Halloween Novelties

In the USA Halloween is an important event for children when they go trick or treating, here in the UK it is less so and very few children go knocking on neighbours' doors. No matter where you live, though, you might still like to make some Halloween novelties.

Rice Krispies Spiders
Ingredients
Chocolate Rice Krispies
50g/2oz butter or margarine
250g/5oz marshmallows
Lliquorice laces, Smarties,

Method
1. Mellt the butter or margarine then add the marshmallows and melt them too, stirring continuously.

2. Slowly add enough Rice Krispies to make a stiff consistency, stirring all the time. Make sure all the Rice Krispies are coated with the mixture.

3. Let the mixture cool then spoon it onto the greased foil in small round heaps.

4. Use the liquorice laces for legs (eight for spiders), cut to a suitable length and then use the Smarties for BIGGG eyes!

5. When cool, still on the foil, put them in the refrigerator to set.

Marshmallow Spiders
Ingredients
Chocolate marshmallow biscuits - one marshmallow for each spider you want to make.
Liquorice laces
Smarties
Chocolate glacé icing

Method
1. Use the glacé icing to fix two Smarties on to the marshmallow biscuit for eyes.

2. Use the glacé icing to attach liquorice bootlaces to the biscuit for legs, cut to a suitable length.

Coconut Ghosts
Although this isn't really a chocolate recipe, I have still included it - after all it does use chocolate drops and it is fun!

Ingredients
2 egg whites
110g/4oz caster sugar
110g/4oz desiccated coconut
Rice paper
Chocolate drops
Glacé icing

Method
1. Pre heat the oven to 150 deg C/300 deg F.

2. Whisk the egg whites until they form stiff peaks.

3. Carefully fold in the sugar and coconut.

4. Spread rice paper on a baking sheet and then spoon the mixture on to the paper. Try to pile it up in cones.

5. Put in the over and cook for about 35-40 minutes. They should be crisp on the outside and soft in the centre.

6. To make the eyes, stick two chocolate drops, using the glacé icing, on the top of each cone. 

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