Did these candy corn fruit cups turn out quite as I had envisioned them? Not so much…but they are delicious, and after tossing a few pieces of candy corn onto the serving tray you can tell what they are supposed to be….kinda.. sorta.
Anyways, here’s what they do have going for them.
Candy Corn Fruit Cups are healthier than most of our desserts.
They are colorful (yellow, orange and white).
It’s a fun snack for Halloween!
My favorite…The kids were easily fooled into eating fruit for dessert.
I made two different versions of these candy corn fruit cups. For the first version I prepared a box of banana cream instant pudding and stirred in one diced banana. That was the bottom layer.
Next, I spooned on some mandarin orange slices for the middle layer. Then I topped it off with some whipped topping. That’s where it all went wrong for me. I think they would have looked more like candy corn had I swirled on some redi-whip from a can. They needed a more pointy effect.
For the second version, I simply used a bottom layer of pineapple chunks. Followed by a middle layer of sliced peaches, and again with the whipped topping.
The family enjoyed them and it was a super simple way to get festive for Halloween.
So what do you think? Are they candy cornish enough for you?
Those sound and look yummy – I think the problem is that the colors are the opposite in real candy corn – so you would need to figure out how to make the bottom (narrowest) part white, then the orange and yellow wider. The best would be if there were some kind of beaker-shaped dish – then it would be right-side up with the white on top!
My grandson would love this! So festive and yummy!
Nice post. They look great!! This recipe gets me into that fall-time mood.
These Candy Corn fruit cups looks delicious! I like the banana pudding and I like mandarin oranges in this recipe! I think I will make this for Halloween! This is a good way to get your fruit and calcium by having milk in the pudding!
Thanks Karen! They were pretty tasty!
I think it”s a super cute idea. I like the color choices myself just for the flavors.
I absolutely love candy corn, so I’ll definitely have to try these cups. What a great recipe for Halloween parties. I like the fact that they’re not unhealthy and seem pretty easy to make. Nothing usually turns out perfectly the first try. I’m sure they’ll be even better the second time around. Thanks for sharing.
I think they resemble candy corn. They look delicious. I may have to create some for Halloween festivities.
this is such a great idea!!
I love candy corn and you did a great job mimicking the candy corn in a fruit cup. Yummy!
i love this idea! thanks for sharing!