la vie en cocoa

There is nothing we here at OB love more than a haunted house...that is unless it’s a chocolate haunted house! (sigh)

 

 

la vie en cocoa

Halloween chocolates are a tradition you just can't pass up. Sure, you need to be careful of the crazy razor blade people and your own overindulgence, but don't deny yourself some Halloween treats.

You know by now that we are absolute chocolate art addicts, so it's no surprise that I love any legitimate excuse to talk about this.

Halloween fits the bill nicely! I can’t really explain why, but Halloween chocolate art has always appealed to us, and I guess could be considered a small subculture within the Halloween lovers community.

There's plenty of chocolate floating around this time of the year. Everything from bags of innocuous splendor, to true forms of macabre art.

Below are some samples of truly horrifying works that made out heart melt...

 

 

 

 

We are also armature chocolatiers, and like to make our own chocolate art. We had planned to make a chocolate Halloween diorama, but sadly global warming has made this part of California oddly hot this time of year, that everything we made, would start to melt. My coffins, ghosts, ghouls and JOL's started to wilt the second I put them on the display. So sadly I will have to wait until next year:(

Trick “OREO” Treat is Baskin-Robbins’ Flavor of the Month

Sucker for fall foods? Me too — or wait, maybe just for cookies and candies mixed in with ice cream.  Sounds like I’m going to like the October Flavor of the Month at Baskin-Robbins.

 

Ready for a scary good creation? Vanilla ice cream packed with orange créme filled OREO® cookies, Baby Ruth®, and Butterfinger® candy pieces. It’s terrifyingly delicious.

krispy kreme halloween

vintage chocolate skeleton mold

Halloween Novelty Candy 2012

What Halloween nerd doesn't love Halloween novelty candy? Here at October Boys, that lives true and well. Every year we like to see what new ideas have hit the market. Below are some of the ones I have seen around. 

 

Holly Halloween! Madballs have come back as a candy topper! Must find! 

 Haven't seen a Universal Monsters candy in a while. So nice to see them back with some lollipops. (Wolfman, Frankie, Drac, and Bride)

Do you See's what I See's?

We here at October Boys love us some novelty candy, and nothing is better than novelty Halloween candy. So I was happily surprised to see that See's candy had already rolled out their spread for fall 2012. I've seen some of this imagery on repeat before, but still nice to see's the season is upon us. Oh ya!

 

YUMMY!