4 Creative Uses for Candy Corn
Candy corn has been around for a long time (since the 1880s, in fact), but if Pinterest is any indication, its popularity has been surging in recent times. Or if that’s not convincing enough, according to the National Confectioners Association, 25 million pounds of candy corn are sold each year*. The candies are a very sweet treat in themselves, but there are also plenty of ways to incorporate them into fun food items and even your décor.
Idea# 1: Candy Corn Flower Cupcakes
These delightful cupcakes give a little feeling of Spring in the dreary days of Autumn. Simply ice a cupcake with your favorite frosting. Use chocolate icing for a contrast or try orange to keep with the candy corn color theme.
Arrange the candy corns on the frosting in a flower pattern. You can use a dot of frosting in the middle to finish your flowers or just let the frosting from the cupcake show through, like shown below. You could even do a whole cake with multiple flower patterns for an eye-catching design.
Idea #2: candy Corn Chocolate Pretzel Bites
A twist on the super easy-to-make M&M Chocolate Pretzel Bites, these are perfect for a Halloween or Thanksgiving party.
Simply grab some mini pretzels (the twist kind) and put them onto a non-stick cookie sheet. Place a Hershey’s kiss in the middle of each pretzel. Put them in 175 F oven for about 2-4 minutes, or until the chocolate has softened, but not fully melted. Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and top with a candy corn and press down. Allow to cool and serve.
Idea #3: candy Corn Snack Mix
There are a number of recipes out there to create your own salty snack mixes from scratch, but we’re using a little rice cracker mix and a nut mix here. Mix in the some candy corn and you’ve got a sweet and salty treat you guests are going to love.
Idea #4 Our love of candy corn with some colorful and easy-to-make décor. Simply take a small glass candle holder or container, fill it with candy corn and top it with a tea light. It’s a perfect, yet simply centerpiece to a Fall dinner table.
Stay tuned for even more unique uses to use candy Corn this Fall season!
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