Jack O Lantern Brownies Food

JACK-O'-LANTERN BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 9-inch square pan with foil, letting foil hang 2 inches over sides of pan. Grease bottom and sides of foil with shortening or cooking spray. Make brownie batter as directed on box. Spread in pan.
• Bake 28 to 31 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out almost clean. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Freeze in pan 30 minutes. Using foil to lift, remove brownies from pan, and peel foil away.
• In small bowl, add 2 tablespoons of the frosting; tint with black food color to desired color. Place in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; partially seal, and set aside. In another small bowl, add remaining frosting; tint with orange food color to desired color. Frost top of brownies with orange-tinted frosting. For easier cutting, refrigerate 15 minutes to set frosting.
• Use sharp knife to cut brownies into 4 rows by 4 rows, making 16 brownies, cleaning knife with paper towel after each cut; slightly separate brownies. Press gumdrop half on top edge of each brownie for stem.
• Cut off tiny corner of black frosting bag. Squeeze bag to pipe different faces or decorate with desired candies to make eyes, nose and mouth (use photo as guide).

JACK-O'-LANTERN BROWNIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until well blended. Beat in eggs. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixture and mix well. , Line a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan with waxed paper; grease the paper. Spread batter evenly in pan. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool on a wire rack. , Run a knife around edge of pan. Invert brownies onto a work surface and remove waxed paper. Cut brownies with a 3-in. pumpkin cookie cutter, leaving at least 1/8 in. between each shape. (Discard scraps or save for another use.) , Tint frosting with orange food coloring; frost brownies. Use green gel to create the pumpkin stems and black gel and candy corn and M&M's to decorate the faces if desired.

JACK-O-LANTERN BROWNIE PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare brownie batter as directed on package. Spread onto bottom of 12-inch pizza pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 18 to 20 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not overbake.) Cool completely.
• Dissolve 4 Tbsp. (1/4 cup) drink mix in hot water in large bowl. Add cream cheese and butter; beat with mixer until blended. Gradually add sugar, beating until blended. Spread evenly over brownie.
• Sprinkle remaining drink mix onto frosted brownie in 5 curved lines to resemble a pumpkin. Place fruit snack roll on center top of pumpkin for "stem." Create "eyes" and "mouth" using decorating icing. Place cookies on eyes for "pupils." Add candy corn in mouth for "teeth."

JACK-O'-LANTERN CHEESEBURGER PIE

Steps:

• Cook first 5 ingredients in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until beef crumbles and is no longer pink; drain. Stir in ketchup and Worcestershire sauce; cool.
• Unfold 1 piecrust, and place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Spread mustard evenly over crust. Stir together meat mixture and 2 cups cheese; spoon onto center of crust, leaving a 2-inch border.
• Unfold remaining piecrust, and cut out a jack-o'-lantern face, reserving pastry cutouts to use as a stem. Place crust over meat mixture; crimp edges of crust, and fold under. Place stem on top of jack-o'-lantern face.
• Whisk together 2 tablespoons water, egg, and 1 drop each of red and yellow food coloring; brush over crust.
• Bake at 425*F (220*C) for 20 minutes; remove from oven, and brush again with egg mixture. Fill eyes, nose, and mouth with remaining 1 cup cheese. Bake 5 to 10 more minutes or until golden brown.

FRUIT ROLL-UPS™ JACK-O'-LANTERNS ON A STICK

Steps:

• Unroll fruit flavored snacks; remove paper.
• Fold Sizzling Red/Yellow fruit flavored snack in half so the yellow is folded over the red to create an orange color. Gently stretch the folded fruit flavored snack before cutting in half horizontally, to create 2 orange strips.
• Roll up each marshmallow in an orange fruit flavored snack strip to cover sides and tops. Press open ends of fruit flavored snack together to cover marshmallow.
• Cut 2 leaves from the Blazin' Blue/Green fruit flavored snack. Insert 1 of the pretzel pieces and leaf on top of each marshmallow to make stem and leaf of pumpkin.
• Insert lollipop stick into bottom of each marshmallow. Decorate side of each marshmallow with black icing to look like a jack-o-lantern face.