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Happy Halloween

It's Spooky Season!

Happy Halloween! Spooky season is officially here, and to celebrate, we’ve gathered a few of our favorite haunting recipes from years past. Our Dubai Chocolate Brownie puts one of this year’s biggest flavor trends into a treat that’s perfect for a night of tricks. If a refreshing drink is more your style, our fall cocktails are sure to please. Take your pick, or make them all!

Dubai Chocolate Brownie with Oreo Soil

Recipe: Natallia Nice

Ingredients

Brownie Base

  • Dark Chocolate – 400 g
  • Butter – 180 g
  • Powdered Sugar – 180 g
  • Light Brown Sugar – 230 g
  • Warm Milk – 300 ml
  • All-Purpose Flour – 320 g
  • Dutch-Processed Cocoa Powder – 80 g
  • Baking Powder – ¼ tsp
  • Salt – ½ tsp

Crunchy Pistachio Layer

  • Kataifi – 250 g
  • Shredded Coconut – 100 g
  • Butter – 4 tbsp
  • Pistachio Cream – 400 g
  • Tahini – 6–8 tbsp

Chocolate Ganache

  • Milk Chocolate – 340 g
  • Heavy Cream – 180 g

Garnish

  • Oreo Cookies – 12–15 (blended into fine “soil”)
  • Optional Halloween décor: edible tombstones, skulls, candy pumpkins, chocolate bones, edible eyes

Method

Brownie Base

  1. Preheat oven to 340°F (170°C). Grease and line a 9×13-inch pan.
  2. Melt dark chocolate and butter until smooth.
  3. Whisk in powdered sugar and light brown sugar.
  4. Add warm milk gradually, mixing until glossy.
  5. Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Fold into the chocolate mixture until just combined.
  6. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25–30 minutes. Cool completely.

Crunchy Pistachio Layer

  1. Melt butter in a skillet and toast kataifi until golden and crisp.
  2. Add shredded coconut and toast briefly.
  3. Let the kataifi cool completely before mixing in pistachio cream and tahini to form a rich, nutty paste.
  4. Spread this mixture evenly over the cooled brownie base. Chill for 30 minutes.

Chocolate Ganache

  1. Heat heavy cream until simmering. Pour over chopped milk chocolate.
  2. Let sit for 2 minutes, then whisk until smooth.
  3. Pour ganache over the pistachio layer and spread evenly. Chill until firm (about 1 hour).

Soil & Decor

  1. Blend Oreo cookies into a fine powder to create “soil.”
  2. Sprinkle Oreo soil generously over the ganache layer.
  3. Decorate with Halloween-themed décor:
    • tombstones
    • skulls
    • bones
    • black luster dust
    • spiders

 

Blood Orange Bubbly

Recipe: Marisa Bucolo

Ingredients

Seasonings Greetings simple Syrup

  • ½ cup Granulated Sugar
  • ½ cup Water
  • 1-2 Tbs. LifeSpice Seasonings Greetings Seasoning
  • 1-2 sprigs Fresh Rosemary

blood orange bubbly Ingredients

  • 2 oz Vodka
  • 1.5 oz Freshly Squeezed Blood Orange Juice
  • 1 oz Seasonings Greetings Simple Syrup
  • 1/4 C Sparkling Blood Orange Soda
  • Blood Orange Slice, for garnish
  • Fresh Rosemary, for garnish

Method

Seasonings Greetings simple Syrup

  1. Prepare your simple syrup by combining ingredients in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Bring to a simmer while stirring to dissolve all of the sugar. Allow to cool while infusing with the rosemary and seasoning. Strain and store for use.

blood orange bubbly

  1. Prepare your blood orange juice by juicing about half of a blood orange and straining to remove any pulp. Set aside.
  2. In a shaker, combine vodka, blood orange juice, and the prepared Seasonings Greetings simple syrup. Add ice, and shake.
  3. To a wine or spritz glass, add ice and pour drink from shaker. 
  4. Top with sparkling blood orange soda to preference, or about 1/4 Cup. 
  5. Garnish with blood orange wheel and a fresh rosemary sprig. Enjoy!

Seasonings Greetings Old Fashioned

Recipe: Casey Claflin

Ingredients

Seasonings Greetings simple Syrup

  • ½ cup Granulated Sugar
  • ½ cup Water
  • 1-2 Tbs. LifeSpice Seasonings Greetings Seasoning
  • 1-2 sprigs Fresh Rosemary

Old Fashioned Ingredients

  • 2 oz Bourbon Whisky
  • 1/4 oz Simple Syrup (adjust to taste)
  • 2-3 dashes Angostura Bitters
  • Orange Peel (for garnish and zest)
  • 1-2 Maraschino Cherries (Luxardo Cherries recommended)

Method

Seasonings Greetings simple Syrup

  1. Prepare your simple syrup by combining ingredients in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Bring to a simmer while stirring to dissolve all of the sugar. Allow to cool while infusing with the rosemary and seasoning. Strain and store for use.

Old Fashioned

  1. In a rocks glass, add the bitters and simple syrup.
  2. Pour in the whiskey, stirring gently to combine with the bitters and syrup.
  3. Add a large ice cube or a few smaller cubes to the glass.
  4. Express the oils from an orange peel by holding it over the glass and giving it a slight twist. Rub the peel along the rim, then drop it in. Add the maraschino cherry.
  5. Stir lightly to chill. Enjoy your Old Fashioned!