Wondering what to do with leftover Halloween candy and chocolates? Turn them into sweet and tasty desserts and treats with these mouth-watering recipes!
Oh Halloween. You are so fun. And so sweet!
We don’t have kids but we find ourselves buying those special bite-size chocolates and candies they come out with for Halloween every single year.
We are so weak! But they are so hard to say no to.
So here are recipes from some of my favourite bloggers that transform those delightful goodies into even more delectable treats that everyone can enjoy.
What to do with leftover Halloween candy? Turn them into cookies and bars
Do you have extra Jolly Rancher? These Stained Glass Christmas Cookies with a Hard Candy Center from Karen’s Kitchen Stories is just the recipe you’re looking for!
How about leftover caramel squares? Check out these Crunchy Salted Caramel Apple Crumble Bars.
And any dark chocolate bar would work for these Chewy Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies.
Got leftover Snickers? Make some soft and chewy snickers cookies!
Leftover Halloween candy can also become cakes and pies
Got Snickers? Then you can make this mouth-watering Snickers Cheesecake from Basil and Bubbly.
Reese’s peanut butter cups are a favourite and I understand it might be hard not to eat them all but just look at these next 4 treats that you can make with them!
First up are Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Bites from The Life Jolie.
And this Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Pie (Pizookie) is from What the Fork Food Blog.
The View from Great Island has this Mini Candy Bar White Chocolate Fudge.
And yes I have one too! These Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting (and a surprise centre!) are dee-licious.
You can also make halloween candy snacks
Do you have a whole bunch of different candy leftovers? Trail mix is the answer! Check out this Halloween Chex Mix Muddy Buddies from House of Nash Eats.
You can also make epic popcorn! Look at this Chocolate Covered Popcorn from The Cook’s Pyjamas.
And what about this Candy Madness Caramel Apple Nachos from Modern Honey? Drool.
Other wonderful treats
If you have leftover peppermint patties, then you can make some of this wonderful Dark Chocolate Mint Sauce from Garlic and Zest.
Or is it Butterfingers you have extra of? You’re in luck! Make some of this Butterfinger Crusted Sugar Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches from 4 Sons R Us.
Whatever you have extra of, you can have lots of fun making this Monster Mash Halloween Candy Bark from Pack Momma.
Happy Halloween!
Have fun, stay safe, and may your leftover Halloween candy stash be overflowing and abundant!
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Dawn says
Such fun recipes, I love them all!
Jolina says
I agree, really creative! I cannot wait to start trying them. Hope you find a favourite 🙂 Thanks Dawn!
laura says
Yuuuuuumm these all totally made me drool. Great ideas too!
Jolina says
Right?? Not just me then haha 🙂 Hope you have a fun Halloween Laura!
Brittany says
I never considered repurposing halloween candy! Thanks!
Jolina says
I just thought it’s a great alternative to eating all of them at once haha! Thanks Brittany 🙂
Jennifer says
Wow! These look amazing! These are great recipes for using up that candy! The Dark Chocolate Mint Sauce looks divine. Thanks!
Jolina says
It does, doesn’t it? Remember to hide some of those peppermint patties from tonight lol! Thanks Jennifer!
Robin says
So many to choose from… they are all good for my sweet tooth.
Jolina says
Hope you get to try some of them Robin! Happy Halloween!
Kristen says
These are all great ideas! But let’s be honest. The Candy Madness Caramel Apple Nachos? GET IN MY BELLY.
Jolina says
I know! OMG they look so good and so unique! And APPLES. Which are gorgeous right now 🙂 Thanks Kristen!
Sarah says
Lol.. this is like watching an episode of “Chopped” where they have to figure out what to do with the random candy in their basket! Love it!!!
Jolina says
LOL that is so true! Though I think they would throw in some onions in there too just to petrify the chefs haha. Thanks Sarah! Hope you have a fun Halloween!
Veena says
What a gorgeous display of treats. My favorite are the fudge and cupcakes..! So yumm…
Jolina says
Thanks Veena! Hope you can make them one day soon! 🙂
Surekha says
that snicker cheesecake is everything for me. some great recipes
Jolina says
Right? Looks so good! It’s one of the first ones I would try too (if I can stop myself from eating all the Snickers lol!) Thanks Surekha!
Tracy says
This is a perfect idea for a round up. Love all these ideas! Kind of dying to try your Chocolate Chunk Cookies with some chopped up peanut butter cups in there, and those Butterfinger Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches look amazing!
Jolina says
Hi Tracy! Thanks! Putting peanut butter cups is an awesome idea! And I’m dying to try those butterfinger ice cream sandwiches too. Looks so good 🙂 Have a fun Halloween!
Dan says
Great article and ideas. When I worked at middle school, everyone brought the leftover candy into the teachers lounge! LOL
Jolina says
That’s not so bad 🙂 This year maybe you can bring a “recycled” treat by making one of these!
Elizabeth O says
This is such a smart ideas because all the kids end up being weighed down with bags and bags of candy… I must try some of those recipes.
Jolina says
Thanks Elizabeth! My friends would sometimes bring in leftover Halloween candy from their kids’ loot in the spring they got so many they don’t know what to do with them lol! Hope these recipes help with that!
Natanja says
This is a genious idea! I love the multiple and creative ways for using up leftover candy.
I never know how much candy to stock up on before Halloween…which reminds me that I didn’t buy any yet! Oops better run to the store before our door gets egged!
Jolina says
You still have time Natanja! 🙂 Have a fun Halloween!
Eugenia says
Sweets are my weakness, I can eat them all the time LOL! I’d love to try all these recipes, especially this Monster Mash Halloween candy bark! Happy Halloween!
Jolina says
Oh my word me too. I have to have dessert after every meal otherwise I won’t stop eating lol. Thanks Eugenia! Have a fun Halloween!
Divya says
Wait, I’m confused. LEFTOVER candy? hahahahaha. Just kidding. These all look great!
Jolina says
LOL ikr? 🙂 Be sure to stash some in a secret place so you can make some of these! Thanks Divya!
Carrie says
OMG that Peanut Butter Cookie Pie looks amazing! I will definitely have to try that one and maybe the double chocolate chunk cookies.
Jolina says
I agree! Peanut butter is always a big hit. Thanks Carrie!
zim says
Are you sure these are from left-overs? Yummy and good! My kids would love this much candy.
Jolina says
Sugar rush right? 🙂 Be sure to keep some candy to make some of these!
Annemarie LeBlanc says
Oh my goodness, these all look so delicious I can’t believe they’ve been made out of leftovers! I will bookmark this page and see what I can come up with. Thanks for sharing!
Jolina says
Thanks Annemarie! Would love to hear what you made!
Ana De- Jesus says
OOH I want a salted caramel crumble bar it looks absolutely divine mmm
Tammilee says
All of these look amazing!!! I love Halloween candy, the idea of making them into more treats is great!
Neely Moldovan says
These are seriously great ideas. I do not think we will have leftover candy this year as last year we ran out but still such a good idea!
Liz Mays says
Yum! I’m really liking the Snickers Cheesecake recipe and the Caramel Apple Crumble Bars sound good too. I have such a sweet tooth!
Jolina says
Oh my word I am eyeing the snickers cheesecake too! Just divine. Thanks Liz!
Dawn says
Whoa! All of this looks so good and I think I may be in a sugar coma right now 😀 We bought some Halloween stuff a couple weeks ago and you know that I’ve already dug into it. I think ‘I better buy extra just in case there’s lots of kids,’ but really, deep down, I’m accounting for that fact that I’ll probably eat half of it before Halloween even gets here,,,especially if it is potato chips, lol!!
Jolina says
LOL you’re so funny Dawn. I really wish we were neighbours! We live in a condo so no trick or treaters but hey, never stopped us from buying candy (or potato chips haha). Hope you find a recipe you like! Lots of awesome ones here eh? Sugar coma here we come. Happy Halloween!
Michele says
I don’t have kids either but always pick up a couple of bags in case anyone shows up at my door! Usually no one does and I am left to eat all that delicious leftover candy! Some of those recipes up there sound good and I might buy a few extra bags to try one or two of them out!
Jolina says
LOL we’re the same Michele! We live in a condo so trick or treating is not allowed but we get a box (okay, 2 boxes) of candy anyway haha. Would love to hear what recipe you chose. Happy Halloween!
Samantha Reveley says
These are some awesome recipes for using up the sweets that always end up lying around. Great post.
Jolina says
Thanks Samantha! Hope you find a recipe you love!