Spooky Halloween Candies

This collection of spooky Halloween candy recipes is sure to liven up any Halloween party. Most are simple enough that kids can make them (with a little adult assistance) and their taste and appearance appeals to both kids and adults alike. Boooo appetit!

1. Marzipan Fingers

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Marzipan fingers are the ultimate ghoulish Halloween candy! Delicious almond marzipan is fashioned into frighteningly lifelike severed fingers. Eat them if you dare!

2. Werewolf Truffles

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Werewolf Truffles may be the best Halloween candy you’re too scared to eat! A delicious chocolate-peanut butter mixture is dipped in chocolate and decorated to look like spooky werewolves.

3. Blood-Splattered Fudge

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Blood-Splattered Fudge is gruesome…and gruesomely delicious. A smooth and creamy white chocolate fudge is covered in red food coloring splatters that look disturbingly like blood. It's not for the squeamish, but if you're looking for the perfect scary candy for Halloween, look no further than Blood-Splattered Fudge.

4. Mummy Truffles

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Making Halloween candy is a wrap with these Mummy Truffles! Chewy, soft coconut balls are wrapped in fondant “bandages” to form adorable mini mummy candies.

5. Marzipan Brains

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Pistachio marzipan is formed into creepy brain shapes in this fun Halloween candy! The greenish-black candy brains are eerily realistic, and have a great roasted pistachio taste.

6. Vampire Bite Truffles

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Vampire Bite Truffles have bloody vampire fang marks on the outside and ooze red "blood" when you bite into them! These truffles are made of sweet almond marzipan and contain a liquid cherry filling that gushes once they're opened.

7. Bat Truffles

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Bat Truffles are delightfully spooky chocolate truffles in the shape of bats. This candy is perfect for Halloween or any scary occasion.

8. Meringue Ghosts

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Meringue Ghosts are fluffy, crispy meringue candies dipped in chocolate and formed into cute ghost shapes, perfect for Halloween.

9. Spider Truffles

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Spider Truffles are one spider you'll want to eat, not squish! Rich chocolate truffles are decorated with black licorice legs in this creepy candy spider recipe.

10. Chocolate-Filled Witch Hats

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These clever Chocolate-Filled Witch Hats Halloween candies feature crunchy ice cream cones, shortbread cookies, and a rich, creamy chocolate truffle filling.

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Halloween Candy Bark

If I was a wise blogger, the kind who planned her "editorial calendar" several months in advance (or, let's be honest, the kind who had a legitimate editorial calendar in the first place), I would save these candies to blog about after Halloween. After all, they're the perfect way to use up leftover Halloween candy. This "bark" is actually a base of graham crackers, covered with a simple two-ingredient chocolate fudge, and then sprinkled with whatever mish-mash of Halloween candy you have lying around. Want to toss on a mix of Butterfingers, Snickers, and Kit Kats? Perfect! Been looking for a use for those almost-stale Pretzel M&Ms? Let them join the party! This candy is like the Statue of Liberty: it wants your tired, your poor, your huddled masses of candy yearning to breathe free be eaten.

Alas, I am not a wise blogger, nor am I a very patient one, because I enjoyed this Halloween Candy Bark last week, and I couldn't wait any longer to post about it! I liked how easy it was to make--it took about 10 minutes to put together, and then another few minutes in the refrigerator to "set" the fudge enough to be able to break it into pieces. I also loved the mix of candies on top--there was a great variety of flavors and textures, and each bite was a little bit different than the one before it. The only thing I'll change next time is to add more salty flavors to the mix. I loved all the sweet candies, but I think some crushed pretzels or chopped peanut butter cups would have REALLY pushed this bark over the edge. So if you've already gone a little crazy with the candy-buying this season, consider putting it to good use and giving this bark a bite!

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Halloween Candy Skewers

The real story behind these Halloween Candy Skewers isn't the recipe itself. Heck, there's not even a "recipe" to speak of. This is more like a craft suggestion. A "hey-it's-raining-let's-put-this-Halloween-candy-to-good-use" plan. An excuse to buy candies you wouldn't normally buy. All of those things, yes, but a recipe? Not so much. All you need to know about making these skewers is as follows:

• It's easiest if you use the thinnest wooden skewers you can find
• Softer candies work better, too--nothing harder than a gummy!
• The grosser the candy, the more little ones will love skewering them on their candy kabobs.

Speaking of gross candies, look what I found when I finished making my skewers! Fuzzy, moldy, repulsive gummy body parts! These are completely disgusting, but not for the reason the manufacturer intended. I purchased them about a week ago, but I can only guess that they must have sat on that store shelf much, much longer before some unwitting sap (me!) picked them up. So I guess I can add a fourth piece of advice to the "recipe" above: make sure your candies aren't moldy! Sure, it seems obvious, until you're staring down a white and fuzzy gummy nose with a queasy feeling in your stomach.

Get the recipe: Halloween Candy Skewers

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