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Halloween candy for grown-ups at Williams Sonoma
The transition from tiny, gleeful candy-grabbing Miss Piggy to hoodied teenager sullenly knocking on neighbor's doors at 9 p.m. seeking Tootsie Roll dregs to cocktail-quaffing "sexy witch" is one of the bitterest rites of passage. But there's no reason you can't grow up and have your Halloween treats, too.
In fact, you can have more, because there's no mom glacially doling out your Halloween candy or telling you no, you can't have that pumpkin beer. Here are 10 treats to celebrate All Hallow's Eve — even if you're way too old to ring neighborhood doorbells. Some are fun for self-indulgence; some would make great gifts for that Halloween party your friends are throwing. All are ghoulish good fun.
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10. Cheetos Bag of Bones
Just for Halloween, Cheetos is changing shape from their usual, uh, random stick-things to a white cheddar-flavored Bag of Bones. The shapes include skulls, ribcages and femurs, so you can put together your own edible skeleton. Chester Cheetah also encourages fans to participate in
Project T.P., where you can digitally toilet-paper a foe's house.
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9. Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins
It's the perfect excuse to eat a pack of king-size Reese's peanut butter cups — they're pumpkin-shaped, but not pumpkin flavored! Being able to eat all the giant Reese's you want takes a little of the bitterness out of not being able to go trick or treating anymore. Plus, with the irregular shape, there's no pesky wrapper to get in the way of your gorging.
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8. Chocolate Cameo
Sculpted in the likeness of a haunting
Victorian cameo, these hand-painted dark chocolates are probably too pretty to eat. Each piece is approximately 1.25" x 1" and packaged in a clear packet, making a perfect Halloween party favor. These beautiful chocolates are created by the mother-daughter team at
The Frosted Petticoat right here in Burbank. They come in several different colors, including purple and orange, but of course, bone-white is best. Buy a bunch for your Halloween dinner party; they're 10 for $20.
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7. UV Salty Caramel Apple
UV Salty Caramel Apple vodka is a limited-time treat made with all-natural flavors, and it tastes like a caramel apple with a real bite (and not the apple kind). Try it on the rocks, or make the Whipped Apple Shot: one part UV Salty Caramel Apple, one dollop whipped cream, one dash cinnamon. Another option is the Caramel Apple Fizz: one part UV Salty Caramel Apple, three parts soda water. A bottle sells for $11.99.
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The Spiced Russian
6. Kahlua Pumpkin Spice
Kahlua Pumpkin Spice is another limited-edition concotion featuring real pumpkin and autumnal spices blended with 100 percent Arabica coffee and sugarcane rum. Use it to make your own pumpkin spice latte — with a kick. (Here's a recipe to
spike your coffee.) Or try the Spiced Russian: 1.5 parts Kahlúa Pumpkin Spice, one-half part Absolut Mandarin, one part half and half. Build over ice in a rocks glass and stir. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg, then hand it to the Dude. $17.99 for a bottle.
Turn the page for five more treats, including a liquor ghoulish enough to drive Van Gogh insane.