Gummy Eyeballs Recipes

CREEPY HALLOWEEN EYEBALLS

Steps:

• Spoon a little bit of strawberry jam into the hole of each lychee. Place a blueberry in the hole and secure blueberry with a toothpick.

EYE OF NEWT HALLOWEEN GELATIN BOWL

Steps:

• Place new (clean and unused) 6-cup capacity fishbowl on cookie sheet.
• Place gelatin in large bowl. Add hot water; stir until completely dissolved. Add cold water; stir until well combined. Pour gelatin mixture into fishbowl. Refrigerate until set, about 2 to 4 hours.
• Insert butter knife into set gelatin about 1 1/2 inches from edge of bowl; make slit large enough for 1 gummy eyeball to pass through. Press gummy eyeball to bottom of bowl with finger or butter knife. Repeat process around edge of bowl with remaining gummy eyeballs.
• Top gelatin with whipped topping. Refrigerate until serving time.

SPOOKY HALLOWEEN EYEBALLS

Steps:

• Beat the peanut butter and butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in the sugar and vanilla. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Roll chilled dough into small, eyeball-sized balls and place on 2 baking sheets lined with wax paper. Refrigerate for another 30 minutes.
• Melt the white chocolate and shortening in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, for 1 to 3 minutes (depending on your microwave). Do not overheat or chocolate will scorch. Dip each eyeball into the white chocolate and transfer to the waxed paper until the chocolate has set. You can chill them in the refrigerator.
• Stir a few drops of blue food coloring into the remaining melted white chocolate. Make a round "iris" on the top of the cooled eyeball and press a mini chocolate chip in the center for a "pupil." For an extra spooky bloodshot eyeballs take a toothpick dipped in red food coloring and make squiggly lines on the eye.

EDIBLE EYEBALLS

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over the gelatin and stir to dissolve completely. Pour the mixture into ice cube trays with rounded bottoms (you should be able to fill 2 trays). Refrigerate until partially set, about 20 minutes. Push the blueberry eyeballs into the partially set gelatin and refrigerate until thoroughly set. Dip the ice cube tray in warm water for 15 to 30 seconds and run a knife around the edges of each ice cube. Turn the "eyes" out on a serving plate and refrigerate until serving time.

BLOODSHOT EYEBALLS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine 1 cup confectioners' sugar, peanut butter and butter. Shape into 1-in. balls; place on a waxed paper-lined pan. Chill for 30 minutes or until firm. , In a microwave, melt white candy coating; stir until smooth. Dip balls in coating; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper. Immediately press a Reese's candy onto the top of each eyeball for pupil. Let stand for 30 minutes or until set. , In a small bowl, combine the water, food coloring and remaining confectioners' sugar. Transfer to a heavy-duty resealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in a corner of bag. Pipe wavy lines downward from pupil, creating the look of bloodshot eyes. Store in an airtight container.

GRAPE EYEBALLS

Steps:

• Starting from the stem end, peel skin from black grapes halfway off. Using a very small melon baller, scoop out stem end of each black grape to create a hole. Insert a Concord grape into the hole of each black grape; serve.