Apple Pie Caramel Apple

As we all know Disney has the most amazing candy apples they do sell one just like this but for 8 bucks! of course they look way better than mine but they taste the same to me its a granny smith apple dipped in caramel with white chocolate and spinkled with cinnamon sugar so amazing! 

1 bag Kraft caramels
4-5 large, tart apples 

1 bag white chocolate chips or white chocolate candy melts

cinnamon sugar

 Wash, scrub, and dry apples. This is important or your caramel won't stick because of the coating stores put on apples.

In a medium saucepan, melt caramel according to package directions.

Put popsicle stick in the apple. Dip in melted caramel making sure to fully coat it.

Place on parchment or wax paper that has been sprayed with cooking spray.

Cool in the fridge until caramel is set up. 

Melt chocolate chips in the microwave in 30 second intervals. 

Coat the apple with the chocolate.

Let it set up a little bit before sprinkling it with the cinnamon sugar mixture.

Cool completely in the fridge.

Cut into slices and serve.

Frankenstein Brownies

oh I'm so in love with these how cute did they turn out!? I'm sure many of you know Frankensteins Monster is my favourite classic monster out of all of them, i have a ton of Frankenstein house decor even a huge cookie jar i have stuffed with healthy snacks lol. I made these brownies from scratch but you don't have to if you are in a hurry boxed is fine.  I loved making the different faces on each of them these would be great for the kids to do for sure! I can't believe its only 11 days till Halloween!

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup Cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 9-inch square baking pan. 

2 Stir together butter, sugar and vanilla in bowl. Add eggs; beat well with spoon. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture, beating until well blended. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. 

1. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. 
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Vanilla Buttercream Frosting-

• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 to 2 tablespoons whipping cream

In a standing mixer fitted with a whisk, mix together sugar and butter. Mix on low speed until well blended and then increase speed to medium and beat for another 3 minutes.

Add vanilla and cream and continue to beat on medium speed for 1 minute more, adding more cream if needed for spreading consistency. add green food colouring (the colour of the frosting looks more neon green in the photos its more of a lime green in person.)

Decorate each brownie with 2 candy corns for neck "bolts" and 2 candy-coated baking bits for eyes. Use decorating gel or black frosting to add pupils to eyes and draw mouth and hair.

Caramel Apple Tarts

i have to say these did not come out like i hoped! i got the recipe from Pillsbury i omitted the marshmallows and did the pie crust from scratch and the apple filling too, for some reason the little shells flattened out while they were baking! I'm not sure what happened but you cant expect everything to come out like Pillsbury photos they have professional bakers they still look and taste amazing though great for a Halloween/thanksgiving dessert for a party!

Apple filling-

• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
• 6 cups peeled, thinly sliced baking apple
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• Pour butter into a 15- x 10-inch jellyroll pan. Add apple and next 3 ingredients; toss gently.
• Combine sugar and next 4 ingredients; sprinkle over apple, and toss gently.
• Bake at 400° for 25 minutes or just until apple is tender, stirring twice. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

Pie Crust- ( i always use Martha Stewart's Pate Brisee)

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup ice water
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• In the bowl of a food processor, combine flour, salt, and sugar. Add butter, and process until the mixture resembles coarse meal, 8 to 10 seconds.

With machine running, add ice water in a slow, steady stream through feed tube. Pulse until dough holds together without being wet or sticky; be careful not to process more than 30 seconds. To test, squeeze a small amount together: If it is crumbly, add more ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time.

Divide dough into two equal balls. Flatten each ball into a disc and wrap in plastic. Transfer to the refrigerator and chill at least 1 hour. 

And finally How make the tarts 

Heat oven to 400°F. Unroll pie crusts on work surface. With 4 1/2-inch round cookie cutter, cut 4 rounds from each pie crust.

 Spoon about 2 tablespoons pie filling onto center of each pie crust round. Firmly fold edge of crust over sides of filling, ruffling decoratively. Place on ungreased large cookie sheet.

 Bake 15 to 25 minutes or until crust is golden brown.Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

 Just before serving, drizzle about 1 teaspoon caramel topping over each tart.

Mummy Pizza's

I found this cute recipe on Disney family fun i've always loved english muffin pizzas it would be a fun recipe for the kids to do and decorate their own mummy or whatever they wanted! 

English muffins

Pizza sauce

Black olives

Scallions

Red or green pepper

Cheese sticks or slices
Heat the oven to 350º F. For each mummy, spread a tablespoon of pizza sauce onto half of an English muffin (toast it first, if you like).

Set olive slices in place for eyes and add round slices of green onion or bits of red or green pepper for pupils.

Lay strips of cheese (we used a pulled-apart cheese stick) across the muffin for the mummy?s wrappings.

Bake for about 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the muffin is toasty.

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

This is the prefect halloween treat my mom actually showed me this recipe from the Rachael Ray halloween magazine, she sent me some in a package this yr for valentines day they were amazing! i added a little halloween sprinkles to them before they harden up, i did have them in halloween wrappers but i realized they look better with the wrappers off i just wish my husband was back from deployment to have these i will probably be making these again when he gets back!

• 8 ounces organic milk or dark chocolate, chopped
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup natural peanut butter
• 1/2 cup honey

Place twelve 2 1/2-inch baking liners on a baking sheet. In a double boiler, melt the chocolate. Reserve the pot of hot water to keep the chocolate liquid, as necessary.

Place about 2 teaspoons of the melted chocolate in a baking cup, swirling to coat about halfway up the side of the cup. Repeat with the remaining cups. Refrigerate until set.

Using an electric mixer, beat the butter until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the peanut butter and honey. Transfer the mixture to a resealable plastic bag and snip off one corner.

Fill the chocolate cups about three-quarters full with the peanut butter mixture, smoothing the surface. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.

Top each peanut butter cup with melted chocolate to enclose, smoothing the surface. Refrigerate until hardened. To serve, remove the candies from the baking liners.

Caramel Apple Pie Cookies

Yes i admit i love anything that has to do with caramel apples you will be seeing more recipes that have caramel apple in them. this is cinnamon spiced cookie with chocolate chips and apples in them drizzled with some caramel on top! I'm so glad i have willpower not to eat all of them. we only have 28 days till Halloween!

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups Mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups  coarsely chopped dried apples
• 18 caramels, unwrapped
• 1 tablespoon milk

Preheat oven to 375° F.

COMBINE flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and apple pieces. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Microwave caramels and milk in small, in a bowl for 30 seconds; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals; stir until smooth. Place sheets of wax or parchment paper under wire racks. Drizzle melted caramels over cookies. Allow drizzle to set.