Fall is just beginning but as those of us with children know Halloween will be here before we know it!
I don’t know about in your neighborhood but in ours there have been a few times a few neighbors were ready to head to bed and literally dumped their whole bowl in my son’s bag. We had so much candy and I knew that if I left it sitting around we would end up eating far more than any of us should have.
So I explored my options. I could hand it over to our dentist during their buy back program. I could parcel it out for treats, but with my son’s habit of sneaking food that was likely to end in disaster. So finally I began digging up recipes to use the candy in for family dinners, gifts, and even to put aside some for Thanksgiving.
If your neighbors aren’t as generous as mine these are also great recipes to make for thanksgiving after all the Halloween candy goes on clearance!
Reese’s Recipes
Homemade Reese’s Peanut Butter Smores | Dancing Through the Rain
No-Churn Reese’s Peanut Butter Ice Cream | Cincy Shopper
Mini Peanut Butter Cheesecakes | Small Town Woman
Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheerios Chex Muddy Buddies | Drugstore Divas
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Pizza | Finding Zest
Butterfinger Recipes
Ultimate Butterfinger Brownies | House of Nash Eats
Butterfinger Hot Cocoa | Saving Dollars and Sense
Butterfinger Cake Recipe | Living Sweet Moments
Peanut Butter Butterfinger Blondies | The Anthony Kitchen
Snickers Recipes
Snickers Cheesecake | Basil and Bubbly
Candy Bar Cupcakes | Saving Dollars and Sense
Four Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookie Snickers Bars | Mash Up Mom
Snickers Cookies | The Make Your Own Zone
M&M Recipes
M&M Rocky Road | Baking Queen 74
M&M’s Butterscotch Puffed Rice Cookies with Cake Batter Frosting |The Flavor Bender
Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies | Baking Beauty
Rolo Recipe
Inside Out Caramel Apple Muffins| Caroline’s Cooking
Twizzlers Recipe
Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats | A Little Knick A Little Knack
Recipes Using Other Candy Bars
Candy Stuffed Cookie Bars | Joy Food Sunshine
Leftover Halloween Candy Blondies | Lights, Camera, Bake!
Hopefully these recipes give you some ideas on how to use all that leftover candy from Halloween! Even better they would make the perfect desserts to bring along to Thanksgiving and gift to your neighbors or your child’s teacher.
