Halloween Worms

Submitted by Linda Johansen

"Notes: Use a cleaned 1-quart milk or orange juice carton to hold straws"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 100 worms

ingredients

• 170.09 g package raspberry gelatin powder or 170.09 g package grape gelatin
• 3 (21.26 g) envelope unflavored gelatin
• 709.77 ml boiling water
• 100 flexible plastic straws
• 1 tall slender 4 cup container (same height as extended straws)
• 177.44 ml whipping cream
• 0.78-0.97 ml green food coloring

directions

1. In a bowl, combine gelatins.
2. Add boiling water; stir until gelatins completely dissolve. Chill until lukewarm, about 20 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, gently pull straws to extend to full length; place in tall container.
4. Blend cream and food coloring with the lukewarm gelatin mixture. Pour into container, filling straws.
5. Chill until gelatin is firm, at least 8 hours, or cover and chill up to 2 days.
6. Pull straws from container (if using a carton, tear carton away from straws). Pull straws apart; run hot tap water for about 2 seconds over 3 to 4 straws at a time. Starting at the empty ends, push worms from straws with rolling pin, or use your fingers; lay worms on waxed paper-lined baking sheets.
7. Cover and chill until ready to use, at least 1 hour or up to 2 days.
8. Worms will hold at room temperature up to 2 hours.

Reviews

[Beaver]

It was great, I loved it!

 

[alawson14]

A lot of fun to make, they do look so real. Just a tip for the next person, make sure the flexible part of the straw is facing down in the carton. My son loved them.

 

[charlie 5]

So sorry that I forgot to review this. We used this almost 2 years ago! for my daughter's sweet 16 party where we played Fear Factor games. These really looked real. We did have a bit of trouble with the first few, but then we found that holding the end of the straw with needle-nosed pliers helped a lot. Also, be sure to run the worms under hot water long enough. We were afraid that they would melt, but found that if you do it correctly, they will remove with ease and have a glossy appearance to them. Thanks for a great gross-out recipe.

 

[Melea K.]

These worked out perfectly! I followed the directions but used strawberry jello. My biggest tip is to purchase the tall whipping cream container so you will have a snug fit around your straws. I used a cup but I had alot of waste around the worms (still edible) which made my straws fill up 3/4 of the way. I saw people asking how to get it to stay in the straws, it's a tall snug container that does it.

 

[Java Junkie]

Fun! Fun! Fun! It was well worth the work. My only disappointment was the amount of waste involved. All of the worms stuck together in the bowl after being loosened from the straws so I think next time I will spray them all with a little non-stick spray. Definitely a keeper for the shock value!