Poised Apples

Inspired by Snow white, these apples just ask for a bite. You’ll need 10 Small apples, long sticks, 1 3/4 c. of granulated sugar, ½ c. light corn syrup, 3/4 c. water, ½ tsp. purple gel food coloring, ¼ tsp. black gel food coloring. Firstly, insert wooden sticks into the core of each apple and set them aside. Cut a piece of parchment paper, cover a large baking sheet with it. Grease carefully with butter or non-sticking cooking spray. Then, take a medium saucepan, combine sugar, water and corn syrup. Stir gently, add gel food coloring and turn heat to medium-high. Stir constantly, until the mixture boils and sugar dissolves. Lower the heat to medium and let it boil without stirring. If you have a candy thermometer, it has to show 290°. Remove from the heat. Finally, take the apples. Tilt the pan quickly, dip apples in the mixture and twirl through candy to coat evenly. Hold it for a few seconds before placing on greased baking sheet. Repeat with all apples, let cool completely.
Spider Web Cookies

A classic spin, you’ll need Oreo cookies for those. As well as about 115 g of chopped dark chocolate, 115 g of chopped white chocolate. Take 18 Oreo cookies for a nice batch. Firstly, line baking sheet with parchment paper and lay aside. Then, melt all but 4 tablespoons of each chocolate in a microwave, for 15 seconds, stirring between each heating. Dip each Oreo (better working for batches of 2 or 3) in chocolate until fully coated. Scrap the bottom of each cookie lightly to remove the excess coating. Melt remaining chocolate and place each color in a plastic bag. Snip a bottom corner, pipe three circles on the opposite-colored cookie. Then, using a toothpick, start dragging a line through the inner-most circle towards the edge of cookie to create web. Repeat until all cookies are dipped and decorated. Refrigerate.
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Spider Cookies

Now, any spider web needs a spider to crawl. Yikes? Not on these delicious cookies! You’ll need 2 cups and 2 Tbsp of all-purpose flour, ½ tsp baking soda, ½ tsp salt, 12 Tbsp melted and cooled until warm butter, 1 cup brown sugar, ½ cup granulated sugar, 1 large egg and 1 egg yolk, 2 tsp vanilla extract and 2 cups of chocolate chips divided. Firstly, heat oven to 165° Celcius. Take a medium bowl, mix flour, salt, and baking soda in it. In a separate larger bowl, beat together the butter, both types of sugar with an electric mixer, until it is well-blended. Then, add the egg, egg yolk and vanilla. Stir the dry ingredients, mix until they’re combined. Add ¾ cup chocolate chips and gently stir, so the dough is soft. Scoop the dough into balls, place on a parchment paper-covered sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Take the cookies from the oven, place 3-4 chocolate chips on the top of each cookie, point side up. Set aside. Now, take remaining chocolate chips, put them in a bowl and microwave on low power, stirring every 30 seconds until melted. Take a ziplock bag and just barely cut the corner off - so the spider legs are thin. Spoon the melted chocolate into the bag, use it to draw spider legs on each cookie. Store them in airtight container or freeze in a freezer ziplock bag.
Gravedigger cocktail

Let’s take a shot with this spooky - and incredibly easy to make cocktail. Make sure you have a nicely decorated set of glasses to serve it in. So, you will need 60 ml of Hard Cider, 30 ml of whiskey (use bourbon for the best result), ginger ale to fill the glass, crushed ice. Take a high ball glass (or a pint glass if you have one), combine the hard cider and whiskey in it. Fill the glass crushed ice. Then, fill it with ginger ale. Voilà! You are now ready to serve.
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Black Sangria

To much joy of the lovers of this delicious drink, there’s a Gothic version specially for Halloween festive spirit. And it’s quite easy to prepare! You will need a blend of dark-red wine of your choice (it is best to search for a bottle of Apothic Dark, which is only on sale within Halloween period), 2 cups of washed blackberries, 4 washed and sliced black plums. ¼ cup brandy, 2 cups of washed black grapes, and 1 cup sparkling water if you wish - if the wine is too strong for you or your guests. So, let’s get started. Add all ingredients into a pitcher, mix with a large spoon. Let it sit in the fridge for about 1-2 hours - check regularly. The longer it stays in the fridge, the darker it becomes because of the plums. It is best to keep it in fridge until serving. Enjoy your very spooky Halloween!
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