SAN ANTONIO — Get ready to add some frightful fun to your kitchen this spooky season!
KENS 5 found some Halloween-themed recipes, from ghoulish goodies to eerie entrees, so there's something here to satisfy every little monster.
So, whether you're hosting a haunted house party or just want to treat yourself, these simple recipes are equal parts creepy and delicious.
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Mac-O-Lantern and Cheese Bowls Ingredients:
- Kosher salt
- 4-6 medium or large bell peppers
- 8 oz elbow macaroni
- 1 1/4 cups of half-and-half
- 8 oz of cream cheese
- 1 1/2 cups of mild cheddar (shredded)
Mac-O-Lantern and Cheese Bowls Directions:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Fill a large bowl with ice water.
- Cut the tops off the peppers, removing the seeds and membranes.
- Put the peppers and the tops in the boiling water and cook until just tender for about 2 to 3 minutes.
- After boiling then place the peppers into the ice bath.
- Once cool, remove them and use a sharp knife to carve a jack-o-lantern face into one side of each pepper.
- Return the water to a boil, adding the elbow macaroni and cook until al dente (about 6 minutes).
- Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water and drain (don't rinse the pasta).
- Heat the half-and-half in a large saucepan over medium heat to a simmer until reduced to about 3/4 cup (about 10 minutes).
- Add the cream cheese to the saucepan and stir until melted then add the cheddar cheese and mix until sauce is smooth. Stir in some of the reserved pasta water to thin the sauce if needed.
- Turn off the heat, add the macaroni to the saucepan and stir to combine.
- Let sit for 10 minutes, then put the mac and cheese inside the bell peppers.
- Serve and enjoy!
Mummy Pizza Ingredients:
- 4-6 slices of French bread or sourdough bread
- 1 cup of pizza sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon of dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 12 black olives or pimento-stuffed green olives (cut in half)
- 4-6 mozzarella cheese sticks (pulled into thin strips)
Mummy Pizza Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place bread slices on baking sheet, toast in oven for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Spread pizza sauce evenly over the bread slices.
- Sprinkle oregano and garlic powder on top of bread.
- Place olives on bread, creating the eyes on the pizza.
- Place string cheese across toast, making the "mummy wrap."
- Bake the pizza in oven until the cheese is melted (about 3 to 5 minutes).
Graveyard Pudding Cups Ingredients:
- Chocolate mousse or chocolate pudding
- Milano Cookies
- Edible ink marker
- Candied worms or pumpkins, eyeballs
- Oreo cookies
Clear cups
Graveyard Pudding Cups Directions:
- Make your chocolate mousse or pudding (KENS 5 used Jell-O Instant Pudding Mix).
- Leave in fridge to set and cool.
- Crush Oreos into crumbs to make the "dirt."
- Spoon the pudding into small clear cups.
- Pour the "dirt" on top of the pudding.
- Decorate with candied worms, pumpkins or eyeballs.
- Use your edible ink to write "RIP" on the Milano cookies
- Stick the Milano cookies in each pudding cup as the "tombstones" for the graveyard.
- Eat your sweat treat!