There comes a time when fun-sized candies aren’t so fun anymore.
Come November 2, after everyone in the family has finished the crazed, wake-up-with-wrappers-in-your-bed post-Halloween candy rush, those tiny leftover candy bars just seem annoying. Too small to be seriously satisfying, but too tasty to toss.
Recycle them into something sure to get your holiday pudge started off on the right foot: Candy Bar Pie. Using handfuls of chocolate minis, its a crafty reuse of all that free loot in a pillowy bed of marshmallows and whipped cream.
Now that’s fun.
Halloween Candy Bar Pie
Hint: This needs to chill for at least 5 hours before serving, so don’t plan to make it at the last minute.
Ingredients
About 10-15 fun-size candies (8.5oz total). For best results, don’t use candies with cookies (Twix, KitKat) or hard shells (like M&M’s) since they won’t melt completely. I used a combination of Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, Milky Way, Hershey’s Bars and Snickers.
15 marshmallows
1/2 cup milk
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup ground walnuts
3 tbsp butter (melted)
2 tsp sugar
Spray whipped cream (optional)
M&M’s, extra candies for decoration
For the crust:
Coarsely grind walnuts, then add melted butter and sugar and mix. Firmly press mixture into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Bake at 325-degrees for 10-13 minutes or until edge is golden. Cool completely.
For the filling:
Roughly chop the candy bars and place in a medium saucepan with marshmallows and milk. Stir over medium heat until the mixture is melted. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
In a large bowl, beat whipping cream and vanilla until soft peaks form. Fold whipped cream into cooled chocolate. Spoon mixture into the cooled crust and freeze for at least 5 hours. Pie should be firm.
Before serving, let sit out for about 10 minutes. Garnish with spray whipped cream and decorative candies. Serves about 8.
sounds very interesting with all the candy ledt over!
I’m confused about David and Peter. It seems behaving like ill-mannered, vile little children isn’t just for kids any more! Manners are fun, you should give ‘em a try! If you can’t say anything nice, at least try not to sound like a 5 year old when you say it.
you got a now and later pie or sweet tarts… those candy bars are toogood to melt down in a pie
So far the consensus is that it’s really good. It is really painfully sweet, I’ll admit, but come on…don’t i get points for creativity?
Thanks for the feedback.
Yuk Heather! That sounds so gross.
How about a recipe for something that tastes good?
This sounds disgustingly sweet (literally). This reminds me of the Junior Mint pie at Johnny Garlic’s–perhaps the worst dessert I have ever had in a restaurant.