Crescent Roll Bat Hot Dog

Bat Hot Dog, Black Noodles and Some Carrots to Add Something Healthy

Thanks to my hubby I came up with these 'way too cool' bat hot dogs.  He told me to try to make it for lunch for the kids today so this is what I came up with.  First I cut hot dogs in half and boiled them in water coloured with black food colouring.  While they were cooking I placed 2 crescent roll doughs out for each bat and I cut the scalloped edges to represent the bat wings.  For the next step, I mixed some grated mozzarella cheese with black food colouring and sprinkled the dough with the cheese.  The last step before cooking it was to place the hot dog, representing the bat body, on the seam of the 2 crescent rolls.  Bake as directed and Voila... Bat Hot Dog.  I then also made some Annie's White Cheddar noodles but to make the noodles black I just boiled them in the same water that I had used for the hotdogs and then for something healthy I added some carrots... orange - another Halloween colour.  The kids were quite pleased with their lunch, of course!

The Bat Wings with the Scalloped Cut Out

A Little Blurry - Hot Dog Bat Bodies

Black Mozzarella Cheese

Ready for the Oven

The Finished Product!

Diane

Haunted House Cake

The Haunted House Cake

I borrowed the haunted house cake pan from a friend and we created it with the whole family.  Lots of fun for the kids and of course, they loved to eat it when it was all done!

Before

The Icing

It was a Family Affair

They were Very Proud, Not Sure What my son is Doing:)

Diane

Spider Cake Pops

Spider Cake Pops with the Eyeballs Behind

Vertically Set Legs

Horizontally Set Legs

This cake pop was really quick to make and it was just another idea for Halloween!  I just dipped the cake pop in chocolate and then pushed in 8 pieces of thin licorice for the legs of the spider.  I made 2 different types: 1) vertically lined up legs and 2) horizontally lined up legs... I do not know which one looks better and the vote was split with my family!  Once I put the legs in, I refrigerated them to let them harden and then I assembled the eyes which are short pieces of thick black licorice topped off with a mini m & m.  I then took the pops out of the fridge and 'glued' the eyes on with melted chocolate.... VOILA... spider cake pops with 'bulging' eyes!

Diane

Blood Shot Eyeball Cake Pops

Halloween is a great time for making treats because there is so many fun ideas.  I was in our local discount store and saw these jelly lifesaver candies so I knew I could do something with them.  I just made the basic cake pop, dipped it in white melts and while the white melts were soft I put a black cake confetti and then topped it off with the gummy lifesaver.  I then refrigerated them to harden the melts and then I melted red melts and piped them onto the pop to make the eyeballs look blood shot.  If I would make these again, I would have cut the candies in half so that the colour part of the eye was not so thick!  Perfect for any Halloween treat.

Diane

Spider Web Cake Pops

I was making cake pops for my kids and then I had a few leftovers so I decided to try to make some spider webs ones.  Not perfect, but they definitely look like a web.  All I did was dip the pop, refrigerate it to let it harden and then I piped the web on with melted chocolate in a ziploc with a corner clipped off.  My white melts were not thin enough so you can tell that it is a little too thick on the ball but it still works!

Diane

Pumpkin Patch Cake

Pumpkin Patch Cake

A few weeks ago I bought these huge pumpkin marshmallows and I still have a lot leftover so I wanted to come up with something else 'fun' to make with the kids!  On the back of the package it had a suggestion to make a pumpkin patch brownie so I changed it up to make it my own.  While the cake was baking I piped the green candy melt vines and brown chocolate stem onto the pumpkins.  I also piped separate vines and leaves which I used for more decorations.  I let these things harden so that they were ready to put on the cake for added touches of decorations.  I started with a basic cake (yes, I use cakes from a box) and I put brown coloured icing on the entire cake.  Next step was to sprinkle on the crushed mint OREOs, which my kids loved to crush!  I then added the piped vines and pumpkins and the pumpkin patch cake is complete.  A super cake idea for autumn or Halloween!

Crushed Mint OREOs for our dirt!

Green Candy Melts Piped into Leaf and Vine Shapes

Piped Vine and Chocolate Stem

Close Up of One of the Pumpkins

Diane

Spider Web Treat on a Stick

Ju Jube Spider on a Stick

Different Coloured Spider, just for fun!

I was going through Pinterest for spider snack ideas and found this pretzel and chocolate web so I ran with the idea and put it on a stick and added my ju jube spider to it.  First I lay out the wooden stick and pretzels out to lay the foundation for a web.  Then I melted some white chocolate, put it in a ziploc, cut off the corner and piped the web over the pretzels.  I then placed it in the fridge to let it harden.  While it was hardening in the fridge, I cut small pieces of licorice and pushed them into the ju jubes to make a little spider.  After you take the webs out of the fridge, the last step is to put a dab of white chocolate 'glue' on the bottom of the spider and stick him onto the web.  A super cute Halloween treat idea.  Just remember that it is fragile, so be careful with it!

The Pretzel Sticks All Laid Out

The White Chocolate "PIPED" on the Pretzels

Ju Jube Spiders

Diane

Rice Krispie Spiders

Rice Krispie Spider Treat

If you look on-line you can find a lot of different Rice Krispie spider treats so I decided to add to the list of options.  Make your basic krispie treat but I made them with chocolate marshmallows and then I roll it into balls and then flattened them a bit.  Remember to spray your hands with cooking spray otherwise it is a sticky mess.  I then added 8 pieces of shoestring licorice for each leg.  Add the legs while it is still warm because then they slip into place really easily.  For the eyes, I cut small pieces of thicker black licorice and used melted chocolate to 'glue' mini m & m's onto the top.  I let the chocolate harden and then pushed them into the Krispie.  There, now you have a 'furry' brown spider with bulging eyes.

A Plate Full of Spiders

The Eyes!

Diane

Marshmallow PEEP Ghost

Ghost PEEPS bought in our local grocery store

Covered in White with M & M Eyes

Who knew that PEEPS were made for more than just Easter???  Well, I did not but I do now.  Super simple snack.  Marshmallow ghost PEEPS on a stick because everything on a stick is more fun to eat:)  I just pushed a popsicle stick into the PEEP, dipped it in white almond bark and then placed some m & m's on it for eyes.  Quick, yet great for Halloween!

Diane

Chocolate Covered OREO Spiders

Chocolate covered OREO on a Stick Spider

Who doesn't love an OREO cookie???  Well, these cookies also make a great body for a spider for a halloween treat.  First, I took a thin stick and I put it into the middle of the cookie.  I then dipped the cookie into melted chocolate and placed 8 pieces of black licorice for the legs and put it into the fridge to harden.  After the chocolate hardened, I 'glued' the m & m's eyes onto the spider and let them dry.  A simple treat to make and kids love treats on a stick!  If you do not have chocolate you could make these without dipping them, you could just push the licorice into the icing of the cookie and use icing to add the eyes.

Diane

Pumpkin Marshmallows Sandwiches

Pumpkin Marshmallows Sandwiches

When I found these jumbo marshmallows at the store I made the chocolate covered marshmallows in my previous post and then just quickly came up with these pumpkin sandwiches.  All I did was cut the marshmallows in half, spread some of my orange candy melts on one side, put the two halves back together and then 'pipe' the jack-o-lantern face with more candy melts.  A snack a kid will love but it will give them a supreme sugar rush:)

Diane

Chocolate Covered Pumpkin Marshmallows

A Basket of Pumpkin Marshmallows

My kid's had an Oktoberfest celebration at their school this past weekend and parents are all asked to bring in 'baked' goods to sell.  A few days before the weekend I was in Wal-Mart and saw these jumbo orange pumpkin marshmallows and I had to buy them, knowing I could make something fun with them.  I came home with them and all I did was put the marshmallows on a popsicle stick, dip them in orange candy melts and/or melted chocolate and put them in the fridge to harden quicker.  Before I put the orange covered pumpkins in the fridge I added mini m & m's and string licorice for a jack - o - lantern face.  To get the face on the chocolate ones, I took some of the melted orange melts, put them in a ziploc, snipped a corner off and 'piped' the face on the pumpkin!  Simple yet adorable.  Great for halloween, autumn or thanksgiving!

Some of the Coolest Marshmallows I Have Ever bought!

Pumpkin Marshmallows

A Close Up of One of the Chocolate Covered Marshmallows

Diane

Mummy Wiener

I did not come up with the idea for this mummy, but I do not remember where I saw the idea to make these last year.  All it is, is a hot dog wrapped in store bought crescent dough and then little raisin bit eyes. 

Diane