Cockroach Clusters

These additive Halloween treats have a mysterious crunch that may be slightly disturbing to your guests.  Bite into these chocolate-coated pieces of simulated exoskeleton and taste the salty meets sweet meets crunchy sensation that is the perfect Halloween party food.

Step 1: Supplies

Cockroach Body Parts*
Chocolate Almond Bark or tempered chocolate for dipping candy
Large Bowl
Parchment Paper

*I use "shoestring style" potato chips because they give the best look and crunch to the final product. You can, however, use thin pretzels or chow mein noodles.  These substitutes will be sufficient but I find that the crunch isn't as distinctly disturbing as that of potato chip sticks.

Comments

[Honestinwilkesbarre]

This was included in the Harry Potter Sweets and Treats ebook, even though, as PKM referenced, it's actually from Monty Pythons "Whizo's Quality Assortment". Why?

[starshipminivan]

The editors put this in the Harry Potter book because it is mentioned in Harry Potter as a wizard candy.

[RaNDoMLeiGH]

I'm sure you thought of it already, but you could make chocolate coated crickets.
http://www.flukerfarms.com/crickets.aspx
...although...
http://www.flukerfarms.com/chocolatecoveredcrickets.aspx
I guess it's already been done.

[jabronie25]

Mmmmmmm roaches

[PKM]

"If we took the bones out they wouldn't be crunchy, would they?"
"Superintendent Parrot ate one of those..."

[caitlinsdad]

Uhhhh, yum? Evil.

[caitlinsdad]

Dry roasted is not bad, it's the squishy ones that make me squirm.

[starshipminivan]

Throw in some raisins. I think dried apricots have a better texture but the raisins are dark enough to make them harder to spot.