Sweet curated Jarcuterie cups filled with Halloween candy for the best Halloween parties!
We all know Halloween’s not just for kids. Adults have always coopted the late hours of Halloween night, rummaging through the trick-or-treat bags of innocent kids as they sleep in their beds. It’s always been that way. No harm no foul, and the kids (usually!) have plenty of candy to wake up to, and the rest of us get the annual candy orgy out of our system 😉
But this year we’re going for something a little more…civilized. Adorably curated individual Halloween candy Jarcuterie are such fun for Halloween parties. All your favorites are in there, just elegantly organized and tastefully portion-controlled.
RELATED: (THE ORIGINAL) Jarcuterie!
what you’ll need
- Small glass or plastic cups
- if I’m entertaining adults I love to use cocktail glasses, double old fashioneds are perfect.
- long toothpicks
- loose candy like candy corn or Halloween M&Ms.
- assorted wrapped miniature Halloween candy
- Halloween Peeps ghosts and pumpkins
- Tootsie Pops
- ghoulish gummy candies
how to assemble Halloween Candy Jarcuterie
- Gather your equipment and candies.
- Put a layer of candy corn or Halloween M&Ms at the bottom of each cup, 1/4-1/3 of the way full.
- Arrange small individually wrapped candies in each cup.
- Spear Halloween Peeps or gummy body parts with the tip of a long toothpick and set them into the glass.
- Fill in gaps with Tootsie Pops and gummy candies.
why you’ll love Halloween Candy Jarcuterie
Everybody loves a cute little individual dessert.
This takes the chaos out of the annual Halloween candy grab.
Portion control is good for your diet!
The kids can rest easy knowing their trick-or-treat sacks are safe.
Halloween Candy Jarcuterie
Equipment
- 12 small serving cups, either glass or plastic
- 12-24 long toothpicks
Ingredients
- 1 bag candy corn
- 1 bag Halloween M&Ms
- 1 bag individually wrapped Halloween candy
- 12 lollipops such as Tootsie Pops
- 1 bag Halloween gummy candies such as eyeballs, etc.
Instructions
- Put a layer of loose candy corn or Halloween M&Ms at the bottom of each cup, to come up 1/4-1/3 of the way full.
- Arrange small individually wrapped candies in each cup.
- Spear Halloween Peeps or gummy body parts with the tip of a long toothpick and set one or two of them into each cup.
- Fill in gaps with Tootsie Pops and gummy candies.
Notes
more Halloween treats for adults!
- Pumpkin Butter Bars
- Easy Butter Brickle Bark
- Grandma Kathy’s Homemade Turtle Candy Recipe
- Peanut Butter Truffles
- Chocolate Sheet Cake
