Page 202 - Betty Crocker - Halloween Cookbook

Pear Ghosts

PREP TIME: 10 Minutes • START TO FINISH: 10 Minutes • 6 servings (1 pear ghost)

1 container (1 lb) vanilla 1. Spoon half of the frosting into medium microwavable bowl.
creamy ready-to-spread Microwave on High for 30 seconds. Stir in remaining frosting.
frosting
2. Insert 1 wooden stick into each pear near stem. Holding each
6 craft sticks (flat wooden
sticks with round ends) pear by stick, dip in warm frosting. Holding pear over frosting, spoon
additional frosting over pear until completely coated; let excess drip
6 firm ripe Bartlett pears
back into bowl. Place on waxed paper. Press 2 miniature chocolate
12 miniature semisweet chips into frosting on each pear for eyes.
chocolate chips or small
candies 3. Place 1 tablespoon chocolate chips in resealable freezer plastic
1 tablespoon semisweet bag. Microwave on medium (50%) 20 seconds. Gently squeeze bag.
chocolate chips Microwave an additional 10 seconds until chocolate is smooth. Cut off
tiny corner of bag. Squeeze bag to pipe mouth on each ghost.

1 Serving: Calories 435; Total Fat 12g (Saturated Fat 10g); Sodium 5mg; Total Carbohydrate 81g
(Dietary Fiber 4g); Protein 1g Exchanges: 3½ Starch, 2 Fruit, 5½ Other Carbohydrate, 2½ Fat
Carbohydrate Choices: 5½

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