Halloween candy is without a doubt the best candy there is. Something about costumes, jack o’lanterns, and trick or treating that makes everyone’s sweet tooth come out. As good as the average trick or treat candy is, sometimes it can be fun to make your own treat that will get you in the perfect spooky mood. Here are a few easy, but delicious ideas are to die for.
Oreo Spiders
Need: oreos, black and white frosting, pretzel sticks
These oreo spiders are spooky cute and take very little time to make. Using just a few simple ingredients you can make a treat that all the trick or treaters will be dying to eat.
Steps:
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Get out your oreos and put them on a flat surface
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Take your a few pretzel sticks and break them in two
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Stick three halves into both sides of the oreo to make the spider’s legs
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Using white icing first create two larger dots to create eyes
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Using black icing create two smaller circles inside of the white ones
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Let icing harden
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Your oreo spiders have been created!
Chocolate Strawberries: Mummies, Pumpkins, Bats, & More
Need: strawberries, candy melts, decorative icing, wax paper
For this example we’re going to make a jackolantern, but to make any other themed strawberry all you have to do is change the color of the candy melts and decorative icing in order to make your masterpiece your own.
Steps:
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Clean you’re strawberries
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Put the wax paper down on a flat surface
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Put candy melts (orange) in the microwave for thirty seconds or until candy melts and there are no chocolate chunks
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Dip the strawberries into the organe melted chocolate
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Cover the complete strawberry by holding onto the stem
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Set the now orange strawberry onto the wax paper
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Repeat for as many strawberries as needed
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Let the icing harden
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Using the decorative icing (black) turn the pumpkin into a jack o’lantern by drawing on whatever face you’d like
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Repeat for as many strawberries as needed
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Let icing dry
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Ready to enjoy!
Witch Hat Cookies
Need: cookies (homemade or store bought), hershey’s kisses, icing (any color you prefer)
Make cookies into witch hats with these simple steps. It’ll transform your average cookie into a creative Halloween treat.
Steps:
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Set out cookies onto a flat surface
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Use decorative icing to create one circle on your cookie
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Make the circle a little bigger than the bottom of the hershey’s kiss
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Before the icing dries press on the hershey’s kiss to create the top of the hat
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If you want you can decorate the top of the hat with designs or different colors
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Let icing dry
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Enjoy your very own witch hat!
These three treats are just a few of the simple spooky treats you can make this Halloween. There are many simple ideas just like these all over the internet. Want more? Try checking out Pinterest or Google. Don’t be afraid to try a new idea that no one has done before. Chances are, if you can imagine it, you can do it. Making these treats can be an exciting Halloween activity with a great reward afterwards. I hope these ideas will satisfy your sweet tooth this season.