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Halloween… the time of year for all things spooky. I was never a fan of Halloween as a kid. Now don’t get me wrong. I love copious amounts of Trick-o-Treat candy, but all the ghouls, witches, and goblins truly freaked me out.
I was never one to be particularly entertained by the Freddy Krueger, Jason or Halloween movies. To be honest, I would “watch” them through the cracks of my fingers or from the edge of my pillow, but never to the point that I could follow the plot or retell the story.
I would walk through haunted houses in complete blindness latching myself onto the person in front of me as a guide. To this day, the scary aspects of Halloween do not appeal to me. I am as big of a scardy cat today as I was fifteen years ago. However, I do like the cute, fun, playful side of Halloween and definitely like creating treats based upon this time of the year.
So I thought I would throw together something fun and host a giveaway just in time for the 31st! My first Halloween themed sweet treat is Candy Corn Bark. This stuff is sinfully sweet, but so cute and easy – I could not resist giving a whirl! I hope you enjoy this recipe, and I hope it doesn’t hurt your teeth too much!
Candy Corn Bark
Ingredients:
10 Halloween-colored chocolate sandwich cookies, chopped (I used regular Oreos)
3/4 cup broken small pretzel sticks
12 ounce bag of white chocolate chips
1 cup candy corn
orange and brown sprinkles
Directions:
1. Line an 8×8 baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly grease with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Spread the cookies and pretzels in the bottom of the pan.
3. Melt chocolate in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water, or in the microwave, stirring frequently until melted. Remove from the heat while there are still a few chunks, and stir until smooth. White chocolate burns easily.
4. Drizzle chocolate with a spoon over the goodies in the pan, spreading the top flat to coat evenly.
5. Top with candy corn and sprinkles. Let cool until firm. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.
adapted from allrecipes
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Maybe this isn't considered candy, but I love those popcorn balls!!!! Those and caramel apples!
I have to pick one favorite? I do typically choose non-chocolate — so Halloween candy would be candy corn or those caramel apple suckers. You only get those this time of year!
My favorite Halloween candy is all the mini sized chocolate candy bars.
Well, I was going to say candy corn, but after seeing your bark and the recipe, I'll have to go with that! I don't even need to taste it to know it will be amazing!
Well I don't know if they actually count as "candy" – though they should, but I would say carmel apples with popcorn balls as a close runner up. As a kid I always only get these around halloween and really treasured them b/c they were special homemade treats, not prepackaged candy.
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I am totally making that. My favorite Halloween candy is the same as my favorite candy bar – The Take 5!
thanks jamie for this wonderful post…since i LOVE candy corn…especially this time of year with the harvest colored candy corn…i am in on this giveaway!!!
Oh my favorite type of Halloween candy, hands down are Mr.Goodbars:)
Thanks for the chance.. your bark looks so festive!
I tweeted the contest as @melaina25on Twitter!
My favorite Halloween candy is Blow-Pops! At my highschool we got sent "Boo Grams" where the Blow Pops were made into ghosts with the help of a kleenex, pen and ribbon.
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