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The best part about this recipe is that it’s incredibly delicious AND it’s super simple. Just blend all the ingredients in a food processor, pour into a brain mold and freeze. It doesn’t get any easier than that. Especially if you’re throwing a party, it’s great recipe to make ahead of time. But beside all that practical stuff, for me, the really fun part was plating and styling this easy appetizer for our mad scientist theme. Mad scientist’s are always messing around with body parts to create monsters and hybrids beings. So I just had to make this super cool brain scanner that started with an old speaker that I picked up from the thrift store for next to nothing. I added some odds and ends from around the house. and tada! Check out easy recipe and how to make the brain scanner prop video below. Enjoy!
Grey Matter Platter
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 2 large avocados
- ½ cup onions, chopped
- ½ cup jalapeno pepper, chopped
- ½ cup cilantro leaves
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1½ tsp. ground cumin
Brain Scanner Prop
- 1 speaker
- wooden round plaque
- 3 wooden spools (2")
- 2 wooden balls
- 1 plastic drain tailpiece (tesla coils)
- 3 faux dials
- 1 glass flower vase
- black spray paint
- stencil paint (silver and brown)
- alcohol ink (green)
- green battery operated lights (optional)
- black wire and two wire nuts
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a food processor and blend until smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. Pour mixture into brain mold. Tap mold on counter to remove air bubbles and allow mixture to fill into the mold. Cover surface of mixture with plastic wrap and freeze overnight.
- Remove from mold and place the brain on a serving platter. Allow grey matter guacamole to thaw for about an hour before serving and serve with blue corn tortilla chips.
Brain Scanner Prop
- Remove fabric and electronic parts from speaker. Drill three holes onto one side of the speaker to allow for lights to show through the faux dials. Spray the speaker, wooden spools, balls, plaque and sink connector black. Glue faux dials over the three holes. Cut plastic drain tailpiece to create tesla coils and place over the wooden spool and glue the ball to the top of the spool. Glue both finished coils to the .of the speaker. Drill a small hole in the top of each ball. Glue remaining wooden spool to the center of the wooden plaque to create the lid/cover for the glass vase.Use a dry brush and stencil paint to age the brain scanner.Drip alcohol ink into vase and let dry and place on top of the speaker. Place the wooden cover.Wrap black wire around a pencil and add the wire from the top of the glass tube lid to each of the holes on top of the tesla coils and glue in place.Glue two wire nuts to the front of the brain scanner to make faux knobs.Add battery operated lights into the speaker for added effect. (optional)
