Candy Corn Pop Critters

Beaulah is cackling with glee over her

 Candy Corn Brownie Pops

that we whipped up for a family dinner.  

I am sure you know those little grocery store cookbooks that try

to jump in the cart as you are checking out and last year

we had purchased one entitled

  Halloween Food, Fun & Crafts

by Best Recipes.

These cute little guys caught our sweet tooth attention and so

we had some fun trying to make ours as cute as they

were in the magazine.  We failed, but since we aren't going

to show you their's, these will be cute enough.

We started by making our favorite brownies and forming

them into a triangle on a stick.  Pop those in the fridge

for about 20 minutes.  Just before pulling them out of

the fridge melt some candy melts on the microwave

for 30 seconds, stir and then melt for another 30 seconds

if needed.  Dip the stick into the melted candy and insert

the stick into the shaped brownie.

Replace the pan of pops in the fridge while you melt

the three colors of candy melts for the candy corn pops.

After melting,we placed the melted candy into these small deep dishes as

you want to be able to dip the pop completely.

Start with the yellow and completely coat the pop.  

Stand the pop upright in a piece of styrofoam until the coating

solidifies.  When it is solid, dip the pop 2/3 of the way into

the orange candy.  Again place it in styrofoam and let it

become solid.  Finish with the white.

Now here is something we learned - the pop needs to be wider

at the bottom and tiny at the top as that top is going to end

up with 3 layers of candy coating on it, so ours turned out

more oblong than theirs.

Meanwhile, heat some orange and yellow chewy candies

like Starburst or Laffy Taffy in the microwave a few

seconds.  Shape the eyes and nose.  Use a tweezer to

dip the eyes in a little melted candy coating and place

on the face.  They are tiny little things and will love to

roll away from you.  

Place dots on the eyes and shape the crazy smiles

with a little melted black candy coating.  The recipe

suggests black piping gel but that is way too runny

and will make a mess of your cute little faces.

(They look like something on Sesame Street!)

Even though his shape is a little on the long side,

we still loved them and Beaulah was proud as punch

at her creations.  We stuck a little floral foam in pewter

goblets and topped them off with candy for a holiday

presentation.

Candy Corn Bark

Candy corn is something Beaulah carries around with her

wherever she goes and she is so excited to share her

Candy Corn Bark made with Candy Corn M&Ms.

She is raving how easy and quick this beautiful candy is.

She thinks you might want to let the little kiddies help on this one.

She wants to know if you have tried them.  They are just the

perfect fix for a sugary sweet tooth like hers

 (or what's left of hers!)  

We just melted 2 C. white candy melts in a microwave safe

bowl for 30 seconds, stir, then melt again.  Beaulah wants to

warn you to always stir in between so that the bottom doesn't

scorch.  She knows because she has scorched a few bowls

and although she doesn't mind burned food, the rest of us do.

Melt about 1/2 C. orange candy melts until smooth following

the same method.  Place the melted orange candy in a

squeeze bottle or in a Ziploc bag with the corner cut off.

Spread the melted white candy out on a piece of

 parchment paper, a Silpat or wax paper.  

Pipe straight lines across the white candy with the orange candy.

 Take a toothpick and draw lines up one way and down the other 

through the candy to give it the chevron effect.  While

the candy is still soft top it with Candy Corn M&Ms.

You will need to work quickly as the candy coating hardens

up quickly.

Cut or break into pieces when it has hardened.

These fun little coffin boxes were a Martha Stewart item

I picked up last year.

Tied off with a sheer orange ribbon, they make wonderful

little gifts.

Beaulah can't say enough about all of the great 

friends she makes this time of year on

Purple Chocolat Home.

Thanks for playing along with her through this month.