Bewitching Party

 

Prep time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:
2 slices bread
2 KRAFT cheese singles
tomato slices
4 slices thin carved oven roasted turkey breast
2 slices bacon, crisply cooked
butter or margarine, softened

Grilled Turkey Club

Top 1 bread slice with 1 slice cheese, tomato, turkey, bacon, another slice of cheese and second slice of bread.

Spread outside of sandwich with butter.

Cook in skillet on medium heat until lightly browned on both sides. Cut into triangles. Secure with toothpicks, if desired.

Makes 1 sandwich.

 

 

Prep time: 15 minutes. Baking time: 20 minutes.

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 package (10¾ ounces) Taco Bell Home Originals Taco Dinner Kit
Shredded lettuce
Chopped tomatoes
Sour Cream

Spooky Eyeball Tacos

Mix meat and Seasoning Mix. Shape into 36 (1-inch) balls; place in 13x9-inch baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes or until cooked through.

Fill each of 12 Taco Shells with 1 meatball, Taco Sauce, lettuce and tomato.

Top with 2 additional meatballs dipped in sour cream. Garnish with sliced pitted ripe olives to create "eyes."

Makes 12 servings.

Make-ahead-tip: The meatballs can be made ahead and frozen in zipper-style plastic freezer bag. To reheat, open bag slightly; microwave on HIGH 2 minutes.

 

Prep time: 10 minutes plus refrigerating.

Ingredients:
1 package (16 ounces) chocolate sandwich cookies
3½ cups cold milk
2 packages (4-serving size each) JELL-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding & Pie Filling
1 tub (12 ounces) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed

Ghosts in the Graveyard

Crush cookies in zipper-style plastic bag with rolling pin or in food processor.

Pour cold milk into large bowl. Add pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes. Gently stir in 3 cups of the whipped topping and ½ of the crushed cookies. Spoon into 13x9-inch dish. Sprinkle with remaining crushed cookies.

Refrigerate 1 hour or until ready to serve. Store leftover dessert, covered, in refrigerator.

Makes 15 to 18 servings.

To Decorate Graveyard: Decorate assorted cookies with decorating icings or gels to create "tombstones." Stand candy corn, candy pumpkins and tiny jelly beans. Drop remaining whipped topping by spoonfuls onto dessert to create ghosts. Decorate with candies to create "eyes."

Boo Cups: Layer pudding mixture, remaining crushed cookies and candy corn or tiny jelly beans in 12 to 16 glasses or clear plastic cups. Decorate with additional candies, decorated cookies and whipped topping, as desired.

Makes 12 to 16 servings.

 

Prep time: 10 minutes. Refrigerating time: 3½ hours

Ingredients:
1½ cups boiling water
1 package (8-serving size) or 2 packages (4-serving size each) JELL-O Orange Flavor Gelatin Dessert
1½ cups cold water
Gummy worms

Creepy Crawly Gelatin

Stir boiling water into gelatin in large bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Pour into 9-inch pie plate which has been sprayed with no stick cooking spray.

Refrigerate about 1½ hours or until thickened (spoon drawn through leaves definite impression.) Push gummy worms into gelatin. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm. Unmold. Garnish with additional gummy worms, if desired.

Makes 8 servings.

Note: To unmold, dip pie plate in warm water for about 15 seconds. Gently pull gelatin from around edge with moist fingers. Place moistened serving plate on top of pie plate; holding plates together, shake slightly to loosen. Gently remove pie plate and center gelatin on serving plate.

 

Prep time: 15 minutes. Baking time: 20 minutes plus cooling.

Ingredients:
1 package (2-layer size) white cake mix or cake mix with pudding in the mix
¼ cup KOOL-AID Orange Flavor Sugar-Sweetened Soft Drink Mix
1 container (16 ounces) ready-to-spread vanilla frosting

Pumpkin Cupcakes

Prepare and bake cake mix as directed on package for cupcakes, adding soft drink mix before beating.

Frost cooled cupcakes with frosting. Sprinkle with additional soft drink mix to resemble pumpkins. Create a "face" with Halloween candies, decorating gel and decorating icing.

Makes 24 cupcakes

 

Note: To color frosting, stir 1 tablespoon KOOL-AID Orange Flavor Sugar-Sweetened Soft Drink Mix into frosting until well blended.

 

Prep time: 10 minutes 

Ingredients:
6 tablespoons MAXWELL HOUSE Coffee, any variety 
½ cup KRAFT Carmel Dessert Topping
4½ cups cold water

Carmel Coffee

Place coffee in filter in brew basket of coffeemaker. Place topping in empty pot of coffeemaker. Prepare coffee with cold water. When brewing is complete, stir until well mixed. Top each serving with thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping and chopped chocolate-covered toffee, if desired.

Makes 6 servings.

NEW AS OF: 10-07-01

Prep time: 30 minutes. Ready in: 55 minutes Ingredients:
2 (8-oz.) cans Pillsbury Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls
2 tablespoons honey mustard

1 lb. thinly sliced cooked ham (from deli)
4 oz. (1 cup) shredded colby-Monterey Jack cheese blend
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon poppy seed, if desired

Ham and Cheese Bat-Wiches

1) Heat oven to 375˚F. Unroll 1 can dough into 1 large rectangle on ungreased large cookie sheet. Press or roll dough to form 1 3.9-inch rectangle; press perforations to seal. Brush with honey mustard to within ½ inch of edges. Top with ham. Sprinkle with cheese.

2) Unroll second can of dough on sheet of waxed paper. Press or roll dough to form 13x9-inch rectangle; press perforations to seal. With 2-inch bat-shaped cookie cutter cut 8 evenly spaced bat shapes in dough. Do not remove cutouts.

3) Lift dough with waxed paper, invert dough onto cheese. Carefully peel off waxed paper. Seal edges with fork.

4) Brush bat cutouts with beaten egg. Place cookie cutter over 1 bat cutout; sprinkle cutout with poppy seed. Repeat with remaining cutouts. Brush off any stray seeds not on cutouts.

5) Bake at 375˚F.  for 18 to 25 minutes or until top is deep golden brown. Cut into 8 pieces.

8 servings

 

Devilishly Delicious Snacks

Keep hungry Halloween revelers happy this this quick-to-put-together snack. Spread PHILADELPHIA FLAVORS Cheesecake Flavor Cream Cheese Spread on cinnamon or plain graham crackers or vanilla water cookies. Decorate with Halloween sprinkles, if desired. 

 

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