MEEK’S EATS: HALLOWEEN

Fun and easy Halloween treats to get in the holiday spirit

1. Spider Web Chocolate Covered Oreos

Ingredients

Semi-sweet chocolate

White chocolate

Double stuff oreos

Directions

Melt some of each type of chocolate. Dip each oreo in both kinds of chocolate until fully coated and transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Melt remaining chocolate and place each type in a plastic bag. Snip a corner in the bottom of the plastic bags and draw three evenly spaced concentric circles on the opposite-colored chocolate oreo. Using a toothpick and starting from the inner-most circle, drag a line through each circle toward the edge of the cookie to create a web. Repeat until all cookies are dipped and decorated, then transfer to the refrigerator to set.

2. Candy Corn Pretzel Hugs

Ingredients

Circle or square-shaped pretzels

Hershey’s Kisses Hugs  

Candy corn

Directions

Preheat oven to 250F degrees. Place pretzels on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Unwrap Hershey’s kisses hugs and place one on each pretzel. Stick in the oven until the hug begins to melt down. (about 4 minutes)

Remove pretzel hugs from oven and gently press the candy corn onto each one. If it is not flattening out, place the pretzel hugs back in the oven for 30 more seconds. Let the pretzel hugs cool completely and let the chocolate set for about 10 minutes in the refrigerator.

3. Chocolate Covered Strawberry Ghosts

Ingredients

White chocolate chips

Mini chocolate chips

Fresh strawberries

Directions

Melt the white chocolate chips. Set out a piece of parchment paper.

Cut strawberries in half and then dip them into the melted chocolate. When taking the strawberries out use the dripping chocolate to form the tail of the ghost as you set it onto the parchment paper.

Place two mini chocolate chips on as the eyes. For the mouth cut off the tip of a mini chocolate chip and and place on the strawberry with the bottom side facing up.