To prepare for my first Halloween of handing out candy to trick-or-treaters, I hightailed it over to Walmart as soon as October hit. I scoured the shelves, searching for the biggest and best variety bag—no way did I want to be called “the house with the bad candy you should skip!”
As I poked and prodded almond every mix on the aisle, the corners of my mouth began to turn down. Most bags contained only one kind of candy (boring), and those with multiple types were stuffed with fun- or full-sized bars.
In my (highly inexperienced) opinion, kids—and myself—prefer the mini-sized candy because they can take 3-4 pieces without appearing greedy or needing to choose between Baby Ruths or Reese’s, Twix or Tootsie Rolls, Skittles or Smarties. Instead of appearing stingy, the houses with the smallest treats turn into the most popular places in town!
(Unless you end up with really rich neighbors that give out king-sized Hershey’s, Kit-Kat, and Crunch Bars. Then you might as well switch off your porch light and blow out your jack-o-lanterns. But hey, more sweets for you!)
I finally moped my way out of the Halloween section and over to the regular grocery aisles, in desperate need of dark chocolate to console myself since I wouldn’t supply the little witches and ghosts with the coolest candy on the block. As I trudged past the shelves, a misshapen bag of M&Ms in the middle of the floor caught my eye, and I glanced up to my right.
Bingo!
I had completely forgotten that Walmart still maintains their normal candy aisle during every holiday, even Halloween. Shiny bags of Snickers, Rolos, Heath Bars, and Hershey’s Kisses smiled at me, luring me closer with their sweet chocolaty scent. How could I refuse?
And now, only one week later, those bags sit half empty on the top shelf of my hallway coat closet in a feeble attempt to make me stop sneaking every mini 3 Musketeer, Dark Chocolate Milky Way, and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup in the packages. Who wants to bet I’ll still have some left on October 31?
After making these Mini Candy Bar Turnovers, I guarantee I won’t!
You just need 4 ingredients: your favorite chocolate-covered candy, milk, sugar, and crescent roll dough. I chose Immaculate Baking’s crescent rolls because their Nutrition Information looks much better than other brands: 90 calories per crescent roll with only 30 of them from fat! (Compared to Pillsbury with 100 calories, 55-60 of them from fat.) Plus you can pronounce and recognize every ingredient they include.
You want to use chocolate-covered candy because the outer chocolate layer melts while baking, making the middle of each turnover ooey and gooey. I tried 3 Musketeers, Milky Ways, Snickers, Rolos, and Reese’s, and each candy center melted perfectly.
When crimping the edges closed, be sure to press down firmly with the fork. This minimizes the amount of candy that sneaks out the sides. I still had some that oozed—and others that exploded out the top!
These Mini Candy Bar Turnovers are really easy to make—the hardest part is choosing the candy and unwrapping it! You’ll love the taste of the buttery dough paired with the melted chocolaty center. And I promise it’ll help curb those cravings of needing to sneak every single sweet treat from the candy bag!
These treats come together quickly and are perfect for using any extra Halloween candy! They’re best eaten the day they’re made, but they’ll keep in an airtight container for a couple of days.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F, and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Open the can of crescent rolls. Working with half of the dough at a time, roll it out on a clean dry surface using a rolling pin into a 7½” by 9” rectangle. Using a pizza wheel, slice across the shorter side at 2½” and 5½”. Slice across the longer side at 3” and 6”. This results in 9 smaller rectangles of 2½” by 3”.
- Unwrap the candy, and place one in the lower half of each small dough rectangle. Fold the top over. Place on the prepared baking sheets, and crimp the edges with a fork to seal. Repeat with the remaining small dough rectangles and candy.
- Brush the tops of each turnover with the milk, and sprinkle with the sugar. Bake at 350° for 14-16 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack. (Wait at least 5 additional minutes before eating to prevent burning your tongue.)
Disclaimer: I was sent the package of crescent rolls from the Immaculate Baking Company free-of-charge. All text, opinions, and recipe are my own.
I totally feel your candy-shopping pain! So funny! I don’t even know the total amount of time I’ve cumulatively spent milling through towering aisles of candy, trying to divine which varieties kids would most love! I’ve also come to realize that my concept of the most desirable candy often totally differs from what my kids report to be THEIR concept of most desirable! Happily, I will tell you that we have never once been egged, or (to my knowledge!) been dubbed the “house with the bad candy” so either we have super-polite neighbor kids (well, technically that is kinda true) or I’m doing at least semi-ok on candy selections! Hilarious post! 😀
I’m sure you’re doing absolutely phenomenal in your candy choices, Shelley! 🙂 It’s true though; I’m not entirely sure what the “popular” candy is these days. I always gravitate towards the chocolate ones (I actually found a bag of minis with 3 Musketeers, Milky Ways, Dark Milky Ways, Snickers, AND Twix — almost all of my favorites!), but it seems like kids enjoy the ones with the most sugar, like Skittles and Starburst and Laffy Taffy. But at least with the bag I bought, I won’t mind eating (or baking with) the leftovers!
Amy, what a cute idea and so simple! Put a smile on my face! 🙂
Thank you Danny; I’m so happy you enjoyed the post! I definitely had fun baking (and sampling) the turnovers. 🙂
These look so lovely and original for halloween! You always come up with the best ideas! Happy Sunday, Amy 😀
Oh Consuelo, you’re always so sweet — thank you!! Have a beautiful Sunday yourself! 🙂
These are fabulous!!
Thanks Dorothy! They sounded like something you’d make, so I was thinking about you while they baked! 🙂