Working parents, unite! Prepping for Halloween can be as spine-chilling as the holiday itself—but it doesn’t have to be. Making the eeriest eats can be easy and pain-free. You don’t necessarily need a recipe to make Halloween tasty, and, in many cases, you don’t even need a single appliance (does your microwave count?). We’ve compiled five scary good, no-recipe-required Halloween-themed bites that come together before you can even say “boo!” These favorites won’t scare even the most kitchen-averse among us.
Chocolate Pudding Cookie Crumb Cups
For a twist on an old classic that remains scare-tastic, take instant chocolate pudding (five minutes and you’re done!) and layer it in cups or mugs beneath crumbled Target’s Favorite Day Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies. Top the cups with halved gummy worms and you’re ready to go with a dessert that tastes as amazing as it looks.
Candy Corn Trail Mix Chocolate Bark
Melt a bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips in the microwave in 30-second increments until it’s 90 percent melted, then spread the mixture over a rimmed baking sheet that has been covered with parchment paper. Cover the chocolate with Target’s Favorite Day Candy Corn Crunch Trail Mix and let cool in the refrigerator for 15 minutes before breaking with your hands. Voila! You’ve got one-bowl Halloween bark that requires no cooking, no recipe, and no mess.
Halloween Hot Cocoa Bombs
Target has actually done all the work for you on this one; stand by with hot milk, mugs, and a bag of marshmallows. The Favorite Day Pumpkin Spice Hot Cocoa Bombs are eerie in their own right. Heat your milk (or water), pour the liquid individually over the bombs, and watch the magic unfold. Finally, add the marshmallows, as a bonus. And if you want to up the fun factor, reward party guests with their very own party favor: a Halloween-themed mug.
Chocolate-Covered Finger Pretzels
Pretzel rods dipped in melted chocolate stand in for skeleton fingers in this tasty bite that adds a salty crunch to Halloween. Melt chocolate in the microwave (30-second intervals work best) before dipping the rods in it. You can use white, milk, or semi-sweet chocolate (or a combination of all three). Before the chocolate has set, dust the “fingers” with crumbles of Favorite Day Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookie. It seems even those skeletons couldn’t keep their fingers out of the cookie jar this year.
The Scariest Trail Mix
Have you ever gotten the feeling that your food is looking back at you? Serve Target’s Favorite Day Candy Corn Crunch Trail Mix—but with a twist. Add candy eyeballs to the mix for a wacky surprise that will keep kids laughing.
