No Bake TWIX ghosts and pumpkins – WARNING: Almost too cute to eat!

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Warning: These are almost too cute to eat!

Twix bars are delicious. But turn them into chocolatey ghosts and pumpkins? Even better!

With just 5 ingredients and NO OVEN, these Halloween treats are a fun baking project to make with kids.

And here’s the best part: PERFECTION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Real gourds aren’t perfectly shaped, so why should your pumpkins be? And ghosts? Think body positivity! Every ghost deserves to feel good about its curves.

TIPS FOR SUCCESS

  • Hold your food processor firmly when crushing the Twix and graham crackers. Mine bounced so much I thought it was going to run off the counter!
  • Chill the mixture before shaping. If it’s too soft, pop it back in the fridge.
  • Heat the frosting in short intervals until it’s thin enough to coat the treats while keeping those cute pumpkin lines and ghost skirts visible.
  • Don’t stress about the shapes. This is supposed to be FUN!

TWIX HALLOWEEN GHOSTS & PUMPKINS

RECIPE

Ingredients

  • 1 package graham crackers (10 crackers; you may need an extra sleeve if yours has only 9)
  • 24 TWIX candy bars (approximately 13.3 oz. total)
  • ¾ cup peanut butter
  • ⅓ cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 2 (16 oz.) containers vanilla frosting

For decorating:

  • 32 M&M’S MINIS chocolate candies, or mini chocolate chips
  • Orange and green food coloring

Instructions

  1. Make the mixture. Blend the TWIX bars and graham crackers in a food processor until finely crushed and combined, about 3 minutes.
  2. Add the peanut butter and sugar. Blend until the mixture comes together.
  3. Chill. Refrigerate for at least 10 minutes if the mixture feels warm or soft.
  4. Divide. Portion the mixture into 32 pieces.
  5. Shape the pumpkins. Roll 16 pieces into balls. Use a toothpick to create pumpkin grooves, then gently press down on the center.
  6. Shape the ghosts. Shape the remaining 16 pieces into ghosts. Use a chopstick to create the wavy skirt.

Place all shapes on wax paper and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

  1. Color the frosting. Tint about ⅓ cup of frosting green for the pumpkin stems. Tint the remaining frosting in that opened container organge. Reserve the other container of white frosting for coating the ghosts.
  2. Melt for dipping. Microwave the frosting in a shallow bowl for 15–20 seconds at a time, stirring between intervals. Heat only until thin enough to coat. Avoid overheating.
  3. Decorate. Dip the pumpkins in orange frosting and the ghosts in white frosting. Let excess frosting drip off on a wire rack. Add two mini M&M’S or chocolate chips to each ghost for eyes.
  4. Add the stems. Once the orange coating has set enough, use green frosting to add stems to the pumpkins.
  5. Chill again. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes to set the coating.

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A LITTLE RECIPE REALITY CHECK

Can we talk about shrinkflation for a second? It’s messing with our recipes!

When a recipe calls for a certain number of graham crackers or ounces of candy, and the packages don’t match anymore, it gets frustrating!

My graham cracker sleeve had only 9 crackers instead of 10, and I couldn’t find the specified 13.3-ounce bag of TWIX. No problem. A little math told me I needed 24 Twix bars. Recipe saved!

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