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halloween meal prep: making eating easier

Nicole Cappetta
5 days ago
7 min read

a key component of a successful meal prep is infusing it with a little funny and whimsy. and sometimes that means dressing up like Ina Garten (wig and all!) and do a very special Halloween meal prep :)


cook time: 3-4 hours       

grocery budget: $80-95

difficulty: medium


this week's menu

coldfoam: dirt in a cup coldfoam

breakfast: pumpkin shapred protein bagels with chili crisp scallion cream cheese

lunch: char-SPOOK-erie

silly little treat: spooky banana brownies



Smiling person in purple holds a pumpkin pail over Halloween meal prep, with brownies and orange text reading HALLOWEEN MEAL PREP.
halloween meal prep



as someone who has followed a ton of recipes before.
I hate having to scroll to find what I am looking for,
so before we get into things let me offer you a spot to jump to a specific part,
if that's your thing:

jump to:
reheating & assembly


meal plan & grocery list

no meal planning needed, because I planned your meal prep for this week!



the lore of the meal plan


each friday I sit down for 30 minutes and plan my meals for the week, including a coldfoam, breakfast and lunch for myself, and 4-5 dinners and silly little treat for the whole family. and then I write my grocery list!


this is essential because it not only makes a week of cooking at home easier, it also means less decisions during the busy work week & staying on budget (most times)





grocery list


I wrote down literally everything you'll need for this meal prep - all you need is to download the grocery list below and get to shopping!


Weekly meal prep grocery list with items for breakfast, lunch, snacks, produce, dairy, and more. Orange and green sections with smiling face icons.



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kitchen tools

here is a list of all the tools you'll need or want to complete this meal prep


  • immersion blender or electric whisk

  • 1 small saucepan

  • 1 medium sized pot

  • 1 9x9 baking dish

  • small strainer

  • large strainer

  • 1 large mixing bowl

  • 1 kitchen aid mixer

  • 1 spatula

  • cutting board & knife



other materials:

  • plastic wrap

  • parchament paper

  • non stick baking spray



storage:

  • medium sized jar with lid

  • small tupperware (3)

  • medium-large sized tupperware

  • bento box snack boxes (4)



meal prep step by step guide

don't worry bestie, I am going to walk you through this entire meal prep step by step! and I made sure to add them in expandable lists to hopefully help with the scroll and make things easier to navigate.



step one: preheat oven & start boiling water for jammy eggs

  1. preheat oven to 350

  2. fill a medium sized pot half way with water and put on skillet on high



  1. in a small saucepan on low heat: add 1 stick of buttr + 1/2 cup chocolate chips

  2. mix until incorporated, set aside to cool while you work through next steps

  3. in a mixer or large bowl: add 1 cup of sugar + 1 tsp vanilla extract + two eggs, mix

  4. next add, 1 ripe banana and mix

  5. then, add in 1 cup flour & 1/2 cup cocoa powder and mix

  6. lastly add butter chocolate mixture, and mix



  1. once the water is boiling, add in 4 eggs gently

  2. set timer for 8 minutes

  3. prep ice bath: in a large bowl add in ice and then cold water


  1. fold in 1/2 cup of chocolate chips into the batter

  2. grease baking dish and pour in batter

  3. bake for 40-50 minutes, checking at 40 minutes

  1. once 8 minute timer is done, add eggs to an ice bath

  2. only let them sit in there for 3-5 minutes

  3. peel and store in fridge in a tupperware with a paper towel


  1. in large bowl: mix 2 cups flour, 2 cups greek yogurt & 2 tb baking powder and the food dye.

  2. mix until dough comes together and the dough is orange

  3. start molding dough on flour dusted surface. don't over flour the dough, but you should be able to pick it up.

  4. form dough into a ball and cut into 4 equal parts

  5. roll each piece into a smaller dough ball

  6. add each to a parchament lined baking sheet

  7. brush each bagel with egg wash


  1. clean up floured surface by scraping off extra flour, then washing counter with soap. then dry counter.


  1. wash and cut bell peppers for snack boxes

  2. wash and cut cucumbers for bagel toppings and snack boxes

  3. slice tomato for bagel topping

  4. pack away tomato & leave out bell peppers and cucumbers for snack boxes



  1. dice three green onions

  2. in a mixing bowl: add 1 block softened cheese, 2 tb chili crisp, diced green onions & 2 tb heavy cream.

  3. whisk or mix until whipped

  4. store in small tupperware


  1. use spooky shaped cookie cutters to cut salami and cheese

  2. in a snack box: add all components

    1. fruit

    2. marinated olives

    3. salami & cheese

    4. cucumbers and bell peppers

    5. pretzel crisps

  3. store in the fridge


  1. remove brownies from baking pan and cut into squares

  2. melt 6 marshmallows in microwave for 45 seconds to a minute

  3. grab some melted marshmallows with your fingers and stretch over brownie squares until it looked like a spider web.

  4. add candy eye balls to spider webs


  1. wrap each bagel in plastic wrap

  2. assemble dirt in a cup: pudding cup with oreo crumbs on top and one gummy worm

  3. in a blender or food processor: add 3/4 cup milk and 1 dirt in a cup

  4. blend until smooth

  5. strain out any chunks of dirt in a cup

  6. mix dirt in a cup milk with 1 cup heavy cream. I use a glass jar with a top

  7. blend until thick

  8. store in the fridge covered for the week





recipes

if your looking for a specific recipe, expand the sections below.


dirt in a cup coldfoam

classic millenial halloween treat turned coldfoam, gummy worm and all.




ingredients


  • 1 cup heavy cream

  • 1 pudding cup

  • 1 oreo cookie (smashed)

  • 1 gummy worm

  • 3/4 cup milk



recipe


  1. assemble dirt in a cup: pudding cup with oreo crumbs on top and one gummy worm

  2. in a blender or food processor: add 3/4 cup milk and 1 dirt in a cup

  3. blend until smooth

  4. strain out any chunks of dirt in a cup

  5. mix dirt in a cup milk with 1 cup heavy cream. I use a glass jar with a top

  6. blend until thick

  7. store in the fridge covered for the week


these protein bagels are an easier dupe to classic bagels, no kneeding or boiling. they get the job done in 1/2 the steps and 1/2 the ingredients.




ingredients


bagels

  • 2 cups flour

  • 2 cups greek yogurt

  • 2 tb baking powder

  • pinch of salt

  • yellow and red food dye


cream cheese

  • 1 block of cream cheese

  • 2 tb chili crisp

  • 2 green onions, sliced

  • 2 tb heavy whipping cream or milk



recipe


  1. preheat oven 375

  2. in large bowl: mix 2 cups flour, 2 cups greek yogurt & 2 tb baking powder and the food dye.

  3. mix until dough comes together and the dough is orange

  4. start molding dough on flour dusted surface. don't over flour the dough, but you should be able to pick it up.

  5. form dough into a ball and cut into 4 equal parts

  6. roll each piece into a smaller dough ball

  7. add each to a parchament lined baking sheet

  8. brush each bagel with egg wash

  9. bake for 12-17 minutes

  10. make cream cheese: mix all chili crisp cream cheese ingredients and whisk until whipped. you can use a mixer too!

  11. let cool and store in plastic wrap




ingredients

  • 1/2 lb salami or cured meat

  • 8 slices of cheese

  • pretzel crisps

  • sliced cucumbers and.or bell peppers (used these because I wanted the top for the pumpkin bagels but that's entirely up to you.

  • marinated olives

  • fruit


really the only thing that makes this spooky is using halloween cookie cutters for the cheese and salami


recipe

  1. use spooky shaped cookie cutters to cut salami and cheese

  2. slice cucumbers and bell peppers

  3. in a snack box: add all components and store in the fridge


a spooky tough on a classic silly littly treat, these are perfect for a party or potluck.





ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter

  • 1 cup chocolate chips

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 tsp vanilla

  • 1 ripe banana

  • 1 cup flour

  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder

  • 6 marshamallows

  • candy eyes (optional but fun!)


recipe:

  1. preheat oven to 350

  2. in a small saucepan on low heat: add 1 stick of butter + 1/2 cup chocolate chips

  3. mix until incorporated, set aside to cool while you work through next steps

  4. in a mixer or large bowl: add 1 cup of sugar + 1 tsp vanilla extract + two eggs, mix

  5. next add, 1 ripe banana and mix

  6. then, add in 1 cup flour & 1/2 cup cocoa powder and mix

  7. lastly add butter chocolate mixture, and mix

  8. fold in 1/2 cup of chocolate chips into the batter

  9. grease baking dish and pour in batter

  10. bake for 40-50 minutes, checking at 40 minutes

  11. let brownies cool for 20 minutes, remove from dish, and cut into squares

  12. melt 6 marshmallows in microwave for 45 seconds to a minute

  13. grab some melted marshmallows with your fingers and stretch over brownie squares until it looked like a spider web.

  14. add candy eye balls to spider webs





full tutorial

come hang out with me while we meal prep together!




reheating & assembly

let me show you how I reheat & assemble everything during the work week :)


pumpkin shaped bagel
char-SPOOK-erie boxes
spooky banana brownies

  • slice bagel in half and toast or bake in air fryer for 6 minutes

  • add cream cheese and tomato topping

  • no assembly or reheating needed

  • don't forget jammy eggs!

  • no assembly or reheating needed











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