September 30, 2014

DIY Halloween Treats with Sweetworks Sweets

This is a Fashionista Event and a promotional item was provided to me by Sweetworks. Hosts for this event are Still Blonde after all these Years and yours truly. #SweetworksFall

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Halloween is coming, Halloween is coming!

Yes, it’s my mother’s fault that I am such a huge fan of Halloween, but seriously when else do you have the chance to eat endless amounts of candy, dress in ridiculous costumes and watch scary movies? Hosting a Halloween party is a must for me each year. And this time around I’m using Sweetworks candies to create the goodness-filled center pieces and treats for my table. My mom and I went to town on the creation of Alien Cupcakes, Graveyard Dirt, Washington Apple cocktails, Edible Indian Corn and Pearl Caramel Apples.

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Below you’ll find a simple list of ingredients and directions for making these Halloween treats. Perfect for any party and easy to make no matter your skill-level in the kitchen. Want to be able to make these and more treats on your own?? The Fashionistas are hosting a Sweetworks giveaway where 10 winners will walk away with $500 in candy! Scroll to the bottom to enter.

 

Graveyard Dirt

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(This is a new take on a family recipe that we call Christmas dirt. With my recent love for cashews and almonds I wanted to combine those with the Sixlets and yummy white almond bark.)

Ingredients:

  • Cashews
  • Almonds
  • Sixlets
  • White Almond Bark

Directions:

  • Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
  • Slowly melt the almond bark in the microwave – 10 seconds at a time and mixing frequently.
  • Pour melted almond bark on the dry ingredients, mix with a spatula.
  • Quickly lay out the mix on a piece of wax paper and allow 15 minutes to harden.
  • Break into pieces, plate and serve.

 

Edible Indian Corn

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Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup of butter
  • 1 cup of Sixlets
  • 8 cups of round puff cereal - I used Reeses but Kix or Cocoa Puffs could work too.
  • 10 oz bag of marshmallows

Directions:

  • Melt butter slowly in a large pot.
  • Add in marshmallows and continue to stir until they are entirely melted.
  • Add in the puff cereal and half of the candies. Mix quickly as the marshmallows cool quickly.
  • Once the combination cools, add the rest of the candies and mix again.
  • Cover your hands in butter and then separate out 10 piles, forming those into corn shaped masses.
  • Slide in a Popsicle stick or kabob stick.
  • Place in fridge to solidify the shapes more quickly.

 

Alien Cupcakes

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Ingredients:

  • Cupcake mix (I went with orange colored to add a little fun)
  • Frosting (I went with chocolate)
  • Sweetworks Autumn Pearls
  • Sweetworks Gumball Eyes
  • Pipecleaners

Directions:

  • Bake the cupcakes, according to the box directions.
  • Once cool, frost the top of each cupcake.
  • Dip frosting-covered top into the pearls.
  • Poke holes in the gumballs and then place pipecleaners into the holes, bend them and then stick into cupcakes.

 

Washington Apple Cocktails

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Ingredients:

  • Apple/Cranberry Juice
  • Crown Royal
  • Sour Apple Pucker
  • Eyeball gumballs

Directions:

In a cocktail shaker with ice, mix together 2 oz of Crown Royal, 2 oz of Sour Apple Pucker and 6 oz of the Cran/Apple Juice. Shake. Serve. For a little more fun add two gumball eyes to the drink just before serving. As the candy shell of the gumball disintegrates the eyes roll in the drink!

 

Pearl Caramel Apples

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New take on the classic caramel apple. And this is especially great for anyone who does not like or is allergic to nuts. Simply melt the caramel slowly in a pot on the stove. Dip the apple in the caramel and then roll it through the autumn pearls.

Now want to win some amazing Sweetworks candies of your own?? Use the rafflecopter below to enter for your chance to win one of 10 $500 Sweetworks prize packs.

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The packages include: Spooky Eyes Gumballs, Halloween Mix Gumballs, Autumn Mix Sixlets, Halloween Mix Sixlets, Autumn Mix Pearls, Halloween Mix Pearls, Pumpkin Spice Break-A-Part, Sixlets Halloween 27oz Laydown Bag and Witch’s Brew 29oz Laydown Bag!! (My students are loving the contents of the Sixlets Halloween and Witch’s Brew bags!!)
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Want even more inspiration for what to make this Halloween season? The bloggers below have all concocted crafts, DIYs and treats using Sweetworks goodies. You’ll be amazed at the creativity of these amazing ladies!


 

Katy Rose
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    • 130 thoughts on “DIY Halloween Treats with Sweetworks Sweets”

    1. Terra Heck

      I really like the Milk Chocolate Sports Car. My husband and two teen boys like cars. And they like chocolate. So, chocolate in the shape of a car would be perfect for them. Thanks.
      By the way, I’m totally going to make the graveyard dirt for an upcoming party I’m hosting.
      partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com

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    4. Sherry Compton

      Love the Indian corn. It’s such a cute idea and goes all fall long. A good treat and decoration for Thanksgiving.

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    7. Lisa Weidknecht

      WOW! Great ideas! My favorite one is the Alien Cupcakes. They are so cute!
      Lisa Weidknecht recently posted..Weekly Giveaway Linkup - Wednesday Wealth (October 1-7)

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    9. lissa crane

      Fabulous ideas! They will work for Halloween or Thanksgiving, and seem super easy to make! I will definitely make a few of these with my children this month!

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    10. Alina

      I love the Spooky Eyes Gumballs Stand-Up Bag. I’d use this for Halloween treat bags I make for my child’s classroom friends. They are yummy and such fun.

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    11. Patty

      What time should I show up for the party? I love the edible Indian Corn - so very clever.
      Patty recently posted..Meet SweetWorks, Enjoy a Pumpkin Spiced Chocolate Croissant and Enter to Win!

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    13. Stacey - Craft Blogger

      This is so cool! I don’t think you could find another use for Sixlets if you tried!
      Stacey - Craft Blogger recently posted..Thomas Jefferson Monticello: Visiting With Kids #TRAVEL

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    14. Dorothy Teel

      Washington Apple pucker drink looks cool and I can imagine it with the eyeball in it, I also love the graveyard dirt recipe, thank you for sharing these with me.

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    27. Kathleen

      Those are all adorable treat ideas, I really like the cereal treat corn. I am going to use some of these for my son’s birthday party that is coming up.
      Kathleen recently posted..Protect Your Teens Online with the New WebSafety App

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    28. Liz Mays

      I think the graveyard dirt might be my favorite because you buried a skeleton in there. That’s so darn cute!
      Liz Mays recently posted..Fall Clothing: Shop Early for Autumn Apparel and Save

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    31. Milena

      Great ideas! Halloween is my favorite time of year and I’d sure like to try some of these!
      Milena recently posted..The Old Man and The Old Moon at The New Victory Theater #NYC @NewVictory #Theater #Kids

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    32. Kelli A

      I love that tablescape! Halloween is one of our favorites to celebrate with the kids and they would go nuts over this table treats!
      Kelli A recently posted..1965 VW Camper Van Play Tent for Kids from The Monster Factory ~ @MonsterFactry #HGG

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    36. Karen

      Cute, cute, cute!!! I pinned the Graveyard Dirt, Indian Corn, Apples, and Alien Cupcakes to make for my kids!
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    39. diann @ The Thrifty Groove

      How fun! You offered up some really simple recipes and super cute ways to serve them!
      diann @ The Thrifty Groove recently posted..Sparkly and Bedazzling Pumpkin Ideas

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    41. Libby's Library

      Oh my gosh, Katy Rose - you did a fabulous job. I am definitely going to try some of your recipes. So stinkin’ cute!
      Libby’s Library recently posted..Come Fly With Me, Come Fly, Come Fly Away – Natura Culina

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    42. eliz frank

      You outdid yourself on these fabulous treats. They are so interesting to look at that I’d hesitate to eat them. Great job!

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    43. Danielle

      Oh my gosh, I love all of these ideas! If I had the energy, I would try making them all 😉
      Danielle recently posted..Ways To Scrapbook Your Fall Photos (& Make Photo Books with Instagram Photos)

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    51. Alice F.

      I love all kinds of candy and really can’t say I have a favorite. Well, if I really had to have a favorite it would be the one that is in within reach!

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    53. Ruth Griffeth

      I really loved the fact that you gave us a grown up drink! Thank you for all the great recipes! I am sure my friends and Iwill be using them soon!

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    54. Christy Peeples DuBois

      I’m going to say the Screaming Sours filled gum as my favorite because I love gum and I love sour gum/candy etc. I had no idea they made so many different types of candy.

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    55. Donna Jacoby

      Thank you for sharing the recipes. I know some ghosts & goblins that will appreciate the treats! Thank you for the giveaway!

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    58. Shannon R

      I am so impressed with this. What cute ideas you came up with. I wish I was having a halloween party I am so in love with these ideas you showed us here.

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    60. Heather Johnson

      My favorite product would be the Nerds. I have loved Nerds since I was a child, they come in flavors I love and they are easy to carry with you anywhere you go.

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    65. celina k

      Favorite product would probably be the niagara chocolate. I tried it around Easter, very good! I would love to try the peanut butter chocolate bar.

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    67. Jessica Menster

      My favorite product looks like it would have to be the mint ovations bits! I love chocolate and mint together, and in bite sized pieces they would be divine!

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    69. Marylou Sakosky

      I love the skeleton in a grave ..you used my favorite candy and i can make that easy..problem no kids and i think i could eat it all too .. oh noo ..I love all the sharing you did on all your recipes and thank you for the chance too

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    72. Sindy Murray

      I would like to try the Washington Apple Cocktails and my kids will love helping make the pearl apples.

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    73. Elizabeth

      It’s hard to choose, but I think the Niagara Chocolates Caramel Bar is calling my name. I love gooey caramel in chocolate! Now my mouth is watering. :)

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    76. Shawna Elkins

      Love the sixlets in the halloween colors because I love Halloween and sixlets.
      Shawna Elkins recently posted..The Beatrix Girls Rocktober Popstar Club Themed Costume Kit #Giveaway

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    77. Cheryl Rogers

      Those Irish creme Ovation sticks sound perfect to give to my husband and his mother. I didn’t know there was something out there like that!

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    85. Erin Hussman

      I love the bulk colored sixlets, I am getting married in Dec and plan on using them in my candy bar.
      plus they are super yummy!!

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    91. melandria romero

      my kids always loves apple, perhaps the caramel apple is nice.
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    92. melandria romero

      my kids always loves apple, perhaps the caramel apple is nice and a great halloween treat for kids
      melandria romero recently posted..Fitness Fashion & Freebies Fall Fashionista Giveaway – $225 in prizes #fashionistaevents

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    98. Sarah Oswald

      I would love to get the Nitwitz Banana Heads Candy since I always loved the bananas in the since I always liked the banana candys in Runts and this is just the bananas only. I hope they taste the same.

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    100. Petra Jadan

      I would love to get the Foiled Solid Milk Chocolate Rabbit because I have great memories. I always buy those chocolates for my children in Easter. Is lie a tradition. Thanks

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    101. Lynn C

      The pastel Sixlets are gorgeous, especially if they look as pearly as in the one picture. I’ve always loved Sixlets and haven’t had them in much too long.

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    102. Sarah Oswald

      I love all these ideas they are so clever and I love caramel apples and your are very cute and different looking. Thanks for sharing these ideas.

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    103. robyn paris

      i like
      3.5 oz. Foiled Solid Milk Chocolate Eggs Bag because there is nothing better than a bag of solid chocolate.

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    108. Olga Zhdanova

      The Washington Apple Cocktails looks delicious! I appreciate that it’s kid friendly, but can be easily adjusted to an adult beverage. Yumm

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    111. Brooke Creech

      I just found out they make gumballs filled with nerds. Mind. Blown.
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    118. Rhonda Scott

      I would love the Niagara Chocolates caramel bar. I love chocolate and caramel together. It’s the best, but anything chocolate is hard for me to resist.

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    122. Allyson Bossie

      My favorite product is http://sweetworks.net/foiled-solid-milk-black-hearts-10-lbs/ because what is not to love about dark chocolate? It’s healthy for you, delectable, and so sinful. Yet not so sinful, see?

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