M&M’s Launches Halloween Candy and the Reviews Are GLOWING!
Updated: Dec. 30, 2021
Just in time for Halloween, M&Ms is available in glow-in-the dark trick-or-treat-packs!
Looking for a way to light up the faces of your trick-or-treaters this year? How about giving out M&Ms in glow-in-the-dark packs? M&Ms has released their regular milk chocolate and their peanut milk chocolate M&Ms candies in these special trick-or-treat-ready fun size packages just in time for Halloween. Each pack takes on a fun and ghoulish glow when you dim the lights.
Can we just say M&Ms always seems to have something fun up their sleeve? In the spring, there was the “big crunchy taste test“. Then they unveiled their hazelnut spread-flavor M&Ms, and they had us like whoa.
How do this work?
To get the glow-in-the-dark packs to glow, simply place them under a bright light for two minutes. Then turn off the lights…and see your favorite candy in a whole new eerie light! For trick-or-treating, we recommend keeping a bowl of the glow-in-the-dark packs close to a bright light source. For example, you can place the bowl on a table beside a reading lamp. Or you can place the bowl directly under an overhead light. That way your trick-or-treaters will see the bags glowing as soon as they head off into the dark and spooky night.
Where to find these Halloween treats
They’re available wherever candy is sold, with a manufacturer suggested retail price of $5.49 per 17-ounce bag. We found them in a somewhat larger configuration on Amazon:
Some Halloween candy fun facts
These fun facts come from the M&Ms candy experts themselves (Mars Wrigley Confectionery, the company that brings us M&Ms):
- 32% of us buy candy at this time of year for the purpose of sharing with friends and trick-or-treaters
- There’s a large contingent of folks who give out full-size candy bars to their lucky trick-or-treaters
- A full 39% of us are planning on hosting or attending a Halloween bash
While you don’t need glow-in-the-dark M&Ms for any of these fantastic M&Ms cookie recipes, it sure would be fun if you had some on hand just the same!
Monster Cookies
This recipe combines several favorite flavors—peanut butter, butterscotch and chocolate—in one big cookie. Before baking, I like to press a few extra M&M's on top for added color. —Patricia Schroedl, Jefferson, Wisconsin
Santa’s Stuffed Belly Cookies
I have been seeing "surprise inside cookies" for a few years and really wanted to come up with my own version. After a little brainstorming, I came up with the idea of making Santa's belly cookies and filling them with miniature cookies. These are so much fun to give as gifts—just wrap in colored cellophane and tie with a festive ribbon. You can exchange the mini cookies for candy or anything you'd like; if desired, you can color the cookie dough red, too. —Crystal Schlueter, Northglenn, Colorado
Beary Cute Cookies
These cheery and cute cookies will delight kids of all ages! I like to make fun foods but don't care to spend a whole lot of time fussing. So the idea of using candy for the bears' features was right up my alley. —Susan Schuller, Brainerd, Minnesota
Polka-Dot Macaroons
Macaroons studded with M&M's are easy to mix up in a hurry. That's good, because believe me, they never last long. —Janice Lass, Dorr, Michigan
Giant Monster Cookies
Who can resist gigantic monster cookies chock-full of goodies like chocolate chips, M&M's and peanut butter? If your appetite isn't quite monster-size, make them by heaping tablespoonfuls. This is the world's best monster cookies recipe. —Judy Fredenberg, Missoula, Montana
Molasses Cookies
Making these soft, chewy cookies with a rich flavor has been a family tradition since my children were small. At Christmastime, I shape the dough into gingerbread men with tasty raisin eyes and buttons. —Sue Bartlett, Berlin, Wisconsin
Gingerbread Sandwich Trees
Fun and festive, these cookie sandwich trees will be a huge hit with kids of all ages. They're a super-cute holiday treat! —Steve Foy, Kirkwood, Missouri
Snow Day Cookies
Clear your pantry to make these chocolate chip cookies loaded with goodies. We add oats, M&M’s, pretzels and even potato chips. —Brittney Musgrove, Dallas, Georgia
No-Bake Christmas Wreath Treats
Cornflakes take the place of traditional rice cereal in these sweet no-bake Christmas cookies from our Test Kitchen. Dressed up with green food coloring and red candies, they're a fun addition to cookie platters and dessert buffets. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Frosty Polar Bears
I love spending time in the kitchen with my nieces. This is the perfect recipe to make with the little ones. Dang cute, easy and portable! —Emily Tyra, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Loaded-Up Pretzel Cookies
Coconut, M&M’s and salty, crunchy pretzels make these loaded cookies unlike any you’ve ever tasted—or resisted. —Jackie Ruckwardt, Cottage Grove, Oregon
Snowman Cookies
Wrap these chocolate-topped snowmen in colored tissue and place them inside holiday containers. Like real snowmen, they disappear fast! —Betty Tabb, Mifflintown, Pennsylvania
Cookies in a Jiffy
You'll be amazed and delighted with how quickly you can whip up a batch of these homemade cookies. —Clara Hielkema, Wyoming, Michigan
Snowman Butter Cutouts
I have fond memories of baking and frosting these cutout cookies with my mom. Now I carry on the tradition with my kids. It's a messy but fun day!—Sandy Nace, Greensburg, Kansas
