10 Homemade Halloween Candy Ideas

Spun-sugar recipes typically involve flinging hot liquid sugar across a setup of dowels and newspaper. It’s messy and, frankly, a little bit frightening. Here’s a much easier method that requires nothing more than a few forks and a small upturned bowl, and you can do it on your kitchen counter. The results–golden, airy sugar webs–make excellent Halloween cupcake toppers.

Recipe: Spun-Sugar Cobwebs

These sophisticated Halloween party treats are a modern nod to the holiday tradition of bobbing for apples. You get all the satisfaction of a caramel apple in one bite and without a messy chin.

Recipe: Mini Caramel Apples

Skip the store-bought Halloween treats, and instead make these simple and easy DIY candy bars that’ll please any party crowd.

Recipe: Peanut-Raisin Bark

Halloween candy sans chocolate might sound blasphemous, but this take on caramel corn does not disappoint. The miniature portions work well for little trick-or-treaters, and served in holiday-hued goody bags, they make for the perfect Halloween party favor.

Recipe: Bite-Size Honey Popcorn Balls

This tasty brittle showcases the flavors of fall. The candy makes a great addition to your Halloween party dessert spread, or it can be bagged and given to guests as a party favor.

Recipe: Cinnamon Pumpkin Seed Brittle

These Halloween meringues are so easy to make, and can be customized with any emoji-inspired face you’d like, whether spooky or silly.

Recipe: Candy Emoji Ghosts

This grown-up version of our Chocolate-Pistachio Marshmallows glows with Halloween color.

Recipe: Chocolate-Pistachio Apricots

Dark chocolate and bitter orange offset the sweetness of candy corn in these fun and fancy truffles.

Recipe: Chocolate Candy Corn Truffles

It’s hard to stop at just one when you try these silky brown-sugar candies.

Recipe: Butterscotch Caramels

The flaky texture of these clusters reminds us of Butterfinger candy bars.

Recipe: Coconut Haystacks