Americans are expected to spend more than $2 billion this year on Halloween candy. Odds are, you or your kids will have candy lingering long after Oct. 31.
You could give your leftover sweets to friends or co-workers, or you can give new life to your stash with these treats.
1. Candy corn biscotti
How about this twist on a traditional Italian recipe? (Recipe from Food Nasty.)
You will need:
¾ cup candy corn
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
½ teaspoon pure almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup granulated white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
2. Milky Way brownies
They're rich, dense and scream "Eat me!" (Recipe from Creme de la Crumb.)
You will need:
1 cup butter
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1 bag Milky Way Bites, chopped
½ cup melted caramel (such as Kraft caramels)
3. Chewy Butterfinger cookies
These goodies are easy to make and oozing with Butterfinger-y goodness. (Recipe from Sally's Baking Addiction.)
You will need:
1¾ cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup granulated sugar
½ cup salted butter, softened
1 large egg, room temperature
8 fun size Butterfingers, chopped
4. Jolly Rancher suckers
Bet you can't eat just one of these colorful treats. (Recipe from Skip to my Lou.)
You will need:
Jolly Ranchers
Sucker sticks
Cookie sheet
Baking mat or parchment paper
5. Fried Mars bar with ice cream
Because why shouldn't you deep fry a candy bar? (Recipe from Cooking Channel.)
You will need:
Oil, for frying
2 cups all-purpose flour
Pinch of salt
1 12-ounce bottle beer
4 Mars bars
Vanilla ice cream, for serving
6. Kit Kat-filled angel food cake
There's nothing angelic about this sinfully delicious dish. (Recipe from Real Simple.)
You will need:
1 9-ounce angel food cake
¾ cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon sugar
5 snack size Kit Kat bars, chopped
Cocoa powder
Chocolate sauce
7. Frozen Snickers pie
The cool factor is in full effect with this no-bake dessert. (Recipe from Shugary Sweets.)
You will need:
1 graham cracker crust
8 full size Snickers bars
½ cup creamy peanut butter
¼ cup heavy cream
12 ounces Cool Whip
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