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By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Commutations Intern

Halloween is best known for two things. Costumes and candy.  Lots of candy. Costumes are easy, you just have one for each kid and you either put it away or donate it. But candy on the other hand, you could easily have each of your kids come home with at least a hundred pieces each! Ok maybe that was slightly exaggerated, but the point is, that come November first, you’ll have quite a bit of excess candy to do something with. That’s where trash brownies come in!

Trash brownies are quite literally what they sound like. A pan of brownies with a whole random assortment of candy and treats sprinkled on top. The best part about these is that you can use whatever brownie recipe you like, whether that be ones made from scratch or ones from a box mix. Then, before baking, cover the top with all sorts of chopped up candy. While you can use whatever candy your heart desires, the list below has a few good options you might try.

• Oreos
• Peanut butter cups
• Kit Kats
• M&M’s
• Pretzels
• Marshmallows
• Snickers
• Twix
• Rolos
• Heath
• Potato chips (even though it’s not Halloween candy, it gives some crunch and saltiness to complement the candy)

A few tips before baking:

• If you want your candy firm and not totally melted, put it on top in the last 10-15 minutes of baking.
• For marshmallows, only put them on top in the last 10-15 minutes of baking. They get hard if overbaked.
• Feel free to add gummy candy, but just put it on towards the end.
• These are already a caloric overload so you might as well go all the way and top them off with some Whip cream and ice cream!

So, there you go! A quick recipe that uses lots of leftover candy that might otherwise sit in a bowl until it is slowly finished!

For more fall and Halloween articles, check out the Fill Your Plate blog!