You didn’t really think I’d let Halloween come and go without some kind of food to mark the occasion, did you?! I may not be dressing up this year, but since I have to eat anyway, why not make it fun and festive? These goblin grins and monster mouths add creativity to a boring fruit and vegetable platter, making them a perfect appetizer for a creepy costume party on October 31st .
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays and I’m certainly not one to give up an opportunity to concoct themed kitchen creations, I share with you these super quick eerie eats I whipped up this weekend to get in the holiday spirit. These two spooky snacks are much healthier than celebrating by digging into a bag of discounted fun-sized candies I could pick up at Walgreens on November 1st.
Goblin Grins
- ~15 snap peas
- 1 small red bell pepper
- Handful of almond slivers
- Teaspoon of cream cheese
- Optional: Ranch dressing for serving
- Cut the bell pepper into tongue-shaped pieces. If you have a really thick pepper, you might want to use a sharp knife to slice out some of the inside flesh to make it thinner.
- Using a sharp paring knife, slice a thin strip near the bottom of the snap pea, so that you cut only through one layer.
- Put a small bit of cream cheese on the back of the top edge of the tongue and insert it into the slit on the pea pod.
- Insert some almond slivers as teeth, using cream cheese on the ends to help them stay in.
- Serve with a small bowl of ranch dipping sauce.
Monster Mouths
- 2 green apples
- Handful of almond slivers
- Optional: Caramel sauce for serving
- Cut the apple into quarters.
- Carefully cut the core off of each piece.
- Cut a wedge out of the skin side of each quarter.
- Insert almond slivers into the mouth for teeth.
- Serve with a small bowl of caramel dipping sauce.
