There are two levels of clever working on this treat. First, these caramel apples are really just candies pretending to be apples. Second, the candy is caramel, the dip is apple-flavored. So it’s inside out. Hee hee. Learn to make … Read More...
Jack O’ Lantern Waffles
So we’ve seen the fruit and we’ve seen the candy corn… Now, here come the Jack O’ Lanterns! Make Jack O’ Lantern waffles HERE at Random Thoughts of a SUPERmom!.
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Vegetables for Halloween
Find a roundup of Halloween-themed veggie serving ideas HERE at babble, including “scaly lizard skin” (kale), “bloody bat ears” (beets) and “roasted brains” cauliflower.
Bat and Spider Oreo Cakester Pops
Another one from yours truly… I’m going nuts with the candy eyes this year. Make super-easy bat and spider pops with Oreo Cakesters
and chocolate chips HERE at the decorated cookie.
Marshmallow Witches
Aw, what sweet li’l witches. (Can there be sweet li’l witches?) Learn to make them from store-bought ingredients HERE at Taste of Home, found via Fun Family Crafts.
Cute Fruit for Halloween
How about a healthier 
Halloween snack than chocolate and sugar? Turn fruit into monsters and a Jack O’ Lantern HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.
Gruffalo Party Food and Favors
I’m always a sucker for anything related to children’s literature… Check out these (gross!) party favors to honor The Gruffalo (poisonous warts, snakes and mouse droppings, eeeww) and the party food HERE at Made by Bronwyn. Love the printed … Read More...
The Monster Squad Monster Cookies
It’s like I always say, “You can’t go wrong with monster movies from the ’80s.” I do. I say that all the time. Of course, you can’t go wrong with anything from the ’80s, the most perfect decade, fodder for … Read More...
BOO! Gum Advent Calendar
Count down the last 12 days until Halloween and freshen your breath. Learn to make these uber-cute gum Halloween advent calendar (from a pack of Trident, or, little square ghosts, so clever) HERE at pharMA.
Painted Food Packaging
I urge you all to check out the work of Eric Barclay, an artist who gives a bit, nay, a lot, of character to boring old food packaging. That’s Coffee-mate up there. Yeah. Coffee-mate turned wonderfully adorable. See what … Read More...
Googly Eyed Pretzel Bark
Everywhere I look, treats are looking back. Make this adorable, oh-so-Halloween-perfect, spooky eyes pretzel bark HERE at Cookies and Cups.
Frankenstein Rice Krispies Treats
Can’t go wrong with Rice Krispies Treats, sticks and monsters. Learn to make Rice Krispies Treats Frankensteins HERE at Snackpicks, courtesy of Kim from the Celebration Shoppe.
Black Widow Chocolate Rum Cupcakes
I have to admit, these spiders look realistic enough to give the spider-fearing me a bit of a chill. Find the recipes and how-tos for chocolate rum cupcakes with rum chocolate ganache, white chocolate spiderwebs and (egads!) chocolate spiders HERE … Read More...
California Olives and Googly-Eyed Crudites
When the good people at California Ripe Olives asked if they could send me a Halloween kit to make something spooky with olives, I thought, “I like free stuff.” So yes, please. I got a big box covered with spiders, … Read More...
Witch Leg Cookies
Yeah, yeah, we all know that Sweet Sugarbelle’s flawless cookies are always stunning, but I’m even more impressed (OK, equally impressed) by her use of cookie cutters. A onesie cookie cutter to make witch legs. I love how she sees … Read More...
Candy Corn Madeleines
Add another treat to the “can I turn this into candy corn?” mix: Madeleines! Make candy corn striped madeleines HERE at Sugar Swings!.
Halloween Favors from Wrapped Candy
Turn store-bought candy into Halloween goodies with these packaging ideas from Make the Best of Everything. Naturally, I’m partial to the eyeballs.
Pizza. No, Mac n’ Cheese. No, Pizza. Can’t We Get Along?
It’s rare that I post on straight recipes. That is, recipes that don’t look like monsters or frogs or fairies. But when a straight recipe combines two foods in unexpected ways? It … Read More...
Apple Monsters and Vampires
So much focus is on the sweet side of Halloween… how about we have a piece of fruit? Make apple monsters and vampires HERE at Cute Food for Kids. (Parents, note there are inedible pieces in both of these, … Read More...
Monster Eyes Candy Favors
And one more Pinterest find… Monster eyes candy favors! Love this simple idea. Find the how-tos HERE at it is what it is.