How To Make Halloween Candy Fondue

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Updated on 07/4/21
Halloween fondue recipe

The Spruce / Diana Chistruga 

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 10 mins
Total: 25 mins
Servings: 4 to 6 servings
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
765 Calories
46g Fat
80g Carbs
10g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4 to 6
Amount per serving
Calories 765
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 46g 59%
Saturated Fat 25g 123%
Cholesterol 67mg 22%
Sodium 253mg 11%
Total Carbohydrate 80g 29%
Dietary Fiber 5g 17%
Total Sugars 56g
Protein 10g
Vitamin C 23mg 115%
Calcium 203mg 16%
Iron 3mg 15%
Potassium 722mg 15%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

Breathe new life into leftover Halloween candy with this simple technique for making dressed-up chocolate fondue.

Grab a couple of handfuls of your favorite fun-size chocolate bars (we made individual fondues for Butterfinger, Milky Way, and Snickers), some bulk chocolate, a small slow-cooker or crockpot, and a little heavy cream. That's all you'll need to transform these fan favorites into a fancy dessert you can pair with anything you'd dip in traditional chocolate fondue. Cut up some fresh fruit and pound cake to spear on skewers or fondue forks, or go salty-sweet with thick, ridged potato chips that hold onto the melted chocolate and don't let go!

Watch the video below, then raid the candy stash and make this interactive treat for your next party.

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Watch How Leftover Halloween Candy Can Come Back to Life

Ingredients

For the Fondue:

  • 6 ounces milk chocolate chips, or dark chocolate chips

  • 6 to 8 small chocolate bars, fun size bars, roughly chopped

  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup heavy cream, or half-and-half, room temperature

For Dipping

  • 1 cup strawberries, washed and trimmed

  • 1 banana, cut into 1-inch slices

  • Pound cake, cut into 1-inch pieces

  • 4 ounces ridged potato chips

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.

    Ingredients for Halloween candy fondue
    The Spruce / Diana Chistruga

  2. Turn the crockpot to its lowest setting, or just plug it in if there's only one setting, and allow it to preheat for 2 to 3 minutes.

    Crockpot
    The Spruce / Diana Chistruga

  3. Add in the chocolate chips. Use a clean dishtowel or oven mitt to hold the crockpot in place while you stir the chips with a wooden or silicone spoon to help them start melting.

    Add chocolate chips
    The Spruce / Diana Chistruga

  4. When the chips begin to melt, add in half the heavy cream and continue to stir until chocolate is mostly melted.

    Add heavy cream
    The Spruce / Diana Chistruga

  5. Add the remaining cream and stir until mixture is smooth and free of lumps.

    Stir
    The Spruce / Diana Chistruga

  6. Add the chopped candy bars, and stir until just coated with chocolate. The more you stir, the more the candy bars will melt. If you let them melt too much, you may not be able to tell which candy bar you used.

    Add candy
    The Spruce / Diana Chistruga 

  7. Serve immediately with fondue forks, regular forks, or skewers for dipping. Enjoy!

    Halloween candy fondue
    The Spruce / Diana Chistruga

Pairing Ideas

  • Be creative with your pairings, and match the type of chocolate you're using (dark or milk) with what you're dipping into it. We paired Butterfinger with dark chocolate and bananas, Milky Way with milk chocolate and fresh strawberries, and Snickers with dark chocolate and salty potato chips. Feel free to mix and match — you can't lose!
  • If the fondue gets too hot, it may scorch around the edges. If this happens, turn off or unplug the crockpot for several minutes, allow the mixture to cool slightly (but not solidify), then turn it back on.