VEGGIE MONSTERS
Ingredients: Baby carrots, cucumber slices, bell pepper strips, cherry tomatoes, and candy eyes.
Assembly: Arrange the veggies on a platter to create fun monster faces. Use a cucumber slice as a mouth and place candy eyes on top of the cherry tomatoes for a creepy effect.
Mummy DOgs
Ingredients: Mini sausages or hot dogs, crescent roll dough, mustard, and candy eyes.
Assembly: Wrap the sausages in strips of crescent roll dough, leaving gaps for the “eyes.” Bake until golden, then use mustard to create a mouth and place candy eyes on top.
Spooky Cheese and crackers
Ingredients: Assorted cheese (like cheddar or mozzarella) cut into ghost shapes with a cookie cutter, crackers, and candy eyes.
Assembly: Arrange the ghost cheese slices on the platter and add candy eyes to make them look like spooky ghosts. Serve with a variety of crackers for dipping.
Fruit monsters
Ingredients: Banana halves, apple slices, peanut butter (or almond butter), and candy eyes.
Assembly: Slice bananas in half to create monster bodies. Spread peanut butter on top and attach apple slices as “arms.” Finish with candy eyes for a playful touch.
Grapey Eyeballs
Ingredients: Green and black grapes, mini marshmallows, and candy eyes.
Assembly: Skewer grapes onto toothpicks, alternating colours. Add a mini marshmallow at the top as the base and attach a candy eye for an eerie eyeball effect.
Witch Hat Pretzels
Ingredients: Pretzel crisps, Hershey’s kisses, and candy eyes.
Assembly: Place a Hershey’s kiss upside down on a pretzel crisp. Add candy eyes on top for a cute witch’s hat look.
Cheesy Ghosts
Ingredients: String cheese, olive slices, and candy eyes.
Assembly: Cut the string cheese into ghost shapes, add olive slices for mouths, and place candy eyes on top for a spooky finish.
Presentation Tips:
• Arrange all the items on a large platter or a Halloween-themed serving tray.
• Add some Halloween decorations, like mini pumpkins or spooky-themed napkins, to enhance the festive look.
• Include a few dips, like hummus or ranch dressing, in small bowls around the platter for added flavour.