Monday, October 28, 2013

Halloween Treat Special: The Devil’s Dentures!

We all know there’s really no such thing as a truly frightening Halloween treat, but that doesn’t mean we can’t give our guests a few moments of pause, as they process the sight of these fun, fang-filled apples staring up at them. Well, actually those are the bloody eyeball truffles staring up at them, but you get the idea. 

I kind of like the minimalist look here, but there are dozens of ways you could up the grossness factor with these. Maybe some fancy fruit gummy worms, or rice pudding “maggots?"

It’s been a while since we posted a “scary” Halloween treat, and since most tend to be sugar bombs, I thought it’d be nice to share something a little healthier. I’m assuming there will be no shortage of candy around. Enjoy!

9 comments:

PJ said...

I am making roast beast for Halloween. This might go well with it. Thanks for posting!

foodie80 said...

Oh my gosh. it was so scarry i fainted twice ;D
Thx chef John for all your awesome ideas.

bdwilcox said...

You are the Jesse Ventura of your diablo dentura.

Unknown said...

Maybe a little red food coloring in the honey Chef? Could make them bloody delicious...

Chef John said...

"Jesse Ventura of your diablo dentura" okay, that wasn't bad.

tanuki said...

I think if you stuff the "mouths" with peanut butter and then place the "teeth" into the peanut butter, it would be tastier AND easy to prepare.

La Fee Vert said...

Those are pretty scary. Maybe they would be more terrifying if you used slivered raw garlic! Oh, wait, that would chase away the scary vampires. Never mind, they are just right this way.

shesfiction said...

...these are extra scary if you are allergic to nuts.... like seriously scary. I think this is a fantastic idea but if you are serving them to children sub out the almond slivers for broken yogurt/white chocolate dipped pretzels or something. Anaphylaxis is super scary and not the kind of scare you want on Halloween. Otherwise these are super cute!! Excellent idea Chef John

Eliz said...

How strong should the water/lemon juice mix be? I'm thinking about making these for a work potluck. Do you think they'll keep for a couple hours in the fridge?