A Candy Centerpiece for Every Football Team
Victory is sweet, but we know of something even sweeter! No matter who you're rooting for on game day, show your team spirit with a colorful candy display — we created one for every major team.
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Arizona Cardinals
Dip chocolate sandwich cookies halfway in melted red-candy coating; immediately dip in red sprinkles and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet until set.
Atlanta Falcons
Red and black licorice in different shapes makes a sweet display for Falcons fans. We chose licorice ropes, wheels and gummy berries, but any variety will do.
Baltimore Ravens
For this East Coast team, we chose to display gold chocolate Sixlets and black M&M's in matching baking cups. A purple tray brings it all together.
Buffalo Bills
Fans of this patriotically hued team can layer red, white and blue gumballs in a clear-glass vase or bucket. Don't forget to include a scoop for serving!
Carolina Panthers
This candy craft is super-easy: Simply roll chocolate-sandwich cookies in round candy sprinkles and stack them for guests. The harder part is finding just the right shade of blue.
Chicago Bears
Hungry fans of this Midwest team need both popcorn and pretzels in their mix. Orange and navy M&M's balance out the salty snacks and contribute a little team flair.
Cincinnati Bengals
Bengals fans can show their stripes with these cute cake pops. Drizzle orange candy melts over purchased pops if you don't feel like baking. Brown and orange M&M's provide a sturdy base to display your team of treats.
Cleveland Browns
Brownies are the obvious choice for this AFC team. Decorate a purchased pan of iced brownies with colored chocolate candies for an easy, impressive halftime treat.
Dallas Cowboys
Everything's bigger in Texas, and that goes double for this cowboy-size dessert! Use silver, blue and white Sixlets to cover a purchased sheet cake. Start with the star, then work your way outward for perfect coverage.
Denver Broncos
Rock-candy pops make a perfect sweet bite for fans of this mile-high team. Display them on a bed of navy chocolate candies.
Detroit Lions
Swirled blue-and-white lollipops combine with silver chocolate Sixlets and black M&M's to represent this Michigan team.
Green Bay Packers
For Packers fans, white-frosted cupcakes are a perfect canvas for green and yellow nonpareil sprinkles. Unwrapped candy sour balls make a festive display base on color-coordinated trays.
Houston Texans
Grouping together solid trays of red, white and blue chocolate candies is an easy way to show your Texan pride.
Indianapolis Colts
These blue-and-white marshmallow pops are easy to make. Brush large marshmallows lightly with water, then roll in round blue-candy sprinkles. When set, thread on lollipop sticks, alternating with plain marshmallows.
Jacksonville Jaguars
This black, teal and gold display is almost too pretty to eat. Gather varieties of teal gummy candies, gold Sixlets, wrapped chocolates and black M&M's in Mason jars to re-create it. A cake stand helps vary the height.
Kansas City Chiefs
To salute the Kansas City Chiefs, tie bundles of licorice candy sticks with bits of bright-yellow or gold twine. Arrange them on a tray of red candies.
Miami Dolphins
For a sweet sip of Miami pride, fill empty soda bottles with aqua and orange candies. We chose jelly beans and candy-coated chocolates, but any variety will do. Contrasting paper straws complete the look.
Minnesota Vikings
Layers of metallic foil-wrapped chocolates arranged in a glass ice bucket are a sweet way to say, "Skol, Vikings!"
New England Patriots
For this Boston-area team, blue and white Sixlets make a sturdy base to hold an all-star lineup of cherry twist lollipops.
New Orleans Saints
For a candy arrangement that's fitting for the Big Easy in color and preparation, group all the metallic gold candy you can find in black bowls and trays. We used Sixlets and foil-wrapped hazelnut chocolates.
New York Giants
For this red-and-blue Big Apple team, cheerful candy apples are drizzled with candy melts.
New York Jets
Cannoli are a fitting choice for this New York team. Purchase some plain ones and decorate them with dark-green sprinkles.
Oakland Raiders
Large silver and black gumballs are layered in lidded apothecary jars for this display. To acheive diagonal stripes, simply tilt the jar when adding the candy.
Philadelphia Eagles
Dip the open ends of plain sugar cones in white candy melts, followed by a dip in sliver metallic sprinkles. Place them on parchment paper so the decoration can set before you fill them with midnight-green candies. Lay finished cones on a black tray for the full effect.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Here's to a pint even the kids can enjoy! Fill glass beer mugs three-quarters of the way with yellow jelly beans, then top with a cap of white jelly bean "foam." A black-and-white candy stick completes the look.
San Diego Chargers
Fill shot classes with navy and gold M&M's for this easy display — just don't have too many!
Seattle Seahawks
Thread assorted blue and green gummy candies (we chose blue-raspberry sour belts, gummy rings and sharks) on wooden skewers in a contrasting pattern.
San Francisco 49ers
Gold chocolate coins are just the right way to show your Golden State pride. We also added a few black coins to the mix and displayed them in a red box.
St. Louis Rams
Fans of this Midwest team can dip large pretzel rods in royal-blue candy melts, then in gold sugar sprinkles. Place them on parchment paper until set.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Red and pewter gray are this team's colors; luckily candy-coated chocolates come in nearly every shade. Use them to decorate chocolate-frosted cupcakes and crown each with a paper flag.
Tennessee Titans
Nearly any dark-blue or red candy will work in this display, but be sure to find a good representative of the lighter shade of Titan blue! We matched it perfectly with Sixlets, M&M's and rock-candy pops, then displayed them in various glass containers.
Washington Redskins
The red-velvet trend is a good thing for fans of this East Division team. Buy premade whoopie pies in the proper burgundy hue, then roll the edges in gold nonpareil sprinkles.
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