Hello and welcome to the third installment of Late Night Snack, and today do we have a tasty treat for you, these Halloween Candy Cupcakes! Be sure to check out our other Late Night Snack posts, like these Pink Lemonade Cupcakes and Mocha Cappuccino Hazelnut Cupcakes! Yumm!
Well, it’s October, which means it’s time for all those great fall things…long sleeves and boots, changing of the leafs and cool weather. Who am I kidding, we live in the desert but it is Halloween time which means trick or treating and LOTS of candy! So let’s put that candy to good use. This recipe is simple! All you need is your favorite chocolate Halloween candy!
A huge thanks to our fellow Night Owl Jessica of Flecky Photography for taking these pictures! Oh and want to finish these yummy cupcakes off with with the ADORABLE Halloween toppers you see? Just head on over to Just Us Three Design to print them for free!
So what do you think? Will you give these Halloween Candy Cupcakes a try? I think you should! And you don’t even have to wait until after Halloween, you know that candy is available year-round. So let’s get to baking friends!
Halloween Candy Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake mix oil, egg, water as the mix calls for
- 2 king sized candy bars of choice or lots of small fun sized ones from trick or treating
- 1 container of vanilla frosting
- 1/3 cup of peanut butter
Instructions
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Chop candy into small pieces, set aside 1/3 to sprinkle on top.
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Make chocolate cake according to package directions.
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Stir in chopped candy.
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Pour into cupcake liners and bake according to package directions.
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While cupcakes are baking, mix peanut butter into the vanilla frosting.
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Once cupcakes are cooled, frost with peanut butter/vanilla frosting and sprinkle with candy.
Kasey McCoy {Hello Lola!} says
I absolutely love Fall and I love Halloween. 10 days after my Birthday. How sweet… I might just have to make these FOR my Birthday 🙂 They look delicious!
jenastreet says
Isin’t it the best time of the year?? Hope you have a great birthday Kasey!
Brittany B says
Man! I just saw a cupcake recipe that looked awesome, but now I want to make these too! I guess my mom’s birthday party is going to have lots of cupcakes! 😉 These look delicious!
jenastreet says
Our motto is the more cupcakes the more better 🙂 Hope your mom has a happy birthday!
Dee Dee says
Oh my these look delicious! You can never go wrong with chocolate & peanut butter and I love how you can use halloween candy for a yummy topper. Can’t wait to give these a try!
jenastreet says
I must admit that I have a sweet tooth Dee Dee 🙂 Thanks!
Kelly says
Er-Mer-Gerd!!!!! hehe!
This looks too goooooood!
Thanks for linking up To Whimsy Wednesday…
Kelly
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jenastreet says
Thanks and you’re welcome!
Oomph. says
Ah, yes, the Halloween treats. I have to remember all of these great ideas! These look yummy!
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jenastreet says
Yep, a great use for all that extra candy lying around!
Heather says
Those look awesome! And I love the Halloween printables!
jenastreet says
Thanks Heather!
Anna @ Bean Bug Crafts says
Oh my word! These look so delicious! Not sure if should mark this one for not, might be dangerous. LOL Thanks for sharing!
jenastreet says
Mark it.. you know you’ll ant to try them. 😉 hehe!
Winnie says
These cupcakes look beautiful
Quite scrumptious treats:)
jenastreet says
Why thank you!
jenastreet says
Thanks! Feel free to get the flags for free at JustUsThreeDesign.com
Theresa @DearCreatives says
Looks so yummy! Such great photos & thanks for sharing where to get the freebie printable s.
jenastreet says
You are very welcome!
Emily says
Mmm, those look delish!
jenastreet says
Thanks Emily!
Gina says
Oh yeah- that does it for me. I need some.
jenastreet says
do it!!! haha.
Jessi @ Practically Functional says
Yum, those look great! And the little flag signs are super cute too. Thanks for sharing at The Fun In Functional!
jenastreet says
Thank you!
Rita says
YUM! These look sooo good! Thanks for sharing
jenastreet says
You are welcome!
Alicia says
These look so good! I can’t believe that in all the time I’ve been baking, I’ve never thought of adding the candy bars directly to the cake batter. Your pictures are beautiful!
jenastreet says
Thanks Alicia.
Karolina says
Thank you very much for that recipe – I will try it for sure because those cupcakes look amazing! Well done! 🙂
jenastreet says
Thank you thank you. I hope you enjoy!
Jen says
Yum, these look delicious! Thanks for linking up to our Pretty Things party. Hope to see you back next week!
jenastreet says
Thanks.
Elise says
Looks delish and they’re adorable! Saw you linked up on some link parties. Would love if you linked up on my blog hop and added it to your list! http://www.w-t-fab.com/search/label/bloghop. Also let me know if you’d like to follow each other!
emelyn says
Hi there!! WOW, this looks delicious and EASY!! My two favorite things for baking 🙂 I was wondering, my son is allergic to peanut butter (nuts), what would I use instead?? Thank you so much, your site is making me hungry…lol!
jenastreet says
What if you were to try a carmel sauce in place of the peanut butter and kit kats in place of the reese’s cup? Let us know if you try it.
jenny at dapperhouse says
I am going to make and take these to a Halloween Party we have coming up soon! They sound and look INCREDIBLE! Thanks for the great idea … I have never had candy in my cupcake!
jenastreet says
Thanks! Have a great party!
Shasta Farrar says
Another fantastic cupcake recipe! I’m a candy-holic so I’m drooling over here, ha! Thanks to you and Kimberly for sharing them at the All Star Block Party. I’m featuring them on my blog tonight for the opening of this week’s party!
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Shasta @ In The Old Road
All Star Block Party
Kimberly says
Thank you Shasta!
jenastreet says
Thanks you!
Joan@Chocolate and More says
Oh yes please! I always buy extra halloween candy just so I have it on hand for occasions like this! Pinned!
jenastreet says
Thanks Joan.
Hilani-Handmade by Hilani says
Ya, it’s wonderful, fabulous, and I can feel it already sticking to my you know what. 🙂
BeckyCharms says
This looks super sweet and delicious!
jenastreet says
Thanks Becky!
Julie says
These look great; delicious and pretty! Stopping by from Happy Hour Projects. Have a great evening!
Julie
http://www.thisgalcooks.com
jenastreet says
Thanks Julie.
Heather @French Press says
amazing! I cannot wait for trick-or-treat candy!!
Mariel says
These look so naughty…I want some! Thanks for sharing this on ‘Or so she says…’ at last week’s link party! I would love to have you add the party to your list and stop back to share more of your great ideas. There’s actually a party going on right now (it’s every Saturday through Tuesday.) Thanks a bunch! ~ Mariel http://www.oneshetwoshe.com
Darcie (My Modern Country) says
What a wonderful recipe…and they look simply darling! Love the little flags:) I popped over from craft-o-maniac 🙂
Meg says
Made these cupcakes for my daughter’s birthday, and they were DELICIOUS! I have been asked to provide a dessert for a funeral at our church, and was wondering if this would translate to a 9×13 pan…? Any adjustments you can suggest if I don’t have time for cupcakes?
Kimberly Sneed says
Hi Meg! I wouldn’t think you’d have to change anything to make it into a cake – perhaps just closely watch the bake time! Good luck and let us know how it turns out!