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Halloween “Snoballs” for #HalloweenTreatsWeek!

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Happy Halloween! We hope you’re ready for a spooktacular event as we celebrate Halloween with the first annual #HalloweenTreatsWeek event hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife. This haunting week-long event is filled with fantastic Halloween treats, recipes and some frightfully fun giveaways.

“When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers ‘tis near Halloween.”

For our very first #HalloweenTreatsWeek event we have 30 talented bloggers that are sharing their favorite Halloween recipes throughout the week! There are going to be over 100 Halloween themed recipes shared during this year’s #HalloweenTreatsWeek and we can’t wait for you to see them all!

I know you all know we LOVE these fun blogger weeks! We get to come up with some awesome new recipes and we get to share all the amazing work from other fellow bloggers. Plus, we also highlight some wonderful brands that you may have never tried before. It’s a win-win all around. 

First up, we are making these Halloween “snoballs” for you to try! Do you remember those pink fluffy little morsels of chocolate and marshmallow? I’m sure you do! Well, this is a way easier and (I think) way more delicious version. Plus, if you are looking for something fun to bring to a Halloween party, but don’t want to get too crazy, these totally do the trick. 

If you pay attention to some of our recipes over the past month, you’ll find that I’ve been a bit obsessed with Adam’s Extract ClearVan. I’ve literally almost gone through the whole bottle but luckily it’s like $4 so BRB while I order a case. Usually, it’s used to vanilla (cup)cakes but I made an exception for these little chocolate morsels. 

Adam’s Extract also sent us some red food coloring and I’m not going to lie to you, I pretty much NEVER use food coloring at home. No specific reason, I just don’t find myself needing it a lot when I bake. Theirs is powerful! I used only a half of a teaspoon for these coconut topping and it was plenty. Plus, I may or may not have stained my new kitchen towels. Whoopsie. 

Alright, so really these should be called “super easy snoballs” because I left out some of the more labor intensive steps like other copycat recipes. Instead of doing anything with marshmallow or trying to pipe the cream inside the snoball, I opted for a whipped cream topping! I love making homemade whipped cream because it’s delicious and takes like 5 minutes. 

Basically, you just make a batch and then plop some on top of your chocolate cupcakes and voila, looks like a snoball to me! 

Lastly, just roll the top around in your red shredded coconut topping and you’ve got yourself a Halloween “snoball” dessert. Our friends over at Wilton sent us these cute toppers so I had to use them for these snoballs.

What’s your favorite Halloween Treat to make every year? 

Halloween “Snoballs”

This spooky twist on the snack food favorite is super easy but makes for a fun treat to take to your Halloween party this year! 
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Course: Dessert
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 24 “snoballs”

Ingredients

Chocolate Cupcakes

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 3/4 cup + 2 Tablespoon flour
  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup canola/vegetable oil
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup hot coffee (or water)

Whipped Cream

  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Coconut Topping

  • 1/2 teaspoon Red Food Coloring
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded coconut

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F and line muffin tin with cupcake liners, preferably cute Halloween ones. 
  • In large bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until combined. 
  • Gently add in canola oil and milk, stirring until fully combined.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, whisking until fully combined. 
  • Stir in vanilla extract, again stirring until fully combined. Batter can be a bit thick, so you can also use your stand or hand mixer here. 
  • Add hot coffee (or water) and stir until the mixture is evenly combined (it will be a thin batter. Keep stirring until it totally comes together and don’t be concerned that batter will be pretty thin. 
  • Fill your muffin pan about 2/3 of the way full and bake for 19-23 minutes, or until fully cooked.
  • Cool cupcakes completely before topping with whipped cream. Then, roll in red coconut shreds. Top with cute Halloween topper and enjoy! 

Whipped Cream

  • Add chilled heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla to a cold stand mixer bowl. Whisk on medium high until fluffy, about 5-6 minutes.

Coconut Topping

  • Place coconut shreds in large mouth bowl then add food coloring and whisk until completely combined. 
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Notes

Cupcake Recipe Adapted from Sugar & Spun “Easy Chocolate Cupcakes”
 
 

Plus, don’t forget that we have 5 (five) great giveaways for you this week thanks to our amazing sponsors!

Scroll down to take a look!

Prize #1

Prize #1 — Dixie Crystals is giving away one (1) Instant Pot (8 Qt) to one lucky winner!

Prize #2

Prize #2 — Adam’s Extract is giving away – 1 Gift Pack – including Pure Vanilla Extract, Ground Cinnamon, Caramel Extract, Almond Extract, Pumpkin Pie Dip Mix and Adam’s Best Twice as strong Vanilla

Prize #3

Prize #3 —Wilton is giving away a Wilton Gift Pack – including – Halloween Cookie House Bat, Tombstone and Skull 3-Piece Cookie Cutter Set, Halloween Skull Tube Pan, Zombie Cupcake Liners, Skull Sugar Decorations

Prize #4

Prize #4 — Sweets and Treats Shop is giving away 1 (one) 1.5lb Sprinkle Mix Kit from their shop

Prize #5

Prize #5 — Treat Street USA is giving away a $25 Visa Gift Card

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Giveaway open to US Residents 18 years or older. All entries will be verified. No PO Boxes Please. Prizes will be sent directly from sponsors to winners, bloggers are not responsible for prizes. This giveaway runs from October 1st – October 6th at 12AMEST. Winners will be selected soon afterward and contacted by e-mail. Winners will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. There are a total of 5 (five) prizes and therefore we will have a total of 5 (five) winners. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law.

Disclaimer: These posts and recipes are part of the week-long event, #HalloweenTreatsWeek but all opinions are 100% mine! We would like to Thank our amazing sponsors: Dixie Crystals, Adam’s Extract, Wilton, Sweets and Treats Shop and Treat Street USA ! These wonderful sponsors provided the prize packs for our giveaways and also sent samples and products to the #HalloweenTreatsWeek bloggers to use in their recipes.

Check out the amazing #HalloweenTreatsWeek recipes from our bloggers today!

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