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This recipe is fairly simple, great for picky eaters. But there’s lots of room for kicking up the flavour – try adding shredded rotisserie chicken, avocado, refried beans, green onions and any other toppings you love.

What You’ll Need:

• Tortillas
• Red pepper
• Onion
• Salt and pepper
• Oil
• Cheddar and Mozzarella shredded cheese
• Salsa
• Cutting board
• Sharp knife
• Large pan

Firstly, thinly slice the onion and red pepper.

Add the sliced onions, red peppers, salt and pepper, and oil to a pan.

And then cook on medium heat for 5-7 minutes.

Place a tortilla on a cutting board.

Use a sharp knife to cut eyes into the tortilla.

And then some nostrils,

and finish the face with a scary smile.

Top another tortilla with some of the cooked onions and red peppers,

and then the two shredded cheeses,

and then some salsa.

Top the quesadilla with the scary face we cut out earlier.

Cook the tortilla in a pan on medium heat for about 10 minutes. We recommend not flipping the tortilla as the cheese will melt through the face holes and will certainly leave a bit of a mess.

These creepy quesadillas are such a fun Halloween food idea – perfect for lunch, dinner and party appetizers!

Easy Creepy Quesadillas

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Creepy Quesadillas

An easy Halloween great for lunch, dinner or appys!

Course Snack

Cuisine Holiday

Keyword appetizer, cheese, easy, halloween, kids, quick, tortilla

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

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Total Time 40 minutes

Servings 3 Quesadillas

Calories 123kcal

Cost $20

Equipment

• Pan
• Cutting board
• Sharp knife

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp Oil
• 1 Red pepper
• 1/2 Onion
• Salt and pepper To taste
• 1 cup Mozzarella cheese Shredded
• 1 cup Cheddar cheese Shredded
• 1 cup Salsa
• 6 Small tortillas
• Cooking spray

Instructions

• Thinly slice the red pepper and onion.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat the oil. Add peppers and onion and season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook until soft, about 5-7 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. 
• While the pepper and onion are cooking, use a sharp knife to cut creepy faces into three tortillas.
• Top three un-creepy tortillas with the cooked veggies, mozzarella and cheddar cheeses and salsa.
• Top the filled tortilla with the creepy face we cut out earlier.
• Heat a pan on medium heat and spray with cooking spray or oil. Add the creepy quesadilla and toast for 7-10 mins until the cheese has melted.

We hope you loved this creepy Halloween dinner recipe. If you need a Halloween dessert idea, certainly check out our Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes, so cute and so tasty!

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This terrifying recipe has a spicy kick thanks to a mix of horseradish and hot sauce, and the onion eyeball stir stick ups the flavour and also the scare factor! But black vodka is the key to the Halloween vibe of this cocktail. There are a few brands of black vodka our there, and you should be able to find one at your local liquor store – especially after fall starts.

What You’ll Need:

• Clamato
• Black vodka
• Horseradish
• Spices
• Lemon juice
• Hot sauce
• Worcestershire sauce
• Ice stones
• Mini skewers
• Cocktail onions
• Cocktail shaker
• Food colouring
• Toothpicks

Scary Caesar Cocktails

Pour the clamato juice into a cocktail shaker,

and then add the seasonings and spices.

Put the lid on the shaker and mix thoroughly.

Add some ice (or ice stones if you prefer) to the bottom of a glass.

Add the black vodka. To make the layering effect, use the back of spoon to gently pour the vodka so it settles nicely on top of the clamato juice.

Thread three or four cocktail onions onto a mini skewer.

And then use a toothpick to add dark circles (for pupils) and red squiggles to make eyeballs.

Tip: Use some of the onion juice on top of the red food colouring to spread the colour for a blood-shot look.

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Scary Caesar Cocktails

The Caesar cocktail is a Canadian favourite anytime of the year, but we decided to give it a frightful twist for Halloween.

Course Cocktails

Cuisine Canadian

Keyword canadian, cocktail, halloween

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes

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Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 2 Drinks

Calories 200kcal

Cost $10

Equipment

• Cocktail shaker
• Mini skewers
• Cocktail glass

Ingredients

• 1 Lemon wedge
• 4 oz Black vodka
• 8 oz Clamato
• Tabasco sauce To taste
• 2 tsp Horseradish
• 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
• ¼ tsp Celery salt
• ¼ tsp Black pepper
• ¼ tsp Paprika
• ¼ tsp Curry powder
• Ice Or ice stones
• 6-8 Cocktail onions
• Food colouring Red and a dark colour

Instructions

• Pour the clamato juice into a cocktail shaker.
• Add the spices, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, the juice from a lemon wedge, and horseradish to the shaker.
• Put the lid on the shaker and mix until thoroughly combined (about eight shakes).
• Add ice or ice stones to a cocktail glass.
• Pour mixed cocktail on top of the ice.
• Thread three or four onions onto skewers.
• Use a toothpick to dab food colouring onto the onions – creating a dark 'iris' in the centre.
• Use a different toothpick to add red 'bloodshot' effects to the area around the 'iris'. Try using some of the pickle juice on top of the red dye to water is down and create a more organic look.
• Add the eyeball garnish to your Scary Caesar and enjoy!

Cheers! If you’re looking for a frightful snack to serve with your Scary Caesar Cocktails, certainly check out our Creepy Quesadillas.

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Ever wonder what gives pumpkin flavour that spicy taste? Surprisingly, it’s really just a simple blend of a few grocery spices:

• cinnamon
• ginger
• cloves
• nutmeg
• allspice

Let’s Bake – Sweet and Spicy Pumpkin Cupcakes

What you’ll need:

• Cupcake ingredients
• Cupcake liners
• Muffin tin
• Icing
• Mixing bowls
• Mixer

Whisk together dry ingredients. Flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and then spices in a medium bowl and then set aside.

Mix together melted butter, eggs, brown sugar, pumpkin puree and vanilla until combined.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until combined. Try to avoid over-mixing the batter as this can lead to denser cupcakes.

Scoop batter into liners. Fill to 3/4 of the way full and then bake for 18-21 minutes. We like to check them at 18 minutes with a toothpick to see if they’re done. If there’s still a little batter on the toothpick, let them go another 1 to 2 minutes and then check again.

For frosting we used a ready made cram cheese icing and then piped it on with a 1A tip.

We hope you had fun fall baking with us today! If you’re ready for more pumpkin spice recipes, check out our Pumpkin Spiced Pumpkin Seeds – a double hit of pumpkin flavour.

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Sweet and Spicy Pumpkin Cupcakes

Delicious and fluffy sweet and spicy pumpkin cupcake recipe! Top with buttercream frosting or decorate with a fun Halloween theme!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword cupcake, easy, pumpkin, sweet, sweet and spicy

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

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Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 1 dozen

Calories 187kcal

Author Champagne and Sugarplums

Ingredients

• 1 cup Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp Ground Allspice
• 1/4 tsp Ground Ginger
• 1/4 tsp Ground Cloves
• 1/2 cup Butter melted
• 2 Eggs
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 cup Pumpkin Puree
• 1 tsp Vanilla

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Line a muffin tin with liners
• Whisk together dry ingredients – flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices in a medium bowl and then set aside.
• Mix together melted butter, eggs, brown sugar, pumpkin puree and vanilla until combined.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until combined.
• Scoop batter into liners, filling to 3/4 of the way full.
• Bake for 18-21 minutes.

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