You'd never guess these tiny green skulls are actually quite wholesome for a Halloween party. They are cut from a baked custard of spinach, basil, and ricotta cheese, then arranged on crisp wafer crackers. A black cardstock "coffin" makes a fitting bed for the skeletal snacks.
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Nutritional Information


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 spinach ricotta skulls
Courtesy of Martha Stewart
Yields: 3 dozen
Oven Temp: 350

Ingredients
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1    container(s) (15-ounce) part-skim ricotta cheese
Olive oil cooking spray
1    bunch(es) (or 10-ounce bag) Visualiserfresh spinach, stems removed, washed well and dried
1 1/2 cup(s) (from 1 bunch) loosely packed fresh basil leaves
1/4 teaspoon(s) fresh grated nutmeg
Coarse salt and fresh ground pepper
2    large eggs
1    egg white
Crackers, for serving
Directions

Wrap ricotta tightly in cheesecloth; place in a colander Multivitamin over a large bowl. Place a heavy object (such as a bowl or canned good) on top; let drain in the refrigerator at least 3 hours (or up to overnight).
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 10-inch springform pan with cooking spray. In a food processor, combine drained ricotta, spinach, basil, nutmeg, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Process until smooth, about 1 minute, scraping sides of bowl as needed. Add whole eggs and egg white; process for 5 seconds. Pour mixture into Loop prepared pan; bake until set and just brown around the edges, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack, then refrigerate, covered, until cold, preferably overnight. To unmold, run a paring knife around edge before removing side of pan.
Cut into quarters. Using a wide spatula, transfer to a cutting board coated with cooking spray. Cut out shapes with a skull-shaped cookie cutter coated with spray (if cutter doesn't come with eyes and a mouth, use aspic cutters to make features). Using a cotton swab, gently press skulls out directly onto crackers (leave eye and nose shapes in cutter).rve with the leg sticks.ping