Halloween Snacking Made Easy: Carrot Hummus and Oreo Topped Cupcakes

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With Halloween just a few days away, it’s time to start thinking ORANGE! This delicious carrot hummus pairs well with Wheat Thins and is a nice balance to the cupcakes topped with Pumpkin Oreos. These Halloween snacks are so easy to make you’ll want to make them for every occasion!

I believe in an 80/20 balance. 80% healthier choices, 20% indulgences. Life is too short not to have fun, right? With the holidays fast approaching, it can be easy to loose sight of making good choices, especially with so much temptation around.

My family loves carrots, so combining these beauties with chick peas to create a fun dip for Wheat Thins was a no-brainer! I peeled and chopped a few of the large carrots.

Then I combined them with baby carrots, salt, pepper, and extra virgin olive oil before pouring them onto a baking sheet and sliding them into a 375 degree oven.

They roast for about 30 – 35 minutes. You want them to be soft to the touch.

Rinse a can of chick peas under cool water and place the rinsed chick peas into the bowl of your food processor. (If you don’t have a food processor, you can use a high powered blender or an immersion blender.)

Add minced garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper to the bowl.

Then add your carrots and process for about three minutes while adding a thin stream of extra virgin olive oil to the shoot. You want the texture to be slightly creamy, but not runny.

Once it’s processed, you’re ready to eat. Carrot hummus can be chilled for up to three days.

While my carrots were cooking, I decided to whip up a batch of cupcakes. Yes, I used a box mix. That’s a rare thing around here, as I love to make chocolate chip cookies from scratch. I simply haven’t perfected my cake mix recipe yet. All in good time, right?

Aren’t they lovely? Last weekend, while shopping at my neighborhood Walmart, I saw these Pumpkin Spice Oreos and knew I had to bring them home. I looked for the Halloween themed, the ones with the orange filling, but my store didn’t have any in stock. {Note to self: shop early to be the holiday rush!}

After the baking chocolate cupcakes, and letting them cool, I whipped up a few fun Halloween-inspired bowls of frosting.

I used these fancy little piping tips that real cake decorators use when making fancy cakes. If you’re wondering why I have them, it’s because my mom bakes The Boy’s birthday cake each year and stores her cake making goodies in my kitchen. I realized how much I appreciate her making his cake after frosting a few of these cupcakes.

Once they were frosted, I stuck an Oreo on the top. If you push down on the cookie ever so slightly, it will stand upright in the frosting. Need a little support? A toothpick is a great resting spot for an Oreo.

Looking for more inspiration for your Halloween celebration? Visit your neighborhood Walmart the weekend of October 25th for an exciting in-store demo featuring Fanta, Oreos and Wheat Thins. Be sure to follow along with the #CollectiveBias #SpookySnacks on Twitter, too!

What’s your favorite dip to enjoy with Wheat Thins? Do you take apart your Oreo before you eat it?