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Halloween recipes

It may be cold, dark and rather gloomy but it’s the perfect time to keep your spirits up by baking some delicious treats. And now that Halloween is just around the corner you’ve got even more of an excuse to push the boat out and get cooking some of our delicious Halloween recipes.

Halloween is an odd time of year where the kids like to dress up like scary monsters and spend time munching on spooky themed goodies like Halloween cupcakes and Halloween biscuits. If you’re looking for Halloween party food ideas for the kids or just want some impressive Halloween ideas you’ve come to the right place.

We’ve rounded up 50 of our top Halloween recipes for this year including spooky pizza, Halloween gingerbread men and pumpkin flavoured soup. Not to mention Frankenstein fingers, sheep’s eyes, bat and pumpkin cookies and sausage and bacon broomsticks (don’t they sound delicious?).

From savoury Halloween recipes to sweet, we’ve got plenty to choose from. Halloween is a great time to get creative and push your baking and decorating skills to the next level.

So whether you’re doing it for the kids or it’s just an opportunity for you to show off your Halloween-themed talent – get cooking and creating in time for the big day!

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Cottage pie

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This delicious cottage pie is sure to become a family favourite. It’s easy to make and is packed with a sweet tomato sauce and tender beef mince which make a great combo with a creamy mash topper

  • Serves: 4

  • Prep time: 20 mins

  • Cooking time: 30 mins

  • Total time: 50 mins

  • Skill level: Easy peasy

  • Costs: Cheap as chips

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For a crispy topping sprinkle your cottage pie with Cheddar cheese once cooked and pop under the grill until the cheese has melted

Ingredients

  • 1tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1 med onion, peeled and chopped
  • 2 carrots, peeled and diced
  • 500g minced beef
  • 250g chestnut mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 level tbsp plain flour
  • 400g can chopped tomatoes
  • 1 beef stock cube
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Dash of Worcestershire sauce
  • 450g mashed potato
  • Knob of butter

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a sauté pan or large frying pan, add the onion and carrots and cook over a med heat for about 5 mins, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables have started to soften. Add the beef to the pan and cook for about 5-10 mins, stirring to break up the meat, until it browns. Once the meat is crumbly, stir occasionally to prevent it sticking and burning, but don’t keep stirring it, otherwise it just cools the mixture, rather than letting the meat brown. Add the mushrooms to the pan and cook for a few mins.
  2. Sprinkle over the flour, then mix it in well and heat for 3-4 mins to cook the flour. The flour will absorb the fat that comes out of the meat, which will then thicken the sauce.
  3. Pour in the can of tomatoes, sprinkle in the stock cube and bring the mixture to the boil, stirring continually, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 10 mins, until it thickens slightly and the vegetables are tender. If the sauce seems very thick, just add a little boiling water.
  4. Set oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6.
  5. Stir the Worcestershire sauce into mince, then spoon into a dish and level the surface.
  6. Beat the potato to soften it and spread over the mince. Score the surface with a fork and put butter on top.
  7. Bake in the centre of the oven for about 20-30 mins, or until the pie is golden and the filling is bubbling. Serve straight from the oven.

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Nutritional information per portion

  • Calories 516(kcal)
  • Fat 30.0g
  • Saturates 13.0g

This nutritional information is only a guide and is based on 2,000 calories per day. For more information on eating a healthy diet, please visit the Food Standards Agency website.

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.

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15 Halloween cupcakes

It’s that time of year again when you get to show off your spooky, gruesome cupcake recipes that are sure to impress all the kids and their parents – you guessed it, it’s time for Halloween recipes!

Cupcakes are the perfect choice for any celebratory occasion and can be easily transformed to make scary, yet delicious treats that will complete any Halloween party or gathering. Whether you want to create quirky pumpkins or spooky spiders this Halloween, we’ve got some great recipes to choose from.

We’ve rounded up our top 15 Halloween cupcake recipes (it was a tough job) and popped them all in one place for you. Our favourites include a range of both simple and challenging recipes – which ones will you choose to make this year?

For those who want to rustle up a quick ghost or spiders’ web you can try our scary fairy cakes or Halloween carrot muffins. Or if you want to push your cupcake decorating skills to the next level try making your very own gingerbread gravestones with R.I.P. on them – very impressive. Not too mention our Halloween whoopie pies and pumpkin and maple cupcakes.

With all these scary cupcakes to choose from, you’ll be spoilt for choice this Halloween! Get baking now in time for the big day.

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