Halloween Worms Recipes

HALLOWEEN BRAIN DIP

Steps:

• Slice the avocados in half. Remove the seeds and set aside. Scoop the avocado out of the skin into a bowl. Mash with a fork or whisk and stir in the salsa. Set aside. Slice off one side of each pit to make it flat and expose the cores of the pits. They will look like eyes.
• Remove all of the leaves from the cauliflower and remove the stem, leaving a nice hollow area with the outer part of the head intact. Use toothpicks to hold it together if it starts to fall apart.
• Place the cauliflower into a small bowl, so that the hollow is facing upwards and most of the cauliflower is up out of the bowl. The bowl is just for stability. Fill with the avocado dip and arrange the pits as eyes. Decorate the white ''brain'' by weaving thin strands of red and blue fruit leather between the florets to make veins and arteries. I wrap the bowl with cheesecloth and decorate with red food coloring to make it even more horrific!

HALLOWEEN WORMS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine gelatins.
• Add boiling water; stir until gelatins completely dissolve. Chill until lukewarm, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, gently pull straws to extend to full length; place in tall container.
• Blend cream and food coloring with the lukewarm gelatin mixture. Pour into container, filling straws.
• Chill until gelatin is firm, at least 8 hours, or cover and chill up to 2 days.
• Pull straws from container (if using a carton, tear carton away from straws). Pull straws apart; run hot tap water for about 2 seconds over 3 to 4 straws at a time. Starting at the empty ends, push worms from straws with rolling pin, or use your fingers; lay worms on waxed paper-lined baking sheets.
• Cover and chill until ready to use, at least 1 hour or up to 2 days.
• Worms will hold at room temperature up to 2 hours.

EASY HALLOWEEN JELLO SALAD

Steps:

• Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Remove from heat.
• Quickly whisk in the Jello and pudding mixes until dissolved.
• Add blackberries and a bunch of gummy worms.
• Pour into a 13x13 glass baking dish.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours.
• Remove from fridge and break up Jello--add to a big bowl.
• Fold in the cool whip.
• Enjoy!