Homemade Butterfingers with candy corn and peanut butter
Homemade Butterfingers – only 3 ingredients!! Candy corn, peanut butter and chocolate. You will be blown away with these homemade candies! They taste just like the real thing!!! #butterfingers #candy #candyrecipe #dessert
I don’t eat a lot of candy, but I l♥ve Butterfingers. When I saw this recipe on the Taste of Home forums, I knew I had to give it a try. Everyone on the board said it tasted just like a real Butterfinger. The best part – this recipe only has three ingredients!
How can you make a Butterfinger with only three ingredients?? Well, the secret ingredient is candy corn! Actually, it is melted candy corn. I would have never thought to melt candy corn, but it turns out that melted candy corn mixed with peanut butter transforms into something amazing! We were shocked at how great these tasted and how close they are to real Butterfingers. I had to give most of these away so we didn’t eat them all by ourselves.
This is one of the best homemade candies that I have ever made. I think these would be cute made into suckers for the holidays. I am going to look for some Christmas tree candy molds and give it a try.
This is a great way to use up any candy corn you have leftover from Halloween. So get to it!
Homemade Butterfingers
prep time: 10 MINScook time: total time: 10 mins
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 pound candy corn
- 1 (16-oz) jar peanut butter (I used Peter Pan Honey Roasted peanut butter)
- 1 (16-oz) pkg chocolate candy coating
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Melt candy corn in microwave on high 1 minute. Stir and continue cooking in 15-second intervals til melted, stirring after each interval.
- Stir in peanut butter. Spread mixture in an 8×8 pan lined with parchment. Cool completely. Cut into squares.
- Melt candy coating according to package directions.
- Dip cut candy bars in melted chocolate candy coating. Lay on waxed paper to set.
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I don't eat candy bars but I think your idea of making them into "pops" for the holiday a good one. I hope you share once you've worked it out. If they're easy enough I might make 'em to send in to school along with some other stuff.
~ingrid
i made these yesterday (11/11/10) on my day off. they smelled DELISH!! i've not yet tasted them but will be diving in today!
Candy corn? Who knew? It looks dangerously amazing! I love butterfingers!
Oh my goodness, are you kidding me? I've seen lots of remakes of candy, but would never even have wondered if this one was done. Looks and sounds de-lish. Must check Halloween clearance items!
Wow… great and unusual recipe.
Twisted….and bookmarked!
Y'all have leftover candy corn? How can that be???
Wow!! Thanks so much for sharing this! I love fun unusual recipes and candy making, this is a must try!!
I can't believe i missed this , i am a Field Editor for Taste of Home!
I think i am in love…. now i can make them at home! What about the texture? That is part of the whole Butter-Love thing…
Who would have though, dang candy corn!
If you mix candy corn with salted peanuts, it tastes like a payday 🙂
I know a Butterfinger nut who is doing to love this.
<printing now. ~Mary
(came over from Chris's blog)
@Haggermaker4 – they aren't as flaky as a Butterfinger, they just taste like a Butterfinger. They spot on flavor.
Wow! This is a must try recipe!! I love butterfingers too and this recipe resembles a dessert that I had as a child in the public school system in Colorado. YUM!
I love Taste of Home♥
Is the peanut butter center flaky like a Butterfinger? Or does it just taste like a Butterfinger?
Who woulda thunk it!