Spooky Halloween Treat

Sticky Marshmallow Brains  

Rice Krispies	100g
Unsalted butter	25g
Pink marshmallows	50g
Icing sugar	100g
Red food colour	A few drops
Water	2 tsp

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan or microwave.
2. Pop the marshmallows into a metal or glass bowl and pour the melted butter on top.
3. Place the bowl over a pot of simmering water and fully melt the marshmallows. 
4. Add in the rice krispies and fully mix together.
5. Pop a little oil on your hands and then one by one shape the “brains” and place then on some parchment paper to set. 
6. To finish, mix the icing sugar, red food colour together to create ghastly blood and drizzle over the “marshmallow brains”.

Halloween Biscuits

Plain flour	175g
Unsalted butter	110
Sugar	50g
Sugar	Cinnamon or lemon/orange zest
Fondant icing	Different colours

1. Soften the butter in a bowl.
2. Add the sugar and cream the mix until light and fluffy. 
3. Add the sieved flour and bring together into a dough.
4. Cover and place the dough in the fridge to chill.
5. Roll out the dough to about 2cm thick and then cut out the cookies using a halloween shaped cookie cutter. (You can also try it free hand!).
6. Bake at 170oC for 12 mins until lightly golden.
7. When cool decorate with fondant icing.

Spidey energy balls 

Toasted Oats	200g
Maple syrup	1 dessert spoon
Prunes	10
Apricots	5
Dates	5
Apple Desiccated Coconut	grated To roll in

1. Toast the oats in the oven until golden brown.
2. Blitz the dried fruit and maple syrup in a mini chopper or food processor.
3. Mix the dried fruit in with the oats with a wooden spoon. 
4. Roll into balls and coat with coconut. 
5. To make them spooky, melt some chocolate in the microwave and pipe 4cm legs on to some parchment paper, allow to them to set and stick them into your spider energy balls, add some raisins for eyes!

Halloween Jellies 

Raspberry or any red berry puree	200g
Gelatine sheet	4

1. Soak the gelatine sheets in cold water.
2. Heat the puree in a pan. 
3. Add the gelatine to the puree and pour into the a halloween jelly mould. (Can also use and ice-cube holder)
4. Allow to set in the fridge