Batty Pops Recipe for Halloween

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With Halloween quickly approaching, creating Pinterest-worthy desserts to wow trick-or-treaters, family and friends doesn’t have to break the bank and take all day. So, Mrs. Freshley's has created some recipes that are the perfect combination of taste and presentation, with minimal cost and prep time, for upcoming Halloween celebrations.

Mrs. Freshley’s, an award-winning brand synonymous with freshness, quality and great taste for more than 20 years, is available in grocery retailers, convenience stores and the vending market nationwide. With more than 50 different snack cakes and pastries, everyone is sure to enjoy the go-to classics or find a new favorite.

Each of these recipes are easy-to-make, no-bake and utilize Mrs. Freshley's delicious treats. Putting together these sweet treats only requires a few extra ingredients to create ghoulish goodies that are sure to have guests begging for the recipe -- not to mention pondering if the host moonlights as a food stylist.

If you are looking for a fun, easy recipe to do with your child today on Halloween check out this  "Halloween made easy" option:

Batty Pops

Ingredients

• Mrs. Freshley’s Peanut Butter Swiss Rolls
• Popsicle sticks
• Wax Paper
• 1 pkg chocolate candy bark / candy melts
• Piping bag
• Large Yogurt Chips
• Toothpicks

Directions

1. Insert one popsicle stick in each of the Peanut Butter Swiss Rolls and place in the freeze to harden.
2. Draw a stencil of the wing shape on a piece of wax paper; be sure to make the wings wide enough to accommodate the Swiss Roll.
3. Melt a portion of the chocolate candy bark or melts and pour into a piping back with a small tip.
4. Pipe out the outline of the bat wings. In the center of the wings pipe a chocolate rectangle approximately the size of the Swiss Roll.
5. Place the Swiss roll on the chocolate rectangle and put in freezer to harden (3-5 minutes).
6. Remove bats from freezer, use a little chocolate to place the large yogurt chips on the bat for eyes, put the pointed side of the chip into the Swiss Rolls. Use a toothpick and chocolate candy bark to apply pupils on the flat side of the yogurt chips to finish the eyes.
7. Use the chocolate candy bark to pipe the mouth and fangs.
8. Allow the bat pops to set and then serve.

And also check out this fun recipe for Pumpkin Bells - perfect for any fall potluck, family get together or Thanksgiving meal!

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Spooktacular Gourmet Fairytale Treats‏ & Giveaway

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Do you want to know how I am celebrating Halloween this year??!!

By eating one of my favorite desserts from one of my favorite companies: 

Fairytale Brownies!

It will be “Ghouls Gone Gourmet” this Halloween when trick-or-treaters and partygoers serve Fairytale Brownies’ new Halloween brownies instead of the standard fare.

I am LOVING their seasonal flavor perfect for fall and Halloween: Pumpkin Spice – with an enchanting label displaying two eerie, but cheerful, jack-o-lanterns in a field. Bats fly behind them in the clear, moonlit night.

The 3” x 3” dark chocolate brownie is individually wrapped and is sold in bulk by the dozen.

The brownies also are a perfect treat for the office staff, a goody bag insert, or trade show giveaway.

FAIRYTALE BROWNIES has been baking brownies since 1992. Every batch is made by hand using a secret family recipe. The brownies, cookies and bars are all natural, baked with the finest ingredients such as dark chocolate, farm fresh eggs, pure creamery butter, and dark brown sugar. Each brownie, cookie and bar is individually wrapped and certified kosher dairy.

The Halloween Pumpkin Spice Combo is a perfect mix of traditional and seasonal brownies for all taste buds! I absolutely love both flavors!

Biting into one of their brownies is like eating heaven. I seriously had to put most of the batch into the freezer so I would stop eating them!!! My mouth and taste buds want them so bad but my waistline and baby weight doesn't need them! :)

Taste the homemade goodness of pumpkin pie spices as they mingle with Belgian dark chocolate to experience one extraordinary Pumpkin Spice brownie. Six Pumpkin Spice and six Chocolate Chip brownies are individually wrapped and packed in our classic gift box with a Happy Halloween gift band. These are only available for a limited time only so GET THEM NOW!

I am seriously a HUGE fan of Fairytale Brownies and highly recommend them. This Halloween pass on traditional candy and replace it with a treat baked with fine ingredients like Belgian dark chocolate, farm fresh eggs and pure creamery butter. You won't regret it!!

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You can purchase the Halloween Pumpkin Spice Combo for $40.95 from the Fairtytale Brownies website

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Head to Savers for Your Halloween Costume!

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The day I stepped into my local Savers store, my life changed forever.

Seriously. 

That first time I spent only $20 and bought several maternity shirts, capris, and two pairs of jeans for my husband. I was forever a loyal customer at my local Savers.

Now with Halloween approaching, Savers was the first thought for me when I started thinking about my children's Halloween costumes. They have an awesome selection of new and used Halloween costumes and I just love this Elsa costume for my daughter this Halloween! She would LOVE that!

Savers is a chain of thrift stores that offers the largest selection of new and used Halloween costumes in North America.

Savers thrift stores also recently released their fifth annual Halloween Survey and the report is chock full of interesting data like these stats:

· 30% of adults look to traditional themes like vampires or witches for costume inspiration, while 31% get ideas from pop culture, like movies, TV shows and celebrities.

· Holiday creep is on: 82% of those who usually dress up plan well in advance – on average, preparing for the big day two and a half months ahead of time!

· With the “selfie” bigger than ever, more than 60% of social media users who dress up report their social networks will impact their costume choices.

· Prince George is costume royalty this year with respondents picking him as “Best Celebrity Child Costume,” beating out Queen Bey’s Blue Ivy Carter.

· Americans believe Lady Gaga will take home the award for best Halloween costume this year, followed by Ellen DeGeneres.

· Survey respondents think Disney’s “Frozen” will glide out in front of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and “X-Men: Days of the Future Past” for the top movie costume inspiration.

· 88% of parents report their children dress up for Halloween, and more than 50% let their kids have free reign over their costume choice.

So this Halloween get BIG SAVINGS on your Halloween costumes - whether for you, your children, or adults, they have a great selection and they are at a great price!

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Ghostbusters DVD Giveaway

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The popular buffet restaurants Ryan’s, HomeTown Buffet, and Old Country Buffet are celebrating two big anniversaries in October with the second anniversary of the restaurants’ popular Thursday Family Night and the 30th anniversary of the popular and enduring Ghostbusters franchise.

In honor of the films’ milestones, Ghostbusters I and II are being released on Blu-ray™ as special anniversary editions that will also feature a $3-off dinner coupon good at any of the 324 family-style restaurants. All the restaurants are also featuring Ghostbusters-themed activities every Family Night in October.

Starting Thursday, October 2, Ryan's, HomeTown Buffet, and Old Country Buffet will be celebrating Family Night with a free in-store activity that features the popular and lovable Slimer. Kids can take home their very own "Slimer Feeder," where they can launch paper food into Slimer's mouth. Supplies available while they last.

Family Night pairs free and engaging activities with dinner favorites. Families may enjoy kid-friendly menu items including corn dogs, pizza, spaghetti, cotton candy, and seasonal offerings, along with other home-style meals typically served at the restaurants. Kids 11 years and younger eat for just $1.99 or less from 5 to 8 p.m. on Family Night. Each month also boasts a new promotion that allows parents and children to bond over a meal.

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