So I originally tried to make these in bar form but I'm not a patient person and they looked like turds. So I went with the bark version made in my rimmed baking sheet. All it is really is peanut butter, candy corn and chocolate. Who could screw that up right? yeah. I did. The first mistake was try to melt the candy corn in a double boiler. The original recipe calls for melting in the microwave but I hate using it so I did things my own way. They sat there in their original shape for a long time until I buckled. Now I had lots of extra dishes to wash. Awesome. The next mistake was using my own homemade peanut butter. The taste was amazing but that peanut flavored shortening is necessary for texture. So I used Simply Jif and tried to shrug it off. Now homemade may have worked if I added extra peanut oil or maybe coconut oil but I'm not that ambitious. If you do use homemade or all natural let me know how it works out for you.
You will need:
1 bag of candy corn
2 cups of peanut butter
1 bag of milk chocolate baking chips or candy coating (the baking chips will melt faster in your hands)
First you melt the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl or over a pan of simmering water. If using the microwave just use 30 second intervals so you don't burn it. Spread half of the melted chocolate over a parchment covered rimmed baking sheet. You can use a parchment covered 13"x9" pan and your bark will be more like bars. Put this some place to cool for about 20 minutes. This will help to keep the bar layers separate.
Then in another microwave safe bowl heat the candy corn for 60 seconds. Stir and continue to melt in 30 second intervals until smooth. Don't try to use a double boiler for this. It will make you insane. Quickly add the peanut butter and stir to combine.
Spread the warm peanut butter mixture over the cooled chocolate layer. You will probably need an offset spatula or your fingers to push the weird consistency around to all the edges. You can also press down with a spatula to try to make the layer even. Spread the rest of the melted chocolate over the top of the peanut butter. You may need to reheat it a bit to spread it easily. Let the whole thing cool in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Break the bark up into pieces or if using a 13"x9" pan cut into bars. Munch away!
You will need:
1 bag of candy corn
2 cups of peanut butter
1 bag of milk chocolate baking chips or candy coating (the baking chips will melt faster in your hands)
First you melt the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl or over a pan of simmering water. If using the microwave just use 30 second intervals so you don't burn it. Spread half of the melted chocolate over a parchment covered rimmed baking sheet. You can use a parchment covered 13"x9" pan and your bark will be more like bars. Put this some place to cool for about 20 minutes. This will help to keep the bar layers separate.
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| this was after 15 minutes of melting and cursing |
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| there they are out of the microwave with the peanut butter added |
Spread the warm peanut butter mixture over the cooled chocolate layer. You will probably need an offset spatula or your fingers to push the weird consistency around to all the edges. You can also press down with a spatula to try to make the layer even. Spread the rest of the melted chocolate over the top of the peanut butter. You may need to reheat it a bit to spread it easily. Let the whole thing cool in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Break the bark up into pieces or if using a 13"x9" pan cut into bars. Munch away!
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