halloween

Forget bobbing for apples. Try this equally apple-y endeavor instead that requires far less effort yet yields way more caramel-cloaked gratification.

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Graveyard hauntings are no laughing matter. Neither are these creepy Halloween cupcakes. They’re a delicious matter.

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These pumpkin swirl brownies are just as outrageously rich as you’d expect thanks to pumpkin spice cheesecake colliding with a pan of chocolate fudge brownies.

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The fundamental notion behind Día de los Muertos is that the dead would be offended by being remembered with sadness. And we quite like this life-affirming approach to.

This skull sugar cookie is swell for any celebration of the dead—Halloween, Day of the Dead, heck, even The Walking Dead.

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The spirits summoned for this ghostly glow-in-the-dark Jello hail from a bottle, not the supernatural. Whew. It’s just a gin and tonic under a black light. Who knew?!

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Halloween hot chocolate is made, quite simply, with leftover Halloween candy and milk in a saucepan. Sorta genius, yes?! There’s gonna be some meeeeelting the morning after Halloween.

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These Halloween wizards’ hats cupcakes are made with your fave cupcakes, frosting, ice cream cones, sprinkles, and candy. A Dumbledore-perfect Halloween treat.

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We swear these spooky sweets are so simple anyone can make them, no matter how elementary your culinary or crafting skills.

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So long, luminarias. Here’s how to easily and inexpensively glam up your walkway for all those trick-or-treaters.

S’mores purists may scoff, but that’s cool. More for us. Leftover Halloween candy never looked so good.

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Sorta looks like a bunch of circus treats exploded, got smothered in marshmallows, and got magically turned into cake, eh?

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One of our trusty tactics for ridding the house of leftover Halloween candy—and yes, there is such a thing as leftover candy.

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These—eek!—meringue ghosts couldn’t be any easier. Beat egg whites and sugar until satiny and stiff, create some blobs, and bake. See? Not so scary after all.

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