🎃🍬Leftover Halloween Candy Tart Recipe

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🎃🍬Leftover Halloween Candy Tart Recipe

Use up your leftover Halloween candy and enjoy it another way with this easy Leftover Halloween Candy Tart. Made with instant chocolate almond pudding, whipped cream and a store-bought tart shell, it's simple and quick to make!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, Canadian, North American

Keyword Halloween candy, leftover chicken

Special Diet Weight Watchers

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings tarts

Calories 311kcal

Author Terri Gilson

Ingredients

12 tart shells * I use store-bought
170 g - box of instant chocolate pudding *you will have leftover
¼ teaspoon almond extract
1 cup whipped cream *it will double in volume
1 tablespoon white granulated sugar
2-3 cups leftover Halloween candy
2 tablespoon piping gel (optional)

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Bake tart shells as per instructions on package. Cool.
Meanwhile, make up box of instant chocolate pudding as per package directions * If using prepared snack pack pudding (see variations), skip this step
Mix almond extract into pudding.
Beat whipped cream to soft peaks, add white granulated sugar and beat to stiff peaks *If using a prepared whipped topping (see variations) skip this step
Gather candy you are using and chop up larger pieces ( chocolate bars etc..). I used 1 cup of chopped chocolate bars and Reese's peanut butter cups.

Assembly:

Add approximately 2 tablespoon of chocolate pudding to each tart shell.
Add chocolate, dividing evenly by 12 tarts.
Add whipped cream, dividing evenly by 12 tarts
Add on candies such as smarties, Reese's pieces, and Jolly Rancher gummies. Top with a piece of chocolate (I used ½ a mini Reese's peanut butter cup)

Notes

📖 VARIATIONS & SUBSTITUTIONS

Pudding - us any type of pudding you prefer - white chocolate, pistachio, butterscotch etc... You could also use pudding cups (Snack packs) so you don't have to make the pudding
Whipped cream - use a whipped topping or spray whipped cream to make this quicker
Flavoring - you can use a peppermint extract, cake batter (it will be similar to boo batter flavor) or any kind of extract you prefer
Tart Shells- you can use store-bought tart shells for sake of time or make you own with my No Fail Pie Crust (Cold Water Pastry)
WW friendly- use a non-fat whipped topping and sugar-free pudding to lighten this up

🌡️STORAGE

Store these tarts in the fridge in an airtight container, as the ingredients are perishable. You can store the leftovers for up to 2 days.

If you want to make this in advance, store the ingredients separately in airtight containers for up to 4 days (make sure you stabilize the whipped cream (see Top Tip) if you want it to hold.

💭TOP TIP

If you are using real whipped cream and would like to make it in advance, the best way to make sure it will hold it's whip is to stabilize it. I stabilize mine with piping gel piping gel (affiliate link) instead of gelatin because it's so much easier! You need 2 tablespoons of piping gel per cup of whipping cream and you add it at the soft peaks stage. *If you store it in the fridge for a day or two, you can beat it to stiff peaks again with an electric mixer

🎥 VIDEO

If you're not sure how to beat your whipped cream to stiff peaks, watch this video: How to whip whipping cream to stiff peaks

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Nutrition Facts

🎃🍬Leftover Halloween Candy Tart Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 tart)

Calories 311 Calories from Fat 117

% Daily Value*

Fat 13g20%

Saturated Fat 7g44%

Trans Fat 1g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol 12mg4%

Sodium 266mg12%

Potassium 41mg1%

Carbohydrates 44g15%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 33g37%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 112IU2%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 47mg5%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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