Leftover Halloween candy finds a new purpose in this ultra-decadent and fudgy Candy Bar Brownie Pie! My favorite super fudgy and obscenely chocolate-y brownies are loaded with candy bars, and baked into a pie crust for this awesome and memorable Candy Bar Brownie Pie!
I want this Candy Bar Brownie Pie on your radar before Halloween so that when you are swimming in pillowcases full of candy bars, you have an idea for how you can use them all up. Maybe using up leftover Halloween candy isn’t a problem in your household – it wouldn’t be in mine – but in case you want to get creative with your candy stash just for fun, I have a few recipes lined up for you, and it starts with this Candy Bar Brownie Pie.
For me, I actually go out and buy Sam’s Club-sized bags of candy bars in August to put together Halloween recipes for you, and I’m lucky if enough of it lasts to get the recipe made. I often have to go back out to buy more candy for making Halloween recipes because sweets never last in my house. #guilty.
Last year, I shared these Leftover Halloween Candy Bar Brownies. Those brownies are for a serious chocolate and candy bar lover. I also shared Leftover Halloween Candy Chocolate Bark, a good recipe for when you want to throw together something in just a few minutes. Not to mention the dozens of recipes utilizing Reese’s cups on this site. So you have options.
The first recipe I made for Halloween is this Candy Bar Brownie Pie. I had this pie whipped up in basically 10 minutes. It was ready so fast, and I had two other items in line to go in the oven before it. I need extra ovens! One oven is not enough for a baking blogger.
It comes together so quickly. This is partly due to using a prepared pie crust, of course, and just unrolling it into the pie plate.
But it’s also just ultra-easy and simple to throw together homemade brownies. I am a proponent of boxed brownie mix, I really like them, but I’ve also discovered the BEST homemade brownies that are ridiculously quick and easy to whip up. You can prep them in one single bowl, and you don’t need a mixer. They’re just a few basic ingredients that you’ve got in your pantry already. I used the basic brownie recipe from these Ultimate Fudgy S’mores Brownies.
Easiest brownies in the universe, and they are insanely fudgy, as the name would imply. It’s not even right how fudgy, chocolatey, and indulgent they are.
Then just load up the batter with leftover candy bars. I used Milky Ways, Snickers, 3 Musketeers, Twix, and some M&Ms. This part is flexible though, and you can use whatever candy you like, but it should probably be chocolatey. The candy will melt and seep and you’ll encounter swirls of caramel, chocolate nougat, peanuts, and all sorts of candy bar innards. I can’t think of a better word than innards? But it is almost Halloween, so I guess that’s a bit fitting.
This Candy Bar Brownie Pie is beyond simple, and the reward is soooo high!
Candy Bar Brownie Pie
Ingredients
- 1 - 9 inch unbaked pie shell
- 1 c. butter melted
- 2 c. sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/4 c. cocoa powder
- 1/2 c. flour
- 12 snack-sized candy bars chopped (I used Snickers, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, Twix)
- 1/3 c. M&Ms
- 1/3 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Adjust pie crust into a deep dish pie plate.
- In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, whisking well after each addition.
- Stir in the cocoa powder and flour, mixing until just blended.
- Fold in the candy bars, M&Ms, and chocolate chips.
- Pour the brownie batter into the pie crust - it will be pretty full.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out mostly clean, with a few moist crumbs.
- Remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Cut and serve.
If you love the idea of this Candy Bar Brownie Pie, you may also want to check out this Candy Bar Cookie Pie! It’s fantastic!
See, I’m all about the leftover Halloween candy at 50% off! Lol. I will have to get a bunch just to make this!
Hahaha!!! That’s so true. Why didn’t I wait to get it on sale???
What is this “leftover Halloween candy” you speak of? Will the pie be OK with fresh candy?
Lol! In case you’ve got piles of candy left after Halloween, this pie will help you use it up! Maybe you have kids that will bring home more candy than you know what to do with? Or you don’t end up handing all your candy out? Now you can make a pie!
Yum! I love brownies and any and every variation of them. Definitely pinning for later, thanks for sharing!
oh my lord -that looks so rich and incredible! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner link up!
Great idea for left over Halloween candy. Looks delicious!
Thank you!
This looks like it would definitely get rid of a sweet tooth in no time. It sounds really good.
Thank you for sharing this with us on the #HomeMattersParty. We hope to see you again when we open our doors on Friday at 12 AM EST.
This candy bar brownie pie looks fabulous! I’d love to try a slice. My kids would go bananas over this recipe. Thank you for linking up your post at the #HomeMattersParty. We hope to have you join us again, the door is open Friday at midnight EST.
Help! I’m currently making this recipe! Are you sure there’s no baking powder or baking soda needed for the brownie?? Thanks!
Omgosh, I’m sorry I didn’t see your comment earlier. Yep, I’m sure! No baking powder or soda!
How far in advance can I make it??
Thank you!!
At least the day before, and I think you can easily get away with making it two days before. I’d store it in the refrigerator, and then thaw to room temperature or warm it a bit before serving! Happy holidays!
This looks delicious. And yes. With so much candy leftover, I was hoping to make it tomorrow for Thanksgiving. I just realized that it said unbaked pie shell and I bought a pre-made one. What changes would you make in order to use the pre-baked shell instead?
Ok, first off, I owe you a HUGE apology. Probably about 2 years ago, we had moved out of state and rented a house starting on October 1st. For that first Thanksgiving we had lots of friends coming over to celebrate the holiday and our move, and we found your recipe and decided to use up some leftover Halloween candy for one of the pies I made for that Thanksgiving dinner.
Unfortunately, we cooked the pie for LITERALLY double the time it said to cook it and it was still raw inside. I was stressed out (as we all get during holiday dinners) and frustrated with the thought of one of the desserts not being servable, and I came back here to rate the pie as to what I experienced, and unfortunately, as hard as it is to admit now, I was not kind with my words, in that rating. Actually, I was plain out rude .
Fast forward through Xmas and even into Easter and we had very similar issues with other things we tried to cook. I finally decided to reach out to the owner of the house and she had me call an oven repair guy to check it out. It was INDEED the oven that was broken, not the pie recipe (I was 48 years old and had literally never encountered a broken oven, so it did not cross my mind. 🤦♀️. but by that time I had forgotten all about the pie incident.
Fast forward again, until this year. We moved again and live in our own home now, and my now 17 year old son wanted to use up Halloween candy to make this pie again. My husband was very hesitant, and it was then that I remembered that the oven was broken, so we tried it again. We all LOVED IT SO MUCH that we didn’t want to eat it all because we didn’t want it to be gone, and as soon as it is, my son is asking to use up more candy to make it again, lol!
This pie (with a well working oven) is fudgy, but not dense or heavy. It’s interesting how you can taste certain pieces of candy at times and it goes very well with ice cream. It’s a great way to use up some leftover candy, and I have a feeling it will now be on the “go to” list for after Halloween.
Again, I am sooo super sorry for my totally unnecessary and rude rating of the pie. I truly hope you accept my apology and I thank you for sharing such deliciousness.