Halloween Fudge Prep Time: 10 mins. Ready In: 1 hr. 10 mins. 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese softened 1 pkg. (16 oz.) powdered sugar(4 cups) 2 pkg. (6 squares each) BAKER'S Premium White Baking Chocolate melted 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1 cup toasted chopped nuts 8 drops yellow food coloring 4 drops red food coloring Multi-colored sprinkles (for garnish) BEAT cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Gradually add sugar, beating until well blended. STIR in white chocolate, vanilla, nuts and food coloring until well mixed. Spread in foil-lined 8-inch square pan. Top with sprinkles. REFRIGERATE 1 hour or until firm. Cut into squares. Makes 48 pieces Nutrition Info (per Serving): Calories 110, Total Fat 5 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Sodium 20 mg, Total Carbohydrate 15 g, Dietary Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ghosts in the Graveyard Prep Time: 10 mins. Ready In: 1 hr. 10 mins. 1 pkg. (16 oz.) chocolate sandwich cookies 3-1/2 cups cold milk 2 pkg. (4-serving size each) JELL-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding & Pie Filling 1 tub (12 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed 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. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir in 3 cups of the whipped topping and 1/2 of the crushed cookies. Spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining crushed cookies. REFRIGERATE 1 hour or until ready to serve. Store leftover dessert in refrigerator. To Decorate Graveyard: Decorate assorted cookies with decorator icings to make "tombstones." Stand tombstones on top of dessert with candy corn and pumpkins. Drop dollops of remaining whipped topping onto dessert to make "ghosts." Makes 15 to 18 servings ____________________________________________________________ Scary Spider Treats 2 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate 1/2 cup miniature marshmallows 12 cinnamon red hot candies Chow mein noodles Melt 2 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate as directed on package in medium bowl. Add 1/2 cup miniature marshmallows and toss until well coated. Drop small mounds of the marshmallow mixture onto a waxed-paper-covered jelly-roll pan. Insert 2 cinnamon red hot candies into the top of each mound for the spider's eyes and chow mein noodles around the outer edge for its legs. Refrigerate until firm. _____________________________________________________________ Witches Brew Prep Time: 5 mins. Ready In: 5 mins. 3 cups boiling water 1 pkg. (8-serving size) JELL-O Brand Orange Flavor Gelatin* 4 cups boiling apple juice or apple cider * Or 2 pkg. (4-serving size each) can be substituted for the 1 pkg. (8-serving size). STIR boiling water into gelatin in large bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Stir in boiling apple juice. POUR into mugs. Serve with cinnamon sticks. Makes 8 servings. _____________________________________________________________ Cat Dump Casserole (from "Gross Grub" Cheryl Porter,Random House, 1995 First, buy a new plastic kitty litter pan & scoop to serve the mess effectively. (Wash it well anyhow - I know I feel better if I do.) To make cat dumps: 1 c. baking mix (like bisquick) 1 cup shredded cheddar 1 lb. ground meat (beef, pork, turkey) To make litter 2 c. long-grain rice 3 3/4 c. water 2 tsp. salt 2 tbs. butter or margarine Preheat oven to 350. Mix dump ingredients and mold into "logs" of various sizes. Bake on ungreased baking sheet(not touching each other)about 20 minutes, until brown, crispy and firm. While meat cooks combine litter ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heatto low, cover and simmer 14 minutes without lifting lid. Fluff rice with a fork, set aside. When "dumps" are done, transfer to a dish lined with papertowels to drain. Spoon rice "litter" and meat "dumps" into letter pan and serve with scoop! YUCCH! The kids love it! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kitty Litter Cake 1 Spice or German Chocolate cake mix 1 White Cake mix 1 pkg White Sandwich Cookies 1 large pkg Vanilla Instant pudding mix Green food coloring 12 small Tootsie Rolls 1 new Kitty Litter Box 1 new Kitty Litter Box Liner 1 new Pooper Scooper Prepare cade mixes and bake according to directions (any size pans) Prepare pudding mix and chill until ready to assemble Crumble white sandwich cookies in small batches in blender, they tend to stick, so scrape often. Set aside all but about 1/4 cup. To the 1/4 cup cookie crumbs, add a few drops green food coloring and mix using a fork or shake in a jar. When cakes are cooled to room temperature, crumble into a large bowl. Toss with half the remaining white cookie crumbs and the chilled pudding. You probably won't need all of the pudding, mix with the cake and "feel" it, you don't want it soggy, just moist; gently combine. Line new, clean kitty litter box. Put mixture into litter box. Put three unwrapped Tootsie rolls in a microwave safe dish and heat until soft and pliable. Shape ends so they are no longer blunt, curving slightly to resemble "poop". Repeat with 3 more Tootsie rolls and bury in mixture. Sprinkle the other half of cookie crumbs over top. Scatter the green cookie crumbs lightly over the top, this is supposed to look like the chlorophyll in kitty litter. Heat remaining Tootsie Rolls, 3 at a time in the microwave until almost melted. Scrape them on top of the cake and sprinkle with cookie crumbs. This is my addition-only spread 5 of the remaining Tootsie rolls over the top; take one and heat ntil pliable, hang it over the side of the kitty litter box;l sprinkling it lightly with cookie crumbs Place the box on a newspaper and sprinkle a few of the cookie crumbs around. I don't know about you, but my cat ALWAYS makes a MESS!!! Serve with a new pooper scooper.:) ' ----------------------------------------------------------------------------