Though snacking on candy bars and other chocolaty treats is all good and well, once the kids are in bed and it’s time to pop in a movie and relax, something a little more grown up can be the perfect ending to a day!

These candy bar inspired drinks are sweet, satisfying and as easy as can be to put together.
Peppermint Pattini
1-1/2 oz Van Gogh Dutch Chocolate Vodka
1/2 oz Crème de menthe
1/2 oz Chocolate Liqueur
1/2 oz Cream
Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a Peppermint Pattie candy …read more

It’s no secret that I like caffeine being added to my favorite treats. There’s no particular reason, I just don’t always feel like a soda or coffee in the middle of the day, but am always in the mood for chocolate!
So imagine how stoked I was when I got an email recently that Nestle is launching a new caffeinated candy bar — Butterfinger Buzz! I adore Butterfingers and can’t wait to try this one out.
The new bar will have “the caffeine kick of the leading energy drink along with the delicious taste of a Butterfinger.” It’ll be available through April …read more

Q.bel Foods, a new premium chocolate candy bar company, announced today that it has rolled out a new line of chocolate candy bars that are pure, all-natural and delicious!
Q.bel chocolate candy bars are made without any artificial colors, flavors, preservatives, high fructose corn syrup or hydrogenated oils (trans fat). Q.bel candy bars are available at Whole Foods Markets nationwide.
“We aspire to provide our customers with the best tasting chocolate candy bars on the planet,” said Bahram Shirazi, CEO of Q.bel Foods.
“We live by three simple beliefs: Be True, Be Honest, Be Good. At Q.bel we use only the …read more

We were given a large bag of mini candy bars last weekend and instead of letting them sit on the counter for the next month (it was a big bag and Halloween’s just a week away!) I decided to dig around and see what else I could do with them.
I came upon the recipe below and found a hit! It calls for Mini Snickers but I also tried a few with Mini Milky Ways.

This makes a lot of dough, so I ended up doing a couple of batches of regular peanut butter cookies while I was at it. I …read more

There’s a new poll over in the sidebar —–>
What do you pass out for Halloween?
Chocolate (candy bars, M&M’s, etc)? Hard candies? Non-candies? Something else (candy corn, licorice, etc)? You can also add your own answer if yours isn’t listed!