Best Popcorn Jack O Lanterns Recipes

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JACK-O-LANTERNS



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Provided by Food Network

Time 20m

Yield 5 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 package (11.5 oz.) Keebler® Fudge Stripes™ Dark Chocolate cookies (crushed to 3 cups) (optional)
5 Kellogg's® Eggo® Minis Homestyle waffles
5 lollipop sticks
Canned white frosting
Canned chocolate frosting
Food coloring
Orange sprinkles
Green sprinkles
Miniature semi-sweet chocolate morsels
Miniature marshmallows, halved horizontally
Pretzel sticks, broken into ½-inch pieces

Steps:

  • 1. Fill 3½ - to 4-cup container with Keebler® Fudge Stripes™ Dark Chocolate cookie crumbs to form base, if desired. Set aside.
  • 2. Prepare Kellogg's® Eggo® Mini Homestyle waffles according to package directions. Cool for 5 minutes. Press one lollipop stick into each waffle. Cool completely.
  • 3. Use white frosting, chocolate frosting, food coloring, orange sprinkles, green sprinkles, chocolate morsels and marshmallow pieces to decorate waffles as jack-o-lanterns. Press pretzel pieces into each as pumpkin stem. Push lollipops sticks into cookie crumbs to stand upright.

JACK-O'-LANTERN CREAM PUFFS



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These jack-o'-lanterns may look spooky on the outside, but inside is a creamy, sweet treat. The classic flavor of pumpkin pie spice will have all your ghosts and goblins screaming for more! Karalee Helminak, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h30m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 19

1/2 cup water
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
2 eggs
FILLING:
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
3/4 cup whipped topping
FROSTING:
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 to 2 teaspoons milk
Green and orange food coloring
1 tablespoon baking cocoa

Steps:

  • In a small saucepan, bring the water, butter and sugar to a boil. , In a small bowl, combine flour and pie spice; add to water mixture all at once and stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny. , Preheat oven to 400°. Drop 12 rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto a greased baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Remove to a wire rack. Immediately split puffs open; remove tops and set aside. Discard soft dough from inside. Allow puffs to cool completely. , For filling, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, pumpkin, sugar and pie spice until smooth; fold in whipped topping. Pipe into cream puffs; replace tops., For frosting, in a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Divide frosting into thirds; tint one portion green, and one portion orange; set aside. Stir cocoa into the remaining frosting. Pipe jack-o'-lantern faces with orange and chocolate frosting. Pipe stems with green frosting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 152 calories, Fat 9g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 57mg cholesterol, Sodium 72mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

JACK-O'-LANTERNS



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Need a party activity? Let the kids decorate cereal pumpkins, using their imaginations and a few extras.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Snack

Time 45m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 tablespoons butter or margarine
3 cups miniature marshmallows
3 drops red food color
2 drops yellow food color
5 cups Cheerios™ cereal
12 to 15 whole cashews
Assorted gumdrops, raisins, candy-coated chocolate pieces, licorice
1 tube (4.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ white decorating icing

Steps:

  • Place sheet of waxed paper on work surface. In 2-quart saucepan, heat butter and marshmallows over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in both food colors until mixture is orange. Stir in cereal until evenly coated.
  • Lightly spray hands with cooking spray. For each pumpkin, shape about 1/3 cup cereal mixture into a ball. Press 1 cashew into top center of ball for stem. Place balls on waxed paper. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
  • Attach raisins and candies with decorating icing to make faces on pumpkins. Store in loosely covered container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130, Carbohydrate 21 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 6 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Pumpkin, Sodium 85 mg, Sugar 7 g, TransFat 0 g

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