Halloween Marshmallow Skulls on Spikes

Just to let you know, this post was written before I started the paleo diet to help ease my psoriasis. Nowadays I eat a more allergy-friendly diet, but leave these older, non-paleo posts up in case they are useful to readers, as I know not everyone eats the same as I do. Thanks for your understanding. 

When I made these, I took one look at them, impaled on their sticks and drippy with red jam, and thought I'd gone too far. The more I looked at them, the more I started to think they might be inappropriate for such a young age group. And then I watched my girls as they laughed at the skulls' faces and slid them off the skewers with their teeth. I wonder if there's anything that's too scary for Halloween? 

Halloween Marshmallow Skulls on Spikes

Ingredients:

• 6 small wooden skewers (the kind that hold burgers together)
• 18 large marshmallows (preferably white)
• 1 black edible ink decorating pen (available in cake decorating shops)
• 2 teaspoons strawberry or raspberry jam

Method:

1. Thread 3 marshmallows onto each of the wooden skewers, leaving a gap between them. With the edible ink pen, draw different expressions on each of the marshmallows.
2. Finally, dab a little of the jam onto the base of each marshmallow. Obviously, always supervise children when they’re eating from skewers.

What Halloween treats will you be tucking into this year?