Allergens: Celiac friendly. Contains Soy. (Glutino Pretzel Sticks may contain Sesame as well.) 

Ingredients

• Erin McKenna’s Fudge Brownie Mix
  • To make this mix, you’ll also need applesauce, canola oil, and vanilla as well.
  • You’ll be cooking them in a mini cupcake tin. (Paper cups are optional.)
• Glutino Pretzel Sticks
• Bubbles
  • You can use gluten free and vegan jelly beans, such as those by YumEarth Sour Beans.
  • Or you can use a gluten free and vegan gummy candy, such as Surf Sweets’ gummy worms.
• Food Dye (to match the color of your bubbles)
  • You have plenty of options, such as Natures Flavors and India Tree (which is in my local grocery store).
• Buttercream Frosting
  •  For my recipe, you’ll need shortening, vegan butter, vanilla, confectioners sugar, and non dairy milk. Here is a little bit of information on vegan sugar options.

Procedure

1. Cook your cupcakes according to the directions on the box in a mini cupcake tin. I made half of mine with paper cups, and half by greasing the tin with canola. They both came out we’ll! (You can use some food dye to make these darker as well, but the brownies are already plenty dark.)

   

   

2. When the cupcakes come out of the oven, BUT they’re still in the cupcake tin, you should use a teaspoon to place an indent in the top of each cupcake.

   

3. Let the cupcakes cool for another 5 minutes before placing them on a cooling rack.

   

4. While the cupcakes are on the cooling rack you can make your buttercream frosting using the following gluten free and vegan recipe. (Or, you can buy a frosting at the store.)
5. Dye your frosting to match the color of the candies you will be using.
6. Now using a frosting bag or a cut off corner of a plastic bag, fill your cauldrons with your different colored frosting!

   

7. Place some gluten free and vegan candies in the potion. You may cut up your jelly beans/gummy worms or put them in whole! And, add a pretzel stick to mix the ingredients in your cauldron! 
8. Woohoo! Place them on display for your friends to see, and then be sure to enjoy your spooky treat!

Tips & Tricks

• Don’t add the pretzels until you are ready to serve, or else they’ll become soggy!