One of my favorite snack foods has got to be the pretzel. It’s crunchy and salty, it’s tasty on its own, and it pairs well with both sweet and savory ingredients. You can dip it in chocolate or cheese and both will be delicious (just not at the same time… unless you’re really adventurous).

 

Sometimes it’s fun to pick a favorite snack and then create variations on a theme with it. Here are a few different ideas for bringing Halloween flair to some yummy pretzel treats.

 

These pumpkin pretzels from Make Bake Celebrate are too cute for words! Chocolate-covered and dipped in sprinkles, they’re the perfect salty-sweet combination. Add leaves and stems with some piped chocolate for added detail.

 

Photo via Make Bake Celebrate

 

 

You can never have enough chocolate covered pretzels! For a fun variation on the same flavors, you must try these Frankenstein pretzels! Grab pretzel rods, green melting chocolate, black gel icing, chocolate kisses, and shredded coconut. With some simple assembly, you can make the perfect creepy cuties to compliment your bright pumpkin pretzels.

 

Photo via Simply Designing with Ashley

 

Finally, let’s finish up with a savory pretzel dish. With some pretzel sticks, string cheese, and chives for garnish, you can create the most adorable witches’ brooms. Cut up the string cheese to act as bristles, stick in a pretzel to be the handle, and tie on a chive if you like (you can skip this last part if you’re not a chive fan).

 

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Yum! These make perfect Halloween treats, but are also great festive snacks for any time—be it in the classroom, after school, or for a sleepover.

 

Which of these variations is your favorite? Do you have any other spooky snack ideas?

It’s just not Halloween until there are some sweet treats around! Save the wrapped candy for trick-or-treaters and add a little homemade flair for October festivities.

 

These spooky sweet treats are sure to be a hit!  All featuring marshmallows, they’re easy to make and more cute than creepy. With a few bags of marshmallows and some other simple ingredients, you can create your own rice krispies jack-o-lantern, chocolate and marshmallow witch, and marshmallow ghost.

 

These fun snacks provide the perfect balance of spooky and sweet—they’re festive without being scary—great for younger kids. Plus, since they mostly just require assembly, little ones can help you in the kitchen. They make perfect classroom snacks, Halloween party favors, or just festive desserts. For specific ingredient lists and directions, check out the source links.

 

 

Use the marshmallow as a binder for these deliciously sweet pumpkin rice krispies treats.

 Photo via Food Family Finds

 

 

No baking or cooking required! Just gather ingredients and assemble these spooktacular witches.

 

Photo via Taste of Home

 

Keep things extra simple with these creepy-cute ghosts. All you need are marshmallows and an edible food pen (consider gel icing as a substitute).

 

Photo via Cook Play Explore

 

What are your favorite Halloween treats to make?

What are your feelings on candy canes? Come wintertime, they’re just all over the place. While they make lovely seasonal decorations, they often lead a lonely existence. Sure, every so often, someone will eat one, but that’s it. As a stand-alone snack, they’re fine, but imagine how yummy they’d be with some tasty partners in crime!

 

These adorable sled snacks from Gluesticks and Planning with Kids make a perfect treat for the kids… whether it’s for a party or just hanging at home. All you need are mini candy canes, some chocolate frosting, mini Milky Way bars, and Teddy Grahams.

 

Cut your Milky Way in half and use the chocolate frosting to adhere it to two candy canes for the sled. Then stick a Teddy Graham in between the chocolate bar halves for the driver. That’s all it takes!

 

Mmm… chocolate and peppermint that’s as tasty as it is adorable. Now, there’s a winning combination. On your marks. Get set. GO!

 

photo via Gluesticks

Hi Scribblers,

Here is a fun and tasty treat to make this weekend! It would be a nice surprise at a part or BBQ, so have fun with these Corn on the Cob Cupcakes!

 

 

You will need:

Your favorite vanilla cake mix

Yellow paper cupcake holders

Vanilla icing

Various shades of yellow jelly beans

Corn Holders (yellow, or corn shaped)

Yellow Starbursts (for butter)

 

To make the cupcakes:

MIX- your favorite box of vanilla cake mix

POUR- mix into yellow cupcake holders and bake

COOL- let cupcakes cool for up to 30 minutes

SPREAD- vanilla icing onto cupcakes

PLACE- assorted colored yellow jelly beans in the same direction (as pictured)

LINE UP- three cupcakes with jelly beans facing in the same direction

PLACE- corn holders into either end of the three lined up cupcakes (as pictured)

SQUEEZE- a corner of a yellow Starburst to make it look like melted butter

PLACE- the yellow Starburst (butter) on the center cupcake

COOL- cupcakes in the refrigerator for up to 1 hour so that icing hardens

ENJOY!

Hi Scribblers,

It is HOT outside!! I hope you drank lots of water today and were eating light & healthy snacks! It might be a good idea to stay inside this weekend to escape this heat wave,  however that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun! I was outside walking my dog, Knowme, this morning and as I passed the neighborhood fruit vendor, I saw a nice big watermelon!

Oooo, I love watermelon! This particular one was  really big and round and reminded me of a pumpkin. This got me thinking…..I love carving pumpkins and who says October is the only time to have fun carving your food!? So, I decided to bring the watermelon to the studio with me and started thinking of fun things to make with my watermelon. Well, with this blazing  weather I decided to create a refreshing watermelon oasis!

 

Want to make your own Watermelon Oasis? Here’s how!

1.     Cut ¼ inch off the oblong side of the watermelon to create a stable base.

2.     Place the watermelon on the counter.

3.     Hold the watermelon firmly and slice off the top so that you can remove the inside of the watermelon.

4.     Use a melon baller to scoop out the fruit and set aside.

5.     With a washable marker, draw wave shapes onto the watermelon.

6.     Carefully cut the waves out with a carving knife.

7.     Put the melon balls back into the watermelon.

8.     Make palm trees by cutting leaves from paper and taping the leaves to straws.

9.     Position your trees inside the watermelon (see picture).

10.  To make the pool, place a small container like  bowl or a small cup into the watermelon balls.  Fill it with water you have colored blue with food coloring – or fill with blue Jello for added fun!

Add props from around your house.  I added Lilo (one of my favorite cartoon characters from Disney’s Lilo and Stitch), a little ceramic fish that my sister made for me as well as some adorable little plastic creatures.  You can add anything to your watermelon oasis that makes you smile!!

I feel cooler already! Not only did I have fun carving my watermelon, I got to eat and share this treat with everyone at the studio too!

I hope you have a good weekend!  Have fun, stay cool and happy scribbling!