Need to bring something to an office party this October? Inviting people over for some Halloween fun? This adorable and scrumptious Halloween dessert was shared with us by T. Cook's at the Royal Palms Resort & Spa in Phoenix, AZ. The kids can help with this recipe, too!

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Ingredients

• For the mousse:
• 24 ounces milk chocolate -- the best you can find
• 10 ounces dark chocolate
• ½ cup orange juice, no pulp
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups cream, halved
• For the Orange Jack-O-Lanterns:
• 6 large oranges, blemish free

• Yield: 6 Jack-O-Lanterns

Preparation

For the mousse:

1. In a large bowl, add the milk and the dark chocolate. Set aside.
2. In a small sauce pan, heat orange juice, vanilla extract and one cup of cream.
3. Bring mixture to a boil and pour over the chocolate. Allow the cream to sit for at least 60 seconds before stirring. Use a wire whisk AND a rubber spatula to ensure that the mixture is completely incorporated and that there are no clumps of unmelted chocolate.

4. Using a mixer, whip the other cup of cream to soft peaks and fold cream into chocolate mixture.
5. Refrigerate the mousse for at least 4 hours but preferably overnight.

For the Jack-O-Lanterns:

1. Using a sharp knife, cut a thin sliver off the bottom of the orange so the orange sits level.
2. Cut the top ½ inch off the top of the orange. Save the top of the orange, you’ll need it later.
3. Use a Sharpie or a pen to draw your jack-o-lantern's face. Cut out shapes to form the face.
4. When your jack-o-lantern’s face is done take a spoon and run it between the skin of the orange and the flesh to remove the orange from its ‘skin’.
5. Pipe the chocolate orange mousse into the empty orange shell. Top the orange with its ‘lid’.

Enjoy!