1. Freeze It
Freeze chocolates and add them to milkshakes, sundaes, ice cream and plain cookie dough. For a quick and delicious milkshake: Add Butterfingers or Snickers bars to ice cream or frozen yogurt and milk—maybe even throw a banana in there, too!
2. DIY Trail Mix
This is a simple and fun way to use up that extra Halloween candy. Use little bags of peanut and regular M&Ms, Reese Pieces and any other chocolates you have. Add some dried fruit, nuts and pretzels and you’ll have a delicious trail mix to take to class.
3. Put Chocolates in Your Coffee
Forget the Starbucks Frappuccino, add some chocolate to your coffee or hot cocoa and you’ll have yourself a homemade mocha.
4. Keep Some in Your Backpack
It’s getting towards the end of the semester and we’re all tired and stressed. Treat yourself to a little pick me up while in class or the library, I promise it will help.
5. Use It for Holiday Décor
Save your candy to decorate a fun gingerbread house, make homemade Christmas ornaments or decorate Christmas cookies.
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6. Twix Popcorn
Melt some Twix candy and drizzle it over some popcorn; the perfect salty-sweet snack. This would also work with Reese Cups, Snickers, Milky Way—the possibilities are endless.
7. Skittles Paint
All those extra Skittles can turn into a surprisingly bright DIY watercolor paint. Half the fun is just making the paint, but the glossy, bright finish makes for a cool finished product.
8. Pair With Some Wine
Chocolate and wine equals the perfect combination. Make a plate with some crackers, cheese and various chocolates and you’ll have yourself a wine party.
9. Homemade Caramel Apples
Dip some apples in caramel and add chocolates like Snickers, Twix or Butterfingers!
10. Donate it
Consider donating your unopened candy to organizations like Operation Shoebox, Operation Gratitude or Ronald McDonald House charities. You can also call local soup kitchens, homeless shelters and nursing homes to see if they accept candy.