Halloween…the time of year for all things, spooky. I was never a fan of Halloween as a kid…now don’t get me wrong, I did love me some trick or treat candy, but all the ghouls, witches, and goblins truly freaked me out. I was never one to be particularly entertained by the Freddy Krueger, Jason or Halloween movies. To be honest, I would “watch” them through the cracks of my fingers or from the edge of my pillow, but never to the point that I could follow the plot or retell the story. I would walk through haunted houses in complete blindness latching myself onto the person in front of me as a guide. To this day, the scary aspects of Halloween do not appeal to me…I am as big of a scardy cat today as I was fifteen years ago. However, I do like the cute, fun, playful side of Halloween and definitely like creating treats based upon this time of the year. So I thought I would throw together something fun and host a giveaway just in time for the 31st! My first Halloween themed sweet treat is Candy Corn Bark. This stuff is sinfully sweet, but so cute and easy…I could not resist giving a whirl! I hope you enjoy this recipe…I hope it doesn’t hurt your teeth too much! 
adapted from allrecipes
Ingredients
10 Halloween-colored chocolate sandwich cookies, chopped (I used regular Oreos)
3/4 cup broken small pretzel sticks
12 ounce bag of white chocolate chips
1 cup candy corn
orange and brown sprinkles
Method
1. Line an 8×8 baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly grease with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Spread the cookies and pretzels in the bottom of the pan.
3. Melt chocolate in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water, or in the microwave, stirring frequently until melted. Remove from the heat while there are still a few chunks, and stir until smooth. White chocolate burns easily.
4. Drizzle chocolate with a spoon over the goodies in the pan, spreading the top flat to coat evenly.
5. Top with candy corn and sprinkles. Let cool until firm. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.
Giveaway Details
Here is what you get if you win…
1. Black Mini Loaf Pan
2. Halloween Sprinkles
3. Halloween Striped Baking Cups
4. Foil Ghost Baking Cups
5. A variety of halloween cookie cutters!
Here is how you win…
For a chance this giveaway, leave a comment in this post answering this question…
The Rules
1.) Open to USA residents only.
2.) One winner will be chosen on 10/14/09 by using random.org.
3.) Make sure that I have a way to contact you when you leave a comment; either through your blog or an email.
4.) One comment per person, please. Plus one *tweet entry; totaling 2 entries per person. Tweet about the giveaway…you MUST use @bakingaddiction in the tweet for it to qualify! After the tweet, post another comment about the tweet in this post.
5.) I will contact the winner via email or commenting on the winner’s site.
6.) You have until 10/16/09 to claim the giveaway, or I will have to choose another winner.
Fine Print…This giveaway is brought to you by me. All items were purchased from Michael’s and Target.
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What is your favorite type of Halloween candy?
I am a huge fan of candy corn. It is the only time of the year that it is available and I happen to overload on it when I get the chance. Thank goodness it only comes around this time of year!
That bark looks super sweet!
I love the mini heath bars and Reeses are always good:)
I love KitKat, but there is something about the combination of candy corn and cashews, yum!
snicker bars! As kids we would always have a contest to see who got the most on halloween night.
Pumpkin shaped Reese's peanut butter cups. For some reason they taste better
Like you..I used to "try" and watch scary movies through the cracks of my fingers. Still to this day I CANT watch scary movies…EVER!!! I dont even hang my hand off my bed at night because I think "somthing" is going to get it!!! LOL..its the truth..the sad truth!
My favorite candy..hmm..has to be anything involving chocolate!
Thanks for the cute giveaway
Your bark is beautiful!! When I was a kid my mom always bought those little boxes of Milk Duds and tiny Baby Ruths-love'em!!
That bark is too cute! My favorite candy is peanut m&ms! Love them! Although on Halloween I'm most likely munching on pumpkin seeds!
Although not really a candy I do make popcorn balls this time of year, and I am my own biggest fan….Milk Duds and Kit Kats are a favorite too
JeanBadgley@gmail.com
I love two that come out around this time.
I love the candy corn and I love the Smarties in the roll.
The candy I always looked forword to getting was Milky Ways. I like the chocolate combined with caramel.
Susan
lilly_28@hotmail.com
I'm a big scaredy cat too!
I love the mini Snicker's bars! YUMMM!!
That bark looks yummy!
My favorite Halloween candy is candy corn. I love that stuff!
winna4295@yahoo.com
Tootsie Rolls!! Everyone always seems to give me theirs.
ilean811(AT)hotmail.com
Candy corn! Maybe I just love carnuba wax.
This is a great halloween treat idea! I love the mini Take 5 bars. Sweet and salty, I could eat the whole bag!
My favorite Halloween candy is good old M&M's. Love those little bags – perfect portion control!
Oh goodness!!! Those look sinful
My fav Halloween candy is def candy corn, but the orange Oreos come in a close second! Perfect for this treat 
My favorite Halloween candy is mini 3 Musketeers bars — frozen!!! Will definitely include your Carn Corn Bark in my Halloween Cookie treat bags for friends — great idea … thanks for sharing!
I've always loved tootsie pops. When I was a kid, I would pretend to be Mr. Owl on the Tootsie Pop commercial…one…two..three
I am with you, I like the "Cute and yummy" side of halloween. Um…..this is hard but I think I will go with candy corn or peanut M&Ms!
I have a huge sweet tooth, so it is hard to pick a favorite candy. My mom and I just made a fun fall candy this weekend. They are a Hershey Kiss acorn! It is a mini vanilla wafer with a Hersey Kiss attached to it upside down. And a drop of melted chocolate on the wafer for a stem. So good!!
pick me me me puleezz!!
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ok my fav candy is mini almond joys…
I LOVE Halloween- but like you, not the scary parts. I still can't watch horror movies!
My favorite Halloween candy? So tough… Love the fun size Snickers. I stick them in the freezer and have one after everyone goes to bed!
I love Reeses!
Frozen Snickers or 3 Musketeers. Yumm!!
I love Reeses cups – at Halloween and all year round
I tweeted!
My favorite is candy corn! I mix a bag of autumn mix and satled peanuts. The combonation tastes like a pay day! YUM! Thanks for the fun giveaway!
When my kids are done trick-or-treating I raid their bags for Twix bars. I stick my stash in the freezer and I'm good to go the rest of the year!
I love candy corn
I love getting those mini snicker bars!!
I love Take 5. I love chocolate covered pretzels and these come very close.
I've always like candy corn and the little pumpkins that are kind of like candy corn. I also love laffy taffy!
julienielsen55@frontiernet.net
Oooh, what a fun giveaway! My fav Halloween candy would have to be mini Snickers or Baby Ruths…so yum! I love those fun size candy bars.
pb cups!
I absolutely cannot live without candy corn Salt water taffy….. it is sooooo good!
Skittles are my favorite!
My favorite type of Halloween candy are mini Snickers! My sister and I always used to trade our Halloween candy with each other and those were always the most valued ones.
First of all, I love your blog. Second of all, I love Sixlets. You know what I'm talking about… those chocolate "flavored" candy coated balls that come in tube shaped containers. So good. So so good.
I wait all year for the enormous pumpkin shaped candy corn deliciouscess. Thanks for the chance to win!
Well.. it used to be those Brach's pumpkins (similar to the candy corns) but for some reason I have gotten really into Peeps. Terrible, I know! What a great give-a-way!
Melissa
travandmelissa.blogspot.com
My favorite candy is Almond Joy!
My favorite is Reese's pieces which reminds me that I need to buy some.
I'm a sucker for anything chocolate, but I'd have to say my favorite is Milky Way… plus I don't feel SO guilty!
Candy corn was my favorite as a little kid – I ate way too much of it. These days, I can't handle the sweetness as much, but I still like a handful every now and then.
By the way – I totally do haunted houses with my eyes closed holding on to the person in front of me too!
I eat Candy Corn every day starting in October until I reach my max and can't eat anymore until next October
Milky Way candy bars!
kitkat for sure! good idea on the candy corn bark! hope i win!
I absolutely love the pumpkin shaped candy-corn. I don't know why but they seem so much better than the traditional candycorn!
tbdeyle {at} gmail.com
I love candy corn. It's definitely my favorite Halloween candy. Thanks for the giveaway.
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My favorite candy for Halloween or anytime of year is Snickers.
My favorite halloween candy is the special halloween Reeses. The peanut butter to chocolate ratio is just a little higher in those and i love it!
ahh! my favorite for sure is mini twix bars. they are delicious frozen and just the right size! ( mailckim@gmail.com )
I love the chocolate candy corn! This was a great find when I first seen it in the store. Of course I love frosted cookies too. Especially spooky halloween ones!
Great recipe! My favorite Halloween candy has to be candy apples, although I guess they are as much a fruit as they are candy
Suckers!!! Thanks for the giveaway.
chanfamily65@yahoo.com
I tweeted!
corynnchan@yahoo.com
I love the cheesy Halloween movies – they are so much fun to watch. And candy corn has to be my favorite candy – other than that, it's Peanut M&M's.
I looovvveee those mini twizzlers. I love Halloween, just makes me want to be a kid again. At least I get to go now with my two little monsters.
Oh my goodness, this looks like a fun treat for the kiddos. But I'd have to flick off those candy corn
My favorite halloween candy is usually anything chocolate, with the exception of peanut butter cups. I like anything gummy and sour too!
I love the mellowcreme pumpkins! Candy corn too, but only the original flavored ones
I love KitKats and Twix's! They're my absolute favorites!
angelilee91@gmail dot com
My favorite type of Halloween candy is hands down mini reeses peanut butter cups, it's the PERFECT amount of chocolate and peanut butter, yummy!!:) The Halloween bark is adorable!
My favorite are the little mallocreme pumpkins. More substantial than candy corn and oh so yummy!
what a coincidence that you should pose this question in a post about candy corn. those little suckers are hands-down my favorite halloween treat.
I would like to enter for my friend in America who has an annual Halloween party. My favorite Halloween candy (or candy any time of year) is Reese's.
My favorite Halloween candy is a Butterfinger. I love them!
nej34eva@yahoo.com
My favorite are mini Reese's peanut butter cups (or the full-sized, if you had really scored during your trick or treating!)
I tweeted (@currigirl on Twitter)
My favorite Halloween candy is Blow-Pops! At my highschool we got sent "Boo Grams" where the Blow Pops were made into ghosts with the help of a kleenex, pen and ribbon.
I can be contacted on my blog:
http://transatlanticblonde.blogspot.com
I tweeted the contest as @melaina25on Twitter!
Oh my favorite type of Halloween candy, hands down are Mr.Goodbars:)
Thanks for the chance.. your bark looks so festive!
thanks jamie for this wonderful post…since i LOVE candy corn…especially this time of year with the harvest colored candy corn…i am in on this giveaway!!!
I am totally making that. My favorite Halloween candy is the same as my favorite candy bar – The Take 5!
Well I don't know if they actually count as "candy" – though they should, but I would say carmel apples with popcorn balls as a close runner up. As a kid I always only get these around halloween and really treasured them b/c they were special homemade treats, not prepackaged candy.
abelmore@purdue.edu
Well, I was going to say candy corn, but after seeing your bark and the recipe, I'll have to go with that! I don't even need to taste it to know it will be amazing!
My favorite Halloween candy is all the mini sized chocolate candy bars.
I have to pick one favorite? I do typically choose non-chocolate — so Halloween candy would be candy corn or those caramel apple suckers. You only get those this time of year!
Maybe this isn't considered candy, but I love those popcorn balls!!!! Those and caramel apples!
Candy corn, Reeses Pumpkins, and those old school orange and black wrapped peanut butter candies! Not sure what they are called
Yummmmy Can't wait
My favorite Halloween Candy are those Carmel Apple suckers! Oh soo good!
I'm a big fan of candy corn:)
Thanks for the chance.
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My favorite Halloween candy is chocolate. Reeces, snickers, twix…you name it!
Thanks for the fun giveaway
way back in the day, before so many creeps were in this world, I used to love going trick or treating and getting a big candy apple, oh, so sweet and I think I am gonna make some now
My favorite Halloween treat is Popcorn balls. I make them every year for my trick or treaters.
Great giveaway!
I love candy corn during Halloween, which is why I am ecstatic that you made this bark! Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
I love candy corn. It looks just perfect for halloween and the bark is such a cute idea!!
I would have to go with Reese's Cups… but another October treat I love is a candy corn and peanut mix… it's that perfect combination of sweet and salty!!!
Peanut Butter Logs! Love them.
I love candy apples. Although I haven't seen them for Halloween in years
I was always stoked to get almond joys as a kid and I still really like them
Hmm I love all kinds of sweets! How about caramel apples!! Yummy!
What a cute giveaway!!
My favorite Halloween candy is mini-Payday candy bars.
My favorite candy is the Reeses peanut butter cup pumpkins
I love candy corn. You can get chocolate anytime of the year, but candy corn is only here for a while. You really should try the candy corn/salted peanut mixture. It's wonderful!
I love the carmel apple suckers – they are great. I wished I liked Candy Corn, but I just can't!
Anything chocolate!
I LOVE pumpkin shaped Reese's cups! I also don't enjoy anything "spooky" about halloween. I just pretend that aspect doesn't exist and focus on cute decor, candy and baked goods!
My Favorite type of Halloween candy is 100,000 grand chocolate bars. I don't see them that often in the stores and they are just so good. It just brings back memories of childhood. Isn't it interesting how a food can take you back to your childhood memories
Jim
http://www.gohalloween.info
My Favorite type of Halloween candy is 100,000 grand chocolate bars. I don't see them that often in the stores and they are just so good. It just brings back memories of childhood. Isn't it interesting how a food can take you back to your childhood memories
Jim
http://www.gohalloween.info
Maryjanes. BEST CANDY EVER.
hmmmm.
Candy Corn!
Funny you should mention that Candy Corn Bark — I'm planning on making it for a Halloween Party at work – I've had the recipe bookmarked since last year!
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Candy corn pumpkins. Mmmm, I look forward to them every year!
Candy corn! I don't know why just like why do I like to have Peeps at easter? Pure sugar but so delicious.
I love the bat Reeses PB Cups!
Heath bars!! I don't know if that counts as halloween candy…but they are always my favorite type. I want to make a bark with heath bars and pretzels…yum.
That candy corn bark looks amazing! This is my first time to your blog, but I am really not a fan of Halloween candy, unless its Ghiradelli or Godiva, etc. I'm too much of a chocolate snob.
-Jessica @ How Sweet It Is
I love candy corn! But I also love all baked treats with pumpkin in them. Yummy!
This year I found chocolate-covered candy corn! It's my new favorite
I wait for my favorite Halloween candy all year long! Mellowcreme Pumpkins and Candy Corn…I love mixing these two sweet treats with dry roasted peanuts. The sweet and the salty is a perfect combination
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Its a tie between mounds bars or reeses peanut butter cups.
as strange as it sounds…dots. something about those gum drops, especially the green ones. mmmm. i could eat them forever!
dark chocolate peanut M&Ms with the lovely halloween colors
My favorite candy bar is snickers. Of course, I am not too picky. Anything with chocolate is good.
By the way, that candy bark looks fabulous. I just found your blog last week and have already bookmarked several recipes to try. I made the cinnamon roll cake last week and it was awesome.
I LOVE, LOVE, candy corn
No international resident
I do love the little bite size chocolate bars and if I buy them early, there are none left to give to trick or treaters!
my fave is Almond Joy – syrupy sweet, soft coconut topped with a crunchy almond or two, enveloped in thin milk chocolate. Hello!
I love Halloween and all the crazy movies! My favorite Halloween candy would be candy corn…only time of year that I really eat it!
I love Halloween because it is the beginning of all things candy. I love the candy corn pumpkin guys. Oh, and peppermint patties seem to taste even better in the shape of a bat.
I tweeted! I'm @happiehomemaker
Reese's are my favorite Halloween candy!
I tweeted; "thenameisbri @bakingaddiction My favorite halloween candy is Reese's; I can't wait to try that Candy Corn bark!"
I hate all the scarey aspects of Halloween so you and I have a lot in common. But I do love the candy – especially the mini chocolates that we all eat more of than if we stuck to the full-sized versions. Hmmm, I smell a mini Snickers in my futrue. haha
Ah you said pick one and I am getting all panicky over here…geesh, just one, I pick butterfinger, no, no, heath, well then there's the Reese's…oh crap, I like a lot of halloween candy =o)
I love Reeses and Snickers. The Snickers I use in a salad with chopped apples and cool whip so easy but so delicious.
I love the mini pumpkins that are like the candy corn!
My favorite halloween candy is anything chocolate and miniature…that way you don't feel like you are eating too much!!
Anything with pumpkin! I just saw candy corn fudge for the first time this weekend! Looks fantastic! I have a Halloween giveaway on my site too! http://www.fahrenheit350.blogspot.com
What a fun giveaway!
My favorite Halloween candy has to be the mini snickers, followed by reese's as a close second!
I must love tootsie rolls because that is what I always pick out of my kids piles.
My favorite Halloween candy has to be Sugar Daddies. It's the only time of year I ever ate them.
Just tweeted about the giveaway! @aryssabrooke
Definitely candy corn! I don't even like it the rest of the year, but it's not Halloween without candy corn.
I tweeted! (dzhu19)
I love caramel candy pops! Actually, I have one in my mouth right now! Those and candy pumpkins- so much better than candy corn!
Since I can remember I love sour candy. But nothing too too sour!! lol. My favorite candy that gives me the sour but not to sour kick is Sweet~tarts!~ YUM!
Snickers bars are my absolutely favorite.
I am a fan of candy corn or the mellowcreme pumpkins. I hoard them when they appear in the stores because they are always sold out by Sept. 1!!
wish you weren't so popular, so i'd have a real shot at this!
Candy corn is my favorite…classic Halloween!
tootsie rolls! loved them for some odd reason. They are just a classic candy as well, and nothing else really tastes like a tootsie roll!
Definitely candy corn! So I'm really excited to make this bark! It looks scrumptious!
I love those sugary pumpkin candies, but candy corn will do in a pinch
I love mini crunch bars.
I'm a lady of tradition, candy corn wins it for me.
I always loved the flavored tootsie rolls. They were the best, and still are.
-Al
http://twitter.com/Pecswife
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Growing up, my favorite Halloween candy was the fruit flavored tootsie rolls, or anything chocolate. But, now that I'm older, I can't get enough of Carmel apples rolled in chopped nuts! – @dalyn
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Hands down finding those Reeses Peanutbutter Cups in my pillow case I carry around while trick or treating is the best ever. I literally separate them from all the rest of the candy first before I eat anything. Mmm.. delicious!
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reeses peanut butter cups!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE them!!! I especially love them at Halloween, they are a little smaller in size and just the right amount! (to have 3 or 4)
You can not go wrong with good ol candy corn…love it!
my favorite type of halloween candy is pretty much any candy! right now i'm big on dark chocolate "fun sized" bars.. the perfect little treat!
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Chocolate!
At Halloween, Christmas, Easter, Arbor Day. Doesn't matter. Dark chocolate first, milk chocolate second.
Never did like those Mary Jane bars though…
Love the old-fashioned Kraft caramels squares wrapped in clear wrappers. Sometimes, a chocolate caramel would show up in the bag and that was a treat!
fun giveaway! i love love love all the mini candy bars, i could eat them all season!
It has to be ghost peeps – hands down. Ok – any kind of peeps, really but since we are talking halloween – then the ghosts.
My favorite Halloween candy are the sour apple lolly pops with caramel! I LOVE caramel apples, so this is an inexpensive way to get my fix
*I tweeted about my fav candy!!
I have been wanting to try this Halloween bark for some time. Problem is, I know that I will be the only one who eats it. I LOVE Candy Corn. When it hits the shelves in late September, I am all over it! I seriously can't stop myself some times. Terrible. I shouldn't even buy it! Very generous giveaway, my friend!
Fun-size Snickers, hands down. I used to trade my sisters my Twix bars for them
Reeses peanut butter cups in the shape of a pumpkin and Dots.
I can't wait to make the bark. It looks amazing! My favorite halloween candy would have to be candy corn. I think it's the fact that you can only buy it this time of year that makes it so special.
This year I am obsessed with candy corn and the mellowcreme pumpkins…I used to hate them and now can't get enough!
Oh, boy…me and bark didn't get along last year, that was until I figured out I wasn't actually using white chocolate.
Thanks for the recipe. I'm gonna keep it in mind for the children's Halloween parties!
I'm not a chocolate person so my fave halloween candy is the small packs of sour patch kids. Love the tinier but so sour size!
~ingrid
my favorite type of halloweeen candy is the pumpkin shaped reeses. reeses will always be my favorite type of candy, for holidays and for every day enjoying
What can I say? My fave Halloween candy is candy corn! LOVE IT, and am so excited to try your recipe for the candy bark. Thx!
Candy corn, of course!
Anything dark chocolate!!!!!!
~Misty
rainymom@gmail.com
What a fun giveaway! I would have to say growing up I loved peanut m&m's, but these days I love the dark chocolates.
Any fun size candy with chocolate! I'd always trade my Smarties and bubble gum for chocolate!
sarah.a.berridge@gmail.com
I love the little mini Heath bars! Mmmm…
Your bark looks pretty tasty too!
I tweeted about this wonderful giveaway!!
Super cute blog. So glad I found you.
I love snickers minis for Halloween. I'm always sneaking them.
Great recipe, thanks for sharing!
What is your favorite type of Halloween candy? My favorite is Halloween Popcorn Balls and Mini Reeses Peanut Butter Cups. MMMM!
Favorite Halloween candy is candy corn. I only allow myself to buy it in the month of October because I am really addicted to mixing it with roasted peanuts. Tastes a lot like a Payday candy bar! I'm so proud of myself for not purchasing any yet this month since I'm trying to lose a few pounds.
When I'm really in the Halloween spirit, I especially enjoy gross out candies like gummy body parts or gummy brains. The taste may not be the best, but it just feels so right!
My favorite is definitely Reese's Peanut Butter cups. I love them especially at Halloween and Easter.
-mrsdavis728@gmail.com
candy corn and chocolate!! Yumm!!
I can't get enough candy corn!
I love caramels too…yum! You can get me at kteerin@yahoo.com if I'm the lucky winner! 
My favorite Halloween candy is KitKat and mini snickers
I'm a big fan of those butterscotch hard candies myself
But I can't wait to make this!
I love the mini Kitkat and Mars chocolate bars. I also love the tiny boxes of nerds candy!
if we're talkin' strictly candy here– butterfingers– but I LOVE popcorn balls and candy apples this time of year!!
candy corn definitely!!!
Definitely Reese's pumpkins!
Favorite Halloween candy is Reese's or 100 grand for sure! YUM! tweeting now!
- Whitney
My husband and I LOVE Candy Corn. He's in the military and deployed, so I have already stocked up for when he gets home, he couldn't go another year without it!!
jacquiz0323@hotmail.com
oh wow…how great is this! i never would have thought to make something like this for halloween! and who doesn't love candy corn!?
That is adorable! Candy corn bark…I think I will have to make this for my sisters 3rd grade class! Wow to pick one favorite candy is very hard! But my absolute favorite sour patch kids and starburst!
my absolute favorite halloween candy is candy corn.
Candy Corn, for sure!
It's lame: candy corn. But who can resist the sugar pills that only come out once a year???! Definitely not I!
I love candy corn! But my favorite treat to get when trick-or-treating as a kid was reeses pieces!
My favorite is Ginger Snap cookies. I know it's not a candy, but I always used to get these from my neighbor on Halloween.