Ghostly Treats and A Happy Halloween

It's Halloween today!

For kids, it's that one super sweet day of the year that they love! For me and my family, it means bonding time --- doing trick or treating, going to the pumpkin patch and carving pumpkins. We usually visit the pumpkin patch and make jack-o'-lanterns a day or two before Halloween, then on the day itself, Ryan & I go with the girls around the neighborhood for trick or treat.

Though Ryan and I didn't grow up with Halloween celebration, we don't want to deprive the girls of Halloween fun. Though there are some limitations to what they can do and what costumes they could wear (no evil or scary costumes for them), we see to it that every Halloween is enjoyable and memorable for them. We let them dress up as someone cute or funny, we let them do trick or treating (as long as they do it with us), and we let them enjoy candies and my homemade sweet treats. Not too much though. Just enough to satisfy their sweet tooth!

Today, I'm sharing with you two ghostly treats that I made for Halloween, one that I can say is healthy, and another one that is...too sweet! Clarise prefers the healthy one made with strawberries and cool whip...but for Cherlin, the sweeter treat made with marshmallows and white chocolate wins!

How about you, which one do you go for - strawberry ghost or marshmallow ghost??? Let me know! ;)

You will need: 
For the strawberry ghosts: (makes 4 ghost treats)

• 8 strawberries, washed and hulled
• 8 raisins (4 cut into half for eyes and 4 whole for the mouth)
• cool whip
• lollipop sticks or small wooden skewers

For the Marshmallow ghosts: (makes 6 ghost treats)

• 18 large marshmallows for each ghost
• 1 cup white-chocolate chips
• 1 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 12 semi-sweet chocolate morsels
• nutella
• small wooden skewers 
  

Procedure:

For the Strawberry ghosts:

1. For each ghost, push 2 strawberries onto skewer.

2. Dip strawberries in cool whip until evenly coated. Let stand on a glass. Use halved raisins for eyes and whole raisins for the mouth.

3. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

For the Marshmallow ghosts:

1. For each ghost, push three marshmallows onto skewer. Set aside.

2. Microwave white chocolate morsels and shortening in a microwave-safe dish on medium-high for 1 minute. Stir. Microwave in 10-second intervals until smooth.

3. Holding the skewer, spoon the melted mixture over marshmallows until evenly coated. Place on wax-paper-lined plate or let stand on a glass. Use two chocolate morsels for eyes. Put nutella in piping bag and use to r the mouth.

4. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

You all have a fun and safe HALLOWEEN!