Halloween Banana Bites

What You Need:

4 bananas, peeled and cut into bite size chunks
2 t Halloween sprinkles
2/3 C semisweet chocolate chips
2/3 C milk chocolate frosting

How to Make It:

Cover a serving plate with wax paper.
Place the banana chunks, cut side down onto the wax paper.
Place a toothpick into each banana chunk.
Place the banana chunks into the freezer for 20 minutes or until hard.
Place the Halloween sprinkles into a small cup and set aside.
Dump the chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl.
Microwave the chips on high for 60 seconds.
Remove the melted chips and stir until smooth.
Place the frosting into the bowl with the melted chip.
Stir the mixture until blended together well.
Place in the microwave on high for 15 seconds.
Remove and stir until the mixture becomes a dip consistency.
Remove the bananas from the freezer.
Dip each banana into the melted chocolate mixture until completely covered.
Sprinkle each dipped banana with the Halloween sprinkles.
Place the banana chunks back onto the wax paper.
Put the all the dipped banana chunks back into the freezer for 1 hour or until the chocolate has completely hardened.

If the chocolate frosting mixture begins to harden before you have all the bananas coated place it back into them microwave and heat on high for 10 to 15 seconds or until soft. Be sure to stir the mixture before you resume the dipping process.

Makes 10 servings

Preparation Time: approximately 15 minutes
Freezing Time: approximately 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time: approximately 1 hour 35 minutes

Nutritional Information (approximate values per 2 chunks)
Calories 190; fat 8g; sodium 0 mg; carbohydrates 30g; sugars 23g; protein 1g

Flying Broomstick Ghosts

What You Need:

1 (3 ft.) roll of chewy fruit snack
14 (3 inch long) pretzel sticks
2/3 C white baking chips
1 t miniature semisweet chocolate chips

How to Make It:

Cover a cookie sheet completely with wax paper.
Unroll the fruit snack and cut the long end of the snack from end to end into 1/2 inch fringe.
Cut the roll into 2 inch segments.
Wrap a piece of the fringed fruit snack around one end of each pretzel stick.
Use your fingers to press the fruit snack onto the pretzel to make it stick well.
Place the pretzel sticks onto the prepared cookie sheet.
Place the white baking ships into a saucepan placed over low heat.
Stirring almost constantly with a wooden spoon heat the chips for 5 minutes or until completely melted.
Remove the pan from the stove.
Measure out 1/2 t of the melted chips and pour into a ghost shape over the middle of a pretzel stick to form a ghost.
Continue until you have made all 14 ghosts.
Press 3 of the chocolate chips onto each ghost head for the eyes and a nose.
Allow the ghosts to set at room temperature for 45 minutes or until they have hardened.

If you are strapped for time you can melt the white baking chips in the microwave instead of on the stove. Place the chips into small microwaveable dish and microwave on high for 30 seconds then stir until the chips have completely melted. Place the completed ghosts in the freezer for 5 minutes to harden.

Makes 14 candies

Preparation Time: approximately 20 minutes
Cooking Time: approximately 5 minutes
Hardening Time: approximately 45 minutes
Total Time: approximately 1 hour 10 minutes

Nutritional Information (approximate values per candy)
Calories 50; fat 3g; sodium 20 mg; carbohydrates 7g; sugar 6g; protein 0g