Best 9 Jack O Lantern Empanadas Recipes

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JACK-O'-LANTERN EMPANADAS



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Your trick-or-treaters will love these spooktacular pockets with silly grins. The savory filling is perfectly spiced, and the refrigerated pie crust makes prep easy.-Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Appetizers

Time 1h

Yield 2-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 tablespoon canola oil
1/2 cup frozen corn
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup finely chopped sweet red pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin
1/2 cup black beans, rinsed and drained
2 teaspoons chili powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
2 packages (14.1 ounces each ) refrigerated pie crust
1 large egg
1 tablespoon water

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425°. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add corn, onion and pepper; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in pumpkin, black beans and seasonings; heat through. Cool slightly., On a lightly floured surface, unroll pie crust. Cut 60 pumpkins with a 3-in. floured pumpkin-shaped or round cookie cutter, rerolling crust as necessary. Place half of the pumpkin cutouts 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets; top each with about 1 tablespoon pumpkin mixture. Using a knife, cut jack-o'-lantern faces or slits out of the remaining cutouts. Place over the top of the pumpkin mixture; press edges with a fork to seal., In a small bowl, whisk egg and water; brush over empanadas. Bake until golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Remove from pan to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 137 calories, Fat 8g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 174mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

BBQ JACKFRUIT EMPANADAS



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Provided by Guy Fieri

Categories     appetizer

Time 1h5m

Yield 12 empanadas

Number Of Ingredients 20

1 cup olive oil, plus more as needed
1 red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and roughly chopped
1/4 onion, minced
4 cloves garlic, minced
Kosher salt
5 to 6 turns freshly cracked black pepper
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
4 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
Two 10-ounce cans young jackfruit in water
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 onion, minced
1/4 cup water
3 to 4 turns freshly cracked black pepper
3/4 cup your favorite BBQ sauce, such as Guy Fieri Brown Sugar Bourbon BBQ Sauce, plus more for drizzling and serving
12 frozen empanada discs (4-inch)
1 cup canola oil, for deep frying
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 pinch kosher salt

Steps:

  • For the aioli: Add a splash of olive oil to a medium nonstick skillet. Add the peppers, onions and garlic to the pan. Season with salt and pepper. Cook the peppers and onions until they are translucent, about 3 minutes.
  • Add the peppers, onions, garlic, mustard and more pepper to a food processor. Add the egg yolks to the food processor. Turn the food processor on and slowly add the olive oil. Finish with salt, pepper and red wine vinegar. Mix thoroughly and put in the fridge.
  • For the filling: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Drain the jackfruit. In a large saute pan over medium heat, add the olive oil and saute the garlic and onions until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add the jackfruit, water and pepper. Toss to combine and simmer until the jackfruit is tender, 7 to 8 minutes. When done, use a potato masher to break up the jackfruit into strands like pulled pork. Add the BBQ sauce and mix well.
  • Spread the jackfruit out evenly on a baking sheet and bake until the BBQ sauce is caramelized, about 20 minutes. Remove the mixture from the oven and cool. Once cooled, add a light drizzle of BBQ sauce.
  • For the empanadas: Place 1 tablespoon of filling in each frozen empanada disc. Wet the edges of the disc with water and then fold in half to seal. Use a fork to crimp the edges and seal.
  • Heat 3 inches of canola oil in a Dutch oven to 350 degrees F. Fry the empanadas in small batches until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. When done remove to a paper-towel-lined plate and season with salt. Serve with a side of your favorite BBQ sauce and the red bell pepper aioli.

JACK-O-LANTERNS



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Provided by Food Network

Time 20m

Yield 5 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 package (11.5 oz.) Keebler® Fudge Stripes™ Dark Chocolate cookies (crushed to 3 cups) (optional)
5 Kellogg's® Eggo® Minis Homestyle waffles
5 lollipop sticks
Canned white frosting
Canned chocolate frosting
Food coloring
Orange sprinkles
Green sprinkles
Miniature semi-sweet chocolate morsels
Miniature marshmallows, halved horizontally
Pretzel sticks, broken into ½-inch pieces

Steps:

  • 1. Fill 3½ - to 4-cup container with Keebler® Fudge Stripes™ Dark Chocolate cookie crumbs to form base, if desired. Set aside.
  • 2. Prepare Kellogg's® Eggo® Mini Homestyle waffles according to package directions. Cool for 5 minutes. Press one lollipop stick into each waffle. Cool completely.
  • 3. Use white frosting, chocolate frosting, food coloring, orange sprinkles, green sprinkles, chocolate morsels and marshmallow pieces to decorate waffles as jack-o-lanterns. Press pretzel pieces into each as pumpkin stem. Push lollipops sticks into cookie crumbs to stand upright.

JACK O LANTERNS



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Here is a simple Halloween treat for your gholies, young or old. You can let the kids do the decorating.

Provided by Julie3551

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 5m

Yield 8 sandwiches, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

8 slices bread
1 (6 ounce) jar cheddar cheese spread
1 (14 ounce) can pitted black olives, drained

Steps:

  • Use a cookie cutter or knife to cut each slice of bread into a circle.
  • Spread orange cheese spread on the slices, all the way to the edges.
  • Use pieces of black olive to make eyes, noses and mouths on each Jack O Lantern.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 341.1, Fat 22, SaturatedFat 10.9, Cholesterol 41.2, Sodium 1501.2, Carbohydrate 22.3, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 6.6, Protein 14.6

JACK-O-LANTERN COOKIES



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These are my husband's favorite cookies. It wouldn't be Halloween without them.

Provided by Tonja Anderson

Categories     Fruits and Vegetables     Vegetables     Squash

Time 1h10m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup canned pumpkin
½ cup white sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup brown sugar
¾ cup shortening, softened
1 egg
¼ cup molasses
1 cup rolled oats

Steps:

  • Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Mix pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
  • Sift flour, salt, and baking soda together in a large bowl. Stir in brown sugar, shortening, egg, and molasses, mixing until smooth. Fold in rolled oats.
  • Roll cookie dough out to 1/8 inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Cut out 48 circles using a 2 1/2 inch cookie cutter. Arrange 24 of the circles on a baking sheet and place a teaspoon of pumpkin filling on each. Cut Jack-O-Lantern faces on the remaining 24 circles, then lay the faces over the pumpkin filling, sealing the edges.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 157.8 calories, Carbohydrate 22.4 g, Cholesterol 7.8 mg, Fat 7 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 153.6 mg, Sugar 10.9 g

JACK-O'-LANTERN TEA CAKES



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Adorable Halloween cookies any kid would be proud to take to school. Warning: The frosting is super sweet. This recipe makes about 1 1/2 dozen cookies, and can easily be doubled.

Provided by Pi3

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Cut-Out Cookie Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 ⅓ cups baking mix (such as Bisquick®)
½ cup milk
3 tablespoons white sugar
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 (5 ounce) package black shoestring licorice
1 (11 ounce) package candy corn
1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon milk, or more as needed
½ teaspoon orange extract
1 drop green food coloring, or as needed
1 drop orange food coloring, or as needed

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Stir baking mix, milk, sugar, and butter together in a bowl until a soft dough forms. Smooth dough gently into a ball on a floured cloth placed over a cutting board. Knead dough 8 to 10 times only, as dough will get tough very quickly if overkneaded.
  • Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on the floured cloth. Cut dough using a floured 2-inch circle cookie cutter. Cut circles to form pumpkins; cut stems from scrap dough using a knife. Attach stems to the underside of the circles using a dab of milk and pressure. Place cookies on a baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden around the edges, about 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool 10 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely, 15 to 30 minutes.
  • While cookies cool, cut licorice in 3 different sizes: 1/4-inch pieces in sets of 3 to form triangle eyes, tiny dots for the pupils, and 1- to 2-inch curved or straight segments to form mouths.
  • Mix confectioners' sugar, milk, and orange extract together in a small bowl for frosting. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the frosting to dye with green food coloring in a bowl. Use orange food coloring to dye remaining frosting as desired.
  • Frost green stems and orange pumpkin faces onto cooled cookies and decorate with cut licorice and candy corn while frosting is still wet.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 225.2 calories, Carbohydrate 45 g, Cholesterol 5.7 mg, Fat 4.4 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 226.4 mg, Sugar 31.5 g

JACK-O'-LANTERNS



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Need a party activity? Let the kids decorate cereal pumpkins, using their imaginations and a few extras.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Snack

Time 45m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 tablespoons butter or margarine
3 cups miniature marshmallows
3 drops red food color
2 drops yellow food color
5 cups Cheerios™ cereal
12 to 15 whole cashews
Assorted gumdrops, raisins, candy-coated chocolate pieces, licorice
1 tube (4.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ white decorating icing

Steps:

  • Place sheet of waxed paper on work surface. In 2-quart saucepan, heat butter and marshmallows over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in both food colors until mixture is orange. Stir in cereal until evenly coated.
  • Lightly spray hands with cooking spray. For each pumpkin, shape about 1/3 cup cereal mixture into a ball. Press 1 cashew into top center of ball for stem. Place balls on waxed paper. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
  • Attach raisins and candies with decorating icing to make faces on pumpkins. Store in loosely covered container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130, Carbohydrate 21 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 6 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Pumpkin, Sodium 85 mg, Sugar 7 g, TransFat 0 g

JACK-O'-LANTERN



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Provided by Matthew Mead

Categories     Cake     Dessert     Bake     Kid-Friendly     Halloween     Small Plates

Yield Makes one 6- x 7-inch cake; serves 12 to 16

Number Of Ingredients 24

2 tablespoons shortening
2 tablespoons flour
1 recipe Chocolate Cake Batter
1 recipe Creamy White Frosting
Green gel or paste food color
Orange gel or paste food color
1 small waffle ice cream cone
4 ounces (1/2 cup) black fondant
Black decorating sugar, for sprinkling
Equipment:
Two 6-inch half-sphere cake pans (such as Wilton Sports Ball set) or two 1 1/2-quart
ovenproof bowls
Waxed or parchment paper
Toothpicks
Wire cooling racks
Glass measuring cup
Small offset spatula
Cake plate or 4-inch round cardboard base (optional)
Plastic straw
2 decorating bags, #70 leaf tip, and #5 round tip
Rolling pin
Small, sharp knife
Small plate
Compote or shallow bowl, for serving

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease the bottom of each cake pan, then line it with waxed paper or parchment paper and lightly grease and flour the bottom and sides. Divide the batter between the pans and bake the cakes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 minutes. Cool the cakes completely in the pans on cooling racks and then turn them out onto the racks.
  • 2. While the cakes are cooling, transfer 1 cup of the frosting to a glass measuring cup. Tint it green (see Decorating Tips). Tint the remaining frosting orange.
  • 3. Using an offset spatula, spread a thin layer of the orange frosting over the flat surface of 1 cake. Invert the second cake on top of the first, joining the flat surfaces of both domes together. Transfer the assembled cake to the cardboard base, if using, or a cake plate. Cover the cake completely with the rest of the orange frosting.
  • 4. To make rib indentations as shown in the photo, hold a plastic straw against the cake, curving it from bottom to top. Lift it off, reposition it, and press again. Repeat all around the cake. (Gently incise the ribs with a skewer if you don't have a straw.)
  • 5. For the stem, invert the ice cream cone and, using a clean spatula, cover it with the green frosting; add more frosting at the top to give the stem a curved tip. Place the stem on the top of the cake.
  • 6. Fit a decorating bag with a coupler and the leaf tip; add 1 cup of the green frosting to the bag. Referring to the photo, pipe several leaves around the base of the stem. Hold the bag at an angle next to the stem. Squeeze out some frosting, allowing it to fan into a wide base, then decrease the pressure and slowly pull the tip away, lifting slightly, to form a point.
  • 7. Remove the leaf tip and replace with the round tip. Pipe tendrils around the stem and leaves. Place the tip where you want the tendril to begin. Using even pressure, squeeze out some frosting and move the tip to draw the tendril. Release the pressure and lift the tip when the tendril is the desired length.
  • 8. Using a rolling pin, roll the fondant to 1/8 inch thick. Referring to the photo and using a small, sharp knife, cut out the features. For the eyes, cut 2 triangles about 1 1/2 inches wide at the base and 1 1/2 inches tall at the center. For the nose, cut another triangle a little smaller than the eyes. Cut the smile to be about 4 inches from tip to tip. You can draw a paper pattern first if you like.
  • 9. Spread the black sugar on a small plate (large enough to hold the smile) using the back of the spoon. Press each cutout into the sugar and then invert the coated cutout onto the pumpkin to form the face, pressing it into the frosting. Transfer the cake to the serving dish if you have not already done so.

EASY JACK 'O LANTERN CAKE



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We have 3 family member birthdays in a row in mid October and I make this cake for one big celebration. I'm not sure where I first saw this, I know it wasn't in a cookbook. I'd like to think I'm creative, but I probably saw it in a magazine over 30yrs ago. It makes a very large amount of cake, so it's great for any fall party or Thanksgiving dessert. Use your imagination and creativity to make the face and stem and leaves. I have also used black tinted icing for the eyes, nose and mouth. I only have 1 bundt pan, so the time consuming part is using it to make 2 cakes. It's really a good looking center piece on a holiday or theme table.

Provided by peppermintkitty

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 1 double bundt cake, 10-14 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 of your favorite bundt cake (use mixes or your own homade bundt recipes)
cooking spray
1 1/2 recipe buttercream frosting (tinted orange) or 2 cans orange frosting
1 bag of carmel candy corn

Steps:

  • also use: empty toilet paper roll (or empty papertowel roll) OR 1 large lite brown frosted cupcake green crepe paper, or fake leaf garland or if using the cupcake,,pipe on green colored vine and leaves Bake 2 bundt cakes (using 1 bundt pan twice or using 2 bundt cake pans according to box instructions).
  • put one bundt cake upside down on serving plate.
  • frost the top and place 2nd bundt cake on first bundt cake-- right side up-- this is your pumpkin Make your favorite buttercream frosting and tint pumpkin orange (or use 2 cans prepared frosted either orange or you tint it orange) Frost entire'pumpkin' to decorate wrap the empty toilet paper roll (or papertowel roll cut in half) with foil or wax paper.
  • put covered roll in the hole on top of cake cut a dozen or so strips from green crepe paper and put in hole in top to look like vines.
  • Or, us artificial leaves& vines.
  • Or, place a brown or tan frosted cupcake upside down in hole on top and using green frosting, pipe stem and leaves down and around cupcake for eyes, nose, and mouth on pumpkin, arrange the candy corn to your liking Put additional candy corn around bottom of cake, alternating one up, the next upside down, etc all round cake.

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