paper on work surface. In 2-quart saucepan, heat butter and marshmallows over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in both food colors until mixture is orange. Stir in cereal until evenly coated.
- Lightly spray hands with cooking spray. For each pumpkin, shape about 1/3 cup cereal mixture into a ball. Press 1 cashew into top center of ball for stem. Place balls on waxed paper. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
- Attach raisins and candies with decorating icing to make faces on pumpkins. Store in loosely covered container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 130, Carbohydrate 21 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 6 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Pumpkin, Sodium 85 mg, Sugar 7 g, TransFat 0 g
JACK-O'-LANTERN COOKIES
Treat your family with a perfect Halloween dessert - colorful cookies made with pumpkin pie spice.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, mix brown sugar, 1 cup butter, the shortening and eggs until well blended. Stir in flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and salt.
- On lightly floured surface, roll 1/4 of dough at a time to 1/4-inch thickness. (Keep remaining dough refrigerated until ready to roll.) Cut with 3-inch pumpkin-shaped or round cookie cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- In large bowl, mix powdered sugar and 2/3 cup butter until smooth. Stir in juice concentrate. Place 1/3 cup frosting in small bowl; add green food color until desired color for stems. To remaining frosting, add 2 drops yellow food color for every 1 drop red food color for desired shade of orange. Generously frost cookies with orange frosting. Frost stems with green frosting. Make jack-o'-lantern faces with candies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 225, Carbohydrate 35 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 95 mg
JACK-O-LANTERN JUMBLE
'Perfect for Halloween, this snack mix pairs candy corn with crisp cereal tossed with a savory seasoning that has a hint of peanut butter,' says field editor DeEtta Rasmussen, Fort Madison, Iowa. 'The bowl empties in no time.'
Provided by Allrecipes Member
Time 1h15m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the cereal and peanuts. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter, peanut butter, Worcestershire sauce, salt and garlic powder; cook and stir until butter and peanut butter are melted. Pour over cereal mixture and toss to coat.
- Spread into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in baking pan. Bake at 250 degrees F for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool; stir in candy corn. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 314.8 calories, Carbohydrate 40.5 g, Cholesterol 12.2 mg, Fat 15.1 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 6.6 g, SaturatedFat 4.6 g, Sodium 497.6 mg, Sugar 19.2 g
Tips:
- Choose the right pumpkin: Select a pumpkin that is firm, has a deep orange color, and has a smooth, unblemished skin. Avoid pumpkins with soft spots or bruises.
- Cut the pumpkin safely: Use a sharp knife to cut the pumpkin in half. Be careful not to cut yourself. You can also use a serrated knife to make it easier to cut through the pumpkin.
- Scrape out the seeds and pulp: Use a spoon to scrape out the seeds and pulp from the pumpkin. Save the seeds for roasting or use them in other recipes. You can also compost the pulp.
- Carve the pumpkin: Use a knife or a carving tool to carve the pumpkin into a jack-o'-lantern. Be creative and have fun with your design.
- Add a light: Place a candle or a battery-operated light inside the pumpkin to illuminate it. Be careful not to leave the candle unattended.
Conclusion:
Jack-o'-lanterns are a fun and festive way to celebrate Halloween. They are also a great way to get creative and have some fun with your family and friends. With a little planning and effort, you can create a jack-o'-lantern that will be the envy of the neighborhood. So get started today and make your own jack-o'-lantern!
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