Orange Jack-O-Lanterns
Cite This!
Please copy/paste the following text to properly cite this HowStuffWorks article:
the Editors of Publications International, Ltd.. "Orange Jack-O-Lanterns" 31 August 2006. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/orange-jack-o-lanterns-recipe.htm> 11 February 2012.
Cite
Top to bottom: Trick-or-Treat Punch, Orange Jack-o'-Lanterns
YIELD Makes 6 servings
See Cooking Videos
INGREDIENTS
| Ingredients | |
| 6 | oranges |
| 1 | package (5 ounces) cook-and-serve chocolate pudding mix |
| 2‑1/4 | cups milk |
| 1 | cup mini semisweet chocolate chips |
| 4 | ounces cream cheese, softened and cut into 1/2-inch cubes |
| 1/2 | teaspoon orange extract |
| Green Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe) | |
| Green Slivered Almonds (recipe) | |
| Supplies | |
| Pastry bag with leaf tip | |
PREPARATION:
- Cut tops from oranges; discard. Scoop out fruit and membranes; reserve for another use or discard. With sharp knife, cut out jack-o'-lantern faces in sides of oranges.
- Combine pudding mix and milk in medium saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until pudding comes to a boil. Remove saucepan from heat. Add chocolate chips, cream cheese and extract; stir until chips and cream cheese are melted. Cool.
- Spoon pudding mixture into oranges. Cover lightly with plastic wrap; refrigerate several hours or overnight.
- When ready to serve, spoon Green Cream Cheese Frosting into pastry bag fitted with leaf tip; pipe onto pudding for pumpkin leaves as shown in photo. Add almonds for stems.
Green Slivered Almonds
Place 6 slivered almonds in small resealable plastic food storage bag. Add 1/8 teaspoon green food coloring; seal bag. Shake bag until almonds are evenly colored. Place almonds on paper-towel-lined plate; let dry.
Variation
Prepare oranges as directed except do not cut out jack-o'-lantern faces. Instead, use black markers to draw faces on oranges. Prepare filling and continue as directed.
This recipe appears in:
Halloween
You Might Also Like
Skull Cross Bones
Halloween can be a scary time, but you don't have to be scared in the kitchen because our recipes will be right there to comfort you.
Spider Web Dip
Don't you dare go to fast-food taco restaurants when you can learn to cook authentic Mexican cuisine from your own kitchen.
