Chocolate Spiders

from allrecipes.com

Ingredients:

• 1 lb confectioner's chocolate
  
• 1 (8.5 oz) pkg chow mein noodles

Directions:

Chop the chocolate confectioners' coating and place into a heatproof bowl over simmering water. Cook, stirring occasionally until melted and smooth. Remove from heat and stir in the chow mein noodles so they are evenly distributed. Spoon out to desired size onto wax paper. Let cool completely before storing or serving.

Candy Corn Bark

By Meredith Rowley

Ingredients:

• 16 Halloween Oreo cookies, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups pretzels, broken up
• 1/3 cup craisins
• 1 cup peanut M&Ms
• 1 1/2 lbs white chocolate, broken up
• Halloween Sprinkles

Directions:

Line cookie sheet with wax paper. Spread cookies, pretzels, craisins, and M&Ms evenly onto wax paper. Melt chocolate in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water, or in the microwave, stirring frequently until melted. Remove from heat while there are still a few chunks, and stir until smooth. While chocolate burns easily. Drizzle chocolate with a spoon over the goodies in the pan, spreading the top flat to coat evenly. Top with candy corn and sprinkles. Lay another piece of wax paper on top, and light pat down. Let cool until firm. Break inot pieces and store in an airtight container.

Carrot-Finger Dip

Try this one for a spooky decorative (and edible) Halloween party dip!

Ingredients

• Vegetable Dip (your choice)
• 4 long carrots
• 1 medium carrot
• Sliced almonds
• vegetables and/or crackers for dipping

Directions

Fill bowl with favorite vegetable dip. Wash and peel 4 long carrots for fingers and 1 medium carrot for a thumb. With a paring knife, cut a flat, shallow notch in the tip of each carrot. Then use a dab of dip to glue a sliced almond fingernail atop each notch. Stick fingers in the dip to make it look like a hand is reaching out of the dip. Serve with your choice of vegetables and/or crackers for dipping.

Halloween Popcorn Balls

By Becca

Ingredients

· 15 cups popped popcorn (about 2/3 cup unpopped)
· 1 bag (16 oz) marshmallows
· 2 tbsp butter
· ½ tsp salt
· yellow & red food coloring
· ½ cup peanuts (optional)

Directions:

Pop popcorn. Melt butter in large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add marshmallows. Mix until melted. Add salt. Remove from heat. Add several drops of yellow and red food coloring to make a rich orange mixture. Add popcorn and peanuts, stirring well. Pour a small amount of oil on hands and rub in well (this will prevent the popcorn from sticking). Form popcorn into balls and set on wax paper, re-oiling hands as necessary. Yield: about 15 balls.