3 Delicious and Fun Halloween Treats Under $1

Advertisement

Halloween's just around the corner. If you're thinking what to make for your kids and their friends for their trick or treats, here are delicious and fun halloween treats under $1.

1. Transylvanian Truffles - 25¢ per serving

All You

Ingredients

• 1 cup heavy cream


• 3/4 cup chocolate-hazelnut spread $


• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, for coating truffles, optional


• 3 dozen miniature Halloween sugar decorations or toasted hazelnuts, optional

Preparation

• Place chocolate in a large heatproof bowl. In a small, heavy saucepan, bring cream to a boil and pour over chocolate, whisking until melted and smooth. Cool slightly. Whisk in chocolate-hazelnut spread until combined. Let cool completely, then refrigerate until firm, at least 3 hours or overnight.


• Using a teaspoon, scoop out a 1- to 1 1/2 -inch nugget. Use your hands to quickly roll it into a ball; transfer to a rimmed baking sheet. Continue with remaining mixture. (If balls become too soft, refrigerate for a few minutes.) If using, roll truffles in cocoa to coat. Gently press a sugar decoration or toasted hazelnut into top of each truffle, if desired. Cover and refrigerate until firm. (Refrigerate unadorned truffles in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. Bring to room temperature before decorating with candy or nuts. Refrigerate truffles again before serving.

2. Bat Bites -  82¢ per serving

All You

Ingredients

• 1 (4 oz.) package cream cheese, softened $


• 8 ounces soft, mild goat cheese, at room temperature


• 1/4 cup pesto


• 2 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper


• 2 tablespoons poppy seeds


• 8 pitted olives, sliced


• 32 peppercorns


• 32 triangular blue corn chips or free-form wing shapes made from leftover tortillas from Ghost Chips

Preparation

• Mash together cream cheese, goat cheese and pesto. Chill for 40 minutes.


• Shape mixture into 16 2-inch balls, about 1 heaping tsp. each. Roll in black pepper and poppy seeds to cover. Press two olive slices into balls for eyes and place peppercorns in centers for pupils.


• Insert chip on either side of ball for wings; serve.

3. Ogre-Eye Cookies - 7¢ per serving

All You

Ingredients

• 1 stick (1/4 lb.) unsalted butter, at room temperature


• 1/2 cup sugar


• 1 egg yolk


• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract


• 1 1/4 cups flour


• 1/2 teaspoon salt


• Green sugar


• 5 long strands black licorice, cut into 1-inch lengths


• 36 white-chocolate chips


• 36 brown mini M&Ms

Preparation

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cream butter and sugar in a mixer. Mix in yolk and vanilla, then flour and salt, well. Roll into balls (size of a large marble). Coat in green sugar. Bake on 2 baking sheets for 12 minutes; rotate pans halfway through.


• Remove from oven. Lightly indent centers. Push licorice "eyelashes" into cookies; bake for 2 minutes. Push tip of whitechocolate chips into centers. Bake for 3 minutes. Immediately press a mini M&M in center of each chip. Cool.

Advertisement