The Food Maven posted on November 04, 2009 13:30
Okay, the nanaimo bars were heaven if you just had the bottom and middle layers. The bottom, chcolate-flavored and full of nutty coconut, topped with the middle layer of confectionery sugar, butter and vanilla pudding were tasty and satisfying.
However, the melted candy corn topping, mixed with more powdered sugar and even more butter, plus a smidge of salt, was way over the top on the sweetness scale. The whole thing looked beautiful: pale orange atop the chocolate, very festive.
The taste was another thing altogether. The candy corn, having been melted, had a slightly chemical flavor. The salt helped cut the sweetness, but it really was not a recipe I'd suggest making again. In fact, I might not even eat candy corn again.
Since then, I've seen lots of suggestions for melting down Halloween candy into pie crusts, cookies, cakes and the like. I think not. Appreciate them for what they are and save the real stuff for desserts.