Every Halloween I have grand plans to make “scary” Halloween food.
This year, I have my eye on:
- Brain cupcakes (so clever)
- Chocolate Witch Hats (not scary, but cool)
I’m all over the scary food right now.
[P.S. – Kitty litter cake? Really? I might barf. times ten.]
Anyway, I dream about all the scary food I’ll make and then it occurs to me that I really just want chocolate in mass quantities.
I don’t care if it scares me, in fact, I doubt chocolate could. Well, unless it’s shaped like poo or even worse, in a litter box. That’s pretty scary. The same goes for Eric playing Christmas music a week before Halloween.
Sigh.
Give me luxurious chocolate, Green Monster shots, “scary” Dollarstore decorations, and a couple easy, no-bake recipes?
I can do that.
Vegan Double Chocolate Pudding Cups
Ingredients:
- 1 batch of my favourite vegan pudding (or double it if you need more)
- Shot glasses or parfait glasses
- Natural cane sugar
- Food coloring (the Wilton ones I have are vegan)
- Coconut/chia seeds, to garnish (optional)
Directions:
1. With a food processor, make the vegan pudding.
2. To make coloured sugar, add about 1/4 cup of sugar into a bowl. Now add about 5-6 drops of your desired colour. Mix well with a spoon or hands until combined (I put gloves on to avoid staining).
3. To rim glass, dip end into water and then dip into the coloured sugar mixture. Twist glass until coated evenly.
4. Add pudding and top with coconut and coloured sugar.
Man, I love this pudding. This is an example of avocado in a dessert that works!
See, scary?
Oh my what nice eyes you have…
And because I’m all about balance, something GREEN!
A Green Monster on Halloween, how appropriate.
[Please avoid the glaring obvious that these look like Christmas shots instead of Halloween. I blame Eric playing Christmas music.]
Mini Green Monster Shots
Made extra sweet for Halloween!
Yield: ~2.5 cups
Ingredients:
- 3 frozen bananas (peel before freezing)
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1-2 cups spinach
- chia seeds, if desired
- ice, if desired
1. Chill shot glasses in freezer. Throw ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Rim with sugar (as explained above) and fill with green monster smoothie.
Get this. I chilled the shot glasses in the freezer beforehand. DO IT!
Get what else. I discovered I could make my own coloured sugar.
All you do is add food colouring drops to the sugar and mix well until combined. Instant coloured sugar! How did I not know this?
This is supposed to be orange, but clearly the colour wheel is not my forte.
Dip the glass in water and twist around the sugar mixture until evenly coated. Or something.
This would be fun for kids!
You know what kids would love even more?
Drinking something called a Green Monster, made extra sweet just for Halloween.
Yup, I totally slammed 5 shots in a row after this photoshoot. Hard core, I know.
So there you have it, two no-bake vegan Halloween recipes that won’t take up too much of your time.
Now you can plan that costume you’ve put off all week, or maybe that’s just me.
Help?
Bottoms up!
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I LOVE how detailed your posts are!! The chocolate pudding also looks totally amazing. I used to be obsessed with these soy chocolate desserts that were super sweet – but also super processed, and when I cut out soy I had to give them up. This looks like an amazing alternative. I also love melting together dark chocolate and coconut oil (sooooooo good), but thats more of a tsp full at a time thing, than a humungous massive serving!!
Love this idea! YOu are so creative!
PS- I just might have to try that kitty litter cake. That is too much! Only after I try this pudding idea though. :)
haha I know it’s hard to resist ;)
I thought I was all prepared for my Halloween pary at Kindergarten tomorrow but NO! Turns out after reading this I HAVE to make the Green Monster Sugar Rimmed shots with the children tomorrow! I’ll be picking up a bag of spinach, some bananas which cost $10 a kilo here after last summer’s Cyclone, and my kids will be in Halloween Heaven! Thanks Angela!
haha what a great teacher you are! Enjoy :)
Yikes, that kitty litter cake was a bit too much! But the green monster shots are cute in the most scary way of course :-P
So mush deliciousness!
Fun! I’d probably try to take shots of that pudding and have it smack me in the face :)
What a fun post! Thank you for sharing all of these wonderful ideas Angela :)
That first picture of the pudding had me head over heels in love. Why have I not made it before? I must get my hands on an avocado! :)
This is crazy creative! Love it!
Thanks Angela! I have a work Halloween Party and these recipes will go great! I guess Sunday Night will be Halloween food making day!!
That pudding looks so good! Is there such thing as vegan whipped cream? Because that would taste awesome on top of it. :D
You can make whipped cream by beating super chilled full fat coconut milk :)
This pudding is also on my to-do list. It’s easy peasy yet so brilliant. I love adding avocado to dessert.
P.S. – I was eating breakfast when I read the beginning of this post. Suddenly, I’ve lost my appetite. Haha.
doh!!!
These are so cute! I’ve got my eyes set on some scary/cute Halloween recipes too…. can’t say kitty litter cake is on that list though haha! I say you and I spend this Halloween pounding back Green Monster shots. ;)
Yum! Haha I always want to make scary treats but I never get the chance! The pudding cups are so cute…and scary-ish :)
Mmm, these look so good. Give the hubs a high five for me, I’ve been listening to Christmas music since June and that was after stop listening to it in March. Ask me if I have the most patient hubby ever? HA!
I Love all of your ideas and that chocolate pudding looks too good to be in the same room with it! Love Sir Thinks A Lot!!
Baahahaha, loved this entry, super cute!!
I made your vegan pudding back when you initially posted it and it was fantastic! My husband had no idea there was avocado in there until I told him. He was impressed! :)
And that kitty litter cake? That might be the most disgusting thing I’ve seen in a long time. And that’s saying a lot since it’s been a Walking Dead marathon in my house recently. Gross!!
Might try using yellow coloring and then adding a tiny bit of red to make an orange.
I made your chocolate cupcakes with butter cream frosting. DIVINE!! I couldn’t keep them in the house…sent them to work with the hubby and gave some to both my neighbors…they even called me to ask if i had more!! and they didn’t even know they are VEGAN!! ahahahhhahahahahah……( not a good evil laugh I know.. I’m working on it…)
I receive many many compliments when I make your recipes…and I let everyone know where they came from. You have a gift.
Thanks Lindsey, that’s great to hear! :)
Yes my problem with the pinkish colouring was that I started with the red and not the yellow! Next time ;)
I love those shots for Christmas too! I made your pudding and added bourbon-so good! I just added a teeny bit of agar to keep it thick and smooth. It was sinful.
Oh bourbon is such a good idea, I’ll have to try that as I have some to use up!