Candy corn-inspired desserts perfect for Halloween

This week is a candy-corn lover’s dream. We’ve rounded up some crave-worthy candy corn-inspired recipes sure to satisfy every sweet tooth.

Make your own:

You can satisfy your cravings year round if you know how to make candy corn yourself.

You don’t need industrial equipment — or four to five days — to make your own candy corn, thanks to this Homemade Candy Corn recipe from Cakespy’s Jessie Oleson.

“This surprisingly simple recipe yields large, plump candy kernels infused with a sweet vanilla flavour. I found that using salted butter adds a nice, rich finish. Conclusion? These homespun tricolour treats are definitely worth the time and effort. Once you’ve tasted them, you may never buy candy corn by the bag again,” Oleson writes.

Bright idea: use red and green food colouring and you might be able to get away with snacking on these at a Christmas party, too!

Alton Brown also has a recipe for Candy Corn — and offers step-by-step photos of the process.

Desserts inspired by the look of candy corn:

This layered Candy Corn Cake makes for an impressive centrepiece before guests dive in. I Am Baker provides a cake-decorating tutorial to help you perfect the buttercream piping — in three colours, of course.

Candy Corn Meringues don’t taste like candy corn, but they’re too cute to ignore this Halloween season. Make Bake Celebrate claims that “these light and airy cookies have a soft vanilla taste” and are “always a hit with the adults and the kiddos.”

These Candy Corn Meringue Swirls by The Simple, Sweet Life are even simpler to make.

Glorious Treats’ Candy Corn Krispie Treats recipe will help you take your Rice Krispies squares to the next level this week.

The kids will go crazy for these Candy Corn Cake Pops from Bakerella.

Desserts that include candy corn:

Lil’ Luna’s Candy Corn Pretzel Fudge. Candy corn, pretzels, white chocolate and marshmallow fluff. What’s not to love? If you prefer a chocolate fudge, this recipe from Mom On Timeout should hit the spot.

Candy Corn Macarons. These pretty cookies from Annie’s Eats are dyed to look like candy corn — and have the actual candy wedged in their layers.

Candy Corn Magic Bars. This recipe from Crazy for Crust layers white chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, coconut, candy corn and sweetened condensed milk on a Graham cracker crust. Be careful — or you’ll eat the whole thing.

Candy Corn Pretzel Hugs. These three-ingredient salty-and-sweet bites are sure to be a hit at your costume party this weekend. We’ve had great success with a Christmas version: red and green M&Ms instead of candy corn.

Eating popcorn while watching a scary-movie marathon? Make this Candy Corn Popcorn Balls recipe from Tattooed Martha before you settle in for the night.

Impress your young ones with Candy Corn on the Cob, no nutritional value included.

Use up your leftover candy corn with these Candy Corn Chocolate Chip Cookies. Your kids will be the envy of their lunchroom if these show up in their lunch bags!

Healthier options:

Trying to have a lower sugar Halloween? Try these Candy Corn Popsicles, which layer yogurt, orange juice and pineapple juice, from Girl Inspired. Or whip up this Candy Corn Fruit Cocktail from Family Fresh Meals.

The healthiest recipe we found was this Candy Corn Smoothie from Well + Good, perfect for a post-workout treat.

The ultimate:

We dare you to try Oh Bite It’s Deep-Fried Candy Corn. Candy corn is sealed in crescent-roll balls, then deep fried.

According to the blog, each fried ball contains a “warm, sweet and slightly chewy colourful Nougat that has transformed into just a shadow of that seasonal, sad, tooth-buster of a treat it used to be!”

Yes, please.

For grownups only:

Impress guests with Miss Make’s Candy Corn Vodka Tonic. Or get the party started with Candy Corn Jello Shots.

Are you a candy corn fan? What’s your go-to Halloween indulgence?