Rocky Road, Popcorn Balls and Decatant Fudge to Delight the Kids
Nothing spells Halloween more than candy corn. Candy corn has been bought and used for years and years. So as the children are so excited about their big night of dressing up and being special, let them all taste one of these little treasures made especially for them.
Rocky Road
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
- 1/4 cup coconut
- 125 gr miniature white marshmallows
- 1 cup puffed rice
- 300 gr milk chocolate
- 100 gr of candy corn
Place all the ingredients in a large bowl, except for the chocolate. Take the chocolate and melt over a double boiler. When the chocolate is melted, pour over the mixture in the bowl and mix well. Butter a square baking dish or pan and press the mixture into the pan. Score the chocolate bars with a knife slightly making marks where the bars will be cut later when cool. Place a piece of corn candy on each square and push in slightly to let the corn set.
Popcorn Balls
Ingredients
- 10 cups of popcorn, popped
- 12 ounces of mini marshmallows
- 1 cup of candy corn
- 1/3 cup of butter
- dash of salt
Place the popcorn and the candy corn in a large bowl. In a heavy bottom saucepan put the butter and let it melt. Then add in the marshmallows and the salt. Stir until they are completely melted. Pour the marshmallow mixture over the popcorn mixture. With buttered hands shape the balls into small 3 inch balls and let set on some aluminum foil or waxed paper.
Chocolate Fudge
Ingredients:
- 4 cups of sugar
- 1 cup of milk
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 1 cup of butter
- 12 oz of semi sweet chocolate
- 12 ounces of milk chocolate
- 1/2 cup of candy corn chopped
- 25 large marshmallows cut up
In a large pan put the milk, vanilla, butter and sugar. Stir constantly for two minutes. Remove from the stove and add the marshmallows. Keep stirring until melted. Add all the chocolate at once and stir till melted. Stir in the candy corn chunks. Pour into a buttered 13 x 9 inch pan. Score the top of the fudge with a knife and place one piece of corn on each square. Place the fudge in the refrigerator to cool.
Halloween "Trick or Treat" is all about children and fun. The smiling faces of children as they bite into one of these wonderful treats. What a great ideal to make individual bags with orange ribbons on each and inside mini treats of fudge, popcorn balls and rocky road candy.