Do your kids love making Halloween treats at home?
This has been one of our favorite things this year and we are so excited to partner up with Red Vines to share this great kid friendly Halloween recipe!
Our son Jonas just loves anything with chocolate. Of course it isn’t a spooky Halloween treat without incorporating eyeballs, these are always so fun for kids to put on!
This week we made One-Eyed Chocolate Dipped Licorice Monsters! An easy and fun Halloween treat that doesn’t have too many ingredients and can be quickly thrown together in a pinch.
(This post is sponsored by Red Vines. All content is my own.)
We made ours with Red Vines, a family favorite treat! I have to say the chocolate and the Red Vines taste amazing together. It was hard for me not to eat the whole batch.
I love these because they are quick, easy, and look so cute! For a gift or school party they easily fit into a Halloween Ziploc bag or container and won’t take you very long to make.
One-Eyed Chocolate Dipped Licorice Monsters
Here’s What You’ll Need:
- One Large Bag of Red Vines
- 1-Bar of Baking Chocolate or Melting Chocolate (We used milk chocolate.)
- Wax or Parchment Paper
- Your favorite Halloween Sprinkles & Eyeballs *Find in the baking or Halloween section
Here’s What to do:
Step 1: Melt your baking chocolate in a shallow bowl.
Step 2: Swirl a Red Vine in the melted baking chocolate. (Red Vines are flexible and I thought they were easier to coat in chocolate than pretzel sticks since you don’t really have to spoon the chocolate over.)
Step 3: Place your eyeball where you want it at the top of your Red Vine.
Step 4: Sprinkle with large Halloween sprinkles (the sugar sprinkles won’t show on milk chocolate).
Step 5: Lay your Red Vines in a parchment lined baking sheet, eyeball side up.
Step 6: Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until chocolate has hardened.
You can serve them easily on a cute Halloween plate, in a bucket, jar, or cup.
If you are cooking with kids let them get in on the fun of dipping chocolate and putting on the eyeballs/sprinkles.
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- 1 large bag Red Vines
- 1 bar baking chocolate chocolate melts can also work
- Halloween Sprinkles large sprinkles work best
- Candy Eyeballs find in the baking or Halloween section
- Step 1: Melt your baking chocolate in a shallow bowl.
- Step 2: Swirl a Red Vine in the melted baking chocolate. (Red Vines are flexible and I thought they were easier to coat in chocolate than pretzel sticks since you don't really have to spoon the chocolate over.)
- Step 3: Place your eyeball where you want it at the top of your Red Vine.
- Step 4: Sprinkle with large Halloween sprinkles (the sugar sprinkles won't show on milk chocolate).
- Step 5: Lay your Red Vines in a parchment lined baking sheet, eyeball side up.
- Step 6: Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until chocolate has hardened.
Nicole Lancaster says
I am throwing a Halloween Party for my kids and their friends this year for Halloween. I am also taking them around my neighborhood with my sister and her kids,
Annmarie W. says
I’m not really into Halloween, although my kids enjoy it. We are decorating the yard with some spooky (and some cute) Halloween items this year…and with some orange lights, too!
AEKZ2 says
We’ll be making goodie bags for friends, then trick-or-treating
Sammy says
Hi Annette! How fun, my kids love getting goodie bags. 😉
holly lawson says
We are taking the kids to a Trick or Treat trail in town, Truck or Treat at our church, and then Treat or Treating around my mom’s neighborhood. They love dressing up!
Trisha McKee says
My teenage daughter and I will be making hot chocolate and sitting outside to hand out candy. We live right by the town cemetery so it is always fun this time of year. Fun and spooky.
Sammy says
Hi Trisha! That does sound spooky. I hope your family has a wonderful Halloween. 🙂
Dana MATTHEWS says
We are going to Trick or Treat for a little while then we’ll go on a hayride and end with a bonfire. Loving this weather!
Robin says
We are taking my son out for trick or treat.
Christy says
My family are going to the down town crawl. Its where everyone goes shop to shop trick or treating. the shop employees dress up and hand out the candy at their front door.
Sammy says
Hi Christy! That’s so awesome that you have such a fun event in your community. I sure wish our downtown did something like that. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Amy Deeter says
Some Halloween activities i am doing with my kids this year is trick or treating, corn mazes, and pumpkin patches
John H. says
We like to carve pumpkins.
Jennifer H. says
We like to make popcorn balls.
Sammy says
Yum! I love popcorn balls. Thanks for stopping by Jennifer. 🙂
Sonya Allstun says
We will be carving a pumpkin and going trick or treating.
Yvonne Delgado says
We go to the Harvest Festival every year at a local church in town. Its a huge event, with blow ups, games, food, and lots more. Its a tradition.
Sammy says
That’s so fun Yvonne. I love family traditions. We always go to grandma’s house with our kids for Halloween each year after trick or treating. They like to help their grandma hand out treats for the rest of the evening. I hope you have a wonderful Halloween. 🙂
denise low says
We are giving out candy to the kids and grandkids. Thank you for the entry.
denise low says
This is a cute idea. Thank you for the idea and we will try this.
Laura S says
We will be carving a pumpkin and going trick or treating.
Tina Reynolds says
Dressing up the pumpkin patch and we will also be going to trunk or treat with the scouts
Wendy R. says
We will be having a family party for Halloween!
Bridget Calfee says
Halloween Night cookout and trick or treating
Jeff j Faulkner says
we are making some spooky cupcakes for Halloween!
Hesper Fry says
We will be taking our kids treat or treating and decorating the house.
Sammy says
So fun! I hope you have a wonderful Halloween Hesper! 🙂
Michelle Duffey says
We go out trick or treating and hand out candy. Sometimes go to a not so scary haunted house.
Sammy says
Hi Michelle! I wish we had a not-scary haunted house here. My son would love that. Have a wonderful Halloween! 🙂
Laurie Emerson says
We are going to the pumpkin patch to pick our pumpkins and also going Trick or Treating.
Sammy says
Hi Laurie! We went to the pumpkin patch this last weekend and my kids had a blast. I hope you have a wonderful time picking out your pumpkins. 🙂
Jill Myrick says
We have already decorated the house for Halloween but will be carving pumpkins and making costumes this weekend.
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Sammy says
Hi Jill! You’re one awesome mom. I haven’t gotten around to decorating the house yet this year. It is still on my to-do list, but seems like a monumental task with a toddler. 😉 Thanks for stopping by!
Barbara Fox says
My kids are grown, but I’ll be handing out candy to neighborhood kids at my store.
Sammy says
Hi Barbara! That sounds like fun. I love handing out candy. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Peter G says
Pumpkin craving, scary trails at the park and trick or treating.
Sammy says
How fun Peter! I hope you have a wonderful Halloween. 🙂
Ashley Horner says
I took my oldest son to a haunted trail/house and going to do jackolanterns with my youngest.
Sammy says
Hi Ashley! How fun, my kids are still too young for a haunted house, but we do love carving pumpkins together. Thanks for stopping by!
Jennifer b says
Carving pumpkins and taking my youngest one for her first year of trick or treating
Sammy says
Hi Jennifer! It’s so fun the first year of trick-or-treating. I think we might take our toddler to a few houses this year. 🙂
Dawn Monroe says
I am taking my grandkids to a pumpkin patch farm and trick or treating.
Samantha B. says
This year we are decorating our front porch and picking out cute costumes for our dog and cat!
Sammy says
Hi Samantha! How fun I love dog costumes. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Stephanie Phelps says
We are going to the corn maze and picking a pumpkin with the kids!
Angie - WhippedGreenGirl says
So cute!!! This was a match made in Pinterest 🙂 Even if I don’t have kids yet, I always need an excuse to consume candy lol
Sammy says
Hi Angie! I agree kids or no kids I would always need some good go-to sweet treats. 😉
Heather D says
We go pumpkin picking and carve them together. We also Trick Or Treat.
Patty wright says
Our kids are grown and we get no trick or treaters. My husband loves licorice.
Sammy says
Isn’t licorice the best! We love Red Vines at our house and usually buy it by the tub. Thanks for stopping by!
Melissa Grubb says
We will be carving jack o lanterns and making some spooky Halloween treats!
Sammy says
How fun! We love carving new patterns every year. Have a wonderful Halloween! 🙂
Catherine Lewis says
On the 21st of October, I am flying to Germany where my grandchildren currently live. I have made a Cheetah costume for my granddaughter and I am taking it with me. We will be trick or treating at the American Base in Germany. I can’t wait!
Sammy says
Hi Catherine! A Cheetah costume sounds so cute, my toddler would love that. How fun to be trick or treating in Germany. I hope you all have a wonderful time. 🙂
Kim Jamison says
These are too cute! I love the little eyes, my kindergarteners are going to flip when I make these. Thanks for sharing!
Sammy says
Hi Kim! I hope they love them. I made them for my son and his cousins and they went crazy when we took them to his grandma’s house. Enjoy! 🙂
Laurajj says
Oh we love to decorate the outside, we just made a nice ghost on our front door last night. We love making fun Halloween treats…these look so fun to make! I have to try these! We also love to go to the pumpkin patch and pick out our pumpkins!
Karen M says
I’ll be out of town visiting my grandson on Halloween. I can’t wait to spend the day with him, whatever we do.
Sammy says
How fun Karen! I hope you both have a wonderful time. Good luck in the giveaway! 🙂
Leona Olson says
Mine are grown but I am sending ghosts to hand in a tree for a granddaughter.
Sammy says
That’s such a cute idea Leona! Thanks so much for stopping by. 🙂
Susan Hartman says
My children are grown however I did get to go pumpkin picking with my grandson.
Sammy says
Hi Susan! How fun, my kids pick pumpkins every year with their grandparents and absolutely love it! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Debbie Welchert says
We plan on decorating the house with spooky decorations and going trick or treating.
Sammy says
Hi Debbie! My kids love helping me decorate for Halloween, so fun! Thanks for stopping by.
kelly tupick says
We will be doing the zombie poker run with the ATV’s, carving a pumpkin for the river fire and trick or treating.
Sammy says
Hi Kelly! Sounds like you are going to have an extremely fun Halloween. Good luck in the giveaway!
Colleen says
These Halloween treats are adorable!
Cheryl Chervitz says
I don’t have any kids at home, but I will dress up my dogs when we go for a walk on Halloween
Valerie Schlicht-Conway says
We decorate the outside of the house and we take the kids trick or treating! Thank you!
Audrey T says
We love carving pumpkins and decorating the house
MaryAnn says
We are carving pumpkins and going to the fall festival in my home town.
Edye says
Decorating for the fall season and baking!
Kimberly Flickinger says
We visit a pumpkin patch, a cider mill, and go on a hay ride.
Char says
I love your blog more than anything! My kids and I are going to decorate the hockey lockers with Halloween themes. My boy plays center! Thanks for the great offer <3
Sammy says
Thank you Char! That sounds like so much fun. I hope you all have a wonderful October. 🙂
David s says
I will be giving out candy with my kids.
Sheila K. says
I’ll be giving out candy to the kiddos!
Natalie says
I will be trick or treating with my niece!
tammy smith says
going to make this with the grand kids
Ann Fantom says
We will be carving pumpkins and trick or treating with our daughter
Sammy says
Hi Ann! It’s so much fun trick-or-treating with little ones. We love it! Happy Halloween. 🙂
shelly peterson says
We like to carve pumpkins, make caramel apples and bake Halloween cookies.
Sammy says
Hi Shelly! Caramel apples sound super yummy right now. Have a wonderful Halloween. 🙂
Christy Peeples DuBois says
Both of my daughters are in college therefore too old to do Halloween. Well not that they are too old but they may not even be home for Halloween.
I will have treats for the children in the community that stop by.
Sammy says
Hi Christy! Sometimes I miss hanging out at home to pass out candy. My kids love trick-or-treating! Thanks so much for stopping by. 🙂
elizabeth miller says
We have so many trunk or treats and hayrides and bonfires on our calendar, I don’t even know how we will make it to half of them. On top of it, we are supposed to go pumpkin picking at the orchard.
Sammy says
Hi Elizabeth! Pumpkin picking is always fun. I know what you mean about a busy fall schedule! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Faye Gates says
Our church has a carnival for the kids. Tons of candy and games.
Sammy says
Hi Faye! That sounds like so much fun. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Halloween! 🙂
Julie Wood says
We will be carving pumpkins, going out to get our Holloween outfits and I will be taking them out trick or treating on Halloween!
Sammy says
How fun! I love carving pumpkins with my kids. They usually end up getting bored and I finish up the carving with my hubby. 😉 Thanks for stopping by Julie!