Spooky Halloween Snacks for Kids: Chocolate Peanut Butter Hand Pie Mummies

Spooky Halloween Snacks for Kids: Chocolate Peanut Butter Hand Pie Mummies

Halloween is a time for ghosts, ghouls, and, most importantly, delicious treats! If you’re looking for a fun and spooky snack that will delight kids and adults alike, you’re in for a treat. In this blog post, I’m going to show you how to make Chocolate Peanut Butter Hand Pie Mummies. These adorable mummy-shaped hand pies are not only delicious but also a perfect addition to your Halloween party spread. Best of all, they’re easy to make, and kids can join in on the fun!


To get started on these delectable mummy hand pies, you’ll need the following ingredients:

Ingredients:

  1. Pre-made pie crusts (store-bought or homemade)
  2. Chocolate peanut butter (or a mixture of chocolate spread and regular peanut butter)
  3. Sprinkles for eyes
  4. Egg wash (1 egg mixed with water)
  5. Confectioners sugar

Instructions:

  1. Roll Out the Pie Crusts:
    Start by rolling out your pre-made pie crusts on a floured surface. This will make the dough easier to work with. Using a rectangle cookie cutter, cut out circles from the pie crusts. These will serve as the base for your mummy hand pies.
  2. Add Chocolate Peanut Butter:
    Take each rectangle and spread a generous amount of chocolate peanut butter (or a mixture of chocolate spread and regular peanut butter) in the center. Leave some space around the edges to seal the hand pies later.
  3. Create the Mummy Look:
    To give your hand pies a mummy appearance, take another small piece of pie crust dough and cut it into thin strips. Lay these strips over the chocolate peanut butter-covered circles to create the “bandages.” Make sure to leave a small gap for the eyes.
  4. Add Mini Chocolate Chip Eyes:
    Place two mini chocolate chips on each hand pie to serve as the mummy’s eyes. You can use a bit of the peanut butter mixture to help them stick in place.
  5. Brush the mummies with egg wash.
  6. Bake:
    Preheat your oven to the temperature recommended on the pie crust packaging. Place your mummy hand pies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake them for the recommended time or until they turn golden brown.
  7. Serve and Enjoy:
    Once your mummy hand pies are out of the oven and have cooled down a bit, sprinkles with confectioners sugar and these spooky treats to your little goblins! They’re perfect for Halloween parties, school lunches, or a fun family baking project.

  1. These Chocolate Peanut Butter Hand Pie Mummies are a delightful Halloween treat that kids and adults will adore. The combination of chocolate and peanut butter encased in a cute mummy-shaped pie crust is both delicious and visually appealing. They’re a wonderful addition to your Halloween snack lineup, and you can get creative with the bandage designs. So, this Halloween, get ready to impress your guests with these adorable and scrumptious hand pies!
Spooky Puff Pastry Pizzas for Halloween

Spooky Puff Pastry Pizzas for Halloween

Halloween is the perfect time to get creative in the kitchen, and what’s more fun than preparing deliciously eerie treats that will spook and satisfy your guests? This year, we’re diving into the world of Spooky Puff Pastry Pizzas. These little pizzas are not only a visual delight but also incredibly tasty. So, grab your apron and get ready to conjure up these ghostly delights for your Halloween gathering.

Ingredients:

For the Puff Pastry Ghosts:

  1. 1 sheet of puff pastry (thawed)
  2. 1 egg (for egg wash)
  3. Black olives (for eyes)

For the Pizza Sauce:

  1. 1/2 cup tomato sauce
  2. 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  3. 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  4. Salt and pepper to taste

For Toppings:

  1. Shredded mozzarella cheese
  2. Sliced black olives
  3. Sliced red bell pepper
  4. Sliced green bell pepper
  5. Sliced mushrooms
  6. Sliced pepperoni

Instructions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
  2. Start by preparing the pizza sauce. In a small bowl, mix together the tomato sauce, dried oregano, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Set it aside.
  3. Roll out the puff pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Using a ghost-shaped cookie cutter, cut out ghost shapes from the puff pastry. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  4. Now it’s time to assemble the ghosts. Spread a thin layer of pizza sauce on each ghost, leaving a small border around the edges.
  5. Add a generous sprinkle of shredded mozzarella cheese on top of the sauce.
  6. Decorate your ghost puff pastries with various toppings like sliced black olives for the eyes, red and green bell peppers for a mouth, and mushrooms for a spooky aura. Get creative with different toppings to make each ghost unique.
  7. Top with another ghost and seal them together using a fork.
  8. Brush the ghosts with egg wash.
  9. Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until the puff pastry turns golden brown, and the cheese is bubbling.
  10. Remove your Ghost Puff Pastry Pizzas from the oven and let them cool for a few minutes before serving.
  11. Arrange your ghostly creations on a spooky platter, and watch as your guests are delighted by these adorable and delicious treats!

Ghost Puff Pastry Pizzas are the perfect addition to your Halloween menu, combining the flavors of a classic pizza with a hauntingly cute twist. They’re a hit with kids and adults alike, making them an ideal choice for your Halloween party. So, whip up a batch of these delightful, edible specters and get ready to celebrate a spooktacular Halloween with your friends and family. Happy Haunting!

Easy Holiday Cookies

Easy Holiday Cookies

Are you looking for easy themes with Elf on the Shelf? Have a fun baking day with your little ones by baking some easy holiday cookies.

There is nothing better than easy holiday cookies that are also delicious! The best part is it only includes three main ingredients.

How to Make Easy Holiday Cookies

Gather the ingredients for these easy holiday cookies and once the ingredients are all ready, let’s begin!

  • 1 package of pie crust (will have two sheets in there)
  • Nutella
  • Raspberry preserves
  • Powdered sugar (optional)

Preheat the oven to 450F

Roll out the pie crust and spread Nutella and raspberry preserves evenly.

Tip with the second pie crust and lightly press.

Use cookies cutters to cut out different shapes.

Bake for 10-12 minutes and fully cool once removed.

Optional: soft powdered sugar on top for added sweetness.

You can use melted chocolate or peanut butter. You can omit either ingredient to make raspberry cookies or just Nutella cookies!

Sweet and Sticky Homemade Marshmallows

Sweet and Sticky Homemade Marshmallows

I’ve been wanting to make homemade marshmallows for a while now and I finally got around to making some. We had our first real snowfall of the season and since I only like snow before Christmas, I figured this is the best time to make some for our hot chocolate.

Homemade marshmallows just hit differently. You have control of the size and shape of them and it makes an abundance amount!

Hear it from me first because I learned the hard way- use a large pot when making homemade marshmallows. My stove may never recover from what happened!

I’ve tried a few different ways to make homemade marshmallows, but I’m impatient and want things to be done as soon as possible. A lot of recipes that I found required the recipe to set over night while everything solidified. I wanted something where I could eat this within 3 hours or longer if I really wanted to. This recipe is perfect if you are impatient like me.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbs gelatin
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Line baking pan with parchment paper and dust with powdered sugar.
  • Mix together gelatin and 1/2 cup cold water. Stir lightly. Set aside for about 10 minutes.
  • Place the remaining 1/2 cup of water and sugar over medium heat.
  • Add the gelatin and bring to a rolling boil until it reaches 240°F. Do not stir while boiling.
  • Remove from the heat and pour into an electric mixer.
  • Stir in the salt and vanilla extract.
  • Beat on low for 2 minutes then increase to high until soft and doubled in volume, around 15 minutes.
  • Pour into the prepared pan and smooth with a greased spatula.
  • Add sprinkles on top if you prefer.
  • Cool in the pan uncovered, until firm, for about 3 hours.
  • Cut with a greased knife or greased cookie cutters of your choice.

I have a mini blow torch that made the marshmallows perfectly roasted. Definitely worth a try if you know how to use one!

Also, pair these with my delicious red wine hot chocolate and you can thank me later!

Fun and Festive Sweet Potato Pop-tarts

Fun and Festive Sweet Potato Pop-tarts

Either you’re a fan of Thanksgiving food or you’re not. In my case I am not. You will find me eating a few sides with a loaf of cranberry sauce (the canned kind).

I know I am not the only one and I know we all have some picky eaters. I am sharing a fun side dish that is kid and adult approved- Sweet potato pop-tarts.

It has all the ingredients of the classic recipe sweet mashed potatoes including cinnamon, nutmeg and creamy marshmallow.

These can be breakfast, side dish or dessert, there’s no wrong way to eat them!

Here is what you need-

Ingredients

  • 2 packages of refrigerated pie crusts
  • 4 sweet potatoes
  • 1 tbs pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 tbs brown sugar
  • 1 cup of marshmallow Fluff
  • Sprinkles (optional)

Directions

  1. Mash sweet potatoes and mix in brown sugar and spices. Put aside.
  2. Roll out both packages of pie crusts and cut into rectangles.
  3. Scoop about 1 tbs of sweet potato filling in one side of the rectangles and 1 tbs of fluff on the other rectangle.
  4. Sandwich the two rectangles together and pinch all of the pastry with a fork.
  5. Pierce a few holes on top of the pastry. I used cookie stamps to make shapes with the extra dough I had and sealed them on top.
  6. Bake for 20-25 minutes at 375 F. Ovens may vary so check on them throughout baking.
  7. Once fully cooled decorate!

I added these fun sprinkles that were so perfect for these pop-tarts! I used Sprinkle Pop Campfire S’mores mix.

I also used Wilton Gold Color Mist to give them a shimmery look.

Hurry and gobble these up before the kids do!