Anyone who has a Pinterest knows how easy it is to get your hopes up over replicating an amazing looking recipe. Since Halloween is approaching, I wanted to celebrate by making various Halloween themed desserts. After searching and pinning my heart out while thinking, “this one looks fun and easy!”, I picked out 4 different recipes to try. Inspired by Halloween Baking Championship, I turned my kitchen into a baking studio. So, to those who love trying, and mostly failing, to replicate Pinterest recipes, this one’s for you!
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1. Mummy Brownies
“This is so cute! This recipe has to be easy!” my eager mind thought. I was so hopeful, so excited. Little did I know this was a recipe for D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R. Nonetheless, I persisted. The number of ingredients was surpassingly low; a box of brownie mix plus eggs, water, oil and chocolate chips, white chocolate melts and candy eyes. After I thought the brownies were cool, I started (more like attempted) to cut perfect squares for my soon to be mummies. LITTLE DID I KNOW that the brownies were in fact not cool. AT ALL. After sorting through the crumbs and damage I created for myself, I was able to salvage around 8 mummies. Now I was frustrated. I made sure to melt the chocolate melts perfectly, and I succeeded! However, when I drizzled on my mummy wraps, the chocolate was way too thin. I was discouraged, and really sad for my mummies. The eyes were really easy to place, but I knew it was too late. These mummies deserved better. I failed them. I rate this recipe an 8/10 for the amount of ingredients and a 4/10 overall. Mostly my fault, but this was a no go for future tries. R.I.P mummies :(
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2. Witch Fingers
I was SO excited for this recipe. There was no way I could fail at this one! I’ve been making chocolate covered pretzels for as long as I could remember! My hopes were high, and I knew this was going to work! R.I.P to the mummies, the wicked witch fingers of the west were coming! Again, the amount of ingredients was amazing for a college student, like myself. All I needed was pretzel rods, green chocolate candy melts and shaved almonds. I melted the chocolate in a tall glass cup, making it easier for the dipping! After they were nice and coated, I placed them on a cookie sheet to set. While the chocolate was still warm, I placed a shaved almond on the top and used a fork to create knuckle marks. I placed them in the refrigerator to harden and voila! These creepy treats were done! This recipe gets a 10/10 for ingredients, simplicity and taste!
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3. Rice Krispies Pumpkins
This one was a last minute I still have hope try. I thought, “Rice Krispies treats are easy, I can do this!”. Still thinking about the way those mummies turned out, I was trying to remain positive. This recipe called for butter, marshmallows, Rice Krispies, mini pretzel rods, green M&M’s, and orange food dye. Off the bat, ~get it? Halloween terms!~ I rated this a 5/10 for ingredients. Cereal is expensive, so was the food coloring and M&M’s, so making this a money savvy recipe is a no. After I melted the butter and marshmallows, I swirled in yellow and red food dye to get the perfect shade of orange. I then threw in the cereal and stirred until it was all coated and gooey. While still warm, I sprayed my hands with cooking spray and shaped each pumpkin. I set them on a cookie sheet to set, and broke the pretzels to make the stems. I then placed a green M&M for the leaf! After I created all my pumpkins and took a step back to see my work. THEY WERE BEAUTIFUL! My little pumpkin patch was created! I rated this an overall 9/10!
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4. Oreo Ghosts?
Okay. This technically was not a Pinterest recipe, I just had a lot of left over white chocolate from those mummies. With no time to waste, I dipped the Oreos in the chocolate and put more candy eyes on them. When I set them down to dry, they left this white trail behind them. While this was a mess, they did look like ghosts! Not the best, but they were a hit! I obviously took the praise and was proud of the turn out! I rated this a 10/10 for number of ingredients and a 7/10 for overall appearance. (I watched a lot of Chopped episodes, if you couldn’t tell).
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Have a spook-takular time making your Halloween treats!
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HCXO, JordanÂ