Deliciously spooky: 14 recipes to celebrate Halloween

14 Recipes

Deliciously spooky: 14 recipes to celebrate Halloween

By Noelle Carter

Oct. 26, 2017

Cheesy ghost-shaped toasts are a perfect garnish for creamy tomato soup. Layer a thin slice of cheese over sliced bread, using a cookie cutter to cut out the ghost. Toast the bread in the oven or toaster until the cheese is melted, and use peppercorns to make the eyes.

Tomato Soup With Ghost Toasts

30 minutes

Serves 4

These tasty chicken burritos are wrapped in green tortillas and are ample fortification before an evening of trick-or-treating.

Witch's Brew Burritos

25 minutes

Serves 4

Witch's Blend

10 minutes

Makes 12 cups

Ghostly Gobbles

5 minutes

Makes 12 cups

This saucy pumpkin cocktail is just a few pours and stirs away.

Saucy pumpkin cocktail

2 minutes

Serves 1

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTBER 19, 2016: Bloody Mary in the Los Angeles Times studio.

Very bloody mary

15 minutes

Serves 4

Peppermint patties in the shape of owls.

Peppermint patties

1 hour

Makes about 4 dozen (2-inch) candies

For a Twix twist: homemade shortbread with dark caramel and chocolate.

Shortbread Bars with Dark Caramel and Chocolate

2 hours

Makes about 5 dozen (3 1/2-inch) bars

Homemade peanut butter cups.

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

1 hour

Makes about 4 ½ dozen miniature peanut butter cups

Homemade coconut chocolate bars.

Coconut Bars with Almonds and Dark Chocolate

1 hour

Makes about 4 dozen (2 1/2- by 2-inch) bars

"Vuelve a la Vida" (Return to Life) is a special margarita that El Coyote Cafe is making for Dia de los Muertos. It's made with silver tequila, agave nectar, lime juice and jalape–o slices, served in a chile-lime-salt-rimmed glass.

Vuelve a la vida margarita

5 minutes

Serves 1

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA.,OCTOBER 10, 2017--Salted caramel apples: Instead of unwrapping all those candies, make your own carmel. (kirk McKoy /Los Angels Times)

Salted caramel apples

30 minutes

Makes about 12 caramel apples, depending on size

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA.,OCTOBER 10, 2017--Maple candied apples: Just cook a pot of maple syrup down and use that to coat apples. (kirk McKoy /Los Angels Times)

Maple candy apples

1 hour 20 minutes

Makes 6 to 12 candied apples, depending on size

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA.,OCTOBER 10, 2017--Candied apples: apples coated with cooked sugar, flavoring and a little food coloring. (kirk McKoy /Los Angels Times)

Candy Apples

1 hour

Makes 6 to 12 candied apples, depending on size

Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.

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