
If you cant get clementines then any other small easy pealing fruit such as satsumas, mandarin or tangerines works just as well.Īlso the celery can be replaced with any other green vegetable such as cucumber or courgette (although these are technically a fruit).
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Peal your Clementine and then slice an inch of celery into a thin strip to push into the centre of the fruit. Take out the chocolate drops and then push into the bananas to decorate. Peal and chop all the bananas in half – ensuring that they can stand. This is an easy way to temper chocolate and makes it the right temp for the crystals to form glossy chocolate without messing with a thermometer or waiting around.ĭrop the chocolate however you like onto a non stick sheet and place in the freezer for 5 mins. I tend to melt 2/3rds of the chocolate until its liquid, then remove from the heat and add the other 1/3 and stir until melted. I use a very high 85% cocoa content as it has only a tiny amount of added sugar and with all the sweet fruit a tiny bitter bite tastes great.Ĭhop up and melt the chocolate in a bowl that’s in another bowl of warm water (bain-marie), you only need about 15g to make enough to decorate 10 ghosts. Lychees Red food coloring toothpics2 shots or so Vodka (3oz)2oz lychee syrup from the. Also this gives the ghosts a great non-uniform appearance and you can bring out your creative flair. Halloween Party Here's what you needI can of. You can use shop bought chocolate chips for these, but I struggle to buy good quality chocolate chips so I make my own. The best dried cranberries to use are the ones that are sweetened with pineapple juice rather than sugar. For blood red eyes stuff with dried cranberries. Stuff the hole with dried vine fruit such as raisins.
#Lychee halloween skin#
You can use fresh lychees but be warned its very time consuming and difficult to remove the skin and stone while keeping the fruit whole. Try to get lychees that are in fruit juice rather than in syrup. Lychee Eyeballsĭrain a tin of lychees and shake to remove any excess fluid. Simple and fun for any age to make healthy halloween treats. All are vegan / plant based and gluten free.
#Lychee halloween full#
They are a healthy alternative to all the processed Halloween sweets that are full of refined sugar, artificial flavours and other nasties. optional, red food coloring: for the red veins around the eyes.These Halloween treats are just made from just fruit, vegetables and a few drops of dark chocolate.


(Note that you will have to use more than 1 to fill up the hole though and they may fall out if you're tossing them in drinks. For dried fruits, you can use dried longans, raisins or more. You can also substitute with canberries (bloodshot eyes!)- the seeds are edible, though not the tastiest. You'll need around 14 per can of lychees. small round fruits: Blueberries are the best as the size fits the cavity of the lychee, making them really look like the pupils of the eye.You can also substitute with canned longans to create the eyeballs. It'll vary from brand to brand but my 565g can (230g drained) had 14 lychees inside. lychees: canned ones are easier to get at the Asian super markets than fresh, which are seasonal.Note: if you have too many lychees, use them in 1 of these canned lychee dishes! 🥘 Ingredients

Draw in the red veins, and you're down for the spookiest dessert of the year! You can also add them to drinks to make Witch's Brew Cocktails, as shown above!
