With Halloween just around the corner, you know what that means. First, take your kids trick-or-treating. Second, buy enough candy for all the ghosts and princesses that show up at your door. Combined, there’s one thing you can expect, leftover Halloween candy. Rather than toss it out, here are some incredible tips to use the leftovers.
Freeze Candy
You can freeze a lot of the candy your kids bring home and what you have to hand out. Especially when it comes to chocolate candy, it’ll keep a long time in a zippered plastic bag. To use them, add semi-unfrozen or unfrozen treats to milkshakes, yogurt, or ice cream. You can even crunch some of it up as a topping for cakes and cupcakes.
Make Baked Goods
Leftover candy bars are delicious in many baked goods. The next time you bake a cake, brownies, or cupcakes, include them along with the other ingredients. Not only will that take care of the leftovers, but it’ll also save you money at the grocery store.
Make Homemade Trail Mix
This is another great way to use leftover Halloween candy. In a bowl, add small pretzels, peanuts, raisins, dried cranberries, and candy. Depending on what you have on hand, you could use M&Ms, chocolate-covered raisins, and even candy corn.
Set It Out for Others to Enjoy
As you prepare to host Thanksgiving dinner, you can use some candy in the things you make. For instance, adding candy corn to your sweet yams will give them a wonderful, sweet flavor. Another option, put the leftovers in a bowl for people to enjoy as a snack.
Enhance the Flavor of Your Coffee
For this, simply add some of the chocolate brought home or leftover from what you bought at the store to make your coffee even more delicious. One possibility is to add one or two caramel pieces. Another is to drop some plain M&Ms into your coffee. You’ll end up with a sweet and yummy cup of java.
Keep a Small Baggie of Candy in Your Car or Purse
You never know when you’ll get a sudden craving for candy. Along with taking care of your sweet tooth by having a small bag of leftovers on hand, you always have a quick snack for the kids.
Use It for Gift Wrapping
Here’s another awesome way to repurpose leftover candy. When you wrap Christmas presents, put some in a piece of cellophane. Then, use ribbon to tie the individual bags onto the presents. Remember, a lot of candy lasts a long time, so you don’t need to worry about it going bad.
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Make an Advent Calendar
This is a fun project for the kids. Place some candy in small paper cups and cover them with a tissue. Next, use a marker to write the numbers one through 30 on the top. You’ll then place the cups on a large poster board, setting them sideways. As each day approaches, your kids can poke a hole in the tissue to get a delicious treat.
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