50 Little Ghosts dressed up in Pink’s & Blue’s – Halloween Special

Posted On October 31, 2010

 

Coconut Macroon’s.

Coconut

I was surprised !! Everything was so quick on that day(Last Friday). Getting up from bed, Breakfast, & getting ready for Kindergarten. All was because of a Magic word Halloween, that I whispered to Riya. Yes, Riya was so excited and dressed up like Witch with face makeup and she did enjoy thoroughly the Halloween Celebration in her School. It’s Halloween time here which is usually celebrated on the 31st of October. During this season one can see a lot of Pumpkins  in the shops with different shapes and sizes. I believe, Pumpkins here is mostly used for making jack-o’-lanterns (Pumpkin lamp which is carved like a scary face) more than it’s consumption.

When I supposed to send Halloween party food to KG, immediately I thought of Marshmallow and making a dress like Ghosts. For the Ghosts body, I don’t want to go for cupcakes, as children usually have it in almost all parties. I wanted something which looks like a cone and tastes yum. I found this Coconut Macaroon recipe here and it turned out very well. To make up these 50 ghosts it didn’t take much time, and to make up my witch it took a little longer but we were on time. Â When I asked Riya to taste one of those, she picked up a white one and said in real ghosts look like white, so I will take white. She did like it and asked for more with one pink and one blue.

Here is the Recipe…

Ingredients for Coconut Macaroon

1. Desiccated coconut – 500 gms
2. Large Egg whites  of 6 Eggs
3. Sugar – 400 gms
4. Vanilla sugar – 25 gms

Ingredients for the Marshmallow ghost dress:

1. Marshmallow – 300 gms
2. Water – 2 Tbs
3. Food color – a little
4. Powder sugar – 200 gms
5. Chocolate bar – 50 gms ( for Ghosts eye and mouth coloring)

Method for Coconut Macroon’s:

1. Add egg whites and sugar in a bowl and bring it to medium heat. Whisk it for approx 10 – 15 minutes until the mixture becomes frothy.

2. Add vanilla Sugar or any flavor and add coconut. Stir it for 5 minutes in slow heat.

3. Now shape this into cones with hand and place it in a baking tray.

4. Preheat the oven and bake it for 10 minutes at 170 C (or) till the cones become golden brown color. ( You can feel the fragrance when it is done).

5. After 10 minutes, switch off the oven and let the oven door half  open and let the coconut macaroons sit in the oven for another 10 minutes.

6. Let the macaroons cool and arrange it on a plate for decoration.

Method for Marshmallow dress:

1. Add  Marshmallow and 2 Tbs of water in a bowl and microwave it for 1 minute in high, mixing it for a couple of times in between.
2. Remove it and food color and mix it with a spatula.
3. Now add powdered sugar generously and mix it with hand. (It is too sticky, you can use some margarine or shortening to help it in mixing)
4. Knead it till it becomes a smooth dough.
5. Roll the dough into a thin sheet using a rolling pin and cut into small circles using a cookie cutter.
6. Just put these small circles on top of macaroons and slowly drag it to all the sides. ( I wanted the Coconut Macaroons to be seen below the dress.)
7. Melt the chocolate in double boiling method and using a small stick apply dots for eyes and mouth and your Halloween Ghost is ready.

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