Virtual Halloween candy cooking class with the Gourmandise School

Sure, store-bought candy reigns supreme over Halloween, but it's hard to beat homemade sweets. 

This month you can truly master spooky season with an at-home, entirely virtual cooking class that'll walk you through making gourmet takes on classic Halloween candy thanks to Santa Monica's Gourmandise School.

This three-hour cook-along class is designed for beginner and avid home cooks alike, as long as they're aged 16 and up, and it'll teach you how to make pumpkin brittle, apple cider caramels, and homemade peanut butter cups (take that, Reese's). Once you register online—at $45 per login—you'll receive the special Zoom link to attend, plus a list of ingredients you'll need for the class's candy.

Whether you'll be handing out your handmade sweets or keeping them all to yourself this Halloween, that's up to you. One thing's for certain: This class should be zero trick, all treat.