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18 Ways To Use Up Your Leftover Halloween Candy AND Celebrate National Candy Day

18 ways to use leftover Halloween candy
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After tonight, you'll be ready to hang up your Stranger Things costume, put away your fake spider webs and clean off your spooky-chic table settings. Soon it’ll be time to take inventory of your leftover candy and use it to make a few epic desserts. It just so happens that National Candy Day falls on November 4 (coincidence?), which is the perfect excuse to partake in one last post-Halloween candy binge. Whether you’re stuck with fun-size chocolate bars or you have candy corncoming out of your ears, there’s a perfect dessert waiting to house all of your sweet treats. Scroll down to find 18 ways you can reuse all of your leftover Halloween candy AND celebrate National Candy Day at the same time.


Candy Corn Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

Candy Corn Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

The one candy you’re bound to have left over after all of your festivities is candy corn. Add them to this moist and chewy cookie cake to make it *even* more delicious and colorful. (via Life Love and Sugar)

Candy Bar Pie

Candy Bar Pie

Why stick to one type of candy per dessert? Pile them in this cookie pie that’s filled with M&M’s, Reeses and Rolo. (via Crazy for Crust)

Candy Corn and White Chocolate Blondies

Candy Corn and White Chocolate Blondies

Candy corn and white chocolate are the peas and carrots of Halloween candy. Pair the two together in a simple blondie for a sugary yellow, orange and white treat. (via Averie Cooks)

Caramel Candy-Apple Nachos

Caramel Candy-Apple Nachos

Who needs tortilla chips and queso when you have apples and caramel? Pile on crumbled Heath Bar and walnuts over the top of these dessert nachos and instantly ease that sweet tooth. (via Brit + Co)

Chocolate Peanut Butter Candy Bars

Chocolate Peanut Butter Candy Bars

These crispy candy bars get a surprising crunch from their cereal base. Spread on a creamy chocolate and peanut butter icing and top with whatever chocolate candies you have left over. (via Averie Cooks)

Candy Corn Pretzel Hugs

Candy Corn Pretzel Hugs

This snack is a comforting hug all right. It’s sweet and salty and uses up the last of your candy corn, Hershey’s Hugs and mini pretzels. (via Sally’s Baking Addiction)

Peanut Butter Candy Bar Fudge

Peanut Butter Candy Bar Fudge

So… you have a variety of candy bar minis and pieces living in the bottom of your Halloween bowl? Mix them all together with classic peanut butter fudge and make your own unique candy concoction. (via Mom on Timeout)

Leftover Halloween Candy No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecakes

Leftover Halloween Candy No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecakes

You can use up your leftover candy and still produce an elegant and sophisticated dessert. These cheesecakes hide all of the candy on the inside so you can have the best of both worlds. (via Butterlust)

Candy Bar Brownie Trifle

Candy Bar Brownie Trifle

Brownies, candy, whipped cream and chocolate pudding. If this sounds like your perfect Friday night, then this trifle needs to be on your weekend menu — ASAP. (via The Kitchen Magpie)

Chocolate Peanut Butter Kit Kat Crunch Bars

Chocolate Peanut Butter Kit Kat Crunch Bars

It’s one thing to take a quick break with a Kit Kat. Take your afternoon 15 minutes of peace over the top with these crunchy homemade candy bars that feature the twin chocolate wafer bars. (via Averie Cooks)

Loaded Candy Bar Popcorn

Loaded Candy Bar Popcorn

What do you get when you mix pretzels, chocolate, marshmallows, M&M’s, Reese’s Minis, caramel and sprinkles with popcorn? The ultimate movie night snack that’s sure to give you a major sugar rush. (via Sugar Dish Me)

M&M's Brownie Batter Dip

M&M’s Brownie Batter Dip

Baked goods aren’t the only way to use up your leftover candy. Easily mix together a quick brownie batter dip and incorporate a few of those tiny packs of M&M’s. (via Fake Ginger)

Fudgy Milky Way Brownies

Fudgy Milky Way Brownies

Cakey brownie lovers, look away! These brownies are pure fudge, filled with Milky Way pieces and topped with caramel sauce. Sugar coma, engage. (via A Pumpkin and a Princess)

Overloaded Mars Bar Cake

Overloaded Mars Bar Cake

Don’t be overwhelmed by all of your leftover candy. Save it for someone with an upcoming birthday and treat them to a cake filled with their favorite chocolates. (via The Cookie Writer)

Snickers Chocolate Cookie Cups

Snickers Chocolate Cookie Cups

Did you know that a mini Snickers fits perfectly in the center of a mini muffin tin? That makes them a great surprise to fill the center of mini chocolate cookie cups. (via Oh Sweet Basil)

No-Bake Twix Chocolate Slice

No-Bake Twix Chocolate Slice

Not a baker? No problem! These Twix chocolate slices come together in only 15 minutes and don’t require you to touch your oven. (via Sweetest Menu)

Twix Cheesecake Bars

Twix Cheesecake Bars

Creamy cheesecake + crunchy Twix Bars = dessert supremacy. Drizzle the top with chocolate and caramel right before serving to complete the transformation. (via Domestic Superhero)

Peanut Butterfinger Cookies

Peanut Butterfinger Cookies

Get a load of these sweet peanut butterfinger cookies! This recipe is yet another way to make use of leftover Halloween candy instead of trying to eat everything in one sitting. (via Two Peas & Their Pod)

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