Leftover Halloween Candy: Storage & creative uses?
The annual holiday question ... about 100 kids last year ... 15 this year.
From this post last year:
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/280821
- Donate to food banks or shelters
- Bring to office & enjoy meetings with coworkers on a sugar buzz
- link to Martha Stewart recipe for M&M/Butterfingers candied apples
- microwave until carmelized & top with whipped cream
- Add to brownies & cookies
This link with more ideas, links and recipes like:
http://yorkweekly.com/2004news/110320...
- BIT-O-HONEY PUMPKIN CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
- MILKY WAY PAIN AU CHOCOLAT
- DOTS TARTLETS
- LEFTOVER HALLOWEEN CANDY CAKE
My contribution this year:
Make oatmeal as usual (I micowave). Break up a bar before putting in microwave. After a minute stir and microwave until ready. Top with yogurt. I call it killer oatmeal.
If you have the right kind of plain chocolate bar, you could melt and add to milk to make hot chocolate. I will warn that doing this with a Reese's peanut butter cup requires straining out peanut sludge at bottom ... or enjoying it.
So, if not frozen how long will it last in a jar or plastic container? There was a funny site out there on what to do with the leftover candy that I didn't link to because it wasn't food-related, but I sort of liked the suggestion to reuse in next year since no one will notice. Sort of like evergreen fruitcakes.
rworange
Nov 01, 2006 03:51PM
Crush and add to ice cream.
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Chop choc to bits for all sorts of baking
Melt choc for fondue
Make goodie bags for shelters and food pantries with a Thanksgiving theme
Candy-decorations for birthday cakes
Keep some for yourself,'cause 3 months from now you are going to crave it :)
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Chop a chocolate bar or square (from choc.assort.box), use some to top your cereal or granola with it, sprinkle a bit of cocoa powder, add milk and enjoy! Sliced almonds may be added too.
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Candy trains are fun: http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/R... But, most people would probably have to buy *more* candy just to make them! I've made them before at Christmas time for the little kids and big kids too!
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Put it in a pinata for a party.
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Save for gingerbread house. Bake it in puff pastry (topped w/ marshmallows if you have any), top w/ ice cream.
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Thanks for the post... This year was a total bust for us as we moved to a new neighborhood and bought WAY Too much... :( if anyone has specific BRAND recipes (Like M&M, Heath, Reeses... believe me, we got it ALL... :() Please post!! :)
--Dommy!
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M&Ms and that type can be used instead of chocolate chips in recipes. Reeses' pb cups are good crushed up and added to the top of brownies, esp. brownies w/ a pb batter swirled in. Or, I've seen people bake chocolate chip cookies in mini muffin tins in a cup and then pop the mini pb cups inside.
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There's The Candy Bar Cookbook
http://www.amazon.com/Candy-Bar-Cookb...
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Kind of cool ... just found this site for candy/wine pairing ... Candy Corn + Elio Perrone Moscato d’Asti ... they put together a wine/leftover Halloween candy tasting menu.
http://www.dcist.com/archives/2006/10...
There's the Snickers + Taylor Fladgate 20-Year-Old Tawny Port combo ...
"we’ll bet you’ve never had a better high-brow/low-brow pairing. Tawnies have a silky, rich texture that stands up to the thick caramel/nougat/chocolate combo of Snickers. Plus, tawny port ... are known for their heady, nutty aromas."
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Thanks for the link and the belly laugh, rworange! I've sent this to my wine-tasting group - I think we have our theme for November.
Anne
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