With eight days left until Halloween there is still time to make creative, colorful, and festive desserts for this holiday. When people think of Halloween they think of the color’s orange, purple, black and things like spiders and monsters. Below are four recipes that are quick and easy to make, incorporating all of these aspects into something delicious to eat. 

Peanut Butter Spider Cookies 

Ingredients- 

12 store bought or homemade peanut butter cookies 

12 mini Resese’s Peanut Butter Cups 

¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate, melted 

24 mini candy eyeballs 

Step by Step Directions- 

1. Melt the chocolate in a pan over medium heat or in the microwave and make sure to stir every 30 seconds until the chocolate is smooth. Then transfer the chocolate into a piping bag with a tiny bit of the end snipped off. 2.
2. Place a small amount of the melted chocolate onto the middle of the cookies and then press a mini-Reese’s cup on it. Using the piping bag, create eight legs with the chocolate, four on each side. 3.
3. Create two small dots on the Reese’s with the melted chocolate and place two mini candy eyeballs on top. 4.
4. Keep cookies at room temperature and serve. 

Recipe By: Chelsea’s Messy Apron 

https://loveinmyoven.com/easy-halloween-treats-to-make-with-kids/ 

Dirt Pudding  

Ingredients- 

2 (3.5 oz) packages of instant chocolate pudding mix 

3 cups whole milk 

2 cups cold heavy cream 

¼ cup powdered sugar 

1 tsp of pure vanilla extract 

1 (14 oz) Oreos, crushed, and divided into 2 cups 

Gummy worms 

Step By Step Directions- 

1. In a large bowl whisk together your pudding mixture and milk until it is well combined. Then, let it sit for about 3 minutes until it is thickened. 2.
2. To make the whipped cream, in a large bowl beat together your heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until it begins to become stiff. 3.
3. Fold the whipped cream and about 1/3 of your crushed Oreos into the chocolate pudding. 4.
4. Divide the two mixtures into your serving cups garnishing each with crushed Oreos and gummy worms, then serve. 

Recipe By: Lauren Miyashiro 

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Pumpkin Truffles 

Ingredients for Filling- 

3 oz. Of cream cheese at room temperature 

3 tbsp powdered sugar 

1 (4.4 oz) bar of white chocolate, chopped 

2 cups of graham cracker crumbs 

½ cup pumpkin puree 

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice 

¼ tsp ground ginger 

¼ tsp kosher salt 

Ingredients for the coating- 

1 (4.4 oz) white chocolate bar, chopped 

1 (3.5 oz) dark chocolate bar, chopped 

White and gold sprinkles, for garnish 

Graham cracker crumbs for garnish 

Step By Step Directions-  

1. To make the filling, mix the cream cheese and powdered sugar with a whisk, or an electric mixer on medium-high, until it is creamy and smooth for about 2 minutes. 2.
2. Place the chopped chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals until the chocolate is smooth with some chunks remaining. Remove the chocolate from the microwave and stir it together until there are no chunks remaining and the mixture is smooth. 3.
3. Add the melted chocolate, graham cracker crumbs, pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, ground ginger, and salt to your cream cheese mixture mixing it together until evenly combined and smooth for about 2 minutes. Cover the bowl and chill the mixture until it is cold, for two hours up to one day. 4.
4. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and scoop the pumpkin mixture into about 1 ½ teaspoon portions rolling them into balls with your hands. Cover the balls on the baking sheet and chill them until firm for about one hour. To make the coating, place the white chocolate into a microwave safe bowl and place the dark 5.
5. chocolate into a separate microwave safe bowl. Microwave in 30 second intervals until the chocolate in both bowls is smooth. 6.
6. Working with one pumpkin ball at a time, stick a toothpick into the ball and dip it into your choice of white or dark chocolate fulling coating the ball. Allow the excess chocolate to drip off and then place the ball back onto the baking sheet. Then, sprinkle the truffle with your desired garnishes while the chocolate is still wet repeating the process with the remaining pumpkin balls. 7.
7. Chill the truffles uncovered until hardened, for about 20 minutes, then serve. 

Recipe By: Sloane Layton 

https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a41133564/pumpkin-truffles-recipe/ 

Monster Bark 

Ingredients-  

12-16 whole graham crackers 

1 (12 ounce) package of light green candy melts 

1 cup purple candy melts 

Candy eyeballs for topping 

Green sprinkles for topping 

Step By Step Directions- 

1. Lay the graham crackers in a single layer on a large baking sheet, break the crackers to fit as needed. 2.
2. Melt both the green and purple candy melts in separate medium sized microwave safe bowls.  3.
3. Pour the green candy melts over the graham crackers and spread it creating an even layer with either a spatula or a spoon. Quickly after, drop tablespoons of the purple melts about two inches apart on top of the green layer. Then, swirl it with a toothpick to create a marble look. 4.
4. Top the bark with candy eyeballs and sprinkles while it’s still wet. After refrigerating the bark for about 15 minutes, serve. 

Recipe by: Ree Drummond 

https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a34030001/monster-bark-recipe/