Make Spooky Snacks with Me!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! I almost didn't post this since it's a little late in the game, but I thought it would be a fun little Halloween surprise! Plus we tend to be a little spooky around here all year long so why not? All the recipes and inspo for recipes are list below!

Spooky Trail Mix
1 16 oz Can Cocktail Peanuts
1 14 oz Can Cashew Halves salted
1 Bag Candy Corn
1 Bag M&Ms or vegan chocolate chips

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl (I don’t recommend shaking them up because the M&M coating likes to chip off) and enjoy!


Oozing frog cake pops
Inspo for the frog recipe https://thecakeblog.com/2015/10/mini-...

For the frogs
Candy Melts (you can get the color of your choice I used black)
Cake (I used King Arthur’s GF Chocolate cake mix but you can use the mix/flavor you like or use a remade store bought cake)

Vegan version
Vegan chocolate chips
Strawberry preserves

For the green ooze
1/2 c coconut cream from can (full fat not light)
1 bag of white candy melts
A little drop of green and yellow food coloring gel

Melt candy melts in microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stirring each time until melted.
Drop melted chocolate into mold a teaspoon at a time and spread chocolate evenly on the bottom of frog mold. Make sure you get the chocolate thick enough to hold the cake without cracking. You don't want to be able to see the plastic mold through the chocolate, so I coated until I no longer could see through the chocolate.
Put in the fridge for 5 minutes until hardened
In the meantime make your cake pop mixture.
I made a whole box of cake but only used about 6-8 cupcakes and still had a lot left.
Place baked cake/cupcakes in large mixing bowl (make sure it's cooled if you recently made it)
Drop in frosting 1 tablespoon at a time and using your hands mix in the frosting and smash cake together until it is only slightly crumbly but not mushy.
To make the ooze:
Microwave a 1/2 cup of full fat coconut milk from a can until bubbly
Pour over 1 bag of white chocolate candy melts
Stir until melted
Add a small drop of green and yellow food coloring until the desired color is reached

Back to the Frogs:
Take frog mold out of the fridge once hardened
Add 1 teaspoon of green ooze to the frog mold
Then press cake pop mixture into the frog mold (I added WAAAY too much - still turned out but you don't need very much cake mixture)
Then top off with melted candy melts or vegan chocolate and spread evenly
Place in fridge for 10 min or until chocolate is hardened

Spider Web Layered Dip
(I didn't use one inspiration for this - there were a million to choose from on Pinterest since this is a pretty popular spooky dish)
9.5in pie dish
1 can refried beans
2 containers Tofutti sour cream or a large container of dairy sour cream (you just need enough for the layer of sour cream and the spiderweb)
1 packet taco seasoning
Salsa
4 Avocados
3 Limes
1 Tbsp Jalapeño juice (optional)
Toppings:
Lettuce
Tomato
Green Onion
Black Olive