Happy Halloween and happy Vegan Mofo final day! I think I might do months of treats and sweets more often – this sure was fun!
My last treat is perfect for Halloween, and these can be handed out to the parents walking around with their kids. Well, the adventurous parents…
Ever since I made my first filled candies, the raspberry jalapeno chocolates, I have wanted to make more – they are just too fun.
I found this skull ice cube mold recently, and knew I was going to fill it with chocolate, not water. I found some wasabi powder (three ingredients – horseradish, spirulina, turmeric) and blended it with maple syrup and a base of tahini, and finely chopped ginger. Oh so good.
Happy Halloween, indeed!
ginger wasabi filled chocolate skulls
dairy, egg, soy, and gluten free, vegan
makes 12 chocolate skulls
8 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
1/3 cup tahini paste
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon wasabi paste or powder (adjust to taste)
5-6 pieces crystallized ginger, minced fine
In small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate until smooth. Spoon a small amount into each mold, and using a small paintbrush, coat the mold completely. Place in refrigerator for 5 minutes or until chocolate has set.
Meanwhile, stir together tahini, maple syrup, wasabi and ginger. Fill each mold with wasabi tahini filling, leaving room at the top to seal with more chocolate. Reheat remaining chocolate and fill each mold, covering the filling completely. Tap molds on counter to remove any bubbles, return to refrigerator to set.
Happy Halloween – are you doing anything fun?
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ooh, those little skull molds are awesome! tonight I have to teach yoga, but after that I’ll go into town where the whole city center is closed to cars and people parade around in their costumes. It’s so much fun!
that sounds like a fun time – I would love to find a celebration like that next year, especially if we can bring a pup – I don’t like to think of Basil home alone on Halloween, if people are coming to the door…
Oh my gosh! Will you please just move closer to me already! Please!!!
The boys are out trick or treating! I’m on candy duty!
we had fun with candy duty – Jason and I took turns wearing the horse head mask – whomever had that on had to hold Basil while the other person answered the door and gave out candy! SO FUN!
these are the perfect treatsss!
thank you Richa!
OMG. I have to make these sometime. Never used candy molds but these sound so good! Pinned to save for later!
I am new to the candy molds, this is my second batch! super easy and VERY fun!
Ha these are so cute and woah what a super creative flavor combo, I love it.
We’re having a night in tonight, getting ready for our trip next week, but I do plan to watch It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown in just a bit, while I sip on some wine! Have a great night!
we watched Charlie Brown too – I try to watch every year! have a great trip! XO
Ahhh!!!!!! These sound SO GOOD!!!! Ok, I’m done screaming now…
Must make, must have, must EAT! Ok, really done screaming now.
hee hee, I like when my recipes make people scream in excitement – I hope you do make these, Macey – enjoy!
you are so clever! where did you find the skull molding? ADORABLE!
at a local grocery store here – our local version of a Whole Foods, just in the accessories section (I love that section…)
Those skulls are adorable – well as adorable as skulls can be – wow wasabi! I don’t know if I would be brave enough to try them but they sure look good.
I know the heat isn’t for everyone… the skulls are fun, though. I don’t think I can wait until next Halloween to use them again, may have to make more skulls just because!
I can’t wrap my mind around ginger wasabi chocolates. I’m sure they are amazing. And tahini shortbread. They both look amazing. I’m going to have to try them.
they were pretty amazing… try a smaller batch in case you are not really fond of them? the tahini shortbread, make a double batch
lol…sweetest skulls I’ve every seen! I love their little grins and gingery goodness. Many thanks!
Happy Halloween and Blessed Samhain!
thank you so much – hope yours was lovely as well.
Yum! So perfect for Halloween.
thanks, Erika – I thought so too
Ginger wasabi, cool combination idea (especially together with dark chocolate). Sounds like you found a really natural wasabi powder– that can be a very hard thing to find.
I know, I was VERY happy to find this wasabi – and OOH it is hot!
Love this! Spicy and chocolate should pair up together more frequently like this — they taste so good together!
I agree, Erin – the first time I tried it was with my raspberry jalapeno chocolates and those were well received by everyone who tried them… already thinking of my next combination…
Love the devilish filling! A great play on sweet and “spicy”
thanks, Matt! I love to get creative with chocolate – a nice surprise inside!
I’m pretty adventurous when it comes to chocolate and love it paired with spice. I bet these were a hit!
they were, Cara! I like adventurous… we’d get along just fine!
Kristina just brilliant! I picked up skull moulds during the week and couldn’t think of anything great to do with them……These are awesome! Great idea!
awesome – I love these skulls, I know I’ll be using this mold a lot! (chocolate was the first thing I thought of…)
Ok. I made the chocolates, not skulls though
as part of my x-mas gift boxes, they went in w/the cayanne truffles, red wine truffles & green tea lollipops. They will now be added EVERY year. Everyone LOVED them. I had to make 3 batches b/c my kids couldn’t stop eating them. Thank you