17 Fresh-Baked Recipes to Make with Leftover Halloween Candy

Stephanie Brubaker
·4 min read

When the fun of Halloween is over, and you are left with piles and piles of candy—what are you going to do?? Turn that candy into something even more delicious, that's what! Instead of keeping those overflowing pumpkins and trick-or-treat snacks around the house for little hands to help themselves whenever they feel like it, I like to repurpose all that candy into these leftover Halloween candy recipes.

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What To Do With Leftover Halloween Candy

Peanut Butter Cups can be made into Brownie Batter Dip. Pumpkin Spice Muddy Buddies are a sweet and salty way to use up all that leftover candy corn. Twix can be reinvented as Twix Cheesecake Pie and Oreo Reese’s Fudge Brownies are thick, rich and full of candy surprises!  And the list goes on! So here now are the 17 of the best leftover Hallloween candy recipes that give new life to whatever sweets are in your trick-or-treat haul.

Best Leftover Halloween Candy Recipes

<p>Pam's Daily Dish</p><p>This four-ingredient Reese’s Pieces Halloween Candy Pretzel Bark is so much fun to make! </p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href="https://parade.com/942120/pambeth/reeses-pieces-halloween-pretzel-bark-recipe/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Reese's Pieces Pretzel Bark;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Reese's Pieces Pretzel Bark</a></strong></p>
<p>Back for Seconds</p><p>This Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Batter Dip is an awesome, no-bake, quick and easy dessert or snack you can whip up in minutes! No boxed mix is needed. </p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href="https://backforseconds.com/peanut-butter-cup-brownie-batter-dip/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Batter Dip;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Batter Dip</a></strong></p><p><strong>Related: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.i929fm.com/lifestyle/50-best-halloween-candy-ranked-155800969.html" data-ylk="slk:Best Halloween Candy Ranked for 2023;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link yahoo-link">Best Halloween Candy Ranked for 2023</a></strong></p>
<p>Celebrating Sweets</p><p>Roasted bananas stuffed with chocolate candy bars. Similar to the traditional campfire treat, but even better!</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href="https://celebratingsweets.com/candy-bar-banana-boats/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Candy Bar Banana Boats;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Candy Bar Banana Boats</a></strong></p>
<p>Back for Seconds</p><p>Pumpkin Spice Muddy Buddies are a fun sweet and salty snack, and a perfect way to use up all that leftover candy corn! </p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href="https://backforseconds.com/halloween-pumpkin-spice-muddy-buddies/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Pumpkin Spice Muddy Buddies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Pumpkin Spice Muddy Buddies</a></strong></p>
<p>The Kitchen's My Playground</p><p>Love Twix candy bars? Then you'll love them even more when they're surrounded by creamy cheesecake in this scrumptious pie.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.thekitchenismyplayground.com/2014/03/twix-cheesecake-pie-brandon-lafells.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Twix Cheesecake Pie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Twix Cheesecake Pie </a></strong></p>
<p>Back for Seconds</p><p>These homemade Oreo Reese’s Fudge Brownies are thick, rich and fudgy— just the way a brownie should be! </p><p><strong>Get the recipe: </strong><strong><a href="https://backforseconds.com/oreo-reeses-fudge-brownies/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Oreo Reese's Fudge Brownies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Oreo Reese's Fudge Brownies</a></strong></p><p><strong>Related: <a href="https://parade.com/1274738/kavitharamaswamy/squid-game-dalgona-candy-recipe/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Easy Squid Game Honeycomb Recipe (Dalgona Candy);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Easy Squid Game Honeycomb Recipe (Dalgona Candy)</a></strong></p>
<p>Cupcakes and Kale Chips</p><p>This Peanut Butter Cup Flourless Chocolate Cake Roll recipe is way too easy to be this impressive and amazing.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: </strong><strong><a href="https://cupcakesandkalechips.com/peanut-butter-cup-flourless-chocolate-cake-roll/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Peanut Butter Cup Flourless Chocolate Cake Roll;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Peanut Butter Cup Flourless Chocolate Cake Roll</a></strong></p>
<p>Back for Seconds</p><p>These Brown Butter Butterfinger Cookies are every bit as good as they sound! Chewy, buttery cookies with chocolate, peanut butter chips and Butterfingers! </p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href="https://backforseconds.com/brown-butter-butterfinger-cookies/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Brown Butter Butterfinger Cookies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Brown Butter Butterfinger Cookies</a></strong></p>
<p>Karen's Kitchen Stories</p><p>These sweet and salty popcorn cookies are so satisfyingly tasty. You get crunch, you get sweet, you get saltiness, and you get chocolate, all in the guise of a little mini popcorn ball of a cookie. </p><p>Get the recipe: <a href="https://www.karenskitchenstories.com/2016/06/sweet-and-salty-popcorn-cookies.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Popcorn Cookies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Popcorn Cookies</a></p>
<p>Back for Seconds</p><p>These Milky Way Cheesecake Brownies combine the perfect fudgy brownie with smooth, creamy cheesecake and gooey Milky Way candy bars. An impressive dessert that’s easy to make! </p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href="https://backforseconds.com/milky-way-cheesecake-brownies/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Milky Way Cheesecake Brownies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Milky Way Cheesecake Brownies</a></strong></p>
<p>Sweet Recipeas</p><p>Cookie butter cookie filled with Kit Kat candy bar pieces all baked into a pie shell…a great way to use up your leftover Halloween candy. </p><p><strong>Get the recipe: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.sweetrecipeas.com/2016/11/03/cookie-butter-kit-kat-cookie-pie/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Cookie Butter Kit Kat Cookie Pie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Cookie Butter Kit Kat Cookie Pie</a></strong></p>
<p>Back for Seconds</p><p>Easy Peanut Butter Snickers Fudge takes just a handful of ingredients and a few minutes to make—no candy thermometer needed!—and the result is incredible! </p><p><strong>Get the recipe: </strong><strong><a href="https://backforseconds.com/easy-peanut-butter-snickers-fudge/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Easy Peanut Butter Snickers Fudge;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Easy Peanut Butter Snickers Fudge</a></strong></p><p><strong>Related: <a href="https://parade.com/212121/stefanipollack/homemade-halloween-candy-recipes/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:9 Homemade Halloween Candy Recipes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">9 Homemade Halloween Candy Recipes</a></strong></p>
<p>Back for Seconds</p><p>No-Bake Butterfinger Cheesecake Pie with an Oreo crust is out of this world delicious! An easy, impressive dessert recipe that always gets rave reviews! </p><p><strong>Get the recipe: </strong><strong><a href="https://backforseconds.com/no-bake-butterfinger-cheesecake-pie/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:No-Bake Butterfinger Cheesecake Pie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">No-Bake Butterfinger Cheesecake Pie</a></strong></p>
<p>The Frugal Foodie Mama</p><p>These chocolatey four-ingredient Halloween Stash Devil's Food Cookies are the perfectly delicious way to use up that leftover trick-or-treat candy. </p><p><strong>Get the recipe: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.thefrugalfoodiemama.com/2015/11/halloween-stash-devils-food-cookies.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Halloween Stash Devil's Food Cookies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Halloween Stash Devil's Food Cookies</a></strong></p><p><strong>Related: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.i929fm.com/lifestyle/50-spoocktacular-halloween-cookies-kids-130000819.html" data-ylk="slk:50 Easy and Spooky Halloween Cookie Recipes For Kids of All Ages;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link yahoo-link">50 Easy and Spooky Halloween Cookie Recipes For Kids of All Ages</a></strong></p>
<p>Back for Seconds</p><p>These Double Chocolate Heath Bars are so easy to make and are sure to smash those chocolate cravings! </p><p><strong>Get the recipe: </strong><strong><a href="https://backforseconds.com/double-chocolate-heath-bars-2/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Double Chocolate Heath Bars;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Double Chocolate Heath Bars</a></strong></p>
<p>Celebrating Sweets</p><p>A soft and gooey deep-dish cookie baked in a skillet and loaded with your favorite candy bars! Serve warm with ice cream and hot fudge sauce. </p><p><strong>Get the recipe: </strong><strong><a href="https://celebratingsweets.com/candy-bar-skillet-cookie-video/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Candy Bar Skillet Cookie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Candy Bar Skillet Cookie</a></strong></p><p><strong>Related: <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/35-creepy-cute-halloween-food-172334096.html" data-ylk="slk:35+ Creepy-Cute Halloween Food and Drink Recipes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link yahoo-link">35+ Creepy-Cute Halloween Food and Drink Recipes</a></strong></p>
<p>Back for Seconds</p><p>These soft and chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter Twix Cookies are sure to become a new favorite treat in your house! What more could you want in a cookie?</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: </strong><strong><a href="https://backforseconds.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-twix-cookies/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Chocolate Peanut Butter Twix Cookies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Chocolate Peanut Butter Twix Cookies</a></strong></p><p><strong>Related: </strong><strong><a href="https://parade.com/329010/parade/make-your-own-twix-bars/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Make Your Own Twix Bars;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Make Your Own Twix Bars</a></strong></p>

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