Leftover Halloween Candy?
Friday, Nov 4, 2011
The trick-or-treaters have come and gone, our candy bowl is empty, yet ever drawer I open in my house I find my kids’ “hidden” Halloween candy. Each night this week, I found myself asking my children how much candy they’ve eaten that day. In an effort to control their intake and help rid our house of all that leftover candy, I put on my chief’s thinking hat last night. What better way to recycle all that candy, and reinvent one of my favorite desserts, then combine the two. The outcome…Candy Meringue Surprises.
Meringue Surprises have been in my family since my Great-aunt Vita, and continue to be one of my family’s favorite desserts. Because their only enemy is humidity, meringues are the perfect treat to make this time of the year. My daughter Sarah loves them because they are gluten-free and fun to make. Adding a bit of candy to the Meringue’s makes them colorful, tasty, and even more of a Surprise! The best part is you can use almost whatever candy you’d like. My favorites include folding 1 cup of crushed candy canes or peppermint candies into the egg white mixture before they go on the baking sheet, or topping the formed meringues with skittles, m & m’s and other little candies. Be creative, involve the kids, and recycle some of that leftover Halloween candy. Cheers!
