Pumpkin Party Treats

Tombstone Garlic Grave

Take your favorite garlic dip, I used Boursin, and shape it into a tombstone. I threw it in the freezer for a little bit and then used wax paper to help make it easier to shape. Lay your tombstone on your serving dish and then cover with black pepper. Carve RIP into the garlic spread and then spread the remaining dip to create the gravesite. Cover the remaining dip with chives, green onions or herbs of your choice. Serve with pita chips.




Graveyard Guacamole

Create a taco dip with 2 blocks of soften cream cheese, salsa and taco seasoning. Spread the taco dip on the bottom of your pie plater. Make your favorite guacamole (or if you are in a rush use store-bought) and layer this on top of the taco dip.

Put a few spoonfuls of sour cream into a ziploc and then cut the tip of the corner off. Start in the center of the platter and make circles with the sour cream. Use a toothpick and drag lines to create a spiderweb and add plastic spiders for decoration.




Pumpkin Cheese Dip

Pumpkin Bowl
Take a large round loaf of french or sourdough bread and cut a large circle on top. Gently remove the top and scoop out the insides, being careful not to break the bread bowl and saving the bread pieces.

Mix orange food coloring with water and paint it on the outside of the bread bowl. Bake at 375 for 5-10 minutes. Cut a steam out of pumpernickel bread and fasten it with a toothpick.

Cheese Dip
Combine 1/2 bar of Velveeta, a bar of cream cheese and 8 oz of sour cream. over medium heat. Add bacon, green chilies and diced tomatoes.

Serve with sourdough bread pieces or tortilla chips.