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Melted Witch Fudge

Angie Barrett — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 06:28:00 +0000

Whip up some Halloween magic with this Melted Witch Fudge. Layers of colorful green, orange, and purple fudge topped with sprinkles and mini witch hats make this easy no-bake treat a spooky party favorite. Perfect for kids and Halloween dessert tables.

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This Melted Witch Fudge is a colorful and magical Halloween dessert that looks like it bubbled up right out of a witch’s cauldron. With layers of creamy fudge in bright green, orange, and purple, it’s fun to make and even more fun to eat. Each piece is topped with Halloween sprinkles and a cute little witch hat cookie that makes the whole treat look delightfully spooky. This is the kind of Halloween magic your dessert table has been waiting for.

Ingredients For Melted Witch Fudge:

12 ounces green candy melts
12 ounces orange candy melts
12 ounces purple candy melts
Three 14-ounce cans sweetened condensed milk
Halloween sprinkles
Mini Witch Hat Cookies (recipe below)

Ingredient amounts and recipe directions are in the recipe card below with a print option!

How To Make Melted Witch Fudge:

Line an 8×8 inch pan with foil or parchment paper.
Pour one can of sweetened condensed milk into a saucepan and add the purple candy melts. Stir over low heat until melted and smooth. Pour into the prepared pan and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Next, melt the orange candy melts with another can of sweetened condensed milk and pour over the purple layer. Chill again for 30 minutes.
Finally, melt the green candy melts with the last can of sweetened condensed milk and pour over the orange layer.
Sprinkle the top with Halloween sprinkles and press in your mini witch hat cookies.
Refrigerate for at least two hours before slicing into squares.

Mini Witch Hat Cookies – HOW TO MAKE THEM:

You can’t have melted witches without their hats. These little witch hats are so easy to make and add a perfect finishing touch to your fudge.

Ingredients
12 Mini Fudge Stripe Cookies
12 Chocolate Chips
Green Icing

Instructions
Flip the cookies chocolate-side up. Pipe a small circle of green icing in the center of each cookie. Press a chocolate chip on top of the icing to make the point of the witch hat. Let them set and then use them to top your fudge squares.

Frequently Asked Questions:

How should I store Melted Witch Fudge?
Keep your fudge in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It will stay fresh for up to a week. You can also freeze it for up to three months and let it thaw in the fridge before serving.

Can I use white chocolate chips instead of candy melts?
Yes, you can use white chocolate chips and color them with OIL BASED food coloring if you cannot find colored candy melts.

Do I really need to refrigerate between each layer?
Yes, refrigerating between layers helps keep the colors neat and separated so your fudge looks just as magical as it tastes.

What can I use if I cannot find mini fudge stripe cookies?
You can use any small round cookie such as mini Oreos or chocolate wafers for the hat base.

Spooky Serving Ideas

Serve Melted Witch Fudge on a black platter surrounded by candy eyeballs and gummy worms for a spooky display. Wrap each piece in clear cellophane with a ribbon for a sweet Halloween party favor. Or stack them on a dessert tray next to bubbling punch for a fun cauldron look. However you serve it, this fudge is sure to be the star of your Halloween sweets table.

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More Halloween Witch Hat Recipes:

You will love this recipe because it is pure Halloween fun in every bite. The bright colors make it stand out on any dessert table and it tastes just as good as it looks. It is an easy, kid-friendly treat that you can make ahead of time, so there is no stress on party day. Every layer is sweet and creamy, and those little witch hats are just too cute to resist.

Melted Witch Fudge

Yield: 12 servings or more

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Chill Time: 3 hours 30 minutes

Total Time: 4 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

12 ounces green candy melts
12 ounces orange candy melts
12 ounces purple candy melts
Three 14-ounce cans sweetened condensed milk
Halloween sprinkles
Mini Witch Hat Cookies (recipe in post)

Instructions

Line an 8×8 inch pan with foil or parchment paper.
Pour one can of sweetened condensed milk into a saucepan and add the purple candy melts. Stir over low heat until melted and smooth. Pour into the prepared pan and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Next, melt the orange candy melts with another can of sweetened condensed milk and pour over the purple layer. Chill again for 30 minutes.
Finally, melt the green candy melts with the last can of sweetened condensed milk and pour over the orange layer.
Sprinkle the top with Halloween sprinkles and press in your mini witch hat cookies.
Refrigerate for at least two hours before slicing into squares.

If you make this recipe, leave me a comment or snap a picture and share it on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter with the hashtag #southernhalloweenqueen — I love to see what you’re cooking from the blog!

If you love this recipe, don’t forget to share it with your fellow Halloween queens and ghouls. Tag your creepy creations with #SouthernHalloweenQueen and let us see your hauntingly good twists!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Welcome to 2025’s #HalloweenTreatsWeek event!

This is our 8th year doing #HalloweenTreatsWeek … has it really been 8 years? Wow!

#HalloweenTreatsWeek is a Halloween blogging event that is hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife every October. This event is an online, week-long event that is filled with some amazingly wicked Halloween treats and recipes from some fantastic Halloween-loving bloggers!

Make Sure to check out all of the fun Halloween recipes that we’re sharing this week!

Witches Brew Risotto from Big Bear’s Wife
Magic Wands-Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Rods from Semi Homemade Recipes
Melting Witch Fudge from Southern Halloween Queen
Halloween Taco Dip from Cheese Curd In Pardise
Halloween Deviled Eggs from Jen Around the World
Chocolate Haystack Werewolf Paws from Savory Moments
Graveyard Brownies from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
Cookies and Scream Cupcakes from Jolene’s Recipe Journal
Skull Lava Cakes from The Spiffy Cookie
Pumpkin Shaped Cheeseball from Art of Natural Living
Monster Meat Pie from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
Harry Potter Pumpkin Pasties from For the Love of Food

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Tomato and Mozzarella Eyeball Skewers

Angie Barrett — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:46:00 +0000

Looking for a fun Halloween appetizer that’s not packed with sugar? These Tomato and Mozzarella Eyeball Skewers are a spooky, savory twist made with cherry tomatoes, marinated mozzarella balls, and black olives. Fresh, easy, and frightfully festive!

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If you’re looking for a Halloween party snack that isn’t packed with sugar, these Tomato and Mozzarella Eyeball Skewers are the perfect bite! They’re fresh, fun, and just creepy enough to fit right in with all the spooky treats on your table. Juicy cherry tomatoes and marinated mozzarella balls get a playful twist with sliced black olives to turn them into little eyeballs.

These skewers are simple to make but look so festive on your Halloween spread. They’re perfect for guests who want something light and savory between all the candy and desserts. You can even add a few basil leaves for a pop of color or use green olives for a monster-eye look!

Who says Halloween food has to be sweet? These Tomato and Mozzarella Eyeball Skewers prove that savory can be just as spooky and just as delicious.

Ingredients For Tomato and Mozzarella Eyeball Skewers:

Cherry tomatoes
Marinated mozzarella balls (with herbed oil)
Sliced black olives
Wooden skewers

Ingredient amounts and recipe directions are in the recipe card below with a print option!

How To Make Mozzarella & Tomato Eyeball Skewers:

Thread three cherry tomatoes and two mozzarella balls onto each skewer, alternating as you go, starting with a tomato.
Lay all the prepared skewers out on a serving platter.
Press one sliced black olive onto each mozzarella ball to make your “eyeballs.”
Drizzle a little of the flavorful oil from the marinated mozzarella over the top before serving.
Serve slightly chilled or at room temperature for the best flavor.

More Savory Halloween Recipes:

More Halloween Eyeball Recipes:

Tomato and Mozzarella Eyeball Skewers

Yield: 12 Skewers

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

36 cherry tomatoes
24 marinated mozzarella balls (with seasoned oil)
24 slices of black olives
12 wooden skewers

Instructions

Thread three cherry tomatoes and two mozzarella balls onto each skewer, alternating as you go, starting with a tomato.
Lay all the skewers out on a serving platter.
Press one sliced black olive onto each mozzarella ball to make your “eyeballs.”
Drizzle a little of the flavorful oil from the marinated mozzarella over the top before serving.

Notes

Serve slightly chilled or at room temperature for the best flavor.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Welcome to 2025’s #HalloweenTreatsWeek event!

This is our 8th year doing #HalloweenTreatsWeek … has it really been 8 years? Wow!

Make Sure to check out all of the fun Halloween recipes that we’re sharing this week!

Mummy Chicken Pot Pies from Big Bear’s Wife
Marshmallow Ghost Dip from Semi-Homemade Recipes
Mozzarella and Tomato Eyeball Skewers from Southern Halloween Queen
Vampire Bite Cake Shake from Cheese Curd In Paradise
Halloween Margarita Mocktail from Jen Around the World
Black Cocoa Raven Cookies from Savory Moments
Mummy Meatballs from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
Eyeball Cookies from Jolene’s Recipe Journal
Skull Gnocchi from The Spiffy Cookie
Witch’s Brew Cocktail from Art of Natural Living
Beetlejuice Bramble from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
Franken Berry Crumb Cake from Sweet ReciPEAs
Beetlejuice Movie Night Snack Mix from For the Love of Food

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Creepy Crawly Green Jell-O Cups

Angie Barrett — Sun, 18 May 2025 16:05:22 +0000

Wiggle, jiggle, and squirm — these Creepy Crawly Green Jell-O Cups are crawling with Halloween fun! Packed with gooey worms and ghostly green slime, they’re a spook-tacular treat kids will love. So easy to make, it’s scary!

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Looking for a no-fuss, frightfully fun treat that’s sure to wiggle and jiggle its way into everyone’s Halloween memories? These Creepy Crawly Green Jell-O Cups are the perfect spooky snack to thrill little monsters and impress party guests!

Each cup is a ghoulish green layer of lime-flavored gelatin, topped with a fluffy swirl of whipped cream and crawling with sweet, squishy gummy worms. They’re slimy-looking, wiggly, and a little gross — in the best way possible. The vibrant colors pop and the fun gummy worms make them as fun to eat as they are to make.

Party Perfect and Kid-Approved

Whether you’re hosting a Halloween bash, planning a classroom treat, or just looking to surprise your family with something fun, these Jell-O cups are a hit. They’re easy enough for kids to help make and creepy enough to make them giggle with glee.

So go ahead — embrace the slime, pile on the worms, and let your sweet tooth go wild. Halloween only comes once a year… why not make it deliciously weird?

Ingredients For Creepy Crawly Green Jell-O Cups:

1 box (3.94) lime Jell-O or Starbursts watermelon Jell-O
Water
Whipped cream (store-bought or homemade)
Gummy worms
Clear plastic cups

Ingredient amounts and recipe directions are in the recipe card below with a print option!

How To Make Creepy Crawly Green Jello Cups:

Mix the Jell-O– Prepare the gelatin according to the package instructions.
Pour it into clear cups.
Add the Crawlers – Stick a few gummy worms into the Jell-O and drape them over the edge for a “crawling out of the slime” look. You can also place on in the bottom of the cup.
Chill – Chill in the fridge for about 4 hours, or until fully set.
Top – Top with whipped cream and a gummy worm before servings.

Serve Cold – These are best chilled and served.

Make It Your Own!

Add crushed chocolate cookies and chocolate pudding to the bottom for a “dirt cup” effect.
Try orange Jell-O with candy bugs for a pumpkin patch theme.
Use Halloween sprinkles or edible eyeballs for extra Halloween spookyness

More Jell-O Recipes:

More Gummy Worm Recipes:

Creepy Crawly Green Jell-O Cups

Yield: 6

Ingredients

1 box (3.94) lime Jell-O or watermelon Jell-O
1 1/2 cups boiling hot water
1 1/2 cups cold water
30 Gummy worms
Clear plastic cups
Whipped cream (store-bought or homemade)

Instructions

Mix the Jell-O– Prepare the gelatin according to the package instructions and pour it into clear cups.
Add the Crawlers – Stick a few gummy worms into the Jell-O and drape them over the edge for a “crawling out of the slime” look. You can also place on in the bottom of the cup.
Chill - Chill in the fridge for about 4 hours, or until fully set.
Top - Top with whipped cream and a gummy worm before servings.
Serve Cold – These are best chilled and served.

If you love this recipe, don’t forget to share it with your fellow Halloween queens and ghouls. Tag your creepy creations with #CreepyCrawlyCups #SouthernHalloweenQueen and let us see your hauntingly good twists!

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Monster Popcorn Snack Mix

Angie Barrett — Thu, 01 May 2025 16:12:59 +0000

Monsters have never tasted so sweet!
This ghoulishly green Monster Popcorn Snack Mix is packed with eyeballs, sprinkles, and spooky charm.
Perfect for parties, movie nights, or snacking while haunting the neighborhood!

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Looking for a quick, colorful, and creepily delicious snack to serve this Halloween? Look no further—this Monster Popcorn Snack Mix is the perfect blend of sweet, salty, and spooky! With gooey green coating, playful candy eyeballs, and festive sprinkles in purple, green, and black, it’s a treat that’s as fun to make as it is to eat.

This vibrant treat is great for Halloween parties, classroom festivities, or just a festive movie night at home with the family. The mix of gooey green candy-coated popcorn, bold candy eyeballs, and colorful sprinkles is visually striking and absolutely irresistible. Even better? It’s fully customizable—add your own eerie extras like candy bones, gummy worms, or chocolate chips to make it your own!

Why You’ll Love It:

Easy to scale up for crowds or parties—just double or triple the recipe.
No baking required – just melt, mix, and let it set.
Totally kid-approved and fun for little hands to help decorate.
Eye-catching (pun intended!) and festive enough for any Halloween celebration.

Ingredients For Monster Popcorn Snack Mix:

10 cups popped popcorn (plain or lightly salted)
24 oz green candy melts
Candy eyeballs (assorted sizes for monster fun!)
Halloween sprinkles (purple, green, black bats, and more)

Ingredient amounts and recipe directions are in the recipe card below with a print option!

How To Make Monster Popcorn Snack Mix:

Pop the popcorn and gather everything in one place.

Microwave or bagged works great but I really like to pop the kernels on the stove to get a plain popcorn for this snack mix
Place a piece of parchment paper over a baking sheet.
Pour popped popcorn in a single layer on the parchment paper.
Melt candy melts (30-second intervals in the microwave, stirring in between) and drizzle over the top.
Use a spoon or tongs to mix the popcorn and candy melts together. Spread into a single layer.
Quickly add candy eyeballs and sprinkles before the chocolate sets.
Let the popcorn set at room temperature, then break into pieces and serve.

Tips & Tricks:

Package it in cellophane bags tied with spooky ribbon for party favors or classroom
Want extra crunch? Toss in pretzels, candy corn, or Halloween M&M’s.
Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days—but it probably won’t last that long!

This Monster Popcorn Snack Mix is scary simple to make and monstrously addictive. It’s proof that sometimes the best Halloween treats don’t require any tricks—just a little creativity and a whole lot of sprinkles!

Pin it, share it, and don’t forget to make an extra batch… for the monsters under your bed.

Hosting Tip:

Fill small paper cups or treat bags with Monster Popcorn Mix and set them out as grab-and-go snacks at your Halloween party table. Want to go big? Serve it in a witch’s cauldron with a creepy skeleton hand for scooping—your guests will love it!

More Monster Halloween Recipes:

More Snack Mix Recipes:

Monster Popcorn Snack Mix

Yield: 10 servings

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Monsters have never tasted so sweet!This ghoulishly green Monster Popcorn Snack Mix is packed with eyeballs, sprinkles, and spooky charm.Perfect for parties, movie nights, or snacking while haunting the neighborhoo

Ingredients

10 cups popped popcorn
24 ounces Chocolate Candy Melts
Candy eyeballs (assorted sizes for monster fun!)
Halloween sprinkles (purple, green, black bats, and more)

Instructions

Pop the popcorn and gather everything in one place.Microwave or bagged works great but I really like to pop the kernels on the stove to get a plain popcorn for this snack mix
Place a piece of parchment paper over a baking sheet.
Pour popped popcorn in a single layer on the parchment paper.
Melt candy melts (30-second intervals in the microwave, stirring in between) and drizzle over the top.
Use a spoon or tongs to mix the popcorn and candy melts together. Spread into a single layer.
Quickly add candy eyeballs and sprinkles before the chocolate sets.
Let the popcorn set at room temperature, then break into pieces and serve.

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Nightmare Before Christmas Pizza Dip

Angie Barrett — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 15:27:26 +0000

Pizza sauce, pepperoni, ricotta cheese and black olives make up this fun Nightmare Before Christmas Pizza Dip for Halloween or anytime of year!

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Halloween is near and the Halloween recipe are starting to flow again! I love it and I love this fun pizza dip that has the perfect Halloween theme!

This particular recipe is for a small serving but you could double or triple this recipe and put it in a pie dish for a party!

Perfect for dipping with pretzels, pretzel crisps, naan bread and cheese wisps.

Why You Should Make this Nightmare Before Christmas Pizza Dip…

great dip for Halloween parties’
perfect for any Nightmare Before Christmas lovers

QUICK GLANCE AT INGREDIENTS for Halloween Nightmare Before Christmas Pizza Dip :

pizza sauce
pepperonis
ricotta cheese
black olives

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How to make Nightmare Before Christmas Pizza Dip :

Warm Sauce
Warm spaghetti sauce for 2 minutes in the microwave. Place it at the bottom of a medium bowl.
Cut Pepperoni
Chop up pepperoni and add in diced pepperonis.
Warm Ricotta Cheese
Warm ricotta cheese in the microwave for 2 1/2 minutes. Spoon ricotta into bowl and smooth out the top.
Make Jack Skellington face with olives
Cut one olive in half to make the eyes for Jack. Slice the rest of the second and third olive to make the mouth and nose.

Serve warm

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have to use ricotta cheese for this pizza dip?

You don’t have to! You can also use parmesan cheese & mozzarella cheese like I did in the pizza dip over on SemiHomemadeRecipes.com

More Nightmare Before Christmas Recipes:

Nightmare Before Christmas Pizza Dip

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Pizza sauce, pepperoni, ricotta cheese and black olives make up this fun Nightmare Before Christmas Pizza Dip for Halloween or anytime of year!

Ingredients

3 cups pizza sauce
10 pepperonis
2 cups ricotta cheese
3 black olives; for the face

Instructions

Warm spaghetti sauce for 2 minutes in the microwave. Place it at the bottom of a medium bowl.

Chop up pepperoni and add in diced pepperonis.

Warm ricotta cheese in the microwave for 2 1/2 minutes. Spoon ricotta into bowl and smooth out the top.

Cut one olive in half to make the eyes for Jack. Slice the rest of the second and third olive to make the mouth and nose.

Serve warm

Notes

Great served with pretzels, naan, bagels chips or breadsticks

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CANDY CORN Ghost CUPCAKES

Angie Barrett — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:58:01 +0000

Orange cupcakes and cute candy corn holding ghost make up these adorable Candy Corn Ghost Cupcakes!

“Shared with permission from Jenni at PastryChefOnline.com”

Those little candy corn hugging candy ghost are so spooky that they’re cute! I do love a super cute little ghost when it comes Halloween desserts.

These Candy Corn Cupcakes are another fun dessert that my friend Jenni made for #HalloweenTreatsWeek last year that I hosted over on my other blog, BigBearsWife.com.

That orange, yellow, and white sprinkle mix is perfect for Halloween too! Aren’t easy cupcakes like this perfect for when you’ve already got about 100 “Halloween Must Dos” on your Halloween to-do list?!

CANDY CORN CUPCAKES

Jenni says

These candy corn cupcakes are kissed with honey powder, topped with smooth, creamy ermine frosting, and are super cute and tasty for a kids’ Halloween party!

Click Here to Find the Recipe

Reposted with permission from Jenni at PastryChefOnline.com

Jenni blogs at PastryChefOnline.com where she serves up some amazing recipe teaches techniques for cooking and baking that will help you get dinners (and desserts) on the table and still have time to live your life! She’s here to help you be fearless in the kitchen!

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Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball

Angie Barrett — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 01:30:35 +0000

In love with The Nightmare Before Christmas and Dessert? Well this Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball is for you! The Pumpkin King is transformed into a frightfully tasty cheese ball for the perfect Halloween party treat!

“This post/recipe originally appeared on my main blog BigBearsWife.com for #HalloweenTreatsWeek”

This post/recipe was created for #HalloweenTreatsWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% mine.

There is no doubt that I love The Nightmare Before Christmas. I am a Halloween loving girl and Jack Skellington with his crew of spooky HalloweenTown friends make my spooky heart flutter! So, when it comes to making Halloween desserts and Halloween treats, also make sure to include him!

On my blog other, BigBearsWife.com, you can find Jack Skellington Macarons, Jack Skellington Rice Krispie Treats, Jack Skellington Dipped Oreos, Jack Skellington Chocolate Apples and now this amazing Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball!

What you need for a Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball:

cream cheese, softened
butter, softened
powdered sugar
mini chocolate chips
vanilla extract
sweetened shredded coconut
Chocolate Candy Melts

How to keep the cheese ball shape:

While the cheese ball is in the fridge chilling it can loose its shape if you don’t wrap it, but I like to go a step further and make sure it really keeps the shape by sitting it down into a bowl.

So, once your cheese ball mixture is ready to go into the fridge, lay a piece of plastic wrap on a flat surface and spoon mixture into the center.

Roll and fold cheese ball into a ball, wrapping it in the plastic wrap. Place into a bowl to help it hold its shape.

Place wrapped ball into the refrigerator for at least 2 hours (or overnight)

What to cover the cheese ball in:

I choose shredded coconut for this Cheese Ball but you could also try covering it in white chocolate chips instead!

When you’re ready to serve, just remove cheese ball from fridge and remove plastic wrap.

Place on serving place and cover in shredded coconut.

Melt Chocolate Candy Melts according to package.

Let cool slightly and pour into a piping bag.

Snip a very small hole at the end of the piping bag and use the candy melts to draw Jack’s face onto the cheese ball.

What to serve with the Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball:

You can really serve anything you want with this dessert l but I picked out these bone shaped graham crackers and they were perfect! I mean they go perfect with the “Bone Daddy” dessert haha.

I just dipped them in the chocolate candy melts and then drizzled them with some white chocolate candy melts to make them match Jack!

I love how this dessert turned out and I know he will be making an appearance at out Halloween dinner party this year!

Jack Skellington Dessert Cheese Ball

Yield: 24 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Chill Time: 6 hours

Total Time: 6 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
6 ounces Chocolate Candy Melts

Instructions

In a large bowl, use an electric mixer and mix together cream cheese and butter until smooth

Mix in powdered sugar! Mix well.

Add in vanilla and add 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips. Mix Well

Lay a piece of plastic wrap on a flat surface and spoon mixture into the center.

Roll and fold into a ball, wrapping it in the plastic wrap. Place into a bowl to help it hold its shape.

Place wrapped ball into the refrigerator for at least 2 hours (or overnight)

When ready to serve remove cheese ball from fridge and remove plastic wrap.

Place on serving place and cover in shredded coconut.

Melt Chocolate Candy Melts according to package.

Let cool slightly and pour into a piping bag.

Snip a very small hole at the end of the piping bag and use the candy melts to draw Jack's face onto the cheese ball.

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Bloodshot Eyeball Apple Slices

Angie Barrett — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 01:14:30 +0000

Love Chocolate Apples but don’t want to dip tons of them for a party? These Bloodshot Eyeball Apple Slices are the answer to your problems! Just as tasty and oh so spooky when decorated to look like bloodshot eyeballs!

“This post/recipe originally appeared on my main blog BigBearsWife.com for #HalloweenTreatsWeek”

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These Bloodshot Eyeball Apple Slices are perfect for dessert after a Halloween dinner party but they’re also a fun project to make with the kids! We love chocolate and caramel apples around here but we don’t always want to make a bunch of chocolate covered apples as in the WHOLE apple.

I made Chocolate Covered Bloodshot Apples a few years ago for Halloween and they were amazing but let’s be honest. Most little kids are going to take a few bites and be done with it, that’s why I love these Bloodshot Eyeball Apple Slices. They are just as spooky and fun as the entire apple being transformed into an eye ball but they’re more manageable and less wasteful when it comes to treats for the kids!

Here are a few things I used for these apple slices:

Wilton’s Eyeball Icing Decorations

These royal icing sugar eyeballs are perfect for the center of these bloodshot eyeball apples. They look great and they add awesome detail to treats without any decorating talent needed!

Paper Straws from Sweets and Treats –

I love these purely for decorating purposes when it comes to these candy eyeballs. I use a chopstick to skewer the apples to make the pops but a plain ol’ chopstick is kind of boring looking. So once I dip the apple slices in white chocolate candy coating I just slide one of these paper straws over the chopstick and into the melted chocolate at the base of the apple to create a fun apple stick without much work.

How to make Bloodshot Eyeball Apple Slices:

These Bloodshot Eyeball Apple Slices are so simple to make y’all!
Look at this.

You take an apple and slice it into 3 or 4 thick slices. If your slice has seeds, remove those.

Skewer the apple slice carefully with a chopstick.

Pat the apple dry with a paper towel and dip it into melted white chocolate candy coating.

Add a candy eyeball to the center of the apple slice and slide paper straw over the chopstick. Press the paper straw into the melted white candy coating at the bottom of the apple to make sure it sticks well.

Melt some red candy melts and drizzle some onto the eyeballs to line up with the bloodshot lines on the candy eye.

Let the apple slices sit for 15-30 minutes or until the candy coasting has hardened.

I think that these are best if made

I made Graveyard Apple Slices last year and they were such a hit that I’ve been working on more ideas for Chocolate covered apple slices! Any themed or ideas you’d like to see transformed into an apple slice dessert? I’m thinking Jack Skellington next!

Q&A:

Can I use regular white chocolate instead of candy melts.

Maybe. I don’t dip fruits and candies in regular melted white chocolate though so I can’t promise it will look like the photos.

The white chocolate isn’t sticking. Is the apple too wet?

It could be! Make sure to pat the apples dry very well before dipping!

Bloodshot Eyeball Apple Slices

Yield: 8-10 APPLE SLICES

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 6 minutes

Cool Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 51 minutes

Love Chocolate Apples but don't want to dip tons of them for a party? These Bloodshot Eyeball Apple Slices are the answer to your problems! Just as tasty and oh so spooky when decorated to look like bloodshot eyeballs!

Ingredients

2 large apples
16 ounces Chocolate Candy Coating
Royal Icing Eyeball Decorations
6 ounces Red Candy Coating
8 - 10 chopsticks
8 - 10 paper straws

Instructions

Slice apples into thick slices and remove seeds. Each apple should give you 4 or so apple slices.

Carefully push a chopstick into the bottom of each apple slice. Make sure not to break the apples.

Pat apple slices dry with a paper towel.

Melt white candy coating according to package directions.

Dip apples completely in melted chocolate. Tap off excess.

Lay on a flat surface that's been covered with foil or parchment paper (or on a silicone mat).

Slide paper straw over the chopstick. Press the paper straw into the melted white candy coating at the bottom of the apple to make sure it sticks well.

Add candy eye to the apples.

Melt red candy coating according to package directions.

Drizzle red onto the eyeballs to line up with the bloodshot lines on the candy eye.

Let apple slices sit until chocolate hardens.-

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Pet Ghost in a Jar Pudding Cups

Angie Barrett — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 01:01:25 +0000

You better eat this dessert up fast before your pet ghost vanishes! These Pet Ghost in a Jar Pudding Cups have a friendly gummy ghost hiding in delicious chocolate pudding that makes the perfect Halloween treat!

“This post/recipe originally appeared on my main blog BigBearsWife.com for #HalloweenTreatsWeek”

Printable Recipe At Bottom of Post

Have you seen the Pet Ghost in a Jar DIY crafts online before? I’ve seen a few over the years online and in magazines but I decided to take that ideas a little further into the food world and created these Pet Ghost in a Jar Pudding Cups for #HalloweenTreatsWeek this year!

This ghostly ghoul is ready to hang out at Halloween parties and party on the dessert table!

What you need to make Pet Ghost in a Jar Pudding Cups:

Chocolate Pudding (recipe below)
Gummy Ghost
Whipped Cream (Homemade or Spray Can)
Halloween Sprinkles
Jar
Twine
Pet Ghost Tag (Free Printable Below)

These gummy ghost and these fun Halloween sprinkles are from Wilton and I just love them! They gave me some great inspiration for this project!

If you want to make your own pet ghost dessert cups and want to use the same little ghost tag that I made, you can click HERE to get the file. Just right click and save it.

Then you can add it to a word document or how ever you want to size it and print it.

I found these little jars at the Dollar Tree in the Fall section and they worked perfectly for these desserts. I bet these would also be cute in little plastic shot glasses if you wanted to make a bunch for a party.

Oh and let me give you a little tip for making these ghost in a jar pudding cups.

While you can totally fill these treat cups with anything you’d like, if you are going to use something like pudding you need to make the ghost gummy sit as flat against the jar as possible. I laid the ghost on my kitchen counter and rolled over them with a rolling pin to flatten them a bit before adding them to the jar. Then when I did add them in, I kept the jar laying sideways until I filled it about half way with pudding and then sat it up to fill it the rest of the way so that the ghost would stay put.

Those ghost, I tell ya, they’re some sneaky little creatures…always trying to disappear into the pudding haha.

Pet Ghost in a Jar Pudding Cups

Ghost tag Printable File Here

Pet Ghost in a Jar Pudding Cups

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

ChillTime: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
8 tablespoons dark cocoa powder
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon salt
8 eggs
6 cups milk
2 teaspoons chocolate extract (or vanilla)
4 gummy ghost
Whipped Cream
Sprinkles
4 small jars or glasses

Instructions

In a medium bowl combine 1 cup sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch, and salt.
Mix together.
Take 6 eggs, separate yolks from whites. Save whites for another recipe.
Add remaining whole eggs to egg yolks. Add egg yolks to sugar mixture and mix well.
Stir in 1 cup milk.
Heat 5 cups of milk in a saucepan; when milk is warm whisk in sugar and egg mixture.
Cook on medium heat uncovered, until thick, about 10 minutes. Whisking occasionally.
Remove from heat, add in chocolate or vanilla extract. Stir well.
Let pudding cool slightly and pour into a bowl. Place a piece of plastic wrap over pudding, pressing it onto top of pudding to prevent a skin from forming as it cools Place into fridge for 1 hour or until chilled.
Lay gummy ghosts on a flat surface and use the palm of your hand or a rolling pin to flatten them a bit.
Lay glass or jar on its side and press each ghost onto the inside of a glass or jar.
Stir the chilled pudding and spoon into glasses. Once glass/jar is half way full sit it up and fill until full.
Top with whipped cream and sprinkles.

Notes

Ghost tag Printable File Here

If you make this recipe, snap a picture and share it on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter with the and hashtag #bigbearswife —

I love to see what your cooking from the blog!

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Chocolate Candy Witch Cauldrons

Angie Barrett — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 00:49:30 +0000

These Chocolate Candy Witch Cauldrons can hold all kinds of treats for your wicked little witches and warlocks! These cauldrons are filled with brownie bites, icing and topped with a witches brew of bone and bubble sprinkles!

“This post/recipe originally appeared on my main blog BigBearsWife.com for #HalloweenTreatsWeek”

Printable Recipe At Bottom of Post

I’m so excited to share these Chocolate Candy Witch Cauldrons for #HalloweenTreatsWeek with y’all! They came out even better than I pictures in my head and I just think they are fantastic. What a perfect recipe to start off #HalloweenTreatsWeek this year!

I tired a few different techniques for making these Chocolate Candy Witch Cauldrons but this is what I found worked best for me:

What you need to make Chocolate Candy Witch Cauldrons:

Brownies – Homemade Recipes – Pumpkin CheeseCake Brownies or my favorite brownie recipe
Bone Sprinkles
Green candy Pearls
Black Candy Melts
Green Decorating Icing
White Pearl Dust
Piping Bag
Food Coloring
1 cup Measuring cup

I’ve got the printable recipe for y’all below but let me know you how to make these Chocolate Candy Witch Cauldrons!

Start by melting the black candy melts according to the package directions.

Spoon some of the melted black candy melts into a 1 cup measuring cup like the one pictures above. You don’t have to use a measuring up but I like the way this one molded and I thought it looks like a cauldron when it was done.

Make sure the entire inside is covered, turn the cup upside down and tap out the excess candy melts back into the candy melt bowl.

Place the measuring cup, right side up, in the freezer for 20-30 minutes or until solid.

Carefully pop candy cauldron from measuring cup.

Next it’s time to add some “rust” to this witch cauldron. You’ll need orange and yellow. Or you can mix red and yellow together to make orange and then another bit of yellow on it’s own.

I also used some pearl luster dust to mix with it so it wouldn’t be so wet.

Just use a paper towel and dab it into the luster pearl dust and food colorings and blot it onto the sides of the cauldron.

NOTE – I found that all of the food coloring wouldn’t try so if you’re serving these at a party you may want to serve them on on a cupcake liner or or on a small plate, if they don’t dry all the way they may or may not add a bit of orange coloring to your fingers haha. Of course this didn’t bother us because we just washed our hands after eating them.

Once your witch cauldron has some rust on it, it’s time to add the handles. Just add a little bit of melted black candy melts to a piping bag and pipe a circle onto the side of the cauldron. Then add a dot to the top of the handle to make it look like the handle of a cauldron.

Hocus Pocus, it’s done!

Now fill it with whatever wonderful treats you want to fill it with.

For this post I filled it with brownies pieces and green icing.

Then I topped it with more witchy green icing and added some bone sprinkles and “green bubbles” to make sure the cauldron was filled with a great witch’s brew!

You could fill these Chocolate Candy Witch Cauldrons with things like:

Homemade Pudding
Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake
Eclair Dessert
Chocolate Bark (You could make the bark looks like witches brew with green candy melts and bone sprinkles!)
Ghost Snack Mix

Or you can fill it with brownies using one of these recipes:

Q&A:

Can these be made in advance?

YES! I made these Chocolate Candy Witch Cauldrons and left two of them (unfilled) on the counter for a week to make sure they still looked good and they were perfect. Just fill them before serving.

Chocolate Candy Witch Cauldrons

Yield: 4-6 cauldrons

Ingredients

12 ounces Black Candy Melts
16 ounces Green Decorating Icing
White Peal Dust
Piping Bag
Food Coloring
1 cup Measuring cup (to use as a mold)
Bone Sprinkles
Green candy Pearls

Instructions

Start by melting the black candy melts according to the package directions.

Spoon some of the melted black candy melts into a 1 cup measuring cup. You don't have to use a measuring up but I like the way this one molded and I thought it looks like a cauldron when it was done.

Make sure the entire inside is covered, turn the cup upside down and tap out the excess candy melts back into the candy melt bowl.

Place the measuring cup, right side up, in the freezer for 20-30 minutes or until solid.

Carefully pop candy cauldron from measuring cup.

Next it\'s time to add some "rust" to this witch cauldron. You\'ll need orange and yellow. Or you can mix red and yellow together to make orange and then another bit of yellow on it\'s own.

I also used some pearl luster dust to mix with it so it wouldn't be so wet.

Just use a paper towel and dab it into the luster pearl dust and food coloring and blot it onto the sides of the cauldron.

Once your witch cauldron has some rust on it, it's time to add the handles. Just add a little bit of melted black candy melts to a piping bag and pipe a circle onto the side of the cauldron. Then add a dot to the top of the handle to make it look like the handle of a cauldron.

Hocus Pocus, it's done!

Now fill it with whatever wonderful treats you want to fill it with.

For this post I filled it with brownies pieces and green icing.

Then I topped it with more witchy green icing and added some bone sprinkles and "green bubbles" to make sure the cauldron was filled with a great witch's brew!

Notes

NOTE - I found that all of the food coloring wouldn't dry so if you're serving these at a party you may want to serve them on on a cupcake liner or or on a small plate, if they don't dry all the way they may or may not add a bit of orange coloring to your fingers haha. Of course this didn't bother us because we just washed our hands after eating them.

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