This weekend we ushered in the holiest of international fat kid holidays: HALLOWEEN! More specifically, it was Halloweekend: Two whole days of festive insanity. There's a reason our faces are in none of the following photos.
Britt hosted a grand Werewolf Bar Mitzvah on Sunday night (for those who are unfamiliar with this kind of shindig, please direct your attention this-a-way: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxk_P3PNuZU )
We made two different Halloween treats that afternoon. Both are simple and fun and can be tweaked for all the upcoming holidays!
Witch's Brew
Now, Britt believes in the science of trying out party punch as you go so you won't find exact measurements here. However, she recommends using only half a bottle of Butterscoth Schnapps because it's so sweet and about 2 cups of Vodka. (Note- this recipe used cheap vodka so you might want to use less if you prefer a higher shelf alcohol.) Mix Schnapps, Vodka and Apple Cider together and try it. It will probably be really sweet and that is where you start adding Sprite (or 7 UP) to cut the sweetness. Basically, just try it out until to you like it!Can we all just agree a party just isn't a party unless you have some punch? And a Halloween party isn't complete until you have some Witch's Brew! Here's a list of simple ingredients and steps from our Fat Kid Spell Book (Shh it's really just our usual cook book...)
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| Witch made not required, but encouraged! |
With the base of the brew done, all you need to now is add the fun extras. For this brew, we cut up about 4 red Gala Apples. (Yes, real fruit has finally made it to Fat Kid Kitchen but that's only to make up for what's next on the list.) Finally, our favorite part- that's starting to become a Fat Kid standard- adding GUMMY WORMS! Not only do the worms add to the theme, but they soak up the alcohol for a fun snack at the bottom of your drink. If you want to make this punch for a Thanksgiving or Fall party, you might want to skip the gummy worms. You can always save them for this cake!
That's it! A pretty simple spell recipe for any Fall party. When Britt served it, she added ice and sprinkled cinnamon but feel free to add your own touches. Only thing we really feel is essential to making this brew is challenging your inner witch - or you could just dance to "Werewolf Bar Mitzvah" in kitchen!
Chocolate Ghosty Peep Pops
These will be self explanatory. Enjoy the visuals!
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| Step One: Ghost Peeps! On wax paper! |
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| Step Two: Melt white chocolate chips, send your ghosties to the hot tub! |
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| Lay the peeps face down on the wax paper with their backs all chocolate coated. |
Wait till they harden, and then....
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| Impale them on candy sticks! (Britt bought a stack of sticks at a craft store) Stick sticks in a bowl of candy corns! |
You could easily do Peep Pops with any kind of festive Peep, so these are good for all holidays worthy of Peeps. And the Witch's Brew sans gummy worms is a delicious Fall treat for Thanksgiving or any other happy gathering during the months of apple-cinnamon-relevance.
Happy Halloween Fat Kid Nation! Hope you had a magical weekend of gluttony and becostumed madness!
Love,
Britt & Liz
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