• Bake with it: Recipes using Halloween candy as an ingredient in cakes, cupcakes, brownies and other treats abound. The BettyCrocker.com web site has an entire slide show titled Leftover Halloween Candy Recipes.
• Freeze it: Most candy, especially chocolate-based candy, freezes pretty well. Drop the mini-bars into zip-type bags for some additional protection.
• Donate it: Check with your local nursing homes or women’s shelters or food banks or the local Ronald McDonald House for donation possibilities.
• Use it for other purposes: Colorful hard and gummy candies can be used to make candy necklaces; gumdrops and Life Savers can be used when making a garland for your Christmas tree.
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