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Wondering what to do with all of that leftover candy? Why not transform it into even more decadent desserts?! You’ll find so many indulgent ideas in this collection of 50+ Leftover Halloween Candy Recipes! This list includes gluten free treats too!
What To Do With Leftover Candy
Food bloggers have a certain superpower. We can take something already delicious, like our favorite candy, and turn it into something even more irresistible.
This is all so we can tempt out readers with amazing dessert recipes made from leftover candy bars. Because we know you raided your kids’ Halloween stash and maybe there are still a few that haven’t been eaten. Or it’s possible you just want to take some items you have lying around and turn them into a dessert you can bring to a party or serve to your family and friends.
The desserts you can make with leftover candy bars and other chocolate and candies are endless. But let’s break it down to the basics.
- Use candy to decorate cakes or top cupcakes.
- Stir chopped candy bars into homemade ice cream.
- Stuff some into cookies
- Sprinkle them in brownies
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50+ Leftover Halloween Candy Recipes
Just try to resist taking your favorite candies and turning them into something even more decadent. You’ll never wonder what to do with leftover candy again.
Reese’s Recipes
Reese’s might be the first to disappear, but make sure to save some because these desserts will tempt any chocolate and peanut butter love
Flourless Reese’s Chocolate Cake Roll
This might just be the ultimate treaty for the peanut butter cup lovers in your life. Delicate chocolate sponge is rolled up with a Reese's-studded peanut butter filling, and then it's slathered with choclate ganache and topped with more Reese's.
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Gluten Free Reese’s Brownies
Fudgy flourless brownies are so rich and chocolaty. The only way to make them better id to add a swirl of peanut butter and chunks of peanut butter cups for that slaty-sweet combo nobody can resist.
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No-Churn Reese’s Ice Cream
A simple no-churn ice cream base has a ribbon of peanut butter and plenty of peanut butter cups. It's a rich and creamy frozen dessert made even better with your favorite Reese's candies.
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Flourless Reese’s Cookies
Flourless, super peanut buttery cookies topped with Reese's for a double dose of peanut butter goodness. It's a new twist on the classic peanut butter blossom cookie recipe.
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Reese’s Poke Cake
This gooey dessert is perfect to bring to a potluck of party. It's so easy to make, and every layer of chocolate and peanut butter deliciousness makes it even more irresistible.
GFO – use a gluten free cake recipe or mix.
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No-Churn Reese’e Ice Cream Cake
Now we are turning that no-churn ice cream into an indulgent ice cream cake. Rich dark chocolate ganache and fresh whipped cream add yet another layer of depth to the flavors in this decadent dessert.
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More Reese’s Recipes
- Peanut Butter CupRice Krispie Treats Pinwheels GFO – use gluten free crispy rice cereal | Mom on Timeout
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Bark GF | Chocolate, Chocolate and More
- Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream Sandwiches GF | The Gunny Sack
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies GFO – use 1-to-1 gluten free flour | Boulder Locavore
- Loaded Reese’s Bark GF | Simple Joy
- Reese’s Pieces Rice Krispies Treats GFO – use gluten free crispy rice cereal | Something Swanky
Leftover M&M’s Recipes
They may melt in your mouth and not in your hand, but they are totally mouthwatering when added to cookies, bars, and so much more.
Monster Cookie Bars
A fully-loaded bar cookie you can make in one bowl in no time. Crisp on the outside, chewy on the inside, and filled with peanut butter, oats, chocolate chips, and M&M's.
GFO – use certified gluten free oats
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These chewy delights only have three ingredients. Start with a simple one-bowl 2-ingredient coconut macaroon recipeand make it more fun and colorful by adding M&M chocolate candies.
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Flourless Monster Cookie Dough Dip
Just like the classic cookies,this sweet dessert dip is fully-loaded with chocolate and peanut butter goodness. But it's flourless, eggless, and perfect for scooping up with fruit or cookies.
GFO – use certified gluten free oats
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These magical layered bars get an extra delicious twist with M&M's and toasted pecans. They are baked intoin a gooey layer atop a buttery graham cracker crust.
GFO – use gluten free graham crackers
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More M&M Recipes
- Caramel Marshmallow M&M Brownies| Inside Bru Crew Life
- M&M’s Popcorn Balls GF | I Heart Eating
- M&M Apple Caramel Cheese Ball GFO – use regular plan M&M’s instead of fall colors | Will Cook For Smiles
- Monster Cookies GFO – use certified gluten free oats | RecipeGirl
- Monster Cookie Dough Ice Cream GFO – use certified gluten free oats | A Kitchen Addiction
- M&M’s Cake | A Treats Affair
Leftover Heath Bars and Toffee Recipes
That buttery candy adds something salty-sweet to your treats. And there’s just something so good about that crunch.
Double Chocolate Toffee Caramel Fudge
This easy microwave fudge recipe has layers of white and dark chocolate. But what makes it even better are the bits of toffee and gooey caramel.
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Toffee White Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Enjoy an extra tasty twist on classic flourless monster cookies with. These chewy and crisp cookies have almond butter, almonds, and toffee for a deliciously nutty flavor and extra texture.
GFO – use certified gluten free oats
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No-Churn Toffee Caramel Ice Cream
You'll fall in love with this super simple cheesecake-flavored ice cream filled with caramel, toffee and chocolate chips. Only seven ingredients and no ice cream machine needed.
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Toffee Almond Snowball Cookies
The classic nutty, buttery, powdered sugar-coated cookies get a flavor upgrade. The combination of toffee bits and almonds add a little bit of extra decadence.
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Toffee Pumpkin Spice White Chocolate Bark
This easy chocolate candy recipe with bits of buttery toffee and pumpkin pie spice. It's the essence of fall in a creamy treat that's so simple to make and great to give as gifts.
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No-ChurnNutella Toffee Ice Cream
Ultra creamy ice cream has over-the-top deliousness when you addh a swirl of chocolate hazelnut spread and crunchy bits of Heath Bar candy. The hardest part will be waiting for it to freeze before you enjoy a scoop of this heavenly frozen dessert.
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More Toffee Recipes
- Fudge Toffee Chocolate Chip Bars | That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Apple Brickle Dip GF | Jule’s Eats and Treats
- Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies | Crazy for Crust
- Gluten Free Heath Cookies GF | Hunny, I’m Home
- Caramel Toffee Muddy Buddies GF | Crazy Little Projects
Leftover Hershey Bar, Mounds, and Almond Joy Recipes
From classic chocolate to coconutty treats, you can’t go wrong with desserts made with these classic bars from Hershey’s.
S’Mores Pudding Pie
Combine the classic campfire treat and a chocolate cream pie into one amazing dessert made with Hershey Bar pudding. Don't forget to toasted marshmallow meringue.
GFO – use gluten free graham crackers or the almond flour crust alternative
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Gluten Free S’Mores Bars
Combine two favorites into one gooey chocolate-and-marshmallow-filled treat with an easy flourless graham cracker crust. This twist on class magic bars is a guaranteed hit!
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Cookie Butter S’Mores Dip
You don't need a campfire when you have this smooth and gooey dessert dip. It's swirled with marshmallow and topped with chopped milk chocolate, plus the cookie butter gives a hint of spiced cookie goodness.
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More Hershey, Almond Joy, and Mounds Recipes
- Hershey Bar Cake | Kitchen Fun with My Three Sons
- Skillet S’Mores Dip GFO – dip gluten free graham crackers | The Baker Mama
- Almond Joy Layer Cake | Life, Love, and Sugar
- Mounds Chocolate Cookies | Averie Cooks
- Almond Joy Crescent Rolls GFO – use homemade gluten free crescent rolls | Crazy for Crust
- Almond Joy Bundt Cake | Taste and Tell
Leftover Snickers and Milky Way Recipes
These nutty, caramelly, and chocolaty candies make desserts extra gooey and delicious. They are finger-licking good.
Double Chocolate Snickers Fudge
Stuffed with your favorite candy bar, this melt-in-your-mouthtreat has both dark and white chocolate. To make it even better, it has only five ingredients and you can make it on the stove or in the microwave – no candy thermometer needed!
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Milky Way Flourless Chocolate Cake Roll
Roll up a tender sponge cake with fluffy whipped cream is studded with Milky Way candy bars and drizzled with caramel for a rich and impressive desseert. Covered with a chocolate ganache frosting, and drizzled with more caramel, it's impossible to resist.
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More Snickers and Milky Way Recipes
- Snickers Monster Cookies GFO – use certified gluten free oats | What’s Cooking Love?
- Snickers Chocolate Parfaits GF | Real Housemoms
- Snickers Apple Salad GF | Lil’ Luna
- Apple Snickers Cake | Inside Bru Crew Life
- No-Bake Snickers Cheesecake GFO – use gluten free graham cracker crust | Baked By An Introvert
- Milky Way Cookies | I Heart Naptime
- Chocolate Milky Way Cupcakes | A Classic Twist
- Milky Way Pound Cake | Spicy Southern Kitchen