Happy Halloween!
It's almost that time of year! Time to think about and prepare a fun treat for those Halloween parties, kids classroom parties or just a treat for your co-workers . . . regardless of the who, I have the what for you today. The best part is, they are quick. They are easy. They are NO bake and they only require FOUR ingredients! Tada . . . I give you Monster Brownie Bites!
I mean seriously how CUTE are these plus they are fun to make AND a great way to let your kids get involved in the creating process as well, if you'd like.
Something I love doing (and I am seeing myself do more and more of the older I get and the less time that I have), is to look for ways to cut my time spent on a project and get the same cute results in less amount of time. Anyone else? Feel free to yell AMEN to that! ;)
Soooooo enter my latest idea. One that is super simple and like I mentioned, takes only four ingredients you can buy at the store and then assemble them and you will look like you spent all afternoon making them when we know you really only spent about 15 minutes, but that will be our little secret! ;)
How to make Monster Brownie Bites
You will need a container of brownie bites- already made (I get mine in my grocery's bakery), a can of pre-made frosting, sprinkles and some edible candy eyeballs.
To create these guys, simply cut the brownie bites in half (carefully) and then spread a gallop of icing in the middle of the two brownie bite halves. You can choose to add food color to your frosting beforehand, if you like (I made mine purple). After you put your brownie bite back together, with the frosting between the two halves, you should end up with something that resembles a brownie-looking macaroon! (at least I thought so). You will then want to roll the sides of the brownie bite through your sprinkles so it sticks to the frosting. Then to add the eyeballs, place a tiny drop of frosting to the back of the edible eyeballs (it acts like 'glue') so they stick to your brownie and you are done!
If you are looking for even more quick and easy ideas, then check out this easy Halloween treats post. Hope
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Hey y'all!
Halloween is almost here and you may have started thinking about all of those goodies, treats or food ideas that you will make. Or maybe not so much. Maybe you are hosting a party this year for you or perhaps a kids party (like I am). Or you volunteered to make something for your child's classroom party at school. No matter what it is for, you need a plan or an idea and I am here to help you out with a few ideas today.
All of these ideas I have personally made or recreated myself so I know they are not only easy, they are quick. Oh and they are pretty darn tasty too! ;) Best of all, this kind of food is FUN!
1. Marshmallow Pops
So easy. So fun. And as complex or simple as you want it to be. These ghostly marshmallow pops were simple. I used regular marshmallows, inserted the straws in the bottom, drizzled some melted white chocolate over them, added a couple edible eyeballs and done!
2. Bark
This has got to be the easiest 'go-to' thing to make as it's no bake and super fast when you are short on time. I am guilty of making bark of any kind constantly in my house as my daughter and all of her friends just LOVE it.
For this one I simply melted up a bag of dark chocolate chips, poured in a pan, added sprinkles and edible eyeballs and the next thing I had was: Halloween Eyeball Bark.
3. Halloween fruit parfait
For those times when we need to make a treat just a little bit on the healthier side, these are perfect! Or a great way to add a fun breakfast item to a sleepover party (like we did with these). Simply stack (drained) pineapple chunks, (drained) mandarins and top with cool whip. Plus they look a LOT like candy corn so it makes them all the more fun!
4. Cutie Pumpkins
I love doing these as they are simple adorable! Grab some cuties or clementines, peel them and then add a small piece of celery for the stem. Super cute and super healthy too!
5. Cupcakes
I very rarely ever have a party without cupcakes as I LOVE decorating them! The thing about cupcakes is you can buy them at the store, if you are pressed for time OR bake them yourself. Either way you decide to go, whether they are mini cupcakes or regular size, jazz them up with some fun icing colors, sprinkles, candy . . . anything to make it festive! Oh and if you have some party toppers to add to them, it will make it that much more fun!
Sometimes it's interesting to make up your own thing too. For my daughter's Halloween sleepover party last year, I made these spider cupcakes, which I used a cupcake kit and it was super easy but then I also made these monster cupcakes. I iced some cupcakes orange (since I had leftovers from the spider cupcakes), peeked in my pantry to see what I had and used these candy corn marshmallows for ears, some edible eyeballs and a candy coated ball for a nose and we have the friendliest looking 'monster cupcakes' right? lol
5. Candy Corn
This one is a tried and true favorite of mine and I have made it every year once I discovered it: we call it 'Monster Mash' here but it's a simple two-ingredient treat. A bag of candy corn and a canister of salted peanuts . . . dump them in a bowl together and you have got a great tasting 'grab & go' snack that tastes a LOT like a bite out of a Payday candy bar = BONUS! ;)
6. Reese's Bats
I love, love, love this idea for these Reeses bats that I found, so I used the regular size Reeses peanut butter cups for these and gave it a try myself. They are the FIRST treat to go, EVERY time I make them. ;)
Hope
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