Katie Lee Biegel Has an Unexpected Recipe That Uses up Your Leftover Halloween Candy
No matter how much we try to limit the candy we buy and allow our kids to graze from their trick-or-treat buckets often, we still end up with so. Much. Halloween. Candy. It happens every year! And while I’m usually a fan of pumpkin-shaped Reece’s and ghoulishly colored M&Ms, I don’t want to still have it around by Valentine’s Day. Thankfully, Katie Lee Biegel has a full-proof method to ensure you won’t have any extra candy this season. Her new recipe looks delightful — and even your kids are going to love it.
The co-host of The Kitchen shared a picture of her Candy Cheese Ball on Instagram, and it’s a combination of flavors we never knew we needed!
“Today on #TheKitchen: Cheeseball but make it sweet ???? Get ready for all of that Halloween leftover candy ???? #foodnetwork” she captioned a photo of herself displaying the cheese ball. It’s sitting on a bright yellow plate, covered with colorful M&Ms that’s just begging to be eaten.
“Need to use up leftover Halloween candy in the fall? We’ve got you covered with this decadent and easy dessert cheese ball,” the recipe shared on Food Network’s website was captioned.
To make this “addictive” dessert, start by mixing softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and other ingredients with an electric mixer. Take some of your leftover chocolate and/or cookies, roughly chopping them up, then folding it in the middle of the cheese mixture. Scoop the whole thing into a ball shape and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least four hours, then put it in the freezer for about 15 min before taking it out for step two.
The finishing touches on this cool appetizer include rolling it around in more chopped leftover candy or colorful M&M’s until all sides are coated. Serve with cookies, pretzels, apple slices, strawberries, nuts, graham crackers, animal crackers, and anything else you can think of to dip in this cheesy, chocolately goodness.
Some people in the comments were unsure about this recipe. (Like one person, who wrote, “Katie I adore you, but what were you thinking?”) But after watching her prep this meal on The Kitchen, many people changed their tune.
“I love candy and I love cheese. And I loved watch you make it this morning. I so want to try that. Love you, God Bless ???? ???? ????” one person wrote. Another said, “At first I wasn’t so sure but after watching Katie make it and all the ingredients, looks SO yummy! ???? good job Katie! ????????.”’’
There are other ways to get rid of your kids’ extra candy, like donating it or making Chrissy Teigen’s yummy Spider Zebra Cakes. There’s always the tried-and-true method as well: digging in after your kids go to bed! But Biegel’s new recipe looks fun and unique, and I bet kids will be happy to see how their candy is used in another delicious way that they’ll want to eat, too. We can’t wait to try!
Get Biegel’s full recipe HERE.
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