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15 In food/ halloween

Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate and ideas for a Hocus Pocus Party

Sistahsss! Who is excited for the release of Hocus Pocus 2? I know we can’t wait! Today I’m sharing some really fun ideas to have your own Hocus Pocus Watch Party. This pumpkin spice hot chocolate is the perfect witches brew to sip on while you watch. And the addition of any whiskey or bourbon or your favorite spirit will have you saying “woppo boppo I’m in trouble”. Scroll down for my pumpkin spice hot chocolate recipe and more ideas for a Hocus Pocus party.

Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate

Homemade hot chocolate with pumpkin and spices makes it velvety and perfect for fall. Put all ingredients in the crockpot and it’s ready in an hour!

Ingredients:

2 cups heavy cream or half and half
2 cups milk
1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup pumpkin puree (make sure it’s puree, not pumpkin pie filling)
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp pumpkin spice extract or 1 tsp of pumpkin pie spice (I like the extract because you can add it to other beverages)

Directions:

Combine all of your ingredients in the crockpot and whisk together.

Cook on high for 1 hour, stirring occasionally then place on keep warm.

Add some Rumchata, whiskey, bourbon or Fireball to really spice it up 🙂

Serve in these little cauldrons for a festive Hocus Pocus watch party or Halloween party. Top with whipped cream and sprinkles.

Or add one of these Halloween peep marshmallows.

I love to see what you create! So if you try this recipe, be sure to take a photo and tag me on Instagram @ourtiny_nest!

Linking some of my hot cocoa makings below:

For more Halloween ideas check out

My Halloween Finds

My Leftover Halloween Candy Cookie Bars

Halloween Boo Buckets

Pumpkin Spice Snack Mix

Here are some more Hocus Pocus Ideas from some of my friends!

Hocus Pocus Bart Cart – Tuesday’s on Jasmine

This is a must for any of your parties! Click to see how they assembled it

Jack-o-lantern stuffed peppers – The Cymbal Life

These look so easy to make! Healthy too!

Skeleton candy board – Ambushed with Boys

This is almost too pretty to eat!

Brownie Witch Cauldrons – Young at Heart Mom

Click to see how to make them! These are adorable

And one more for the road because this is hysterical and if you don’t get it then you’re not a true Hocus Pocus fan.

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September 28, 2022 By Nicolle

2 In halloween/ holidays

Halloween Finds

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Halloween has got to be one of my favorite times of the year. I was never super into it as a kid but now I love adding some spooky things around the house and making some tricks or treats for the kids. Here are some of my favorite Halloween finds this year! Scroll down to see them all. And as always, click the links to shop.

Halloween Finds

Bats – these have been a favorite and top seller for the past 3 years.

Witch Hats – This is another decor idea I love! Deck out your house or the front porch with these hanging witch hats. I love how my friend Karin decorated her front porch with these so check out her post if you need inspiration.

Floating candles – I am obsessed with these and may have to get these to decorate the hallway or our dining room!

Hocus Pocus coffee – I just bought this. Now I can sip my coffee and say “Oh look what a glorious morning!”

Hocus Pocus game – and who knew there was a Hocus Pocus game? This just got delivered to my house so I have yet to play but seems like fun!

Googly eye sprinkles – these are a must have for all of your Halloween baking. Check out my Halloween yogurt bark or these leftover Halloween candy cookie bars.

Skeleton wine glasses – because drinking wine or your witch’s brew out of this glass would just taste so much better!

Spiders – last year I got a bunch of these spiders and put them in our soap bottles. The kids loved it! Click here to see it! And now my skin feels like it’s crawling.

I’ve got tons of cute Halloween pajamas all linked here!

And this is a fun idea for your friends and neighbors!

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September 23, 2022 By Nicolle

0 In halloween

Halloween pajamas to buy now

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These are the cutest Halloween pajamas to buy now before they sell out! Including glow in the dark pajamas and matching for the whole family! Click the links below to shop.

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For more Halloween ideas check out

Leftover Halloween Candy Cookie Bars

Halloween Yogurt Bark

Pumpkin spice snack mix

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August 22, 2022 By Nicolle

20 In food/ halloween/ Recipes

Leftover Halloween Candy Cookie Bars

Every year once Halloween is over, that bowl of leftover candy sits in the cabinet. Usually it doesn’t last long because I have no will power and will eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner and then I’ll have Rick take some to work to get it out of the house. These Leftover Halloween Candy Cookie Bars are the perfect and most delicious way to use up that candy!

Leftover Halloween Candy Cookie Bars

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups of all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter at room temp
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 granulated sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup chocolate chips
leftover Halloween candy (I find that the chocolate based works best – no gummy or sour candies)
I added these leftover googly eye sprinkles we had

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Line a baking tray with parchment paper or spray really well with nonstick baking spray.
In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt.
In a separate bowl (I used my Kitchen Aid), mix together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until creamed together.
Add in the eggs and vanilla, mixing well.
Add in the flour mixture (dry ingredients) into the wet ingredients and stir until combined.
Sprinkle in the chocolate chips. (If you have M&Ms you can use those too!)
Spread the cookie dough on the prepared baking tray, pressing down until firm.
Bake until golden brown (about 20 minutes)
While the cookie dough bakes, unwrap your chocolate candy and break into chunks.
When the cookie dough is done baking, remove from the oven. Press the chocolate candy pieces into the top of the cookie dough while still warm. We had leftover googly eye sprinkles so I sprinkled those on too.
Allow to cool completely, then cut and serve.

Leftover Halloween Candy Cookie Bars

This is the perfect recipe to use up all that leftover Halloween candy.

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Course Dessert

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter melted
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup chocolate chips or M&M's
leftover Halloween candy roughly chopped (choclated based works best, no gummies)

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Line a baking dish with parchment pray or spray with nonstick baking spray.
In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt.
In a separate bowl (I used my Kithchen Aid) mix together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until creamed together.
Add in the eggs and vanilla to the butter sugar mixture, mixing well.
Add the dry ingredients (flour mixture) into the wet ingredients, and stir until combined.
Sprinkle in the chocolate chips or M &Ms
Spread the cookie dough into the prepared baking dish, pressing down until firm.
Bake until golden brown (about 20-25 minutes).
While the cookie dough bakes, unwrap your Halloween candies and chop or break into chunks.
When the cookie dough is done baking, remove from oven. Press the chocolate pieces into the top of the cookie while still warm. We had leftover googly eye sprinkles so I sprinkled those on as well.
Allow to completely cool, then cut and serve.