Melted Witch Puddles

Name: Melted Witch Puddles
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 36 chocolate cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies; 128 grams flaked coconut; 36 pretzel sticks; 340 grams cups semisweet chocolate chips; 6 Tbsps shortening, divided; 832 grams vanilla or white chips; 1 teaspoon water; 4 drops yellow food coloring

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Melted Witch Puddles a try. This recipe serves 36. One portion of this dish contains around 2g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 245 calories. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up shortening, water, food coloring, and a few other things to make it today. Halloween will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour.

Instructions

In a large resealable plastic bag, combine water and food coloring; add coconut. Seal bag and shake to tint coconut; set aside. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons shortening; stir until smooth.

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Chocolate Chips

Food Color

Shortening

Coconut

Shake

Water

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Ziploc Bags

Microwave

For witches' hats, place about 1/3 cup chocolate mixture in a resealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in a corner of bag. Pipe a small amount of chocolate on a cookie. Dip a Bugle in some of the remaining chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Position over chocolate on cookie, forming a witch's hat. Set on waxed paper to dry. Repeat with remaining chocolate, Bugles and cookies.

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Chocolate

Dip

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Ziploc Bags

For puddles, melt vanilla chips and the remaining shortening; stir until smooth.

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Shortening

Vanilla

French Fries

Place mixture in a large heavy-duty resealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in a corner of bag. Pipe mixture into the shape of a puddle onto waxed paper-lined baking sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Ziploc Bags

Immediately place a witch's hat on the puddle.

Place a pretzel stick alongside the hat; sprinkle reserved tinted coconut at the end of the pretzel stick. Repeat with remaining puddles, hats and brooms. Chill for 15 minutes or until set. Store in an airtight container.

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Pretzel Sticks