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Fun and Easy Halloween Recipes That are Spooky and Spectacular!

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Roundup of Easy Halloween Treat recipes

SO many fun ways to celebrate Halloween! These fun and easy Halloween recipes will be a hit for all of your fall celebrations! 

Whether you are looking for something on the spooky or scary side, OR a fun sweet treat or side dish, these recipes are sure to delight young and not quite so young :).

Need a fun or spooky tray to serve up your concoction? Be sure and check your Target store or take a look at Target online for some really cool Halloween serving platters! 

Target also has lots of indoor and outdoor Halloween decor if you are still needing to deck out your house. And, you can grab spooky plastic spiders, cob webs and more at Target’s Hyde & Eeek! Shop too.

Here’s a roundup of some spooky, some fun, and some kinda gross (!) Totally awesome Halloween recipes for you to try! AND they are not only easy to make, but delicious as well!!

Breakable Candy Mummies from Thrifty Jinxy

Breakable Candy Mummies on a tray

 

Spooky Deviled Egg Spiders from SheSaved

Halloween Spooky Deviled Egg Recipe

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Super Yummy and Easy to Make Pumpkin S’more Muffins

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Photo of Pumpkin S'mores muffins

So I confess – any time I see a recipe with S’mores in the title, I do a double take. When I saw PUMPKIN S’more muffins, it meant hold the presses, stop everything and investigate!

I know it may sound a little strange to say “I wish you could smell my house”, however, I do wish you could! These muffins have a wonderful Fall aroma when baking, and they taste amazing.

Keep in mind you can substitute the oil in the recipe for applesauce. While using milk chocolate chips will give more of a traditional S’mores flavor, I think dark chocolate chips would be tasty as well! You can also use cupcake liners if you prefer, or silicone baking cups.

It only takes minutes to get the batter ready, and then about 25 minutes of baking time. You will also need to allow time for them to cool before eating.

If you don’t eat all 24 muffins :), they will keep in an airtight container for up to a week. OR freeze for a quick on the go snack, breakfast or dessert on a busy day!

You can check out the complete recipe for these easy to make and fabulous Pumpkin S’more muffins along with more photos over on SheSaved!

Super Easy and Totally Tasty Texas Two Step Dip Recipe

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Two Step Dip

One of our all-time favorite dips around here is what we call the Texas Two Step dip. It only requires two ingredients, and two steps to make! Not only is it super easy, but it packs a lot of great flavor.

Two Step Dip Ingredients

Even better, you can easily adjust the quantity depending on how many people you need to feed! To make this two step dip, simple set out blocks of cream cheese for about 20 minutes on the counter until slightly softened.

If you don’t want to make so much, just set out one block of cream cheese and you can always make more if it disappears to quickly.

Two Step Dip Step 2

Once the cream cheese is slightly softened, add in your favorite picante sauce. While we have a favorite local brand and we like “hot”, it might be safer to start with a name brand like Pace. I would also start with a medium, as you can always add more in if the dip is too mild. 

After mixing together, you can taste for flavor and heat. If I am using medium, I like the ratio of 8 oz of cream cheese to 16 oz of Picante, and for hot I like using equal amounts of salsa and cream cheese. Eat as is, or let it sit in the fridge for at least an hour to let the flavors meld and to firm back up a bit. I do have family members though that prefer it on the softer side and don’t want to wait!!

Serve it up with the chip of your choice – I like to use tortilla chips, corn chips, or even fry up corn tortillas and sprinkle them with a bit of salt. It’s also great with carrots!

And, I like serving up individual containers so everyone can swap out chips and veggies and for portion control! 

Totally Tasty and Easy Loaded Nachos Made with Doritos!

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Who doesn’t love nachos? If you also love Doritos chips, you need to try this totally tasty recipe for Doritos Nachos! 

Loaded with seasoned ground beef, lettuce, tomato and cheese, this recipe also has a few additional ingredients to send it over the top with flavor. French fried onions add an extra bit of tasty crunch, and you can adjust added ingredients base on personal preference.

Serve it up as one big platter, or let everyone assemble their own deliciousness. Want yours a bit spicier? Just swap out your Doritos Nacho cheese flavor for spicy Nacho flavor. Or, give it a twist with Doritos Ranch chips! Plus you can add more jalapenos for a bigger kick too.

These are so very yummy, and we like having them on family game night or movie night too. Plus, with all the veggies, it’s a complete meal all on it’s own. Garnish with slices of fresh avocados and chopped cilantro for even more flavor and a pop of color contrast with red cherry tomatoes.

You can check out the complete recipe for these easy to make and totally tasty nachos made with Doritos along with step-by-step instructions and more photos over on DancingThruTheRain.com!

Nachos made with Doritos Chips
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Yummy Homemade Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip Recipe

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spinach and artichoke dip in a casserole dish

Looking for an awesome dip recipe? Homemade hot spinach and artichoke dip is amazingly tasty!

Prep time takes about 15 minutes, and then you need to allow for about 25 minutes of bake time. There’s not a lot of ingredients, and the recipe truly comes together fairly quickly!

While the original recipe calls for frozen artichoke hearts, I have an easier time finding the jarred varieties. I just rinse them off very well and then follow the directions in the recipe as laid out.

Serve this tasty dip with pita chips, tortilla chips, toasted bread, crackers or veggies (I’ve even had it with pretzels!). I’ve also fried cut up corn tortillas, sprinkled them with a bit of salt and had them with this dip as well. SO very good!!

This dip is great as a game day snack, or as an appetizer during the holidays! It’s also a great dish to take to a get together or pot luck too. It really is a delicious dip, and it’s our go-to for family game night as well.

You can check out the complete recipe for hot spinach and artichoke dip along with more photos and step by step instructions over on SheSaved!