DIY Halloween tricks and treats

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With Halloween quickly approaching, we wanted to share a few of our favorite recipe and decor ideas so you won’t have to! With adorable pumpkin Rice Krispie treats and charming candy corn mason jars, your holiday party is sure to be as colorful as the season can get. Complete the party treats with our decadent box of Delysia Halloween Collection chocolate truffles to spook anyone’s tastes buds.

Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats



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Ingredients
6 cups Rice Krispie cereal
3 Tbsp butter
10 oz marshmallows
Red & yellow food coloring
12 Tootsie Rolls
1 green fruit roll-up

Directions
Melt your butter in a large sauce pan over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir constantly until melted. Remove from heat.

Add approx 4 drops of red food coloring & 2 drop yellow food coloring to create a bright orange color. Mix in Rice Krispies.

Form small balls into the shape of a pumpkin. (Tip: Add non-stick cooking spray or Crisco to your hands before forming your balls).

Cut Tootsie Roll in half and add a half into each pumpkin while still warm. Cut small leaves from the green portion of your Fruit Roll Up.



Candy Corn Mason Jars



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Supplies
Mason jars
White Paint
Orange Paint
Yellow Paint
Tape
Sandpaper
Primer

Directions
Paint the mason jars white and let dry overnight.

Tape off the bottom third, paint it yellow, and let it dry. Tape off the mid section, paint it orange, and let it dry.

When it is completely dry, use sandpaper to distress. Finish the jars with a clear coat finish. Fill the jar with whatever Halloween fun you might need.

Don’t miss out on Delysias’ Halloween inspired chocolates including our Pumpkin molded chocolate, Skull molded chocolate, and Halloween collection chocolate truffles. These will make the perfect treats for you to enjoy this Halloween season. Shop for all of our seasonal products on our online shop.

Nicole Patel

Nicole Patel is the proprietor of and chocolatier for Delysia Chocolatier. In 2006 while pregnant with her first son, Nicole made a batch of chocolate truffles as holiday gifts. To the delight of friends and family, she continued to create chocolates as a way to relieve stress from her corporate engineering job. In 2008, a chance trip to Becker Vineyards led to Nicole being the first in Texas to make truffles using local wines. Within five years, what started as a hobby turned Delysia into one of the Top Ten Chocolatiers in the Americas, as selected by the International Chocolate Salon.