I kicked off Fall baking season with chocolate M&M’s and Mott’s apple juice in these Fall recipes as part of a sponsored post for Collective Bias®.
I grew up with the “melt in your mouth, not in your hands” M&M’s philosophy. Eat ’em straight from the bag!
They’re just so poppable!
But when I spotted them in Fall colors at Walmart last week, I decided to add them to a Fall recipe and pop them in my mouth! So I did, and I did.
I made Halloween bark! I used milk chocolate M&M’s and white chocolate candy corn M&M’s, and I also used both white and milk chocolate candy melts.
I make my candy bark in two different ways, depending on what I have on hand, either chocolate chips or candy melts and honestly, they both taste great. Also, sometimes I make my bark in a mold and sometimes I don’t. (I’m obviously a very fickle person.)
Halloween Bark
8-12 oz of your choice: white chocolate, semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips or candy melts
1/4 cup M&M’s (your favorite variety)
1/4 cup broken pretzel sticks1. Heat chips or candy melt at 50% power in the microwave for about a minute to melt, stir until smooth and then mix in the M&M’s and pretzels. Pour that into candy bar molds and then refrigerate them for about 15 minutes.
2. Remove from fridge and break into chunks. I kinda like breaking it into irregularly shaped pieces, but I’m not the boss of you.
Note: You do not need molds for this! It works just as well and I actually like it best when I pour the mixture onto a waxed paper-covered cookie sheet and spread it to my desired thickness. No need to spread to the edges or make it neat and square. Irregular bark pieces are more fun, I’m tellin’ ya.
For kicks I made a quick apple juice punch with Mott’s Apple Juice to sip alongside. Sometimes I make a hot apple cider punch but the temps are way too hot here, so I chilled things up and went icy this time.
Apple Juice Punch
64 oz Mott’s apple juice
46 oz cranberry juice cocktail
1 cup orange juice
2 liter ginger ale sodaPour the all three juices into a punch bowl. Then gradually add a 2-liter bottle of ginger ale and stir together.
Note: I made an ice ring to keep it cool by filling a gelatin mold with water and freezing it. You can add citrus curls, pieces of fruit or anything you’d like to the freezing water to make it pretty.
Happy Fall baking season!
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Jenn @TheRebelChick says
YUM! I make these with the tiny mini M&Ms. I need to try them with the new candy corn M&Ms!
Angela says
Bark is such an easy and yummy treat to make. I hadn’t considered making it for Halloween…thanks for the idea!
Alexis AKA MOM says
Love it, so easy but a yummy treat 🙂
christine mondy says
Wow, looks easy. I might have to try this with my boys next month!
christine mondy says
Wow, looks easy. I might have to try this with my boys next month!
Cheryl F. says
What a perfect Halloween treat! I’d eat this all year round 🙂
crystal smith says
Thanks for the idea- I actually just saw the fall M & M’s at the store the other day and thought it would be cute to make something with them- I’ll have to give this a try! Also I LOVE the idea of the apple juice punch- a great alternative to hot apple cider!
Jesselyn A/Jesstinger says
If I were to make this yummy sounding Halloween Bark with DARK CHOCOLATE – my Honey/Hubby would devour it before anyone else could even get a taste!
(Aside – we’re not big fans of socalled “White Chocolate” but I have to admit – it sure looks pretty in recipes like this one!
Alicia says
Those look so yummy. I will have to make those this year.
Sue Hull says
Oh my goodies! I love love M&M’s. I’m going to pin this. Now I want M&M Bark, you need to send me some. LOL!! Thank you for sharing this yummy recipe 🙂
Lily Kwan says
These recipes look very tasty. Thanks for sharing!
Gianna says
That looks like a fun treat to make with the kids.
Erica Barnes says
The Halloween bark sounds so good!
Tara C says
These recipes sound like a great idea for my son’s upcoming birthday (right before Halloween, so we usually do a Halloween themed party for him).
Richard Hicks says
This is rather novel. GOing to try it. Know the kids will love it!
Christian Alejandro says
I didn’t realize it was that simple. I’ve gotta try it this halloween.
polly says
It sounds delicious…..I clove the M&M candy corn flavor…I buy several bags and freeze them every year so I have them to snack on during the year…they are my favorite flavor of M&M’s!!!!!
Elizabeth m says
The bark would be fun with the pretzel m&ms or the peanut butter noses
Maria Iemma says
This is a great recipe that I plan to make for my grandkids for Halloween.
Brandy says
Oh my daughter loves the bark you can make, but never had it made with M&M’s so I bet she would love to try to make this for Halloween! Thanks for sharing this Liz!
Joanna E. says
that bark looks delicious and very chocolately! I love the seasonal m&m’s and can’t wait to try the pumpkin spice flavor.
Ashley says
Yuuuum! That Halloween Bark looks amazing! Do you take orders? lol I would love some without having to make it…although it doesn’t seem hard. 🙂
Jasmin q. says
I’ll try this recipe it’s mouth watering
Kristyn says
oh that bark looks tasty and such a great idea to mark for a Halloween party!
Vanessa: thequeenofswag says
This looks like so much fun for Halloween. We’ll definitely have to make these!
BusyWorkingMama says
I like these recipes! I’m excited to create some fun Halloween recipes.
Debbie Welchert says
What great recipes. My grand kids will love the Chocolate Bark and punch. The punch sounds wonderful and will be great to have with dinner.
Marcie W. says
Fall is my absolute favorite season and best time of the year! These recipes look stunning and delicious.
Nichol says
So pretty and Halloweeny lol. I haven’t had bark of any flavor in forever
Jeannette says
That looks delicious! I’m so making this this week!
mama to 5 blessings says
looks like a yummy Fall treat! who doesn’t like chocolate!!!!???? LOL~!
Melissa Vosburgh says
Those two recipes look fantastic, I love Halloween. I really like your Pinterest board at the bottom of your post too, very nice.
Susan says
ohh, this looks amazing, and so fall festive! I will have to make this for my family
Lolo says
I love making bark candy for Christmas. I am going to have to make this fall recipe.
Sandy says
The Halloween Bark looks soooooo good! Can’t wait to make them for my family for Halloween this year! Thanks for the recipe!
Kelly @ Texas Type A Mom says
I love these ideas – they are just so simple and festive!
Jennifer @ MySweetSanity says
I love making barks and these look like perfect fall ones and that punch looks mighty good too.
alicia k (Petite Pilates Pixie) says
oohhhh that punch sounds delicious!
Meghan @JaMonkey says
Yummy! I love the fall color M&Ms! I heard they were coming out with Pumpkin ones too!
Amy says
I make a lot of bark but you got me with the pretzels…yum!
Stacy says
Oh, I want to try that Apple Juice Punch! It won’t get cold enough for hot cider here in FL until maybe January, so that would be a great fall drink.
Jennifer H says
Oh how neat! I will have to try that bark.
Anne says
Looks easy and tasty!
Lisa @ Two Bears Farm says
You are so festive! I love Fall baking. I was on Pinterest last night scrolling through Halloween crafts. My boys want me to get out the decorations already, but I told them they had to wait until October 1st.
melanie says
i love the fall M & M’s …soo excited that they are back…yummm your bark looks amazing…ill sooo have to try it….yum, thanks for sharing
Becca says
I have never made bark before…but I will have to try now that I know it is so simple! I love eating it 🙂
Theresa says
Oh this looks so good Liz!
Shell Feis says
I need to make this asap- both the bark & the punch!
Akaila says
This is so perfect!! I was looking for a cute and delicious Halloween treat for my children! Thank you! 🙂
Tiff @ Babes and Kids says
Both sound like really yummy recipes! These would be great for a Halloween party.
Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins says
I’m definitely going to make this for the kids, it looks fabulous!
Jennifer says
I love candy bark. I’m with you, irregular bark pieces are awesome because sometimes I like just a tiny bite and sometimes I need a huge piece!
Stefanie says
I’m so making this.
Amber K says
I love how fall inspired these are. Delicious and seasonal!
Christy Anderson says
I didn’t know M&Ms had harvest colors! These would be great to use for Halloween treats!
Stephanie SassyModernMom says
Oh that bark is truly pin worthy!!
noelle says
we love the candy corn ones… we just can not find the big bag 🙂
broxton just saw your pics and said “hey, that is a halloween party! i want to go to that halloween party!”
HilLesha says
Sounds really yummy! 🙂
Debi@ The Spring Mount 6 Pack says
I would love to try to make this. It looks great.
LeeAnn says
Yum!!! I definitely need to make some of that bark. With Rylie’s food allergy, it is so hard to find chocolate that she can actually have, so I need to just make my own. She loves those candy corn M&Ms, so she would love that. Thanks for sharing!
dramaqueensmum says
That bark sounds so good. I’ll have to make it soon.
dan williams says
twitted this today, 14/09
Elizabeth (Rock-A-Bye Parents) says
Oh how fun! I’ve had peppermint bark, which I’m not a big fan of, but this looks sooooo good!
Anne - Mommy Has to Work says
I want to try the new flavors!! These look good!
Angela says
I am such an M&M fanatic. This looks so fun and delicious!
My Inner Chick says
–O’ My,
you must party all day long. This looks Super! Everything always looks Superb.
Mumseword says
Halloween?? Oh man… I can’t believe it, it’s back so soon!!
Danielle E says
What a great idea and so easy. I’m going to have to try that. I think it would make a great treat to bring to work for Halloween.
Allyson Bossie says
That looks like a fun way to eat chocolate. I love anything halloween themed!
Cathi says
Looks good to me and I know chocolate loving NY would eat it all! 😉
gala says
That Halloween Bark looks great. And the whole post brings that fall holidays anticipation
Denise Taylor-Dennis says
Ooh I love the juice recipe and the halloween bark both would be so delicious.
Terry (My Journey With Candida) says
That Halloween Bark looks GREAT!! I sure do miss my M&Ms. I can drink the Apple Juice Punch as long as I use their no sugar added juices and plain club soda. MMMM I think I might have to make me some of this.
LyndaS says
The bark looks good. The punch, now that’s what I am talking about. That is probably the healthiest punch I have ever seen.
Rosey says
Bark always sounds so good to me, and I like the irregular look too, it seems more authentic somehow (why I dont’ know, but it does). 🙂
Looks like you found the perfect way to usher in Fall. You’re lucky to have warm temps. We went from shorts-only weather in the high 80’s (a rare thing this summer), to wearing a jacket overnight (literally).
Lisa says
I’m going to be making both of these!
Dawn Lopez says
Yum yum yum! LOVE bark! Yours came out perfect, love it for Halloween! Thanks for the tasty recipes!
Shannon (The Mommy-Files) says
Wow – this sounds and looks amazing! My kids would go nuts over this Halloween Bark!
Andrea says
My boys would love this! I am going to make it for them soon. Maybe they’ll even help me do it!
Danielle @ We Have It All says
We always make our bark with the candy melts. This looks yummy, I never thought to use M&M’s! What a great idea, I need to do this for a Halloween treat, the kids would get a kick out of it.
Jenn- The Rebel Chick says
I haven’t even seen the fall M&M’s yet but I need to find some because that bark is calling my name.
Robyn Wright of Robyn's Online World says
Great recipe Liz! I like ones that are easy like this and I could easily use it with the different M&M’s holiday colors they put out throughout the year!
Colleen says
Thanks for the yummy looking recipe and love the Pinterest board with more ideas!
Robin Gagnon {Mom Foodie} says
I was just looking at those candy corn M&Ms at the store yesterday…. dragged myself away. Now I doubt I’ll be so successful at that next time.
Thanks a lot Liz :/
Brett says
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
i’ve heard rumors there are also white chocolate pumpkin m*ms around
what say you about THAT, my nutty friend?
Jennifer says
Oooh yum! I love candy in bark-form!! Looks delicious!
Jenn says
Yum. My whole family would go nuts for this.
Betty Manousos says
…and i love your photos!!:)
Betty Manousos says
i’m totally crazy for m&ms.
they are my top favourite delicacies.
have a fab weekend~
xx
Kathleen says
I never realized how easy bark was to make. Maybe I will actually attempt to make it now, because it sure does look amazing!
Janel says
My kids are totally crazy for M&Ms! That bark is so cute and my boys would absolutely love it! Thank you for the great idea!
Beeb says
It’s like you’ve combined all my favorite things: Tasty candy bark, with Halloween treats. I LOVE making special treats for my Halloween parties so thanks for the idea, DROOL!
Becky @ So Very Blessed says
Mmmm….both of these look amazing! I love those white chocolate M&M’s! And I’ve never seen that flavor combo in a punch before – yum!
Deborah Pucci says
Some great party ideas!
Pam says
Yum… Liz, your desserts always look so tempting. I am fickle too, so I would need both kinds.
Patty says
I now seriously want some M&Ms.
I am dangerous around them
Patricia Cook says
Wow, your Halloween Bark looks simply delicious!! I have to make this for my family, thanks 🙂
Ms. A says
OH.MY.GOSH… I could keep you busy making those, while I gobbled them up! YUM!
brian miller says
hey, that looks good to me….
bark is good….
Tammy says
I really do like those candy corn ones, but my favorites are still the milk chocolate.
Dianna @ oyveyaday says
YUM! I love bark – especially peppermint/white chocolate bark. But, this looks really good.
I can’t wait to try the candy corn M&Ms. I missed out on them last year.
stefanie says
I can’t wait for hot apple cider weather. It would go great with your Halloween Bark.
DogsMom says
I have become addicted to peanut better M&Ms but also stay faithful to plain milk chocolate. The dark chocolate is a nice treat now and again.
DogsMom says
or peanut butter! (lol)