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Halloween Treats 
By Cecilee Caroll Burdge

October 22, 2014

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
* 3 TABLESPOONS BUTTER
* 4 CUPS MINIATURE MARSHMALLOWS
* 6 CUPS KELLOGG’S RICE KRISPIES CEREAL
* ORANGE FOOD COLORING
* GREEN AND BLACK ICING
* SMALL PACKAGE OF TOOTSIE ROLLS
* WILTON ICE CREAM CUP PAN
* LARGE SAUCEPAN



LETS GET STARTED!
To make these fun and tasty treats, all you need is a few ingredients and some Halloween spirit!

1. In a large saucepan melt butter over low heat.
2. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted
3. Add orange food coloring to butter/marshmallow mix and stir until blended
4. Add cereal and stir until well coated
5. Using your ice cream cup pan, fill each cup with orange, tasty treat
6. Once the molded treats cool, place two of them together to create a pumpkin shape
7. Use a little green icing to draw on some vines
8. Place a tootsie roll on top of your pumpkin to create the stem
9. Draw on Jack-o-Lantern faces with black icing
10. EAT AND ENJOY!

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Thanksgiving Trash
By Cecilee Burdge

It turns out trash can also be surprisingly delicious. No, I'm serious... take a bite.

WHAT YOU NEED:

• Pretzels
• Candy Corn
• Candy Corn Pumpkins
• Bugles Chips
• M&M's Candy 
• Honeycomb Cereal 
• Mini Marshmallows
• Nuts
• Cheerios
• Goldfish 

LET'S GET STARTED!
Like any yummy trail mix recipe, this Thanksgiving Trash is born with mixing all these colorful ingredients together and creating a mouthful of delicious flavors.

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Pilgrim Hat Bites

These cute, chocolate treats put a tasty twist on our Thanksgiving history.

WHAT YOU NEED:

• 8 oz melting chocolate 
• 2 Tbsp shortening 
• 1 package of Keebler Fudge Stripes Cookies
• 1 package of marshmallows
• 1tube of yellow icing
• Wax paper
• Small saucepan 

LET'S GET STARTED!
1) Place the cookies stripes down on wax paper, evenly spaced
2) Heat chocolate in a small bowl for 30 seconds, stir and let sit another 15 seconds. Continue checking every 10 seconds until evenly melted
3) Balancing a large marshmallow on a fork, dip fork into melted chocolate until fully covered
4) Once cool to the touch, add a yellow square on the bottom of the marshmallow where it meets the cookie, creating a buckle
5) ENJOY!