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Creepy Cheesecake Brownies for your Halloween Party

Thursday, October 18, 2018 at 9:44 am by

If you’re on Pinterest in September or October, it’s likely you’ll come across a few hundred Halloween recipes. While there are a variety of creepy, crawly treats to make for your kids or Halloween party guests, you can’t go wrong with a festive Halloween brownie. Add these black and orange cheesecake brownies to your spread along with other Halloween party recipes like graveyard dip and jack-o-lantern stuffed peppers.

Halloween Cheesecake Brownies brownie batter

Cheesecake brownies are the best of both worlds. The sinfully rich chocolate brownie (dyed black, of course) on the bottom will satisfy any chocolate-lover’s sweet tooth this Halloween. The silky cheesecake top layer (dyed bright orange with food coloring) completes this Halloween dessert. It’s far better than any candy bar the kid’s bring home from trick-or-treating, trust us.

Halloween Cheesecake Brownies

Halloween Cheesecake Brownies

Make sure your Halloween party is heavy on the treats and not the tricks this Halloween and make homemade cheesecake brownies for the hungry ghouls and goblins at your house.

Halloween Cheesecake Brownies

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  1. Heat oven to 325°F. Line a 9-inch baking pan with aluminum foil. Spray with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high, beat butter and granulated sugar until blended, about 2 minutes.
  3. Beat in eggs, milk and vanilla until blended, about 1 minute. Gradually add flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder until blended, about 1 minute. Reserve 3/4 cup batter.
  4. Spread remaining batter into prepared baking pan.
  5. Meanwhile, using a hand or stand mixer with wire beaters on MEDIUM speed, beat cream cheese, granulated sugar, brown sugar and orange icing color until blended, about 2 minutes.
  6. Beat in sour cream and add 1 egg at a time until all eggs are mixed in and mixture is fluffy.
  7. Gently spread cream cheese mixture over brownie.
  8. Drop reserved brownie batter by spoonful onto cream cheese mixture. Using a knife, drag the tip of the knife through each drop of brownie to create a swirled design.
  9. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until cheesecake is set.
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Spooky DIY Halloween Marshmallow Pops

Monday, October 30, 2017 at 12:08 pm by

Halloween is right around the corner and everyone is starting to plan costumes, trick or treating routes, and parties. While I think every child (and admittedly, some adults – myself included) would agree that Halloween is all about the candy, it’s also is a great time time of year for crafting and cooking with the kids. While there are tons of recipes – like our Halloween Graveyard Party Dip – and crafts to get you in the spirit, we liked the idea of crafting in the kitchen and making our own marshmallow pops. Not only are they delicious, the kids can use their imagination creating their favourite creepy creatures.

 

 

 

All you need is a slow cooker, candy melts, marshmallows (either store-bought or homemade) and popsicle sticks. We picked up candy melts and popsicle sticks at a craft store. We chose white, orange, green and yellow candy melts for our pops but any color would work. Black, purple, you name it.

Set your slow cooker to LOW and stir the candy melts often for about 30 minutes until they are completely melted. Candy melts can thicken easily, so add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil to thin the mixture if you find it difficult to dip the marshmallows. You could also melt the candies over the stovetop and transfer them into a small slow cooker to keep warm for easy-dipping.

Halloween Marshmallow Pops

Once you dip the marshmallows in the candy melt color (or colors, like the cute candy corn-inspired pop) of your choice, start decorating. We dipped some in orange and black sprinkles, added googly eyes to others, and decorated some with our favourite candy.

Halloween Marshmallow Pops

If the kids have friends over one night or if you want a fun, festive activity that the whole family will enjoy,  get the slow cooker out and make these spooky marshmallow pops.

Halloween Marshmallow Pops

 



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Halloween Party Popcorn Mixes

Monday, October 30, 2017 at 11:46 am by

While candy seems to get all the (deserving) attention on Halloween, there are plenty of ghoulish goodies you can make to celebrate. From jack-o-lantern-looking stuffed peppers, to graveyard dip, this is the perfect time of year to pull out your best tricks in the kitchen.

 

These Halloween popcorn mixes are a perfect snack to serve at a Halloween party, munch on during a scary movie, or to bag for the kids’ lunches in October. If you haven’t picked out your costume yet, these 3 recipes are sure to get you in the spooky spirit.

Caramel Candy Corn Popcorn Mix

 

Caramel Candy Corn Popcorn mix is sugar, spice, and everything nice.  The pretzels and popcorn are crunchy and salty. Mixed with Reese’s pieces and caramel chunks, it’s a dream mix for those who like a little savory with their sweet. And you can’t celebrate Halloween without candy corn, can you? – so there’s plenty where that came from too.

 

Black Widow Popcorn

 

If you aren’t serving or eating something with googly eyes, can you really say you celebrated Halloween? Simply coat your popcorn with black candy melts and add your favorite sprinkles and decorations. We’re not sure if the kids will like decorating or eating this black widow popcorn more – but either way, it’s a win, win.

 

Witches’ Brew Popcorn Mix

 

If you’re a fan of dirt cake, you’ll love this bright green popcorn mix. We used food color spray (that we picked up at a local craft store) to turn the popcorn green, then added gummy worms, mini Oreos, and skittles. For shock value, serve it in the biggest cauldron you can find and sprinkle in a few plastic spiders. It’s the perfect centerpiece for your annual Halloween party.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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Caramel Candy Corn Popcorn Mix

Monday, October 30, 2017 at 11:43 am by


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  1. In small bowl, combine sugar, cinnamon and salt. Set aside
  2. Pop popcorn. Drizzle butter over popcorn. Sprinkle with sugar mixture.
  3. Toss until popcorn is evenly coated.
  4. Stir in candy and pretzels.
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Black Widow Popcorn

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  1. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
  2. Place popped popcorn in a large bowl.
  3. In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt black candy melts in microwave following package directions. Pour over popcorn and stir until popcorn is evenly coated.
  4. Spread popcorn in an even layer in parchment-lined pan.
  5. While popcorn coating is still wet, sprinkle with colored sprinkles. Place eyeballs on top. Let candy coating set to harden.
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