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The chocolate is a little soft if I store them at room temp, so I'm keeping them in the fridge. I'm curious about how the Harvest Corn version might taste... If I try the recipe again with Harvest Corn instead of Candy Corn, I'll post about how it turns out. And I might need to stock up on the candy so I can make them when fall candy is out of the stores! They might need to go on Christmas candy trays!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2023-01-23","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"rena55"},"reviewBody":"

Tasty and easy to make. They really do taste like a Butterfinger.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-12-16","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OrangePaw"},"reviewBody":"Simple candy and good flavor. Chilling in freezer helped to firm up and shape balls prior to dipping then re-froze to set and store till use.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2019-04-06","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GreenChefHat"},"reviewBody":"I just put these in the freezer, but they smell just like a Butterfinger. 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