Organic honey company Honey Heaven has developed some hellishly tasty Halloween treats, guaranteed to bewitch even the most demanding trick or treater.
The recipes feature a selection of honeys from their 16 strong range of outstanding Hungarian honeys expertly blended with other botanical ingredients, including mushrooms, to uniquely boost the flavour. The result is spellbinding!
So, if Halloween entertaining fills you with fear, Honey Heaven’s here to get you out of a sticky situation and help everything go wand-erfully!
Chocolate Pumpkin Cake
Classic Halloween flavours of pumpkin and chocolate boosted by the addition of Mushrooms in Honey. This might sound like a horror story, but this super healthy honey actually tastes like chocolate and adds to the richness of this mouthwatering treat
Ingredients:
Cake:
- 250g all-purpose flour
- 80g unsweetened cocoa powder
- 8g baking soda
- 4g salt
- 2g of each cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg
- 2 eggs
- 150g Honey Heaven Mushrooms in Honey
- 5g vanilla extract
- 120g vegetable oil
- 400g pumpkin puree
Chocolate Glaze:
- 120g dark chocolate
- 120g whipping cream
- 2 tbsp Honey Heaven Mushrooms in Honey
For decoration:
- 50g white chocolate
- Spiders
Method:
- Preheat oven: Set your oven to 180°C
- Mix dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking
soda, salt, and spices.
- Cream wet ingredients: In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, honey and vanilla extract
until creamy. Add the vegetable oil and mix to combine. Then, add the pumpkin puree and
continue mixing until well combined.
- Combine wet and dry: Gradually incorporate the flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture.
- Bake: Pour the batter into three 10cm cake moulds and bake for 25-30 minutes. Let cool
completely.
- Prepare glaze: Place the chocolate and cream in a heatproof bowl and place over a pan
with simmering water. Melt over low heat.
- Glaze cake: Layer the cake and use the ganache to paste the layers and cover the top.
- Decorate: Melt the white chocolate over low heat and transfer it to a piping bag fitted with a
small plain tip. Pipe a spiral on top of the cake and drag a toothpick or skewer outwards to
form the spider web. Refrigerate for 30 minutes if desired.
Honey Ginger Halloween Cookies
Mouthwatering chewy cookies blend autumnal flavours of ginger and cinnamon but are beautifully sweetened by honey and white chocolate. Cookies that are not just for the kids!
Ingredients:
- 125g softened butter
- 175g Honey Heaven Ginger Honey
- 1 large egg
- 185g all-purpose flour
- 2.5g baking powder
- 2.5g salt
- 2.5g cinnamon
- 60g of melted white chocolate
- Edible eyes
Method:
- Preheat oven: Set your oven to 170°C
- Prepare baking sheet: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or grease it lightly.
- Cream butter and honey: In a bowl, beat together the softened butter and ginger honey until light and fluffy.
- Add egg: Beat in the egg until well combined.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Bake cookies: Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.
- Cool and decorate: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. Drizzle with melted white chocolate and add some edible eyes. Let the white chocolate set and enjoy!
Honey Pumpkin Bars
These delicious snacks are great when you need a lift thanks to the addition of CBD Honey. The earthy taste adds a unique flavour to these classic autumn bars, simply perfect for Halloween and definitely more of a treat than a trick!
Serves: 12
Ingredients:
- 240g of all-purpose flour
- 200g of granulated sugar
- 115g of Honey Heaven CBD Honey
- 4 eggs
- 225g of vegetable oil or coconut oil
- 125g of pumpkin purée
- 1 tsp of baking soda
- 2 tsp of baking powder
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- Mascarpone frosting
- 250g of mascarpone cheese
- 100g of icing sugar
- 1 tsp of vanilla
Method:
- Preheat the oven at 180C
- Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl
- Add all the wet ingredients and mix until smooth, removing all lumps
- Bake for 25-30 min until toothpick comes out clean
- Let cool
- Mix frosting ingredients until smooth
- Cover the cake with the frosting and optional walnuts
- Cut into slices
Some Honey Heaven honeys are available from Selfridges but to see the full range, visit www.honeyheaven.co.uk. Jars start from £7.00 and 40g taster jars are available for just £3.00.