Description
These festive Halloween Cake Pops are a fun and colorful treat made by coating mini donuts with melted candy melts, then decorating with candy eyeballs, sprinkles, and black decorating gel to create spooky and playful designs. Perfect for Halloween parties or seasonal celebrations, these cake pops are quick to assemble and visually impressive.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Pops
- 1 cup candy melts (green, purple, and/or orange)
- 24 lollipop sticks (6- to 7-inch)
- 24 plain mini donuts and/or donut holes
Decorations
- Candy eyeballs
- Assorted sprinkles
- Black decorating gel
Instructions
- Melt Candy Melts: Melt the candy melts according to the package directions until smooth and ready for dipping. This provides the coating that will stick to the donuts and create a colorful shell.
- Insert Sticks: Dip each lollipop stick about 1/4- to 1/2-inch into the melted candy melts, then carefully insert the stick into each mini donut. This secures the stick inside the donut and acts as an adhesive anchor. Place the donut pops upside down on a wax paper-covered surface with sticks pointing upwards and allow the candy melts to harden for a few minutes.
- Coat Donuts: Once the sticks are secure and the first layer is set, dip each donut completely into the melted candy melts. Rotate it to ensure full, even coverage. Place dipped donuts upside down again on wax paper to cool and harden completely.
- Decorate Cake Pops: Use candy eyeballs, assorted sprinkles, and black decorating gel to decorate the cake pops in spooky or creative ways. You can follow the tips for sprinkles, drizzles, and monster features for unique designs. Allow the candy melts to set fully before serving.
- Serving and Storage: These cake pops are best enjoyed the day they are made. However, you can prepare them up to 24 hours ahead and store at room temperature in an airtight container. Avoid refrigeration or freezing to prevent sweating and cracking of the candy coating.
Notes
- For sprinkle-topped pops: After the first candy melt layer, let set for 3 minutes before dipping tops in sprinkles.
- For drizzled pops: Let first layer almost fully set before drizzling a second layer of candy melt.
- For monster pops: Let first layer completely dry, then use melted candy melt to stick on eyes and add sprinkles and decorations with black gel.
- Monster horns can be created by piping candy melt onto wax paper; attach to pops using candy melt, and for large horns, support with a sprinkle in the base.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake pop
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 5mg
