Autumn Appetizers

Preparing for a Halloween or fall theme party can be a lot of work so when choosing recipes, look for ones that are:

Are simple to make
Have few ingredients
Resistant over time
Have fun to watch and of course,
Good taste!

We asked our friends and relatives to get their favorite recipes for Halloween and fall. Some of our favorites can be found here including Swamp Dip, Chocolately Holiday Bark and Spiced Cranberry Apple Cobbler served with vanilla ice cream with cinnamon.

Hot Halloween Entry - Swamp Dip (aka Creamy Feta Spinach Dip)

1 / 4 cup (1 / 2 stick) butter
1 cup onion, chopped
1 small red pepper, chopped
1 clove garlic tablespoon chopped finely
2 tablespoons flour
1 / 2 cup chicken broth
1 / 2 cup heavy whipping cream
1 / 2 cup feta cheese
1 tsp tsp Italian seasoning
1 / 4 cup plain yogurt
1-10 oz package of spinach leaves, stems, cut into thin strips
1 / 8 c. teaspoon hot pepper sauce
Salt and pepper
Divers, including crackers, pieces of bread sticks and assorted vegetables

Melt the butter in a pan 10 inches and add onion, red pepper and garlic. Cook over medium heat until softened. Stir in flour and cook 1 minute.

Whisk in broth and whipping cream. Continue mixing until the mixture thickens.

Add cheese, seasoning, yogurt, spinach and hot pepper sauce and stir until spinach wilts and mixture is hot. Add salt and pepper to taste.

This entry Halloween is best served hot with divers.

Easy Halloween Dessert - Chocolately Holiday Bark

The best thing about this recipe Holiday Chocolate Bark is that you can customize it for each holiday or theme party. For Halloween, use white chocolate and candy corn. For a feast of football, milk chocolate and candy the color of your favorite team. The possibilities are endless.

Ingredients

16 chocolate sandwich cookies, chopped
1-1/2 cups broken small pretzels
1 / 3 cup raisins
1-1/2 pounds of chocolate, broken into squares
2 cups candy (M & M's, candy corn ...)
Sprinkles
Start with the spread of cookies, pretzels and raisins evenly onto a lightly greased baking sheet small.

Melt the chocolate in a bowl put over a pan of simmering water or in microwave, stirring frequently until melted. Remove from heat while there are still some pieces and mix until smooth. Watch carefully as chocolate can burn easily.

Drizzle chocolate with a spoon over the goodies in the pan, the distribution of the uniformly flat top coat. Top with candy and glitter. Let cool until firm. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.

You can usually find sandwich cookies the color of the party (orange for Halloween, red for Christmas ...). Coordinate biscuits, chocolate, candy and sprinkles to match the party theme or your party.

The most requested desserts Fall - Cranberry Apple Pie spice

This recipe fall dessert is perfect for an autumn evening.

Ingredients

4 cups cranberries
6 Granny Smith apples, peeled and thinly sliced
2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 tsp teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 / 4 c. teaspoon ground cloves
1 tsp teaspoon vanilla
2 cups plus 1 tablespoon flour, divided
Butter 4 tablespoons, chopped
2 v. teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 / 2 cup shortening (I use butter flavored)
1-1/2 cup sour cream
Sugar 2 teaspoons
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine cranberries, apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, cloves and 1 tablespoon of flour in a 3-quart dish. Mix evenly and dot top with pieces of butter

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