Archive for the ‘Halloween Recipes’ Category

Homemade Pumpkin Soup Recipe

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Happy Halloween 2009 ! We always start our Halloween morning with a creamy pumpkin soup served with a warm loaf of pumpkin bread. It is our tradition to cook an unforgettable homemade pumpkin soup using our family’s secret Halloween pumpkin soup recipe. This easy pumpkin soup recipe is one of the many varieties of recipes for Halloween entrees, appetizers, beverages, and treats that were passed down from our great great great grandparents. With fresh pumpkins being easily available in the markets, this is the best time to enjoy delicious homemade pumpkin soup. This recipe for pumpkin soup is one of the best pumpkin soup recipes that I have come across which really put us in the mood to cook up this tasty Halloween treat in the morning.

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Halloween Candy Corn Recipe

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Your Halloween candy will not be complete without the Halloween candy corn candy which is actually a sweet replicate of dried corn kernels. This easy candy corn recipe will allow you to make a famous Halloween confection that showcases three unique colors which include a broad yellow top, a tapered orange center, and a pointed white bottom that imitate the appearance of North American corn whereby each candy corn size is about the size of a whole kernel from a ripe or dried ear of a corn. The main ingredients of a candy corn recipe are basically corn syrup and sugar. Due to the popularity of the candy corns in Halloween, confectioners have come out with different color variations to cater for Christmas and Easter celebrations. The National Candy Corn Day falls on the 30th October every year and candy corn candy are among the most famous candies in Halloween’s trick-or-treat bags. Use this Halloween candy recipe to make yourself a colorful homemade confection and enjoy a traditional Halloween treat.

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Halloween Pumpkin Bread Recipe

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Halloween Pumpkin Bread Recipe is a great Pumpkin Bread Recipe. Pumpkin bread is very popular during Halloween because chucks of pumpkin left over from carving jack-o-lantern will not be wasted and can be used to make this Halloween treat. This easy pumpkin bread recipe for Halloween allows the pumpkin to be cooked and softened earlier before being used to make the pumpkin bread. Canned pumpkin too can be used to give the bread a stronger taste. Famous types of pumpkin bread recipes include recipes for pumpkin chocolate bread, pumpkin chocolate chip bread, low fat pumpkin bread, pumpkin cranberry bread and banana pumpkin bread.

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Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

A great Halloween dessert has to be a homemade pumpkin pie. Pumpkin is widely associated with Halloween in which recipes for pumpkins pies has become famous Halloween recipes. Pumpkin pie recipes are traditional North American sweet dessert recipes that has become popular during Halloween and Christmas. Thanksgiving will also not be the same without pumpkin pies. A typical pumpkin pie recipe will showcase orange colored pumpkin-based custard that is baked in a single pie shell and flavored with nutmeg and cinnamon. There are many different combination of pumpkin pie spice that you choose when making pumpkin pies.

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Bonfire Toffee Recipe

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

A famous recipe for Halloween has to be the Bonfire Toffee Recipe. Bonfire toffee which is also known as treacle toffee is a very hard type of toffee that is linked with Halloween in the United Kingdom. This popular Halloween candy is an extremely brittle toffee sold in most sweet shops during Halloween. The best time to buy bonfire toffee is during October and November and bonfire toffee is sold as pre-made lollies that are placed in small foil pie dishes. Bonfire toffee are also being made into smaller pieces using a toffee hammer and sold in slabs in supermarkets. There may be people who might not enjoy bonfire toffee because it tastes very strongly of black treacle but bonfire toffee has become an absolute treat on bonfire night in the United Kingdom.

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Barmbrack Recipe

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

The making of barmbrack or barm brack bread during Halloween in Ireland is still being carried because barmbrack plays an important role in the Irish Halloween custom. Irish barmbrack is actually a light Irish fruitcake or Irish fruit bread with sultanas and raisins in which a ring, a coin and various types of charms are put into the bread before being baked by the Irish when making barmbrack bread for the Halloween festival. In normal days, barmbrack can be found in bakery and sold in flattened rounds and is usually served with a cup of tea and butter. Barmbrack recipes will show you that the dough for barmbrack is sweeter than the normal sandwich bread and is not as rich as the cake with the raisins and sultanas giving the added flavor to barmbrack. Irish barmbrack recipe is one of the main Halloween recipes in Ireland and use this easy barmbrack recipe to make yourself a delicious Irish yeasted bread and a famous Halloween food.

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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Recipe

Monday, October 26th, 2009

One of the most famous Halloween recipes has to be the roasted pumpkin seeds recipe. Roasting pumpkin seeds is great way to celebrate Halloween. Roasted pumpkin seed recipes are becoming very popular this Halloween because more people are getting into the habit of carving their own pumpkins to make jack-o-lanterns or cooking fresh pumpkins. The best way to use your pumpkin seeds is to eat them. Pumpkin seed is also known as pepita. Pumpkin seeds are usually covered by a white husk and are good sources of protein. Roasting pumpkin seeds which are mostly scooped out of jack-o-lanterns is a very popular Halloween treat and use this easy roasted pumpkin seed recipe to make delicious and crunchy pumpkin seeds. Nothing tastes better than fresh roasted pumpkin seeds. So, how to roast pumpkin seeds?

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Candy Apple Recipe For Halloween

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

Candy Apple recipe or Toffee Apple recipe is one of the must-have Halloween recipes when making Halloween candy. Candy apples showcase whole apples covered in a hard sugar candy coating. You will usually find candy apples being served with a wooden skewer in the middle of apples so that we can eat these delicious candy apples easier. Candy apples are popular Halloween cuisine and Guy Fawkes Night food because these autumn festivals fall during the annual apple harvest. Candy apple is a famous Halloween treat whereby a good candy apple recipe will show you that a candy apple is made by rolling whole apples in a sticky sugar syrup which is occasionally followed by rolling the apples in additional toppings such as chocolate chips, nuts or toasted coconut flakes. An important cooking equipment that you need when making candy apples is a candy thermometer because a candy thermometer will tell you that your heated sugar has reached the desired stage of completion. All candy apples recipes require the use of a candy thermometer.

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