How To Transform Store-Bought Donut Holes Into A Show-Stopping Witch Hat

You certainly don't need to bake goodies from scratch in order to get crafty with cute culinary presentations. With store-bought donut holes, you can be on your way to putting together a whimsical presentation that falls right in line with autumnal themes. Using foam pieces that are often associated with flower displays or arts and crafts projects, you'll affix and arrange donut holes with toothpicks to resemble a witch's hat (or any other symbols that you might want in your home) to signify the Halloween season.

First cover a conical foam piece in plastic wrap to create a clean foundation for your sweet sculpture and set this on top of a similarly plastic-wrapped disc shape. Once your foam shapes are held steady on a base — you can set the pieces onto cookie trays, pie pans, or cake stands — insert toothpicks into the center of each donut hole and affix them to cover the foam shapes. Start at the bottom and work your way up to arrange the donut holes in a formation that mimics a hat, tapering off the design at the top end of the cone. Once the sweet doughy orbs are set, you can decorate your assembled creation with drizzles of frosting or intentionally-placed candy pieces. Your fun display will make for an inviting centerpiece for dinner parties and get-togethers, and friends and family can easily pluck off pieces to snack on and enjoy.

Customize your design by using a variety of fall flavored donut holes to form your sculpture. Orange powder-coated Butternut Munchkins Donut Hole Treats can be picked up from Dunkin' and arranged alongside store-bought donut holes covered in chocolate sprinkles for a color scheme relevant for Halloween, or you can use donut holes rolled in cinnamon and sugar to coat with chocolate frosting for a spookier aesthetic. Add your own orange or chocolate sprinkles or press chocolate pieces lightly into the surface for additional textural appeal. For a pretty finish, edible flowers like sunny yellowish-orange calendula can be laid along the base of the hat or inserted into the floral foam for embellishment.

Should an ambitious culinary bug bite, make two-ingredient donut holes from scratch and customize the flavors to your liking with added maple extracts, pumpkin purée, or apple cinnamon. Dunk the finished pieces into homemade hot fudge sauce or roll in fall colored sprinkles for a brighter touch. You may want to try making ghouls for Halloween or turn your donut-hole sculptures into cornucopias and pumpkins for an autumnal display. With so many variations on this fun culinary craft, you may be stocking up on floral foam shapes to make unique designs that mirror each season, and your sweet centerpieces will quickly become the talk of the parties you host.