Homemade Butterfinger Bites

Why You’ll Love It

A quick recipe: You can prepare the Butterfinger bites in just 10 minutes.
Tastes just like Butterfinger bars: Peanuts, chocolate, honey – all those beloved Butterfinger flavors are in there.
Easy to prepare: You don’t need any candy-making experience to make these little treats.

Butterfinger Bites Ingredients

A complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.

Peanut butter: I like to use both creamy peanut butter and crunchy peanut butter. You can use natural peanut butter or sweetened (if it’s sweetened you might need to adjust the amount of sugar you use).
White sugar: For sweetness.
Honey: Also for sweetness.
Corn Flakes: For crunch and that melted candy corn taste. Any brand works.
Chocolate chips: To melt for the coating.

How to Make Copycat Butterfinger Candy Bites

For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.

Prepare the filling: Melt the peanut butter, sugar and honey in a pan on the stove until smooth.
Add the corn flakes: Turn off the heat and then add the corn flakes, stirring them and breaking them down into the peanut butter mixture.
Shape the Butterfinger bites: Chill the peanut butter mixture for half an hour and then divide into 12 balls. Arrange them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and chill for another 30 minutes.
Make the chocolate coating: Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl in the microwave and dip each Butterfinger ball in there, allowing excess chocolate to drip off. Arrange them on the parchment paper lined baking sheet again and chill for an hour or until set before serving.

Substitutions and Variations

Honey: You can use maple syrup in a pinch as a substitute for honey. The honey is going to give your Butterfinger bites more of that classic Butterfinger flavor but maple syrup will have a similar effect as far as the texture of your candy bites.
Peanut butter: If you only have creamy peanut butter then you can add ¼ cup of chopped peanuts. You’ll want your peanuts to be as chopped as they would be to use as an ice cream topping. Allergic to peanuts? Almond butter can be used in its place (add in some chopped almonds for crunch too).
Chocolate chips: For a lighter, sweeter flavor you can use milk chocolate. For a deeper, richer flavor you can use dark chocolate. You might need slightly more chilling time if using milk chocolate. Combine chocolate chips with a little coconut oil if you want to make tempered chocolate (it’s slightly smoother that way but I just used the melted chocolate chips without additional oil and mine came out perfect).
Corn flakes: These give a melted candy corn flavor and satisfying crunch. Swap for graham cracker crumbs if liked.

Serving Suggestions

As a sweet snack: Pair the homemade Butterfingers with anything from a mango smoothie to a peanut butter hot chocolate.
For dessert: Butterfinger candy bar bites are delicious after a meal of Instant Pot chicken tinga or cranberry balsamic roast beef.
As a dessert topping: Top your next tiramisu cheesecake or strawberry tiramisu with chopped Butterfinger bites to add a contrasting flavor.

How to Store Butterfinger Buckeye Balls

Store: Keep them in an airtight container or Ziploc bag in the refrigerator and eat within 2 weeks.
Freeze: You can freeze these in an airtight container for a month or two.
Thaw: Defrost it in the refrigerator overnight. Or enjoy them frozen.