A grown-up use for Halloween candy

So, your little ones trick or treated to their little hearts content. Now you are stuck with a bucket of candy. If you're like me, you have already picked out all of the chocolate candy and hidden them in the pantry; away from your husband and children.


Now all you are left with is a bucket of hard candy (lemon heads, jolly ranchers, little mints) - right? Everyone is. Nobody eats those. They are like the little red headed step-sister to the snickers bar.

Well, I have the perfect use for those little hard candies. I found this recipe on this blog and knew it would be the perfect way to turn those left over hard candies into an edible (okay, drinkable) adult treat.


What you'll need: Hard candy of your choice, vodka. Nothing else. Really.


Candy Flavored Vodka

I put 3 cinnamon Jolly Rancher candies into one jar, and 3 round candy cane candies into the other. Fill 3/4 full with vodka. That's it. After one day, the candy was gone and I was left with a beautiful colored and wonderful flavored vodka. You can use many different types of candy for this.  Think lemon drop vodka, skittles vodka, butterscotch drop vodka. The possbilities are endless.


I plan on making this at Christmas time for gifts. So, if my sister or brothers are reading... SURPRISE!! 


This would also be great for a party. Use small mason jars and make individual servings in different flavors. If you are doing one of those gift exchanges with friends, family, or co-workers, this would be a wonderful gift (beats a talking fish for the wall).

Be creative! Be imaginative! Have fun!