Homemade Butterfinger Bars

These are outrageous.  As in, I couldn't believe it was true so I had to try it, outrageous.  Candy corn.  You know the stuff--the sickeningly sweet holiday treat that tons of people must adore judging by the sheer volume that is in stores each year.  I'm pretty indifferent in the "candy corn or no candy corn?" debates that happen but when I saw this recipe, I bought a bag because you have to try right?

I saw this on Pinterest btw, and I might just change my blog name to "Chasing all Things Pinterest," because that  about sums up my life these days.  I have recipes lined up, outfits to buy, and even a grown up Barbie Dream House to decorate with the ideas found on Pinterest.  Love it despite its ability to make me feel uncreative and completely inadequate in all areas.  That's just motivation right?  To give credit where credit is due, here's the pin linking back to the original recipe.

So for these homemade butterfinger bars, you melt 1 lb of candy corn.  Seriously.  Who is the first person who thought that melting candy corn would be a good idea?  Melt it too long and the sugar becomes a little stiff.  I melted in 15 second bursts in the microwave and it still went from solid candy corn to melted orange goo in a blink of an eye.  Bright orange goo. Mine was a bit stiff, but I threw the 1 lb of Peanut Butter in, mixed as well as I could, and microwaved for an additional 15 seconds.

Eventually it all stirs together and you press into an 8inch square pan lined with parchment or wax paper.  Let cool. 

The recipe calls for dipping in chocolate bark.  I opted for real dark chocolate and there was no dipping involved, only spreading.  20 seconds to spread vs all that dipping.  And since these are homemade, don't you want them to say "homemade" and not look just like the store bought kind?  :) 

I thought these tasted just like a Butterfinger, but truth be told, I don't think I've had a Butterfinger anytime in the last decade.  I read a review that said that while the taste was spot on, the texture was slightly off--a bit chewy and not crunchy. As it turns out, I left mine in the fridge, and maybe because I zapped the candy corn longer than I should have(or maybe not), or probably just because they were cold, these turned out pretty crispy crumbly.  Pretty crazy I tell you. Candy corn.  Really.  Who thinks of these things?!?!