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Butterscotch candy corn magic bars are a delicious (EASY) bar cookie to help you celebrate fall!

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How do you relax?  I’ve tried to listen to sounds of waves crashing but when I hear the ocean all I can think of is riptides and giant squid.  Totally counter-productive.

I’ve tried yoga, but my type-A self gets overly competitive and tries to out-stretch everyone in class and it’s just painful.

Meditation is a huge yeah right because my brain doesn’t quiet down.  Like EVER.

Baking is usually my go-to stress reliever but I can’t always be in the kitchen.  Like when I’m stuck in traffic and getting angsty to the point that I yell at all the old people on the road driving slowly. . .living in Phoenix this is a daily occurrence.

My on-the-go stress reliever is thinking about candy.  Candy has a hypnotic effect on me; I attribute this to the fact that I was absolutely not allowed to eat sugar for the first five or so years of my life, and rarely allowed sugar after that.  (Your plan to have a healthy child kind of backfired, Mom.  Just saying.  See every single post on this site for proof.)  

I spend hours debating in my mind the merits of various types of candy.  Three Musketeers, while delicious, leave me a little bored.  A Snickers was the most prized item in my trick or treat bag growing up, but now I’m so much more a Payday kind of girl.  

But candy corn. . .well, what side do you fall on?  Love it or hate it?  It seems like one of those divisive candies, like black jelly beans (LOVE THEM), that incites deep feelings of either loving or loathing.  For me, I’m completely in the middle.  I don’t love it, I don’t hate it.  I just plain don’t care.
overhead photo of sliced butterscotch candy corn magic bars
So I was surprised when I tossed a bag of candy corn in my cart while wandering the Halloween candy display at Safeway. 

See?  Candy hypnotizes me so fully that I don’t even have a conscious understanding of what I’m doing when I’m in its presence.  I can only imagine what might ensue if I ever went on a tour of the Hershey factory.

While I was unloading my groceries I knew I needed to find a way to bake with the candy corn, rather than keeping it on hand until the next Pinterest glitch gets me down.  (Knock on wood.)

An autumnal riff on magic bars was the first thing that popped into my head, so I ran with it.  You know how people say your first instinct is usually the right one?  They’re spot on.  Butterscotch candy corn magic bars are so FAH-REAKING good!

To be fair, magic bars in almost any of their kajillion cookie bar incarnations are delicious.  But there’s something special about the way the butterscotch flavor melds with the sweet candy corn.   

To cut through the über-sweetness I topped these butterscotch candy corn magic bars with a healthy sprinkle of sea salt, but that’s optional.  Enjoy these beauties your way, not mine!  

Just be sure you make some candy corn magic bars at some point this fall.  There’s no better way to enjoy the season!
stack of butterscotch candy corn magic bars with more bars on a cupcake stand in the background

Butterscotch candy corn magic bars are a delicious (EASY) bar cookie to help you celebrate fall! Recipe from itsybitsykitchen.com #Halloween #cookies
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Butterscotch Candy Corn Magic Bars
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
22 mins
Total Time
32 mins
 

Butterscotch candy corn magic bars are a delicious (EASY) bar cookie to help you celebrate fall! 

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 20
Author: Kelsie
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
  • 1 cup candy corn
  • 2/3 cup butterscotch chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • flaky sea salt for sprinkling (optional)
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 13- by 9-inch baking pan with foil, allowing several inches of excess to hang over the sides. Spray foil with cooking spray and set pan aside.
  2. Combine the graham cracker crumbs, butter, and sugar in a small mixing bowl and mix until thoroughly combined. Press into the bottom of the prepared pan.
  3. Top the graham cracker layer with the coconut, followed by the candy corn, butterscotch chips, and pecans. Pour the sweetened condensed milk over everything, then sprinkle with sea salt (if using). Bake 22 to 25 minutes, until golden on top. Cool magic bars completely in the pan set on a wire rack, then slice into bars and serve.

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  1. Agness of Run Agness Run says

    October 5, 2017 at 6:21 am

    This is such a palatable treat which I can’t wait to give it a try! Excellent recipe for Halloween!

    Reply
    • Kelsie says

      October 5, 2017 at 8:21 am

      Thank you Agness! Happy Thursday!

      Reply
  2. Katherine says

    October 5, 2017 at 3:40 am

    I do the exact same thing when I try to take yoga lol. I usually just practice it at home by myself now.

    Reply
    • Kelsie says

      October 5, 2017 at 8:14 am

      I have a few yoga videos that definitely work better than going to class 🙂

      Reply
  3. Carlee says

    October 4, 2017 at 8:12 am

    Ha! Meditation? No way! Sitting still just gives me extra time to think about all the things I should be doing or making or eating and it makes me ancy. I’m getting nervous just thinking about it and now I need one of these to take the edge off. They look fabulous as always!

    Reply
    • Kelsie says

      October 4, 2017 at 9:10 pm

      I’m so with you! Thank you, Carlee!

      Reply
  4. grace says

    October 3, 2017 at 11:41 am

    i have to stay away from candy corn, because once i have a taste, i can’t stop myself from eating the whole bag! i would LOVE these bars.

    Reply
    • Kelsie says

      October 3, 2017 at 6:46 pm

      Thank you Grace! Happy Tuesday!

      Reply
  5. hummingbirdthyme says

    October 2, 2017 at 9:40 am

    Kelsie, I’m so with you on the PayDay bar – I don’t know why I thought it was so ho-hum when I was a kid, but now, its in my treat bowl at Halloween just in case there are leftovers. These bars look yummy – I like the addition of salt when something is “ubersweet” – note the Payday comment above.

    Reply
    • Kelsie says

      October 2, 2017 at 6:08 pm

      SO GOOD RIGHT? I can’t get enough PayDays :). Thank you Laura!

      Reply
  6. evolvewithmary says

    September 30, 2017 at 9:49 pm

    I’ve never baked with candy corn, but I love the stuff so I have no idea why I haven’t had the pleasure. I love cooking or taking a long bath. Baking would be my go-to but I have no one to bake for, I’m sure that will change some time soon.

    Reply
    • Kelsie says

      October 2, 2017 at 8:20 am

      Thank you, Mary! Have a great week!

      Reply
  7. Emma says

    September 30, 2017 at 1:50 pm

    I remember grabbing a bag of candy corn years ago while I was in Chicago around Halloween time. I had never tried it as generally it’s not available in the UK, I remember it being soft and super sweet to the point my teeth ached from the sweetness. But I do remember a pleasant flavour. I would definitely like to try it again on these bars. I’m just not sure where I would get it in the UK apart from shipping it in from Amazon!

    Reply
    • Kelsie says

      September 30, 2017 at 2:23 pm

      It’s definitely extremely sweet! Thank you Emma! I hope you’re having a great weekend!

      Reply
  8. Marcelle/A Little Fish in the Kitchen says

    September 30, 2017 at 9:37 am

    I totally relate to having a hard time winding down. My coffee addiction surely doesn’t help matters at all 🙂 But, being hard at work in the kitchen is definitely my happy place too. We are in the candy corn lovers camp here! My kids are gonna flip out (like, teenage girls at a Beatles concert flip out) when I make these bars!!

    Reply
    • Kelsie says

      September 30, 2017 at 2:22 pm

      I’m something of a coffee addict too :). It definitely doesn’t help! Thank you, Marcelle!

      Reply
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