Vampire glaze (Vampirska glazura)

A thick and smooth red glaze that is easy to apply with a pastry bag and enables the creation of thin, irregular traces reminiscent of blood. It is ideal for decorating themed desserts, especially when a dramatic pouring effect is required. 

The glaze is quickly prepared with just a few simple ingredients, and the thickness is easily adjusted by adding a small amount of water or lemon juice.

Tags: for Halloween, glazes.

Preparation time: 10-15 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 100 g of powdered sugar
• 1-2 teaspoons of lemon juice
• 1–2 teaspoons of water
• red food coloring

Preparation:

1. Mix powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice in a bowl.
2. Add water, drop by drop, with constant mixing, until you get a thick but liquid glaze.
3. If the glaze is too thick, add the remaining 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, gradually, while mixing.
4. Add red food coloring and mix well.

Mini burgers "Monsters" (Mini pljeskavice „Cudovista“)

Mini burgers "Monsters" will bring fun to the table for Halloween. Small, juicy and irresistible, with their funny faces they look as if they have just escaped from some witch party. They are ideal for a themed serving and will surely attract the attention of both children and adults.

Tags: Halloween, bring to work, for kids (see note), for school.

Ingredients (for 14 mini burgers):

For the meat:

• 500 g of ground beef
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• ½ teaspoon of ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon of ground paprika powder 
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil

For the burgers:

• 14 mini burger buns* (see note)
• 14 leaves of lettuce 
• 14 leaves of cheddar cheese
• 1 small red onion (optional)
• 2-4 pickles
• 14 thin rings of pepperoni or tea sausage (cured, smoked sausage)
• 3-4 tablespoons of ketchup 
• 2-3 tablespoons of mayonnaise

For decoration:

• 28 rings of black olives (about 10 pieces, pitted)
• 28 toothpicks

Preparation:

1. Put the ground beef in a bowl and add salt, pepper and ground pepper. Mix briefly, without kneading the meat too much, until the spices are evenly distributed. Then immediately shape patties.

2. Divide the mixture into 14 equal parts and form patties with a diameter of 7-8 cm (2.75 - 3.15 inches) and a thickness of 1 cm (0.4 inches).

Witch's eyes - no bake cookies for Halloween (Vesticje oci – nepeceni kolacici za Noc Vestica)

No bake cookies in the shape of witch's eyes, with a black cocoa center, a thin red "vein" and a white coating made of white chocolate and cream cheese. It is cut into rings, so each cookie looks like a creepy eye.

Tags: Halloween, sweet, for kids, for school, vegetarian recipe, no baking.

Preparation time: 1 hour.

Cooling time: 2 h.

Total preparation time: 3 hours.

Ingredients for about 20 cookies: 

Black mass:

• 150 g of ground biscuits
• 30 g of cocoa powder
• 50 g of powdered sugar
• 60 g unsalted butter (melted)
• 50 ml of milk
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Red mass:

• 35 g of ground biscuits
• 10 g of powdered sugar
• 10 g unsalted butter (melted)
• 1–2 teaspoons of milk
• red gel cake color

White mass:

• 180 g of white chocolate
• 80 g of cream cheese
• 40 g of ground biscuits
• 20 g of powdered sugar

Preparation:

Black mass

1. Mix ground biscuits, cocoa powder and powdered sugar.

2. Add melted butter, milk and vanilla extract.