Colorful Candy Buffet!

The colorful candy buffet was a hit — little kids and kids at heart {our adult guests} enjoyed candy and homemade sweets designed especially for the bride & groom. Our display was created for 100 guests and could easily be replicated on a smaller scale for a birthday party, dessert night or shower!

Brownie bites dipped in milk chocolate and rolled in candied sugar made delicious finger food desserts, and brownie pops dipped in white chocolate and rainbow sprinkles were a no-mess alternative. Cupcake stands towering with chocolate & confetti buttercream cupcakes were made by the mother of the groom, and I decorated with white sugar and gumdrops to match. Follow the jump for a {downloadable PDF} to make your own striped labels as well as a candy count How-To and more pictures!

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{How-To: Candy Count for 100 Guests}

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*Cupcakes: 70 (two stands holding 30 each)
* Peanut M&Ms: 7lbs
* Regular M&Ms: 10.5lbs
* Jelly Beans: 4lbs
* Fireballs: 4lbs
* Green Sour Chewies: 3lbs
* Red Licorice: 4lbs
* Tootsie Roll Pops: 4lbs or 100 count
* Macaroons: 4 dozen
* Turtles: 4 dozen
* Brownie bites/pops: 3 dozen

I confirmed my candy purchasing plan by double-checking my list with Kim Vallee’s suggestion for serving sizes per person — and it worked out nearly perfectly! We probably had 25% left over, but that was much better than running low on desserts.

Here’s a PDF for our simple & colorfully striped labels to identify the different confectioneries and apothecary jars of candy {without some sort of id for the ‘fireballs’ and ‘sour chewies,’ your guests might be in for a taste bud surprise!}

Later this week I’ll post step-by-step directions for the rainbow sprinkle brownie pops & bites, as well as a how-to for the carnation lollipop centerpieces!