Spooky Celebrations with Ghoulishly Gooey Brownies & Frothy Fruit Punch

Halloween is almost here and for our family, that means costumes, pumpkins, chocolates and spooky celebrations!  If you know me, you are well aware of my love for chocolate, not to mention my family’s love for chocolate!  Halloween is one of our favorite times of the year because it’s filled with chocolate and baked treats that create spooky celebrations.

Some of my favorite chocolate candies are Snickers, Milky Way and Peanut M&Ms, all of which I found for a great price at Walmart.  I headed to Walmart and picked up a bag of the Mixed Miniatures (230 pieces including Milky Way, Twix, 3 Musketeers and Snickers) and a bag of the Mixed Fun Size (55 pieces including Twix, Snickers, M&M Plain and M&M Peanut).  I also picked up a gallon of yummy Hawaiian Punch (in the Fruit Juicy Red flavor), as well as a few 2-Liter bottles of 7-Up.  I was on my way to creating some delicious recipes to enjoy at our Spooky Celebration!

Everyone in our family loves brownies, so I thought why not combine brownies and chocolate into a yummy treat!!  With that came Ghoulish Gooey Brownies.  With the brownies, we had to have a fun drink, right?  That’s where the Frothy Fruit Punch comes into play.  Both recipes are super easy to make and really yummy to eat!!

Ghoulishly Gooey Brownies

Ingredients:

– Brownie Mix
– Vegetable Oil
– Water
– Eggs
– Milky Way Minis
– Plain M&Ms (Orange, Yellow, Brown and Green)

Directions:

1 – Cut each Milky Way Mini into 4 pieces.

2 – Prepare the brownie mix according to the package directions.  Mix together the dry mix with the ingredients required by the box mix (typically include vegetable oil, water and eggs).

3 – Mix in the Milky Way pieces into the brownie batter.

4 – Chop Plain M&Ms into pieces (Orange, Yellow, Brown and Green colors).

5 – Grease the 8×8 or 9×9 pan and preheat the oven to 325˚F.

6 – Add the brownie mix to the pan and then sprinkle with the chopped M&Ms pieces.

7 – Bake in the oven for 45 minutes.

8 – Let cool in pan for 15 minutes and cut into squares.  Enjoy!

Frothy Fruit Punch

Ingredients:

–       2-Liter Bottle 7-Up

–       Hawaiian Punch (Fruit Juicy Red flavor)

–       Orange Sherbet

–       Melon Baller

–       Halloween Cups

Directions:

1 – In each cup, pour ½ portion of 7-up with ¼ portion of Hawaiian Punch.

2 – Use a melon baller and scoop out 3 balls of Orange Sherbet for each cup of punch.

3 – Watch your drink turn into Frothy Fruit Punch and enjoy!

Both of these recipes are perfect for your Halloween get-together – whether it’s with a group of friends or your family. 

How do you create spooky celebrations in your home?