Gross Dirty Earwax Q-Tip Treats for Halloween (2024)

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ByKeri Lyn Published onSeptember 8, 2016August 30, 2022 Updated on August 30, 2022

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Is there anything grosser than a dirty earwax q-tip? Nope. And that’s what makes these Dirty Earwax Q Tips the perfect gross Halloween party treat!

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1Gross Halloween Party Food: Dirty Earwax Q-Tip Treats

2Only a few ingredients/supplies needed to make Dirty Earwax Q-tips

3Assemble Dirty Earwax Q-tips

Gross Halloween Party Food: Dirty Earwax Q-Tip Treats

I don’t think that I have ever called one of my own recipes “gross” before, but there is a first time for everything and these Dirty Q-Tip Treats are truly gross.

To be honest, I kind of got a little waves of nausea making these with the kids last year, but the end result is a truly fantastic and disgusting treat that will be the hit of any horrific (that’s the goal, right?) Halloween party!

Even better, these gross little Dirty Earwax Q-tip Halloween treats are SUPER easy to make which is perfect if you have little ones who like to help.

Only a few ingredients/supplies needed to make Dirty Earwax Q-tips

Box of Q-Tips*I used real Q-Tips because they are inexpensive (check the Dollar Store!) and I also think the box makes a fun prop. You couldalso use sucker sticks.
Serving Tray (I went with a platter from the dollar store)
Bag of Jet Puffed Mini Marshmallows
Kraft Caramels

Assemble Dirty Earwax Q-tips

First of all, use a strong pair of scissors (or even garden shears) to snip off the ends of the Q-Tips.

Then, just push each end into a marshmallow.

Next you will needto melt your caramels. We used about 12 caramels to do all of these Q-Tips. Put them all in a small microwavable dish and melt slowly in 10 second increments stirring in between each microwave session.

Once the caramel is melted, you can start dipping in the Q-Tips.

Now remember, you are going for gross here and nothing is grosser than a big dangling dip of earwax on the end of a Q-Tip, so the kids especially loved the ones that had that nice tip on them!

How to Display Your Gross Dirty Earwax Q-tip Treats

Of course, display is everything when it comes to Halloween, especially the gross stuff!

Make sure to keep your empty Q-Tip box, as it works wonderfully as a prop!

When we served these last year, everyone was afraid to even go near them until a few of the kids realized that they were actually pretty yummy, and then before I knew it, they were all gone. I will have to say though, the adults were not very interested in them at all. Hmmmm. Wonder why?

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Gross Halloween Party Food: Dirty Earwax Q-Tip Treats

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Definitely GROSS Halloween Party Food (which makes it perfect!) these Dirty Earwax Q-Tip treats will be a hit at your haunted house!

Ingredients

Box of Q-Tips*I used real Q-Tips because they are inexpensive (check the Dollar Store!) and I also think the box makes a fun prop. You couldalso use sucker sticks.
Serving Tray (I went with a platter from the dollar store)
Bag of Jet Puffed Mini Marshmallows
Kraft Caramels

Instructions

Assembly is SO easy.
First of all, use a strong pair of scissors (or even garden shears) to snip off the ends of the Q-Tips. Then, just push each end into a marshmallow. Next you will needto melt your caramels. We used about 12 caramels to do all of these Q-Tips. Put them all in a small microwavable dish and melt slowly in 10 second increments stirring in between each microwave session. Once the caramel is melted, you can start dipping in the Q-Tips. Now remember, you are going for gross here and nothing is grosser than a big dangling dip of earwax on the end of a Q-Tip, so the kids especially loved the ones that had that nice tip on them!

And remember: display is everything! I love to display these on a spooky tray with the original q-tip box for added effect.