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    Rat Brownie Bites Forever Nigella: Halloween Horrors

    Published by Melissa on October 31, 2011 | Updated November 14, 2022 | 40 Comments

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    Rat Brownie Bites Forever Nigella: Halloween Horrors

    My talented, award-winning travel writer/food blogger, virtually adopted Australian daughter Lorraine, Not Quite Nigella, loves Halloween. Every year she hosts a fabulous Halloween party complete with costumes and spooky food.

    This year she posted Rat Plague Brownie Bites! Such a creepy, fun and delicious idea.

    The current Forever Nigella blogging challenge is Forever Nigella: Halloween Horrors. I was looking for a fun way to add a Halloween twist to a Nigella recipe, so when I saw Lorraine’s rats it seemed like a match made in heaven. Or should I say some place spookier?

    I used Nigella’s Everyday Brownie recipe to make Not Quite Nigella’s Rats! Dark chocolate brownies are dipped in chocolate and dressed up with eyes, ears, nose, whiskers, and a tail.

    Rat-Brownie-Bites-Collage-Barbara-Bakes

    It was a fun, but frustrating project. Frustrating because the brownies were a bit dry and didn’t want to squish together to form the rat shape. (I probably overcooked them.) So I resorted to adding a bit of water while I was shaping the brownies. It didn’t work perfectly but good enough to get a few creepy looking rats.

    I’m serving these rats tonight when my new grandson comes trick or treating at grandma’s house for the first time. I’m also serving Ghost of Monte Cristo sandwiches for dinner. I’m hoping to get some fun picture of the sandwiches and my grandson. I’ll try and update my post tomorrow with additional pictures.

    Update: Here’s the pics from tonight. The sandwiches were fun, but just alright. Having my grandson stop by to trick or treat priceless!!

    Ghost-of-Monte-Cristo

    Evan-1st-Halloween-Collage

    More fun Halloween posts you’ll enjoy:

    Fun Halloween Recipes & Crafts, Cookin’ Canuck
    NQN’s Hellish Halloween Party, Not Quite Nigella
    Halloween Cupcakes:Monsters, Mummies & Ghosts, Hoosier Homemade
    Halloween Ideas for the ‘kid’ in all of us, The Changeable Table

    Giveway Winners: The winners of the Taste of Home Baking Cookbooks are Janette Griffin and Ambika. Please contact me within 48 hours with your mailing address to claim your prize. Congratulations!! Thanks to everyone that entered, for your sweet comments, and welcome to all the new followers!

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    1. Claire @ Claire K Creations

      October 31, 2011 at 7:10 pm

      They look frighteningly fantastic. Well done Barbara!

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    2. Mercedes

      October 31, 2011 at 6:11 pm

      These are adorable and Happy Halloween!

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    3. Sarah, Maison Cupcake

      October 31, 2011 at 5:02 pm

      They look super! No sign of them misbehaving! And I love that you combined a Nigella recipe with an NQN one!

      Thanks for joining in with Hallowe’en Horrors for Forever Nigella! xx

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    4. bakingaddict

      October 31, 2011 at 4:49 pm

      What a great idea! They look amazing!

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    5. My Inner Chick

      October 31, 2011 at 4:28 pm

      –Sooooooo Adorable.
      Love Not Quite Nigella!
      And this blog, too :)))

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    6. Amy

      October 31, 2011 at 3:00 pm

      These rats are cute and spooky at the same time. So creative. 🙂 Have a great time with your Grandkids! Happy Halloween!

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    7. Valérie ( France )

      October 31, 2011 at 2:16 pm

      De bien craquantes petites bestioles Halloween
      Je te souhaite une bonne soirée
      Valérie.

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    8. Janette

      October 31, 2011 at 1:49 pm

      Too cute, even though I don’t like mice.

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    9. Alison @ Ingredients, Inc

      October 31, 2011 at 1:25 pm

      These look so fun! Happy Halloween!

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    10. Sippitysup

      October 31, 2011 at 9:02 am

      They don’t frighten me, they just make me hungry! GREG

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    11. cindy

      October 31, 2011 at 8:59 am

      I would have just eaten the brownies–I’m an inpatient soul!
      But they are cute, in a creepy way.
      Happy Halloween.

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    12. Sandi

      October 31, 2011 at 7:58 am

      So cute!..yes please post pics tomorrow!

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    13. Blond Duck

      October 31, 2011 at 6:33 am

      Lorraine’s got so much talent! I wanted to do a fun Halloween dinner but everyone’s diets made me reconsider. Sigh.

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    14. Rosa

      October 31, 2011 at 6:16 am

      Very cute! Happy Halloween.

      Cheers,

      Rosa

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    15. Kitchen Belleicious

      October 31, 2011 at 6:12 am

      Love these-they are super cute and perfect for the kids. I always hate when I get into a food project and get tired of doing it but I think they turned out terrific! I bet your going to have a wonderful time with your grandson. Hope you have a great day!

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    16. Melanie

      October 31, 2011 at 5:58 am

      Oh, what adorable little mice!! I’m glad they’re not scary looking, cause I don’t like scary for Halloween. Hubby and I are into cute pumpkins, scarecrows and gourds, but not the goulish stuff. Hope you have a super Halloween:)

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    17. Renata

      October 31, 2011 at 5:47 am

      Very cute, Barbara, and deliciuos! I’m afraid they are too cute to be spooky 🙂
      HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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    18. Liz@HoosierHomemade

      October 31, 2011 at 5:27 am

      Super cute! Have fun on your first Halloween with your new grandson!
      Thanks for including the Monster Cupcakes!
      ~Liz

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    19. Lorraine Not Quite Nigella

      October 31, 2011 at 5:12 am

      Mum they look fantastic!!! I’m so pleased that you made them and honored too! Sorry to hear that they were dry- I haven’t used Nigellas everyday brownie recipe. My little ratties were moist so thankfully stuck together easily. I think also using soft chocolate frosting might be good? But they look perfect!! Happy Halloween mum! Xxx

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      • Barbara

        October 31, 2011 at 7:00 am

        Thanks Lorraine! Using frosting would have been a brilliant idea. Of course anyone making them should probably just use your recipe. So glad you liked my post.

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    20. mary

      October 31, 2011 at 5:10 am

      How sweet!

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