Scare Up Some Halloween Fun- Part One

Halloween Treats 

Ingredients:

• ½ cup (1 stick butter)
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 2 TB. light corn syrup
• 2 heaping cups miniature marshmallows (or 12 large)
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 6 drops each green and yellow food coloring
• 8 cups popped popcorn

Directions:

• Place butter, brown sugar and corn syrup in a 3-quart sauce pan. Cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.
• Remove from heat,add marshmallows and vanilla extract. Stir until smooth.
• Add the green and yellow food coloring to create desired color.
• Put the popcorn in a large bowl and pour the “green slime” marshmallow mixture over the popcorn. Stir with a large spoon until coated. Cover until ready to serve. Store in an airtight container.

8-10 large servings

Hocus Pocus Halloween Fizz Drink Recipe

Recipe from WhenPigsFlyEvents.com
Ingredients:

• 1- 1/2 cups pineapple juice
• 1/4 tsp. almond extract (or 1/2 cup rum)
• 1/4 tsp. coconut Extract
• 3 drops red food Coloring
• 2 drops yellow food Coloring
• 1 bottle sparkling white grape juice (or sparkling white wine)
• cranberries (optional)

Rimmed glass with orange tinted sugar

• 2 TB.  sugar
• 5 drops red food coloring
• 5 drops yellow food coloring

Directions:

• Mix pineapple juice, almond extract, coconut extract and food coloring in a small picture or large measuring cup.
• For each drink, pour 2 ounces pineapple juice mixture into beverage glass. Top with 4 ounces sparkling white grape juice or white wine.

How to Rim Glass with Orange-Tinted Sugar: 

• Place 2 tablespoons sugar in small resealable plastic bag. Add 5 drops red food coloring and 5 drops yellow food Coloring. Seal bag. 
• Knead sugar until the color is evenly distributed. Pour out onto shallow plate. Dip rim of beverage glass in water, then into orange-tinted sugar to lightly coat.
• To top it off, drop cranberries into the glass to float on top.
  

Spooky Spidery Deviled Eggs
Recipe from Delicious As It Looks
Ingredients;

• 6 hard-boiled eggs, halved
• 3 TB. mayonnaise
• 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp. dill weed
• 1 tsp.vinegar
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• whole black olives

Directions:

• Cut eggs in half lengthwise. Slip out yolks and mash.
• Stir in mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, dill, vinegar, salt, and pepper.
• Cut whole olive in half lengthwise.
• Put one half on mashed yolk for the spider's body.
• Thinly slice the other half of the olive for the spiders legs. Put four legs on each side.

Bloody Band-Aid Cookies

Recipe submitted by Katherine Marie
Cook's notes-So simple you don't even need a recipe.

Break graham crackers into 8 small sections. Spread with white frosting or softened cream cheese. Top with decorator red gel or strawberry jelly. 
Garnish with real band-aids.

Scarecrow Bars

• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 2 large eggs
• 3 cup mini marshmallows
• 1/2 cup corn syrup
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cup crisp rice cereal
• 2 cup salted peanuts
• 1 cup candy corn 

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Beat cake mix and butter until combined. Add egg and beat until well mixed.
• Press into the bottom of ungreased 13×9 baking pan. 
• Bake until it sets and the edges are lightly browned (about 15 minutes). 
• Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle marshmallows over hot crust.
• Bake another couple of minutes until marshmallows puff up.
• Remove from oven. Combine corn syrup, sugar and brown sugar in saucepan.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• Add in peanut butter and vanilla and stir until smooth. 
• Stir in cereal and peanuts. Spoon over marshmallow topped base and spread to cover.
• Sprinkle candy corn over mixture evenly and gently press in.
• Cool and cut into bars.

Easy Halloween Decorating

DIY Melted Crayon Pumpkin
http://momspark.net/melted-crayon-pumpkin/