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10 Best Recipes to Use Leftover Halloween Candy

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Halloween, a favorite holiday loved by all filled with fun costumes and tasty treats! But alas, everything comes to an end eventually. Overbuying candy is totally normal. The fear of running out of candy in front of those tiny trick or treaters might be one of the scariest things about this holiday. So what to do with all the left over sweets? Here are 17 best recipes to use up all your left over Halloween candy.


 

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Don't be afraid to get creative with your left over candy! These recipes can be adapted to what ever type of candy you have left over. Simply swap the candy ingredient in each recipe with what you've got.

 

  1. Leftover Halloween Candy Cheesecake Bars

leftover halloween candy snickers cheesecake bars easy to make

These Cheesecake bars have an Oreo cookie crust and are topped with leftover Snickers candy and additional peanuts for that extra crunch. The secret to a light, moist cheesecake is to add sour cream into your cream cheese mixture! Enjoy cheesecake on the go with these leftover Halloween candy cheesecake bars.


  1. Leftover Halloween Candy Ice Cream

creamy icecream made using left over halloween candy peanut butter cups made with only 6 ingredients
Source: bloghetti

This super easy homemade ice cream is only made with 6 ingredients that you probably already have! I've made this recipe with out any special equipment other than my electric mixer. It froze SUPER SOLID though which means you'll have to wait a few minutes before scooping to avoid bending all your spoons. I've been seeing the Ninja Creami everywhere and I will for SURE be getting one when I see those Black Friday Deals hit! An ice cream maker will be a game changer to use up any left over candy and fruit!



3. Leftover Halloween Candy Iced Coffee Drinks

ice col butterfinger crunch iced latte made using left over halloween candy

This iced latte recipe uses butterfingers to make a fancy coffee right at home ! Left over Halloween candy makes a perfect garnish for your favorite coffee. Easily adapt this iced latte to an iced coffee, or even switch to hot.



  1. Leftover Halloween Candy Turkey Cookies

super cute turkey shaped cookies using candycorn for feathers and oreo cookies

Thanksgiving is right around the corner! Use left over candy corn in this creative way by making cute little turkeys. The candy corn looks just like turkey feathers and the beak is made with Reese's Pieces. Such an easy and creative way to use leftover Halloween candy!



  1. Leftover Halloween Candy Rice Crispy Treats

simple rice crispies treat idea using left over halloween candy
Source: adorefoods

You can not go wrong with a simple rice crispy treat to use up left over halloween candy. You can follow the recipe, or omit ingredients if you don't have them! As long as you stick to the basic recipe for a rice crispy bar (cereal, butter, marshmallow) you can do no wrong with the toppings. Kids love getting these in their lunches too so they'll be gone in no time at all!



  1. Gingerbread House

    beautifully decorated gingerbread house using left over fruit candies from halloween including skittles and twizzlers
    Source: sugargeekshow

    Gingerbread houses are the perfect opportunity to use any left over fruit flavored Halloween candies. Skittles, Twizzlers, Nerds, Gummy Bears... Really anything brightly colored! Candy has a very low moisture content and a very high amount of sugar. These two things combined give candy an incredibly long shelf life.


  2. Leftover Halloween Candy Cookies

    kitkat bar cookie using left over halloween candy that is easy to make and delicious
    Source: crazyforcrust

    Kit Kat cookies are a great way to use left over Halloween candy. This is a simple cookie recipe with Kit Kats added! This chocolate wafer candy adds a unique crunch into the cookie that makes them so addicting.



  1. Healthier Halloween Trail Mix

    heart healthy trailmix using left over halloween candy and mixed nuts
    Source: midwestlifeandstyle

    This trail mix is loaded with heart healthy nuts making this a smarter sweet treat this holiday season. A perfect way to use those left over M&Ms.



  1. Leftover Halloween Candy Overnight Oats

    6 different types of overnight oats utilizing different combinations of oats, fruit and chocolate candies for sweetness great idea to use left over halloween candy
    Source: runninginaskirt

    Using left over candy doesn't always have to be a dessert. Once you nail a perfect overnight oats base recipe, you can top it with any sweet and crunchy topping you like! I won't tell if you sneak an actual candy bar into your otherwise perfectly healthy meal. Take 2.. Their small!



  1. Leftover Halloween Candy Parfaits

    creamy, crunchy and sweet parfait using many berries and candies from halloween for the perfect way to use left over halloween candy
    source: kimcake_creamosconamor

    Using the same principal as the overnight oats idea above, bite size candy bars are the perfect garnish to a parfait. For the perfect parfait you will always need something creamy, crunchy, sweet. Parfaits allow you endless combinations of yogurt, fruit, granola, and crushed chocolate candies.


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Beth Watson
Beth Watson
Nov 01

FABOULOUS ideas and recipes!

I’d love for you to join us over at the Creatively Crafty Linky Party every Wednesday through Sundayhttps://creativelybeth.com/creative-crafts-linky-party/ 

Followed and Pinned!Creatively, Beth

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Michelle Finethy
Michelle Finethy
Nov 01
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Thanks Beth! I'd love to join your party 😄 I can't wait to go check it out, you offer so many great free printable PDFs so i'm sure its also an excellent resource for networking and discovering new crafts and recipes

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Stephanie S.
Stephanie S.
Oct 30