Watermelon Brain!

The house is decorated. The candy bowl by the door is full (and so is my belly). Only one thing left to do - carve the watermelon!

That's right. No pumpkin carving this year. I decided to be different - as usual.

My carving attempt last year was not such a success, but it's still funny - still! This year carving a watermelon into a brain was a bit simpler, and I think it came out pretty well. It may not be atomically correct, but it gets the point across.

This is a great, cheap decoration to have on the candy or buffet table during your party. I found that snacking while carving helped keep me going and finish quickly (all that sugar!). Just remember to carve wide so the pink shows through.

Happy Halloween!

Watermelon Brain

Printable Recipe

1 small, seedless watermelon

Find a smooth spot on the watermelon and mark it as the bottom. This section will not be peeled.

Using a vegetable peeler, remove one layer of the watermelon rind.

Use a sharp paring knife to carve an open line down the top of the watermelon to create the two hemispheres, then begin carving semi-circles and wrinkles to mimic a brain. Once all grooves are cut, carefully shave down more of the rind to smooth the cuts and reveal more of the pink inside.

~ Yields 1 brain to throw off the zombies. Run away!