Bailey Blaikie ’19 & Cate Casparius ’19
As the leaves fall and the foliage turns to bright yellow and red, Halloween is soon to come, bringing tons and tons of candy.
Although extra candy is always exciting, it isn’t the only sweet thing this holiday is good for. Here are three ways to get rid of some extra candy while making festive Halloween treats.
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A classic Halloween icon is a spooky white ghost. Try recreating the cute icon in an easily baked dessert: ghost cupcakes.
You will need: Cupcake liners, 1 box of chocolate cake mix, 1 cup of butter, 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar, 7 oz of marshmallow fluff and 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract and eye candies.
Preheat oven to 350° and put cupcake liners in a cupcake tin. Combine chocolate cake mix with the ingredients noted on the box. Pour the batter into cupcake tins and bake for 20-24 minutes.
While the cupcakes are baking, prepare the frosting. Combine the marshmallow fluff with the powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
Once the cupcakes are baked, take them out and cool for approximately 20 minutes. Frost the cupcakes by dipping them into the frosting and then placing two eye candies to represent the eyes. Boo!
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Maple and cinnamon are classic fall flavors. They are great alone, but even better when combined into a delicious warm cookie with vanilla ice cream and sprinkles.
Try making these maple cinnamon ice cream sandwiches.
You will need: 1 egg, 1/3 cup of maple syrup, 1 tsp of baking powder, 1/2 tsp of baking soda, 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar, 1 tsp of cinnamon, 3 cups of flour and 1/2 tsp of maple extract, vanilla ice cream and sprinkles.
Preheat the oven to 350°. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or nonstick cooking spray. Beat together the egg, maple syrup, brown sugar and cinnamon. Combine the baking powder, baking soda and flour in a separate bowl. Gradually pour the dry ingredients into the other mixture while stirring. Once it becomes a thick consistency, form balls of dough and place them onto the sheet. Bake for approximately 15 minutes.
Once the cookies are out and cool, place a scoop of vanilla ice cream in between two cookies. Then, roll the sandwich into the sprinkles to get an even coating.
Do you have lots of leftover candy that will take you a year to finish? Throw some of it into this easy candy bark.
You will need: M&M’s, candy corn, sprinkles, white chocolate Kit-Kats, candy eyeballs and 3 cups of white chocolate.
Separate the 3 cups of white chocolate into three different bowls to facilitate melting. Alternate putting the bowls into the microwave for one minute at a time (make sure not to burn the chocolate). Once it’s melted, spread it evenly onto parchment paper on a baking sheet. Sprinkle the Kit Kats, candy eyeballs, M&Ms, candy corn and sprinkles all over the chocolate. Pop it into the freezer for one hour and you’re done. Once cooled, cut up all the pieces and enjoy with your friends!
These three recipes are the perfect addition to any Halloween. Whether you’re trick-or-treating or staying in, there’s no reason not to be festive and make use of any extra candy.
