Boo! Who says North Pole magic has to wait until Christmas? Scout Elves are big fans of surprises and sweets, so it’s the perfect time of year for a spooky treat.
Halloween has floated into the kitchen, and these little ghosts have brought something delicious with them. With chocolatey biscuits, fluffy marshmallows and a sweet icing disguise, these Ghost Choccy Biscuits are an easy Halloween treat the whole family can help create.
There’s no baking required, either. Just a handful of ingredients, a little decorating and enough imagination to turn an ordinary choccy biscuit into something frightfully fun.
Ready to whip up a batch of boo-tiful treats? Aprons on!
What You’ll Need
To make 12 Ghost Choccy Biscuits, gather:
Ingredients
- 200 g chocolate caramel biscuits (approximately 12 biscuits)
- 6 white marshmallows
- 4½ tbsp icing sugar mixture
- 2¼ tsp lemon juice
- Black writing icing
You’ll also need
- A lined baking tray
- A small bowl
- Kitchen scissors
- A spoon
Grown-ups: Please supervise little chefs throughout this recipe and take care when using kitchen scissors. Always check ingredient packaging for allergens before getting started.
How to Make Ghost Choccy Biscuits
Five simple steps stand between you and a tray full of little Halloween ghosts.
Prepare Your Ghostly Base
Line a baking tray with baking paper and place your choccy biscuits flat-side down, leaving a little room between each one.
Next, ask a grown-up to carefully cut each marshmallow in half horizontally. These fluffy little halves are about to become your ghosts!
Mix Up Some Ghostly Icing
Add the icing sugar mixture and lemon juice to a small bowl. Stir them together until thoroughly combined and smooth.
Think of this as your ghost’s flowing white sheet. The drippier and wobblier it looks later, the better!
Build Your Little Ghosts
Lightly dip the cut side of each marshmallow half into the icing, then place it in the centre of a biscuit.
Repeat until every biscuit has its own fluffy ghost taking centre stage.
They might not look particularly spooky just yet, but a little North Pole kitchen magic is coming…
Give Your Ghosts Their Disguises
Working one biscuit at a time, spoon approximately ½ teaspoon of icing over the top of each marshmallow.
Gently spread it so the icing begins to drip down the sides. There’s no need to make every ghost identical. Wonky edges and wobbly drips give each one its own ghostly personality!
Once iced, leave the biscuits to dry completely for around 1–2 hours.
Bring Your Ghosts to Life
Now for the really fun bit.
Once the icing has completely dried, use black writing icing to give each ghost a face.
Try wide spooky eyes, surprised mouths, silly smiles or completely different expressions for every ghost. Will yours look scary, startled or suspiciously excited about being eaten?
BOO! Your Ghost Choccy Biscuits Are Ready
And just like that, your little ghosts are ready to make their Halloween debut.
A Halloween Treat Worth Screaming About
These little ghosts make a fang-tastic addition to a Halloween afternoon tea, party table or family movie night. And because there’s no oven involved, it’s an easy activity for little helpers to get involved with the decorating.
Give every ghost its own surprised, silly or spooky expression.
Turn your finished biscuits into a whole little Halloween crew.
See who can create the silliest ghost of the bunch.
And if a familiar visitor from the North Pole happens to make an unexpected appearance around Halloween, you never know who might be keeping an eye on the biscuit plate…