Mummy Hot Dogs

With Halloween just right around the corner, I decided to dedicate this whole month to Halloween snacks and desserts. You can make these snacks yourself or with the help of your kids. Adults and kids will devour these. Hope you enjoy these. 

What you need:

Pillsbury Crescent Rolls

Oscar Mayer Wieners

Ketchup

Mustard

Directions:

First, roll out the crescent rolls and cut thin strips long ways. 

Then take the wieners and wrap the strips around to make them look like a mummy. Once they are all wrapped, I place them in the oven for a couple minutes. Finally, I take some mustard and add eyes to each mummy. Lastly, I put some ketchup in a bowl and then take some mustard and made it look like a spider web.

 The end result:

Casino Cake Pops

What you need:

Cake Mix

Cake Pop Pan

Red and White Wilton Candy Melts

Lollipop Sticks

Cake Pop Stand

Directions:

First I baked the cake pops in the pan and let them cool.

The next day, I took the candy melts and melt it according to the instructions on the package.

Next, I took a lollipop stick and dipped the edge of it onto the melted chocolate and then placed the stick on the cake pop and dipped it into either white or red chocolate until it’s covered completely. Once they are all done I placed them in the refrigerator. After they harden I put them in plastic bags and did the cake pops stand.

Cake Pop Stand

What you need:

Block Styrofoam

Red and white construction paper

Casino sign

Directions:

First I get the block of Styrofoam and cover it in red construction paper. Next, I cut out circles and glued them to look like a dice.Then, I took the casino sign and glued it to the side of the Styrofoam. Finally I stuck all the cake pops and they were ready for the party.

The end result of the dessert table:

Casino Themed Cupcakes

Casino Themed Cupcakes

What you’ll need:

• Cake Mix (I used 2 different flavors, Chocolate and Red Velvet)
• Pastry Pride Whipped Topping
• Wilton Chocolate Melts in black and red
• Chocolate Mold
• Cupcake liners (I used red and black)

Directions:

A couple days before baking everything I made the chocolates to go on top of each cupcake. I melted the chocolates according to the directions on the packaging and added it to the mold. Once the chocolates were in the pan I placed the pan in the refrigerator so they could harden.

 

Next, I baked all the cupcakes the chocolate with the black liners and red velvet with the red liners and let them cool.

Once they were cool, I took some white whipped topping and decorated each cupcake. When they were all decorated I topped each cupcake with a candy. I placed the red candy with the red liners and the black candy with the black liners.

 

 

Casino Themed Rice Crispies Treats

Last year my family and I hosted a Casino theme birthday party for my grandpa. It included a lot of food and desserts. For the next couple blogs, I will be posting the different type of desserts we created. If you're thinking about hosting a casino themed party let us help you come up with the best treats for your guests. The first thing we're going to show you are these deck of cards inspired rice crispies treats:

 

What you'll need:

Rice Crispies Treats

White Candy Melts

 Red and Black Decorating Gel

Lollipop Sticks

Treat Bags

 

Directions:

First, take a couple of the white candy melts and place them in a microwave safe bowl and microwave until they are melted. Once they have melted, dip one side of the rice crispies treats into the chocolate. Once that side is covered in white, set it aside and do this to the rest of the treats until you have finished all of them. You can place them in the refrigerator until the chocolate hardens. When the chocolate is hard you can go ahead and decorate them with the gel pen. Finally, you can add the lollipop stick onto the rice crispies, and put them in little treat bags and you're finished.

 

These treats are perfect for your guests to take home if they don't want to eat them at that moment.

 

End Result:

 

 

 



Dutch Apple Pie

Dutch apple pie is by far my favorite pie. Many people will argue that pumpkin pie is better, but I'm not much of a pumpkin pie lover. Most of the time I just buy the frozen ones from the grocery store and pop it into the oven for a couple minutes, but nothing beats an apple pie made from scratch. When I make apple pie from scratch it's usually a 2 day process because I like the make the crust the day before. Hope you like this recipe as much as I do. Enjoy.

Pie Crust Recipe:
1 Cup All Purpose Flour
1/3 Cup Butter
1/4 tsp. Salt
4 TBSP. Cold Water

Directions:
In a bowl I added the flour, butter, and salt and mixed them together. When it was mixed into little chunks I added the water. When adding the water make sure to add it one tablespoon at a time because you don't want it to get too watery. Once it was all mixed together I put it in a ziploc bag and left it in the refrigerator overnight. You can also just leave it in the refrigerator for an hour and then use it. After it has been in the refrigerator and you are ready to roll it out, take a 9 inch pie pan and cover it with the dough. it doesn't have to be perfect because no one will be able to see it, but make sure the pan is well covered.

Topping:
1 Cup All Purpose Flour
1/2 Cup Packed Brown Sugar
1/4 Cup Quick Oats
1 tsp. Cinnamon
6 TBSP. Melted Butter

Directions:
Take a small bowl and add the flour, packed brown sugar, quick oats, and cinnamon and mix together. Then, take the melted butter and add it to the bowl. Make sure when you add the melted butter to the bowl that its not too hot. Once everything is mixed together set it aside.

Filling:
4 Apples (I used Granny Smith apples)
3 TBSP. Lemon Juice
6 TBSP. Butter
1/2 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Packed Brown Sugar
3 TBSP. Flour
1 TBSP. Cornstarch
1 TBSP Water
1 tsp. Cinnamon
Pinch of Nutmeg
 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract

Directions:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Peel, core and cut apples into thin slices, then place them in a bowl and sprinkle them with lemon juice to prevent them from getting brown, and set them aside.
Take a pot and over medium heat place the butter and let it melt. Once it is completely melted go ahead and add the white sugar, brown sugar, and mix. Then, add the flour and cornstarch and mix. The filling may be looking a little thick so add the water to thin it out and mix. Then add the rest of the ingredients such as the cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla extract and mix. Remove from heat. Take the apples and add them to the pot. Mix well. Be careful when mixing the apples because you don't want to break them. Once everything is coated you can go ahead and add the filling to the pie pan. Add the topping and it's ready to go in the oven. Place the pie pan on a baking sheet in case some of the filling spills.
Bake the pie at 425 degrees for 15 minutes and then reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake it for an additional 35 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Note: if the edges are getting dark but the middle isn't fully baked place some aluminum foil on the edges to prevent from burning.

End result:

Chocolate Chip and M&M Cookies

I have always made regular chocolate chip cookies, but I had never made any with M&Ms so I decided to try it out. They were a complete success and even had to make some more. This is how I decided to make them.
 
Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cups packed brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 cup Nestle Toll House semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup Mini M&Ms

Servings: About 4 dozen

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl and mix.
In a large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract until its creamy. Add one egg at a time and beat well after each egg. Beat in the flour mixture into the large bowl gradually. Stir in the chocolate chips and M&Ms.

Drop by rounded tablespoon onto a cookie sheet. Bake for about 9 minutes or until golden brown. Let them cool completely. 

Final Result:

Super Easy Sugar Cookies

I usually don't make cookies from scratch because I feel like they take too long to make, but this time I thought I would give it a try. They came out delicious and I am about to tell you how I made them.

Ingredients:
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Direction:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
I started by beating the butter and sugar until it became creamy. Then I added the eggs and vanilla until it was blended. In a separate bowl I mixed the flour, baking powder and salt together. Finally I added both mixtures together until they were completely blended.

I rolled out the dough and used cookie cutters of my choice and placed them on a cookie sheet and baked them for about 8 minutes.

End result: