This is one for the mums really - to get our little monsters to eat something a bit healthier! And they take no effort to make!
Dried apple rings, dried apricots & raisins.
1. Place the apple rings on a plate, put an apricot on top & a raisin on top of that for a pupil. And that's it!
Monday, 26 October 2009
HALLOWEEN PARTY FOOD - BEETLEJUICE
This looks so disgusting that children love it!
250g blackberries
1 litre of red/purple fruit juice - eg. blackcurrant, cranberry, raspberry - you know the sort of thing.
1. Place the blackberries in a bowl & mash with the back of a fork.
2. Place a couple of spoonfuls of the fruit pulp into cups & top up with the fruit juice. Give it a quick stir to mix all the seedy pulp with the juice. Enjoy!!
250g blackberries
1 litre of red/purple fruit juice - eg. blackcurrant, cranberry, raspberry - you know the sort of thing.
1. Place the blackberries in a bowl & mash with the back of a fork.
2. Place a couple of spoonfuls of the fruit pulp into cups & top up with the fruit juice. Give it a quick stir to mix all the seedy pulp with the juice. Enjoy!!
Monday, 19 October 2009
HALLOWEEN PARTY FOOD - PUMPKIN ORANGES
If you have a very large pumpkin you can hollow it out and carve out a face and then place a glass or plastic bowl in the centre and fill it with fruit punch or mulled wine for adults. You can surround the pumpkin with these mini orange pumpkins filled with chopped jelly.
Large oranges.
Assorted packets of jelly.
1.Prepare the jelly according to the packet instructions and put in the fridge to set.
2.Cut a slice from the stalk end of each orange. Cut out eyes, nose and mouth shape using a sharp pointed knife. Hollow out the oranges using a small sharp knife and spoon so that you are left with just a shell.
3.Fill with chopped jelly.
Large oranges.
Assorted packets of jelly.
1.Prepare the jelly according to the packet instructions and put in the fridge to set.
2.Cut a slice from the stalk end of each orange. Cut out eyes, nose and mouth shape using a sharp pointed knife. Hollow out the oranges using a small sharp knife and spoon so that you are left with just a shell.
3.Fill with chopped jelly.
HALLOWEEN PARTY FOOD - SEVERED FINGER SANDWICHES
These ghoulish sandwiches look terrific!
Thin sliced white bread, crusts removed.
Soft margarine.
Cream cheese or peanut butter.
Almonds.
Strawberry jam or tomato ketchup.
1.Gently flatten the slices of bread with a rolling pin to make them more pliable. Spread with a little margarine and either some cream cheese or peanut butter.
2. Roll up the sandwiches and make three indentations with a blunt knife to form the finger joints.
3. Stick an almond on to each tip with a little cream cheese or peanut butter to form the nails and add some tomato ketchup or strawberry jam at the other end for the blood!
Thin sliced white bread, crusts removed.
Soft margarine.
Cream cheese or peanut butter.
Almonds.
Strawberry jam or tomato ketchup.
1.Gently flatten the slices of bread with a rolling pin to make them more pliable. Spread with a little margarine and either some cream cheese or peanut butter.
2. Roll up the sandwiches and make three indentations with a blunt knife to form the finger joints.
3. Stick an almond on to each tip with a little cream cheese or peanut butter to form the nails and add some tomato ketchup or strawberry jam at the other end for the blood!
HALLOWEEN PARTY FOOD - BAT BUNS
For the sponge see here & do a 2 egg mix of chocolate cake mix.
For the frosting:
100g butter
175g icing sugar
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp milk
1 tube black writing icing
Edible silver balls
1.Pre-heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Mix the flour, cocoa, sugar,margarine, eggs & vanilla together with a hand whisk until combined. Line a bun tin with paper cases and half fill each case with the mixture.
2.Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes. Remove and put on a wire rack to cool before decorating. Make the chocolate frosting, beat the butter until creamy. Sieve together the icing sugar and cocoa and gradually beat into the butter together with the milk using a wooden spoon.
3. When the cakes have cooled, cut off the tops of the cakes and cut into three sections and use the two curved ends to make wings (reserve the middle section). Draw a 'V' with black writing icing on the wings. Spread a thick layer of chocolate frosting over the surface of the cake, position the wings to that they stand up: you will need to cut small squares of cake from the middle section to position under the wings to prop them up. Stick edible silver balls on top for the bat's eyes. Makes 12 bat buns.
For the frosting:
100g butter
175g icing sugar
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp milk
1 tube black writing icing
Edible silver balls
1.Pre-heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Mix the flour, cocoa, sugar,margarine, eggs & vanilla together with a hand whisk until combined. Line a bun tin with paper cases and half fill each case with the mixture.
2.Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes. Remove and put on a wire rack to cool before decorating. Make the chocolate frosting, beat the butter until creamy. Sieve together the icing sugar and cocoa and gradually beat into the butter together with the milk using a wooden spoon.
3. When the cakes have cooled, cut off the tops of the cakes and cut into three sections and use the two curved ends to make wings (reserve the middle section). Draw a 'V' with black writing icing on the wings. Spread a thick layer of chocolate frosting over the surface of the cake, position the wings to that they stand up: you will need to cut small squares of cake from the middle section to position under the wings to prop them up. Stick edible silver balls on top for the bat's eyes. Makes 12 bat buns.
HALLOWEEN PARTY FOOD - MARSHMALLOW GHOSTS
Again these were for my 5yr olds party.
2 bags of 'toasting' marshmallows
500g block of white ready to roll icing
Black writing icing
Icing sugar
1. Mix together 4-5 tbsp of icing sugar with a few drops of water to make a thick icing - this is your glue. With a little icing, sandwich 2 marshmallows together, one on top of the other.
2. Dust a work surface & roll out the ready to roll icing until quite thin. Take a small saucer or large round cookie cutter & cut out rounds in the icing. Ideally big enough to cover the marshmallow stack & leave a 'skirt' around to bottom.
3. Dab a little icing on top of the marshmallow stack & a bit down the sides. Take a rolled icing disc & place over the stack, shaping with your hands to look like a ghost. Draw on a face with your writing icing.
2 bags of 'toasting' marshmallows
500g block of white ready to roll icing
Black writing icing
Icing sugar
1. Mix together 4-5 tbsp of icing sugar with a few drops of water to make a thick icing - this is your glue. With a little icing, sandwich 2 marshmallows together, one on top of the other.
2. Dust a work surface & roll out the ready to roll icing until quite thin. Take a small saucer or large round cookie cutter & cut out rounds in the icing. Ideally big enough to cover the marshmallow stack & leave a 'skirt' around to bottom.
3. Dab a little icing on top of the marshmallow stack & a bit down the sides. Take a rolled icing disc & place over the stack, shaping with your hands to look like a ghost. Draw on a face with your writing icing.
HALLOWEEN PARTY FOOD - SWAMP
I've invented this for my daughter's Halloween party - it's very easy & little one's love it.
Packets of green (lime) jelly (depending on how many children)
Sour jelly worms
Flake bars, crumbled up
1. Make up the jelly as pack instructions & half fill some see through plastic jelly dishes.
2. Add 2-3 jelly worms & put in the fridge to set.
3. Once set, sprinkle over the crumbled up Flake - this then looks like mulchy mud on top of your swamp!!!
Packets of green (lime) jelly (depending on how many children)
Sour jelly worms
Flake bars, crumbled up
1. Make up the jelly as pack instructions & half fill some see through plastic jelly dishes.
2. Add 2-3 jelly worms & put in the fridge to set.
3. Once set, sprinkle over the crumbled up Flake - this then looks like mulchy mud on top of your swamp!!!
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