Pumpkin Brownie Pops

Ingredients

For brownies:
12 (2 ¾- x 2 ¾-inch) brownies* made from Dylan's Candy Bar Brownie Mix or your favorite recipe
Seven Minute Frosting or 1 (16-ounce) container purchased vanilla frosting
Liquid food coloring in red and yellow

For decorations:
1 (8.25 ounce) container orange sugar crystal sprinkles
36 candy corn (less than ½ cup)
48 sugar candy bats (also called dextrose candy bats)
1 (7-inch) green apple licorice twist, cut into 12 (1/2-inch-long) pieces
24 mini green gummy candies

12 old-fashioned candy sticks or craft sticks*

Special equipment:

1 (2 ¾-inch) round cookie cutter
*Baking the brownies in a 9- x 13-inch pan allows you to cut them into 12 (2 ¾- x 2 ¾-inch) squares.
**Old-fashioned candy sticks can be purchased at candy stores or ohnuts.com. Craft sticks can be purchased at craft stores or craftsetc.com.

Preparation

Assemble brownies:

Using 2 3/4-inch round cookie cutter, cut each brownie into circle.

Place frosting in small bowl and tint orange (see Decorating Tips). Using small offset spatula or knife, spread frosting in thin even layer on top of each brownie.

Decorate brownie pops:
Sprinkle each brownie with orange sprinkles.

To create eyes, arrange 2 candy corn near top of 1 brownie and press gently to secure. To make nose, arrange 1 candy corn in between eyes and perpendicular to brownie. To create smile, arrange sugar candy bats in smile shape below nose and press into place. To make stem, push green apple licorice into top of brownie. To create leaves, arrange 2 mini green gummy candies alongside stem, gently pressing into frosting to secure. Decorate remaining brownies in same manner.

Insert candy or craft stick into one side of each brownie.

Decorating Tips:

To tint Seven Minute Frosting or purchased frosting, add a few drops of coloring and stir thoroughly. Add and stir in more coloring, one drop at a time, until desired color is achieved. To create orange, use drops of red and yellow food coloring.