Graveyard Pebble Bars Recipes

GRAVEYARD PEBBLE BARS

Steps:

• Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In 4-quart Dutch oven, heat marshmallows and butter over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth. Remove from heat.
• Stir 8 cups of the cereal into marshmallow mixture. Press into pan. Cool 30 minutes.
• Spread frosting over marshmallow-cereal layer. Place remaining 1 cup cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and crush with rolling pin or flat side of meat mallet. Sprinkle crushed cereal and broken candies over frosting.
• Cut into 8 rows by 4 rows. Insert 1 cookie half into each bar to look like tombstone.

PULL-APART GRAVEYARD CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two 12-cup standard muffin tins with paper cupcake liners.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Warm the grape jelly in the microwave until loosened, 20 to 30 seconds, and whisk until smooth. Set aside.
• Beat together the sugar and eggs in another medium bowl with an electric mixer until light and foamy, about 2 minutes. While beating, gradually pour in the butter and then the vanilla.
• While mixing slowly, add half the dry ingredients and then all of the milk. Follow with the rest of the dry ingredients, taking care not to over mix the batter.
• Remove 2 cups of the batter and stir in the grape jelly. Evenly fill the liners about two-thirds full, alternating with yellow and grape batter.
• Bake until a tester inserted in the center of the cupcakes comes out clean and the tops spring back lightly to the touch, 20 to 22 minutes. Place the pan on a rack to cool for 10 minutes, and then remove the cupcakes to the rack to cool completely, about 1 hour.
• For the frosting: Beat the butter and salt in a large bowl until fluffy and combined. Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar until smooth and fluffy. Beat in the milk one tablespoon at a time until the frosting has a nice spreadable consistency. Add the crushed cookies and continue to beat until any large chunks are crushed to smaller bits and the frosting has a speckled, greyish look.
• For the decorations: Arrange the cupcakes in 4 rows on a large serving plate or cutting board. Fit a marshmallow between each cupcake, 5 marshmallows per row, to fill in the gaps between the cupcakes. Spread the frosting over the whole rectangle so it looks like one cake. Sprinkle with the cookie crumbs and black decorating sugar.
• To make the tombstones: Use the black decorating icing and a small round tip to write "RIP" or other one-word epitaphs on the top half of the oval sandwich cookies and stick into the cupcakes randomly around the graveyard.
• To make the ghosts: Remove two-thirds of the tube of marzipan and place between 2 sheets of wax paper or parchment. Roll about 1/8-inch thick and cut into 3 rounds using a 4-inch biscuit cutter. You may need to gather and re-roll the scraps for all 3 rounds. Drape over the wrapped lollipops and stick into the cupcakes around the tombstone. Using the black decorating icing and the same round tip, dot eyes and a mouth on the ghosts.
• To make the pumpkins and leaves: Divide the remaining marzipan into 4 small pieces and roll each into a ball. Roll in the orange sugar until coated and place around the graveyard. Use the black icing to pipe a small stem. Fit the tube of green decorating icing with a leaf or ribbon tip to dot bits of green grass poking through the dirt around the graveyard and pumpkins.
• To make a border: Use 6 pieces of the licorice, trimming to fit, to make a border around the cake, leaving the middle of the front side open. Bend the seventh piece into an upside down "U" and stick into 2 cupcakes in the front to make an arched gateway.

GHOSTLY GRAVEYARD

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine marshmallows and butter. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted and blended. Remove from the heat; stir in cereal. Press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. dish; cool. Cut into 12 squares and set aside. , Cut a 1/2-in. piece from the bottom of each sandwich cookie. Crush removed cookie pieces; set aside. Write "RIP" on each cookie, using white decorating gel. , Position cereal squares on a large serving tray. With 2 tablespoons frosting, form a circle on each cereal square; top each with a decorated cookie. Sprinkle reserved crumbs around tombstones; add Halloween sprinkles.

HAUNTED GRAVEYARD PUDDING

Steps:

• Pour cold milk into a large bowl; add pudding mix and stir together; beat with a wire whisk for several minutes.
• Stir in half of the crushed Oreos.
• Spoon mixture into an oblong casserole dish or baking pan.
• Sprinkle top of pudding with the rest of the Oreo cookies.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour, or until ready to serve.
• Just prior to serving, use the decorator icing or gel to write on the tops of the cookies some messages like"RIP" and stick them partway into the pudding, slightly bent.
• Make ghosts with the can of whipped cream, basically as a big blob, with 2 chocolate chips stuck in for the eyes.
• Place the candy pumpkins around on top of the crushed cookies, and sprinkle with jimmies to fill in the empty spots.
• Serve chilled.

GRAVEYARD DIRT CUPS

Steps:

• Beat pudding mix and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in food coloring. Let stand 5 min.
• Stir COOL WHIP into pudding; spoon into 10 (6- to 7-oz.) paper or plastic cups. Top with cookie crumbs.
• Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Top with sprinkles and fruit snacks just before serving.

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.