How to Use Up Leftover Halloween Candy

1 Take It to the Office

If there's one thing you can count on, it's that candy will always be welcome at the office. Place your leftovers in a cute candy dish on your desk or in the office kitchen and watch them disappear!

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2 Bake It

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For your next batch of bake-sale cookies, add some M&M's, crumbled toffee pieces, and candy corn. Or snuggle some peppermint patties into your brownie mix for a minty surprise!

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3 Assemble a Gift

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Track down the dry ingredients for a great cookie recipe, and place them in a jar along with some leftover Halloween candy pieces for a great make-at-home holiday gift.

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4 Top Ice Cream

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Add pizzazz to a scoop of simple vanilla ice cream with a generous sprinkling of M&M's, crumbled Butterfingers, or another candy fave.

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5 Stuff a Piñata

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Know any kids (or kids at heart) who have an upcoming birthday? Buy a piñata, stuff it with your leftover candy, and send the party into a frenzy!

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6 Make Trail Mix

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Whether you buy some premade mix or make yours from scratch, crumbled chocolate bars, M&M's, and even candy corn can make a sweet addition to your trail-mix snacking.

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7 Melt It Down

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Pour melted leftover chocolate into molds, and give your homemade candies as gifts!

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8 Trade It In

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Some dentists offer a candy buy-back program where they will pay you per pound or trade for toothbrushes, floss, and other tooth-friendly goods.

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9 Donate It

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Organizations like Operation Gratitude and local food banks would be glad to take your sealed packages of candy off your hands to provide to troops overseas and those in need at home.

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