These easy Halloween recipes for kids will give you an opportunity to have fun in the kitchen with your children and create some family traditions and memories.
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There are some really easy Halloween recipes for kids that don't call for any fancy baking, but are still quite cute and fun. I hope you'll enjoy these ones and take a minute to share your own easy Halloween recipes for kids using the form at the bottom of the page.
Scary Spider Cookies
You’ll need:
1 package of cream filled chocolate cookies (like Oreos). Orange cream filling looks extra spooky if you can find those ones.
1 small package of M&M’s or similar candies
1 package of thin black licorice ropes
1 Tbs. frosting (from a ready made can is fine)
To Assemble:
Snip the licorice rope into 1 ½ inch pieces.
Poke 4 pieces on each side of the cookies for legs.
Use the icing to ‘glue’ on 2 M&M’s for spider eyes.
*Recipe and photo from Betty Crocker.
Pointy Hats For Halloween
You'll need:
32 chocolate Hershey®'s Kisses, unwrapped
1 package (32) fudge-striped cookies
1 small tube orange or red decorating icing
To Assemble:
Turn the cookies upside down. Attach 1 unwrapped kiss to the center of the cookie using a bit of the decorator icing.
Decorate the 'hat' by piping a ribbon around the base of the kiss and making a bow.
*Recipe and photo from Betty Crocker.
Marshmallow Cats
You’ll need:
1 package of large marshmallows
1 package of chocolate chips
Red Hots, M&M’s or similar candy nonpareils
Thin black licorice
Candy Corn
To Assemble:
Melt chocolate chips in microwave for 30 seconds. Stir and repeat until melted and smooth. Don’t overheat.
Dip marshmallows in chocolate and set on waxed paper. When they are almost set, stack them two high to form the body of the cat. If you’d like to add feet to your marshmallow cat, just cut a marshmallow into smaller pieces and dip them separately.
Before chocolate sets, attach 2 candy corn on top for the ears, and 2 M&M’s for the eyes. Cut off the tips of some candy corn for the nose. Don’t forget to add pieces of the licorice for the whiskers and tail. If the chocolate sets too quickly, use a little extra melted chocolate as ‘glue.’
*Recipe and photo from Cooking With Gramma.
Ghosts, Monsters, Mummies, and Pumpkins
This is such a quick but cute way of making delicious easy Halloween recipes for kids that everyone will enjoy.
You'll need:
Large Marshmallows (small, too if you make pumpkins)
White and Milk or Dark chocolate
Colored Melts (green, orange)
Lollipop sticks
Piece of Styrofoam or Styrofoam cups to hold the treats upright while setting.
Cellophane bags and ribbon (if you want to use them as gifts or party favors)
To Assemble:
As you can see in the video, these are so easy to make. Simply melt the chocolate in a microwave safe dish for 30 seconds then stir. Repeat, but don't overheat. You don't want to burn your chocolate. If you have a small crock pot, you can melt the chocolate in it but be sure to keep it on low. you can also use the stove with a double boiler if you prefer.
Poke the lollipop sticks in the end of the marshmallows and dip or roll them in the desired chocolate depending on what you are making. Use white for ghosts and mummies, green for monsters and Frankenstein, and orange for pumpkins.
Poke the sticks into the Styrofoam to keep them upright without touching so the chocolate can set. Refrigerate about 10 minutes.
Using some melted chocolate in a bag with the corner snipped off add the faces to your characters.
For the Frankenstein, after the green has set, dip the top of the marshmallow in melted milk or dark chocolate for hair. If you have some thin pretzel sticks, you can break off a couple of pieces and poke them into he sides of the head for the bolts.
For the pumpkins, after the orange has set, push the lollipop stick all the way through and out the top and add a mini marshmallow shaped like the stem. Paint on some green chocolate to color it.
You can wrap the ends in cello lollipop bags and secure them with a ribbon for gift giving or party favors. If they're just for you and the kids, arrange them in the Styrofoam as a centerpiece or in a mug.
Listen, I know it's disgusting, but isn't that exactly what the kids love most?! This is such an easy Halloween recipe for kids, but it will bring a lot of laughs to your house.
You'll need:
Pretzel Rods or Sticks
Jar of Cheese Whiz Dip
Green food coloring
To Assemble:
Heat the cheese in the microwave (directions on jar). Allow it to cool a bit.
Gradually stir in drops of green food coloring until you get just the right shade for boogers.
Dip the ends of the pretzels into the green cheese boogers and give it a twist. Pull it out and wait about 15-20 seconds and repeat. Keep dipping until you get a nice glob of boogers built up on your pretzel sticks.
Place the sticks on a piece of waxed paper and allow to set until firm.
Yummy! *Recipe and photo by FamilyCorner.com
Apple Monster Mouths
Here's an easy Halloween recipe for kids that is healthier than all the rest. Don't worry, it's still a lot of fun!
You'll need:
Apples
Slivered Almonds
To Assemble:
Core apples and cut them into quarters. Cut another section out of each quarter from the skin side. (If you aren't serving them immediately, dip the cut apples in lemon juice or orange juice to keep from turning brown - although that might make them pleasantly gory, too).
Take pieces of the slivered almonds and push them into the top and bottom of the opening to form grotesque teeth for your monster mouth.
*Recipe and photo from Family Fun.
Do you have any easy Halloween recipes for kids that you can add to our collection? Don't be frightened - go ahead and tell us!
Special thanks to Betty Crocker, Family Fun, Cooking With Gramma, and All Advents Advisor for their easy Halloween recipes for kids ideas.
Do you have an Halloween recipe or gift idea that you picked up somewhere along the way? Share it with the rest of us! If you've actually made it, go ahead and show off. We'd love to see your work.
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Listen, I know it's disgusting, but isn't that exactly what the kids love most?! This is such an easy Halloween recipe for kids, but it will bring a lot of laughs to your house.
Here's an easy Halloween recipe for kids that is healthier than all the rest. Don't worry, it's still a lot of fun!
