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Grown-Up Ghosts Recipe

These not-so-scary ghosts from our Test Kitchen are hauntingly delicious. But watch out—they could disappear faster than you can say, "Boo!"

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Grown-Up Ghosts Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
3 ounces white baking chocolate, melted and cooled
4 teaspoons lime juice
1 teaspoon grated lime peel
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs
Black decorating gel

Directions

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add white chocolate, lime juice and peel; mix well. Set aside.
In a small bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into cream cheese mixture.
Sprinkle cookie crumbs into four dessert dishes, 2 tablespoons in each. Using a large round pastry tip, pipe white chocolate mixture into ghost shapes onto cookie crumbs. Add eyes and mouths with black decorating gel. Serve immediately. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 506 calories, 41 g fat (24 g saturated fat), 109 mg cholesterol, 203 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Grown-Up Ghosts in Country Woman October/November 2008

Devilish Decorations

A slew of simple spooky decorations can set a spirited mood at your Halloween party. In addition to pumpkins and balloons, try these tricks.

With a black marker, draw ghostly eyes and mouths on old white sheets. Drape over the bristle ends of brooms and prop up against walls.

Cut out shapes of bats from black construction paper and suspend them from the ceiling with black thread and tape.

For an eerie glow, replace some of your regular lightbulbs with green or orange bulbs, which can be found at hardware and party supply stores.

Greet guests with spooky sounds from a purchased cassette or compact disc.

Pick up a bag of spider webbing from a party supply store. Place in corners throughout the house and attach black plastic spiders. Also scatter spiders on tables, mantels and counters.