Best 8 Jack O Lanterns Recipes

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As the crisp autumn air descends, the tradition of carving intricate Jack-o'-lanterns comes alive, symbolizing the spirit of Halloween. Beyond their spooky charm, the hallowed pumpkins offer a bounty of culinary opportunities, inviting you to transform them into delectable dishes that capture the essence of the season. From sweet and savory soups and hearty casseroles to indulgent pies and delectable desserts, this collection of Jack-o'-lantern recipes promises a delightful journey for your taste buds. Whether you seek a comforting meal to warm your soul on a chilly evening or a festive treat to share with loved ones, these culinary creations will undoubtedly cast a spell of enchantment on your Halloween festivities. So, gather your ingredients, ignite your culinary creativity, and embark on a delightful adventure with our Jack-o'-lantern recipes, ensuring a memorable and flavorsome Halloween experience.

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JACK-O'-LANTERN JUMBLE



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"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 Taste of Home

Categories     Snacks

Time 1h15m

Yield about 2 quarts.

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 cups Corn Chex
4 cups Rice Chex
1 cup salted peanuts
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1/4 cup peanut butter
2-1/4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup candy corn

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 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 250° for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool; stir in candy corn. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 322 calories, Fat 15g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 12mg cholesterol, Sodium 481mg sodium, Carbohydrate 42g carbohydrate (22g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 7g protein.

JACK-O'-LANTERN EMPANADAS



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Your trick-or-treaters will love these spooktacular pockets with silly grins. The savory filling is perfectly spiced, and the refrigerated pie crust makes prep easy.-Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Appetizers

Time 1h

Yield 2-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 tablespoon canola oil
1/2 cup frozen corn
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup finely chopped sweet red pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin
1/2 cup black beans, rinsed and drained
2 teaspoons chili powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
2 packages (14.1 ounces each ) refrigerated pie crust
1 large egg
1 tablespoon water

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425°. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add corn, onion and pepper; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in pumpkin, black beans and seasonings; heat through. Cool slightly., On a lightly floured surface, unroll pie crust. Cut 60 pumpkins with a 3-in. floured pumpkin-shaped or round cookie cutter, rerolling crust as necessary. Place half of the pumpkin cutouts 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets; top each with about 1 tablespoon pumpkin mixture. Using a knife, cut jack-o'-lantern faces or slits out of the remaining cutouts. Place over the top of the pumpkin mixture; press edges with a fork to seal., In a small bowl, whisk egg and water; brush over empanadas. Bake until golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Remove from pan to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 137 calories, Fat 8g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 174mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

JACK-O'-LANTERNS



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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

3 tablespoons butter or margarine
3 cups miniature marshmallows
3 drops red food color
2 drops yellow food color
5 cups Cheerios™ cereal
12 to 15 whole cashews
Assorted gumdrops, raisins, candy-coated chocolate pieces, licorice
1 tube (4.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ white decorating icing

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 LANTERNS



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Here is a simple Halloween treat for your gholies, young or old. You can let the kids do the decorating.

Provided by Julie3551

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 5m

Yield 8 sandwiches, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

8 slices bread
1 (6 ounce) jar cheddar cheese spread
1 (14 ounce) can pitted black olives, drained

Steps:

  • Use a cookie cutter or knife to cut each slice of bread into a circle.
  • Spread orange cheese spread on the slices, all the way to the edges.
  • Use pieces of black olive to make eyes, noses and mouths on each Jack O Lantern.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 341.1, Fat 22, SaturatedFat 10.9, Cholesterol 41.2, Sodium 1501.2, Carbohydrate 22.3, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 6.6, Protein 14.6

JACK-O'-LANTERN COOKIES



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 4 dozen 3-inch cookies

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons butter (3/4 stick), softened
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup unsweetened pumpkin puree, recipe to follow
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pumpkin, such as Jack Be Little, Munchkin, or Spookie, 2 pounds

Steps:

  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, allspice, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, baking powder, and salt; reserve. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer set on medium-high speed, beat together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolk and vanilla and beat well. Beat in the pumpkin puree. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in 3 batches, mixing well after each addition. Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface, divide in half, flatten each half into a disk, wrap separately in plastic wrap, and chill for 30 minutes. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 of the disks 1/8-inch thick. Using a pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter or cardboard Jack-o'-lantern template 5 to 6 inches in diameter, cut out cookies. If using the cookie cutter, finish off the Jack-o'-lantern by cutting out eyes and a mouth with the tip of a sharp knife. Repeat with the remaining dough. Transfer the cookies to the prepared baking sheets. Bake until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Decorate with colored sugars/chocolates.
  • Preheat an oven to 400 degrees. Brush a baking sheet with the oil.
  • Cut the pumpkin in half horizontally and scoop out the seeds and strings (save the seeds for roasting). Place the pumpkin halves cut side down on the prepared baking sheet. Bake until the flesh is soft when pierced with a fork, 45 to 60 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
  • Scoop out the flesh into a food processor or blender. Puree until smooth. Spoon the pumpkin puree into a sieve placed over a large bowl. Let the pumpkin drain for 30 minutes before using. Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week, or freeze up to 1 year.

JACK-O-LANTERNS



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Provided by Food Network

Time 20m

Yield 5 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 package (11.5 oz.) Keebler® Fudge Stripes™ Dark Chocolate cookies (crushed to 3 cups) (optional)
5 Kellogg's® Eggo® Minis Homestyle waffles
5 lollipop sticks
Canned white frosting
Canned chocolate frosting
Food coloring
Orange sprinkles
Green sprinkles
Miniature semi-sweet chocolate morsels
Miniature marshmallows, halved horizontally
Pretzel sticks, broken into ½-inch pieces

Steps:

  • 1. Fill 3½ - to 4-cup container with Keebler® Fudge Stripes™ Dark Chocolate cookie crumbs to form base, if desired. Set aside.
  • 2. Prepare Kellogg's® Eggo® Mini Homestyle waffles according to package directions. Cool for 5 minutes. Press one lollipop stick into each waffle. Cool completely.
  • 3. Use white frosting, chocolate frosting, food coloring, orange sprinkles, green sprinkles, chocolate morsels and marshmallow pieces to decorate waffles as jack-o-lanterns. Press pretzel pieces into each as pumpkin stem. Push lollipops sticks into cookie crumbs to stand upright.

JACK-O'-LANTERN STUFFED PEPPERS



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Turn orange bell peppers into a satisfying, Halloween-themed dinner with this easy, fun, and kid-friendly stuffed pepper recipe.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Stuffed Bell Peppers

Time 1h25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 teaspoon olive oil
4 large orange bell peppers
1 pound ground beef
2 teaspoons kosher salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
3 pinches cayenne pepper, or to taste
1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
3 cloves garlic, minced
⅓ cup thinly sliced green onions
2 tablespoons salted butter, melted
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese
1 cup cooked rice
2 cups seasoned tomato sauce, warmed

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Oil a baking dish with olive oil.
  • Use a small knife to cut eyes, nose, and mouth into the flattest side of each pepper, just like a jack-o'-lantern. Cut around the seedpods and remove the tops, trimming and discarding any seeds from under the stems. Trim the white membrane from the inside of each pepper and shake out any seeds. Place in the prepared baking dish.
  • Mix together ground beef, salt, pepper, cayenne, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, green onions, melted butter, ketchup, Cheddar cheese, and rice in a bowl until well combined.
  • Stuff mixture evenly into peppers and cover with the pepper tops. Wrap the baking dish loosely with foil and place on a sheet pan.
  • Bake in the upper center of the preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove the foil and continue baking until peppers are tender and ground beef is cooked through, 10 to 15 more minutes.
  • Place stuffed peppers on a few tablespoons of warm tomato sauce. Serve immediately with more sauce on the side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 613 calories, Carbohydrate 21.9 g, Cholesterol 141.4 mg, Fat 45.7 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 29.1 g, SaturatedFat 21.9 g, Sodium 1035.1 mg

CEREAL JACK-O'-LANTERNS



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Add a pumpkin grin and more to simple marshmallow treats made from crunchy Cheerios®.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/4 cup margarine or butter
1 (10-oz.) pkg. regular marshmallows
Betty Crocker™ orange gel food color
6 cups Cheerios™ Cereal
Betty Crocker™ chocolate decorating icing
Black string licorice
Candy corn
Gumdrops

Steps:

  • Line cookie sheets with waxed paper. In large saucepan, melt margarine and marshmallows over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in food color until well blended. Add cereal; stir until well coated.
  • Spray 1/3 cup measuring cup with nonstick cooking spray. Place rounded 1/3 cupfuls of mixture onto waxed paper-lined cookie sheets. Shape into 3-inch rounds, about 1/2 inch thick.
  • Decorate rounds with icing, licorice and candy corn to make jack-o'-lantern faces. Flatten gumdrops; shape into leaves and eyes. Attach to top of jack-o'-lanterns with icing. Place on waxed paper; let stand about 10 minutes or until firm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 135, Carbohydrate 23 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie (without decorations), Sodium 150 mg, Sugar 10 g

Tips:

  • Choose the right pumpkin: Select a pumpkin that is firm, has smooth skin, and is free of blemishes. The size of the pumpkin will depend on how many jack-o'-lanterns you want to make.
  • Use a sharp knife: A sharp knife will make it easier to carve the pumpkin and will help prevent the skin from tearing.
  • Create a stencil: You can use a jack-o'-lantern stencil to create a design on the pumpkin. There are many different stencils available online or in craft stores.
  • Carve the pumpkin: Use a sharp knife to carefully carve the design into the pumpkin. Be careful not to cut yourself.
  • Light the pumpkin: Place a candle or LED 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. With a little planning and creativity, you can create unique and impressive jack-o'-lanterns that will be the envy of your neighborhood. So gather your supplies, choose a pumpkin, and get carving!

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