Freaky Graveyard Crunch Recipes

GHOSTS IN THE GRAVEYARD

Steps:

• Crush the oreo cookies in a plastic bag using a rolling pin, or in a food processor.
• Pour milk into large bowl.
• Add pudding mixes.
• Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes or until well blended.
• Let pudding stand 5 minutes.
• Gently stir in 1/2 each of the whipped topping and crushed cookies.
• Spoon into 13x9-inch dish; sprinkle with remaining crushed cookies to be the"dirt" of the graveyard.
• Refrigerate for at least an hour or until ready to serve.
• Decorate the remaining cookies with assorted icings to resemble tombstones,"RIP" and"BOO" are nice sayings; stand up cookies in top of dessert like graves.
• Add candies and plastic"scary" creatures, if using.
• Drop remaining whipped topping by spoonfuls onto dessert to resemble ghosts.
• What works best is to make the cool-whip"ghosts" ahead on a cookie sheet and store them in the freezer until ready to use.
• That way they don't flop over.
• Two or three small, round dollups of cool-whip (like a snowman) make nice looking ghosts.
• You should be able to make 2 or 3 ghosts.
• Remove"ghosts" from the freezer and give them"eyes" and a"mouth" using the brown decorating icing.
• Place"ghosts" in the graveyard.
• Small plastic spiders, cobwebs, or mini monsters are a nice addition too.
• To serve, just scoop out into bowls.
• Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.

COOKIES AND SCREAM GRAVEYARD CRUNCH

Steps:

• Put the cereal in a large bowl and set aside.
• Melt the chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter together in a saucepan over low heat. Pour over the cereal and toss to coat thoroughly. Add 4 cups of the chocolate wafer cookies and toss to coat. Pour into a 9-by-13-inch casserole dish, then sprinkle the remaining 1 cup cookie crumbs over the top.
• Add the melted chocolate to a piping bag fitted with a fine round tip.
• To make gravestones, pull apart the sandwich cookies and remove the frosting. On the flat side of the cookies, add a border of chocolate around the edge and "RIP" at the top of each. Decorate the graveyard with marshmallow ghosts, gummy worms and gravestones.

GRAVEYARD CRUNCH

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 300°F Place syrup, butter and cinnamon in large microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 1 min.; stir until butter is completely melted. Add cereal and peanuts; mix lightly. Spread into lightly greased 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
• BAKE 30 min., stirring after 15 minute Cool completely. Break into pieces; place in large bowl.
• ADD marshmallows and candies; mix lightly. Store in tightly covered container at room temperature.