Halloween is right around the corner and there are many ways to cut down on the sweets this year. Can’t think of any ideas? Consult this long list of great alternatives to Halloween candy. Sure kids love candy and they will be getting a ton of it for Halloween this year but they also love gooey, sticky and glowing items just as much! As a matter of fact these great alternatives to Halloween candy just may make you the hit of the block.
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I love Halloween and all of the spooky and sometime disgusting things that go along with it. That love is what inspired me to scour the Web searching for some truly gross Halloween treats to make.
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I am not afraid to admit I love cupcakes… It doesn’t matter what shapes, size, or flavor it is! Since I have already posted a round-up of Back-to-school and Thanksgiving cupcake recipes, I thought it was only fair to post a round-up of creative Halloween cupcake recipes. Don’t you think?
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At this time of year, when I start seeing pumpkins showing up on from porches, my thoughts go to baking seasonal treats. While apples usually rank high on my list of baking ingredients, I love pumpkin also.
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At first glance, you may think these zombie cake pops look too gross to eat, but once you have a taste, you will want to have more than one!
As I mentioned last year when I posted my Eye of Newt Treats, I enjoy trying to come up with gross looking Halloween treats every year for some of my special trick-or-treaters… I think these zombie cake pops will fit the bill this year, don’t you?
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I love candy corn, but I know not everyone will share that sentiment. At least in the small town where I live, there is a very small window of opportunity for finding them at the local grocery store.
Whether you enjoy eating the real thing or not, you will hopefully enjoy one or more of these candy corn inspired recipes.
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Okay, so you probably don’t want to recycle a jack-o-lantern by cooking with it, but some of these recipes can probably be made using the pieces you cut from the pumpkin! It is easy to use pieces of pumpkin to make your own pumpkin puree. Of course, if you prefer, you can use canned pumpkin puree. You can then use that puree to make some of these sweet pumpkin treats. When you are cleaning out your pumpkins, remember to save the seeds so you can roast them!
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One thing my entire family looks forward to when Halloween rolls around is cleaning and carving pumpkins. This isn’t just because they are excited to make fun and unique jack-o-lanterns. It is, in part, because they are excited to save and cook the pumpkin seeds.
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I have a tradition with some of my neighbor’s kids when it comes to Halloween. My house is off the beaten track and they are usually the only people who come to my house to trick-or-treat so I enjoy doing something extra special for them.
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