As I've been sharing on mamachallenge, I simply love Halloween.
The decor, the fun and the candy make it a perfect opportunity to get together with family friends to catch up before the Christmas holidays. So we invited over a few of the neighbors for a little play date with a spooky celebration theme!
The kids wanted to help with the party preparation fun, so we put on our aprons and began the creation fun! My little mad scientist (my 5 year-old) came up with the idea of Boo Bark; an inspiration from his recipe of Easter Day Bark. Using all his favorite Mars candies like Twix, Snickers, and M&Ms, he whipped together a delicious candy-coated treat, with a little help from mom (melting the chocolate.)
Once in the Halloween spirit, he couldn't stop himself! My little chef, wanted to have one more dessert for his party. Since he loves s'mores, he decided to make a Halloween S'mores using pumpkin marshmallows, Snickers miniatures and cinnamon-flavored graham crackers. I was surprised at how good they were and tasted just like Halloween!
To wash it all down, we made up our own brew of "Poison Punch" with Hawaiian Punch, 7 UP and a little dab of sherbet for effect. We also used some other Halloween fun using juice ice cubes and gummi body parts to add a little more fun to the bow. Using a decorative cauldron and a fun little toy we found at the Halloween store, we were able to add a little spooky effect with fog. While you could opt to use dry ice instead of the vaporizer, we were able to find ANY anywhere, so this little device made it easy for us to use and could be used over and over.
See? Having a little spooky celebration get-together can come together with little work or effort with just a few favorite ingredients! And best of all, after Halloween, what an easy way to use your leftover candy and create a treat perfect for giving in November (just change out your M&Ms for yellow, orange and brown.)
Mars Variety Packs make getting ready for Trick or Treaters easy with Miniatures available in 230 pieces & Fun Size packs in 55 pieces.
Boo Bark
Ingredients
Cooking spray
16-20 Twix miniatures
15 Snickers miniatures, chopped
20 bags M&Ms, separated into green, orange, brown
Instructions
Line a cookie sheet with foil. Then spray the foil with cooking spray.
Lay unwrapped Twix on the bottom of sheet spacing them out around 1-2 inches a part.
Next either melt chocolate chips in the microwave or over the stove with a double boiler, until the chocolate has melted and pulls away from the pot.
Pour chocolate over Twix bars on sheet.
Place M&Ms over the top of chocolate bark.
Then sprinkle Snickers over the top.
Place chocolate pan in frigerator or freezer until firm.
Break apart into pieces.
Serve immediately or store in fridge until ready to gift.
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Poison Punch
Ingredients
2 quarts Hawaiian Punch2 cups 7 UP
1 cup sherbet (any flavor)
Gummi body parts
Instructions
Refrigerate Hawaiian Punch and & 7 UP until ready to serve.
Add to Hawaiian Punch and gummi body parts to a large bowl.
Then add sherbet.
Slowly add 7 UP to the bowl.
Serve punch in a cauldron or other fun serving container!
Want some other fun Halloween ideas? Check out this SPOOKY Pinterest board!
Have fun this Halloween!
