Leftover Halloween Candy Recipes A house full of bags of mini Milky Way and Snickers bars, Gobstoppers and Nerds is almost a necessary evil this time of year. But after the trick-or-treaters have come and gone, what’s a cook to do with all that leftover candy? First, consider reducing your haul — by U.S. Census estimates, most of the 24 pounds of candy we consume annually is eaten around Halloween. It’s time to get creative. Indian Corn Truffles Pamela Braun of My Man’s Bely.com makes these truffles from Indian Corn, the candy corn that’s brown, red and white — which has a more chocolate-y taste. Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies Plug “candy corn” into the leftover wizard at BigOven.com and one of the recipes that pops up are these turkey-shaped sugar cookies. Halloween Rocky Road Brownies Flour company White Lily has a candy-and-marshmallow-topped brownie recipe. Halloween Rocky Road Bars Close, but no brownies: Frugal Foodie makes a version of Nigella Lawson’s bars year-round. Homemade Mocha Candied Pears Quirky, but fun.
Rainbow Cake | Love and Olive Oil - StumbleUpon For Cake: 2 1/4 cups cake flour (9 ounces) 1 cup whole milk, at room temperature 6 large egg whites (3/4 cup), at room temperature 2 teaspoons almond extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar (12 1/4 ounces) 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon table salt 12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), softened but still cool Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple gel food coloring For Frosting/Filling: 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar 10 large egg whites 2 pounds (8 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons, softened 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1 pound best-quality white chocolate, melted and cooled Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare your cake pans by first liberally buttering the pans, then line the bottoms with parchment paper rounds. Pour milk, egg whites, and extracts into 2-cup glass measure, and mix with fork until blended. Divide batter evenly between six medium bowls. Let cakes rest in pans for 3 minutes.
Easy Mac and Cheese Muffins Recipe Death By Oreo Cupcakes They are probably the best Oreo cakes I have ever tried. A lot of cake's that I have experimented with before are like a vanilla cake with bits of Oreo in them, which didn't really give them enough Oreo flavor. But these were a lot better. I used a dark chocolate fudge cake mix instead of just a regular chocolate cake mix, which went really well with the cookies and gave the cakes just a little more flavor. Ingredients 1 package Oreo Cookies, regular size 1 package Mini Oreo Cookies, for decoration (optional) 1 package chocolate cake mix (mix according to directions on box) 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), room temperature 3 3/4 cups powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract cupcake liners Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together butter and cream cheese. foodsnots.com
Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread — Joy the Baker - StumbleUpon I’m sorry. I know it’s Monday morning and you probably came here for some pretty pictures of food that you could glance at, and then move on with your day… and here I go thrusting warm, soft cinnamon sugar bread in your face. It’s not fair. I know it’s not fair. I know that now you’re craving cinnamon rolls, and cream cheese frosting and chili fries and hot dogs. You don’t deserve this sort of torture. This bread hits all the comfort spots in my soul. I’m sorry and you’re welcome and I love you. Let’s start at the beginning. I did this all without the use of a stand mixer and dough hook. This dough can be made and left to rise , then refrigerated overnight for use in the morning. This is the dough just before it’s left to rise. After the dough has rested and risen for an hour, I knead it in a few tablespoons of flour. This is the part in the bread process where you can wrap the dough and place it in the fridge to rest overnight. I worked with my dough right away. I can’t even deal.
Homemade Mac and Cheese Bites Author: Nikki These are so simple and the perfect finger food ideal for serving kids and as an appetizer! These are DELICIOUS! ½ pound elbow macaroni 2 Tablespoons butter 2 Tablespoons flour 1½ cups milk 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese 2 ounces cream cheese ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 1 egg beaten Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Pepperoni Pizza Monkey Bread How do you make bread even better? You stuff it with pepperoni and cheese. Then, you bake it in a bundt pan that allows you to pull off little chunks and dip them in pizza sauce. This is the perfect thing to bring to a party (and I did, where it disappeared quickly!) or to eat during a football game. Or, make it for dinner and serve with a salad. This bread takes a little bit of time to prepare, but in about half an hour I had filled my bundt pan with little dough balls, each with a piece of pepperoni and cheese stuffed within it. My new definition of bliss: warm dough with a cheesy center and a bite of pepperoni. Pepperoni Pizza Monkey Breadfrom Confections of a Foodie BrideIngredients: -2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced -4 tbsp butter -2 lbs pizza dough (I used 2 balls of Trader Joe's fresh dough) -6 oz. mozzarella cheese, cut into small cubes (about 48 pieces) -pepperoni (about 48 slices) -2-3 cups marinara sauce for serving Directions: 1. 3. 4. This post is linked to Eat at Home.
Chocolate Cupcakes with Flaming Strawberries - StumbleUpon Call me easily amused, but these little torch-topped cupcakes delight me. Besides being a cute novelty item for a party, I think they would add a little drama to the end of a romantic meal. I've been looking for something different to serve for Valentine's dessert, and this is definitely different. For the cake portion, I chose a One Bowl Chocolate Cupcake recipe because 1. it's quick 2. it is easy, and 3. it fits my prerequisite for a light ending on date night. I should say, a light ending provided you don't eat too many. The cakes are just sweet enough, and have a light, fluffy crumb - the perfect vehicle for rich chocolate buttercream. Notes for flaming strawberries:Any alcohol below 80 proof will not ignite well. Shaina made a margarita version of this on Babble Food. Chocolate Cupcakes with Flaming Strawberries Yield: About 20 cupcakes [click to print]Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin tin with cupcake papers and set aside. Hollow the strawberries carefully.
Oven-fried Mac and Cheese Balls Healthy*ish Oven-Fried Mac and Cheese Balls This is the one where I take something no one wanted to eat and oven-fried it and then everyone ate it. And look… they are so damn cute too! So in a minute, I’m gonna tell you all about how I made these scrum-diddily-umptous oven-fried mac and cheese balls. But first, let me talk about some nonsense that will only vaguely tie into the reason I made this recipe. Last night I was goofing off on Facebook a little bit, and my sista from the South, Shawna Rae (one of my favorite ex-blogging buddies) sent me a photo of a cake her husband made… Her husband made this y’all. I am drooling right now. And although I wanted to send her a retaliatory pic of my dancing mac and cheese balls (because, let’s be honest, that cake was good. Instead, I thought I would share a photo of the last thing my husband baked… Yep. That’s a big plate of nothing. So, yeah. So anyway, he has had more success marketing his skills, so I get to be queen of the kitchen. Ingredients