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.
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!!
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
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Claire @ Claire K Creations
They look frighteningly fantastic. Well done Barbara!
Mercedes
These are adorable and Happy Halloween!
Sarah, Maison Cupcake
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
bakingaddict
What a great idea! They look amazing!
My Inner Chick
–Sooooooo Adorable.
Love Not Quite Nigella!
And this blog, too :)))
Amy
These rats are cute and spooky at the same time. So creative. 🙂 Have a great time with your Grandkids! Happy Halloween!
Valérie ( France )
De bien craquantes petites bestioles Halloween
Je te souhaite une bonne soirée
Valérie.
Janette
Too cute, even though I don’t like mice.
Alison @ Ingredients, Inc
These look so fun! Happy Halloween!
Sippitysup
They don’t frighten me, they just make me hungry! GREG
cindy
I would have just eaten the brownies–I’m an inpatient soul!
But they are cute, in a creepy way.
Happy Halloween.
Sandi
So cute!..yes please post pics tomorrow!
Blond Duck
Lorraine’s got so much talent! I wanted to do a fun Halloween dinner but everyone’s diets made me reconsider. Sigh.
Rosa
Very cute! Happy Halloween.
Cheers,
Rosa
Kitchen Belleicious
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!
Melanie
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:)
Renata
Very cute, Barbara, and deliciuos! I’m afraid they are too cute to be spooky 🙂
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Liz@HoosierHomemade
Super cute! Have fun on your first Halloween with your new grandson!
Thanks for including the Monster Cupcakes!
~Liz
Lorraine Not Quite Nigella
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
Barbara
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.
mary
How sweet!