How to Make Monster Eyes for Halloween

This Halloween, make fun and easy Edible Monster Eyes for dessert. These ghoulish Halloween dessert recipes do not require a lot of toil and trouble. So gather the kids and a few common ingredients - and let the deliciously disgusting creativity begin.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. 

   Wiggly Halloween Monster Eyes
   
   Ingredients:
   - Premade Vanilla Pudding
   - Round LifeSavers Gummies
   - Dark Jelly Beans, Chocolate Chips, Raisins or Dried Blueberries
   - Truffle Mold or Mini-Muffin Tin
   
   Directions:
   - Place a LifeSavers Gummies in the center of each truffle mold or muffin tin cavity.
   - Fit a jelly bean, chocolate chip, raisin or blueberry in the center of each gummy circle.
   - Gently spoon the vanilla pudding into each mold, careful to keep the candy in the center of the mold.
   - Freeze the wiggly monster eyeballs until firmly set.
   - Remove the monster eyeballs from the freezer and allow them to thaw slightly, less than 5 minutes.
   - Turn the scary treat out onto a Halloween serving plate and arrange.
   
   If you are not going to enjoy the monster eyeballs right away, keep them frozen until just before serving.

2. 

   Crumbly Halloween Monster Eyes
   
   Ingredients:
   - Container of White Frosting
   - Box of Vanilla Wafers or other small cookies
   - Hard LifeSavers Candies
   - Small Tube of Red Gel Icing
   - Dark Jelly Beans, Chocolate Chips, Raisins or Dried Blueberries
   
   Directions:
   - Spread a small coating of white frosting on each cookie.
   - Place a single LifeSaver in the center of each frosted vanilla wafer.
   - Fit a jelly bean, chocolate chip, raisin or blueberry in the center of each LifeSaver.
   - Use the red gel icing to draw bloodshot lines on each crumbly monster eye.
   - Arrange the crumbly monster eyes in a single layer on a Halloween serving platter.

3. 

   Hollow Halloween Monster Eyes
   
   Ingredients:
   - Mini Doughnuts or Mini Vanilla Cupcakes
   - Small Tube of Red Gel Icing
   - Round LifeSavers Gummies or Hard LifeSavers Candies
   
   Directions:
   - Center a LifeSaver over the doughnut hole or place in the middle of the cupcake.
   - With the red gel icing, draw bloodshot lines on each scary, hollow monster eye.
   - Leave the monster eye centers vacant and hollow.
   
   BOO!

Tips & Warnings

• These edible eyeball recipe suggestions are variations and experimentations using common ingredients.
• Use your imagination and creativity - have your kids join in the fiendish fun.
• Mix and match the ingredients or methods listed above to suit your family's personal taste and whimsy.

Resources

• Disney Family Fun

[lucindaroth]

on 11/2/2009 Too ghoulishly cool

[rcryder]

on 10/12/2009 very good article. very fun. 5* and recommended

[rachel1919]

on 10/4/2009 Cool!

[askapeach]

on 10/2/2009 Sooo cool! Can't wait to make these with the grandchildren. Thanks.

[hnatalieann]

on 9/30/2009 Sounds like fun! 5*'s and recommended!