Recipes: Easy Halloween Treats to Make Right Now

Kalamata Olive Tapenade, Blood Orange Reduction Over Brioche Toast

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of kalamata olives (pitted)
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil, a pinch of sea salt
• 1 teaspoon of honey
• 2 tablespoons of lemon olive oil
• 1/4 cup truffle puree (or any mushroom)
• 1/4 cup of diced cucumber

Puree the above ingredients. Garnish with pine nuts and sliced tomato. Drizzle with a blood orange reduction. Serve over brioche (or any type of) toast.

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Desserts

Pumpkin Spice Dip:

This no-bake recipe makes a great sweet snack -- easy to make, beautiful colors and addicting!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of pumpkin puree
• 1/2 cup softened cream cheese
• 1/2 cup whipped cream
• 1/4 sweetened condensed milk
• 1/4 honey
• pinch of cinnamon
• clove
• all spice
• nutmeg

Whisk together, chill and serve! Serve with the ginger & dark chocolate chip cookies below, or with storebought ginger snaps.

Ginger & Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies (no bake)

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups of milk
• 1 1/2 cups of heavy cream
• 3 cups of sugar
• 1 tablespoon of vanilla
• 3 cups of oats
• 1 cup of dark chocolate chips
• a pinch of nutmeg & clove
• 1 tablespoon of ground ginger

Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl. Mix the wet ingredients separately and bring to a boil; boil for 5-6 minutes.

Pour wet ingredients over the dry. Mix by hand until well combined. Form into round cookies, and drop onto parchment paper to allow to set. Enjoy!