King Baker's Recipe #28: Jack-O-Lantern Rice Crispy Balls

KING BAKER'S RECIPE #28: Jack-O-Lantern Rice Crispy Balls

With Halloween pumpkins popping around, it's time to grab some and start carving faces! But what if you could make some small jack-o-lanterns and completely edible? These treats will surely be your next favorite way to make Rice Crispy treats this halloween season.

The Equipment for both recipes you will need is:
1x Large Pot
1x Spatula
1x Parchment Paper lined baking sheets.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cooking Time: 5-8 Minutes

Ingredients:
2 TBSP Unsalted Butter
1/8 TSP Salt
1 Package (10.5 oz) Mini Marshmallows
6 CUPS Rice Crispy Cereal
Orange Food Coloring
Tootsie Roll
Black Frosting or Pumpkin Face Candies
Baking Spray

Procedures:

1) In a large pot, melt your butter. After melted, pour your marshmallows and your salt. Constantly stir until it's fully melted.  Add in your orange food coloring.

2) Pour in your Rice Crispy Cereal. Stir until everything is covered in the marshmallow mixture. Pour into a large bowl. 

3) Spray your hand with baking spray or cover your hands with butter. Take a hand full of the rice crispy mixture in your hands and form them into a ball. 

4) Let it set for a few minutes.

5) Using the Tootsie Roll Candy, Cut it in half and flatten one end of the candy and place on top. Make it look like a pumpkin stem.

6) Using Black Frosting, Melting Chocolate, or Pumpkin Face Candies, Make a jack-o-lantern face. Be creative! 

Let Set and ENJOY! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

HAPPY BAKING!

King Baker's Recipe #27: Monsters Inc. Eye Cookies

KING BAKER'S RECIPE #27: Monsters Inc. Eye Cookies

ROOOOOOOAAAARRRR!!!!!!! Bleep Bleep Bleep Bleep!........ DING! Ah, gotta love the sound of scarers doing their job. Looks like Mike and Sully have paid us a visit here in the kitchen to give us the best scare!

"We Scare Because We Care!"

The Equipment for both recipes you will need is:
1x Large Bowl/Stand Mixer
1x Spatula
3x Bowls
3x Spoons and 3x Knifes
1x-2x Backing Sheet, lined with Parchment Paper

Prep Time: 30-40 Minutes
Cooking Time: 11-13 Minutes

Ingredients:
1 CUP Butter
1 1/2 CUP Granulated Sugar
2 Large Eggs
2 3/4 CUP Flour
2 TSP Cream of Tartar
1 TSP Baking Soda
1 TSP Vanilla Extract
1/2 TSP Salt
Green, Blue and Purple Food Coloring
Large and Small Wilton Eye Candy

Procedures:

1) Prepare your baking sheet with parchment paper and Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

2) In a separate bowl, place your flour, salt, baking soda and cream of tartar and mix together.

3) In a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together your butter, sugar, and eggs.

4) Gradually, add your dry ingredients in with your wet ingredients.

5) Separate the dough into 3 dough balls. Wrap in plastic wrap and set in the fridge to chill or the freezer for less time. Afterwards, take out and either knead with flour or mix with a spoon/knife the colors green, blue, and purple.

6) Roll the dough into 3/4" dough balls. Green one needs to stay green. Combine pieces of Blue and Purple to make one dough ball.

*7) This is optional, roll each dough ball in sugar.

8) Bake in the oven for 11-13 minutes. Immediately after taken out of the oven, place in a single large eye candy for the Green (Mike) and two small eyes for the purple and blue cookie (Sulley).

Let cool and ENJOY!

HAPPY BAKING!

King Baker's Recipe #26: Halloween Trick 'r Treat Chocolate Bark

KING BAKER'S RECIPE #26: Halloween Trick 'r Treat Chocolate Bark

The Equipment for both recipes you will need is:
3x-4x Microwaveable Bowls and Plastic Spoon
1x Baking Sheet lined with Parchment Paper
1x Knife

Prep Time: 20-25 Minutes
Cooling Time: 1-2 Hours

This recipe I used Dark Chocolate, Orange and Green Wilton Candy Melts.

Ingredients:
(REMINDER: You can use any color candy melts you want!)
2 CUP Dark Chocolate Candy Melts
1 CUP Green Candy Melts
1 CUP Orange Candy Melts
Assortment of Candy (Candy Corn, M&Ms, Nuts, or any candy)


Procedures:

1) Prepare your baking sheet with parchment paper.

2) Place each color candy melts in a different bowl. Microwave the melts in 30 second busts until it's smooth. Add vegetable oil to make it more smooth. 

3) Pour your main color on your baking sheet and spread until thin. Then sporadically place your other colors around the main color. 

4) Using your knife, swirl the colors around to make a marbling effect. 

5) Lightly, tap the entire tray on the counter to smooth it out and get rid of any air bubbles. Again, sporadically place your candies or nuts that you want all over the bar. 

6) Place in the fridge to set for at least an hour. Break a part in whatever size pieces you want. ENJOY!!!

HAPPY BAKING!