Mummified Mashed Idaho® Potatoes
Frighteningly fun, making Mummified Mashed Idaho® Potatoes is a great activity for the kids at a Halloween party. It's a guarantee they'll gobble up these mashed potatoes!
Ingredients:
- ½ box (4 cups) instant mashed Idaho® potatoes
- corn husk* (fresh or packaged)
- assorted vegetables
Recommended vegetables:
- peas and carrots for eyes
- herbs for eyelashes
- black olive slices for eyebrows
- corn kernels for ears
- sliced radishes and olive halves for shoes
- additional suggestions:
- red, yellow, green bell pepper slices
- sugar snap peas
- cucumbers
- green beans
- zucchini
- eggplant
Instructions:
- After preparing instant mashed potatoes according to box directions, let potatoes cool to touch.
- Place opened cornhusk on plate and put on large dollop (approximately ¾ cup) of potatoes in center of husk. Gently mold potatoes into the oblong shape of a mummy.
- Select vegetables to create mummy features and choose approximate location where to place. Carefully press the vegetables into potatoes.
Note: Cornhusks are used to enhance the visual appearance (they are not edible). Mummified Mashed Idaho Potatoes can be prepared without cornhusks.
Notes:
Nutrition facts assume that potatoes are prepared with water and no added fat.