Did you know that you can make homemade Butterfingers with only 3 ingredients?! Peanut butter, chocolate, and candy corn. These homemade butterfingers taste amazing and are the real deal, friends!
You might also like our 3-ingredient Twix bites, our homemade peppermint patties or our churro toffee recipe!
Butterfingers are one of my favorite treats, and these homemade Butterfingers are kind of dangerous. I don't care for candy corn, but I'll buy a couple of bags during Halloween season just so that I can make these!
I'm not even sure where the original recipe came from, but the recipe is all over the place nowadays and for good reason. It's been 12 years since I originally shared how I make homemade butterfingers, and they are still a hit!
Why I Like This Recipe
- Easy to make. Who knew that you could melt candy corn in the microwave? No candy thermometer, stove, or tempering is involved to make this homemade candy!
- Simple ingredients. Peanut butter, chocolate, and candy corn. That's it!
- They are a unique treat. Candy corn + peanut butter. Such a unique combination of ingredients.
What Others Are Saying
I love this! I made these last weekend for my sister in law's birthday, and everyone loved them.---Katie
I made these today and they taste awesome! They aren't quite as cute as yours, but they taste amazing!---Annalyn
I have never been a fan of Butterfingers, but after you posted this, I decided to make it anyway. They are DELICIOUS!!! They taste just like Butterfingers but better. My husband loves these! So easy to make, so inexpensive, and so yummy! We will definitely be making these again, and I plan on making them to give out as small Christmas gifts. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!---Traci
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Tips and Tricks
- How to clean melted candy corn from the bowl. The candy corn needs to be melted down in a microwave-safe bowl. After you pour the mixture into a baking dish to cool, make sure to soak the bowl in warm soapy water. This will make cleaning the bowl a bit easier.
- Use caution with the hot mixture. The melted candy corn will be hot. Use caution when removing the bowl from the microwave and mixing the peanut butter into the hot mixture.
- Line the baking dish with parchment paper. Parchment paper makes it a breeze to remove the butterfingers from the baking dish when cutting and dipping them in chocolate.
Ingredients
If you can remember 16 oz. You can easily memorize this recipe. You'll need 16 ounces of each ingredient.
- Candy corn
- Creamy peanut butter
- Milk chocolate chips
How To Make Butterfingers With Candy Corn
Step 1: Microwave the candy corn in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring in between each interval, until smooth and melted. This will take about 2 minutes.
Step 2: Stir in peanut butter with a sturdy (wooden) spoon. Work quickly because the candy corn mixture will start to cool and harden.
Step 3: Line a small baking dish/pan (8" x 8") with parchment paper and spread the mixture in the baking dish. Chill 30 minutes.
Step 4: Cut filling into bite-sized squares using a sharp knife. Refrigerate until ready to dip in chocolate.
Step 5: Melt chocolate in 30-second intervals in the microwave. Stir between each interval. Dip squares into chocolate, tapping fork against the bowl so that the excess chocolate can drip off.
Step 6: Place butterfinger bites on a baking sheet lined with wax or parchment paper. Store homemade butterfingers in the refrigerator.
Top Tip
Keep undipped squares in the refrigerator and work in small batches. The longer they sit out, the faster they soften. It's easiest to dip the squares when they are cold.
Butterfinger Recipe FAQs
Traditional Butterfinger candy bars are not made with candy corn, but the homemade version is, and you'll be blown away by how similar they are. It's a unique flavor combination that yields great results.
Store the candies in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
This recipe yields an 8"x8" dish of candy. You can slice it into bars or squares. I prefer cutting them into 36 small squares.
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Homemade Butterfingers
Ingredients
- 16 oz candy corn (1 bag)
- 16 oz. peanut butter (1 small container)
- 16 oz. milk chocolate chips or chocolate candy melts
Instructions
- Microwave the candy corn in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second intervals, stirring in between each interval, until smooth and melted. This will take about 2 minutes.
- Stir in peanut butter with a sturdy (wooden) spoon. Scrape sizes of the bowl with rubber spatula and work quickly because the candy corn mixture will start to cool and harden.
- Line a small baking dish (8" x 8") with parchment paper and spread mixture in baking dish. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Cut peanut butter and candy corn mixture into bit sized squares. Refrigerate until ready to dip in chocolate.
- Melt chocolate in 30 second intervals in microwave. Stir between each interval. Dip squares into chocoalte, tapping fork against the bowl so that the excess can drip off.
- Place butterfinger bites on baking sheet lined with wax or parchment paper and refrigerate or freeze until hardened, about 15 minutes.
Brandy says
The most unique flavor combination, but they are so good!
Norma L Glennie says
Oh my gosh! I made your Twix candies and they were out of this world but this recipe? I just can't describe how good this is! I loved it when I went to cut them up into the squares and you could hear tthe crunch that a butterfinger bar has! It tasted so good. I might not give any of these away and will hide them for myself! Your recipes are just the best!!! And so try to the flavor.
Brandy says
Yay! So glad to hear! One of my favs 🙂
Norma L Glennie says
Oh my gosh! Just made these and they are fantastic!!!! I LOVE Butterfingers so this is great that I now how to make them! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe with us!
Brandy says
I'm so glad! It's such a strange combination, but works!
Peggy says
I have a question can you freeze candy corn to make this recipe later
Brandy says
I’ve never done that, but I don’t see why not!
Shayla says
Are these more creamy then hard? I love butterfingers I just don’t like how hard they are I’d rather have a creamy version
Brandy says
Hi! These are hard, and not as crisp as butterfingers. A little more dense. I’m sorry!
Neil D Morrison says
Word of caution! The candy corn is scalding hot! I underestimated it and some splashed out and burned my hand. Really bad second degree burn! So id suggest wearing rubber gloves to avoid a bad burn! I can forgive this recipe because they are so good just be careful
Katie M. says
I love this! I made this last weekend for my sister in law's birthday and everyone loved them. I just have one question. How the heck do you clean off the melted candy corn? The first time I didn't soak the (plastic) bowl in water right away and I scrubbed and rubbed for a good 20 minutes before I finally got it all off. This time I'm soakingthe bowl in hot water but iit's still pretty stubborn? Any tips on cleaning the candy corn aftermath?? Thank you!
Brandy says
I just soaked it in warm soapy water, but it was still a pain! Glad yours turned out great and sounds like they were a hit!! 🙂
Shandra says
Did anyone have a problem with cutting bars, cause took mine from refig. And hard as as can be. I doubt any one id going to be about to eat these. Can they be resort