Linda's Holiday M&m Candy Bar Pizza

Linda's Busy Kitchen's Note:

Delicious any time of year, but fun to make for all the holidays, sticking to the theme by using candies related to the holiday. Try using candy corn pieces on top for Halloween, Red and Pink M&M's for Valentines Day, Red and Green M&M's for Christmas. Pastel M&M's for Easter etc... The sky is the limit here! Use your imagination, and have LOTS of FUN making this for your next party! Kids love making these pizzas, so it's something you can do together, or do with the kids at a party.

• Total Time: 46 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 21 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 12 ounces miniature M&M's chocolate candies, divided (or 1 cup chocolate chips and 1 cup M&Ms)
• 2 cups candy bars, cut up (I use Snickers and Butterfingers, but use any you like)
• 2/3 cup coconut, fine or 2/3 cup coconut, flaked
• 1 (12 ounce) jar caramel topping (or 1 bag caramels, melted)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Cream shortening, then combine thoroughly with sugars.
3. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
4. Sift together the flour, cocoa, and baking powder. Stir into batter.
5. Stir in 1/2 of the M&Ms (or 1 cup chocolate chips.)
6. Spread batter onto a 14" lightly greased pizza pan.
7. Bake for 18-20 minutes.
8. Remove pan, and spread candy bar pieces evenly over pizza while hot.
9. Top with coconut.
10. Return to oven, and bake additional 3-5 minutes.
11. Stir the candy pieces and coconut together on the pizza, with a fork, just to blend.
12. Drizzle on melted caramels or caramel topping.
13. Sprinkle remaining M&Ms over top, and lightly press into the caramel.
14. Let cool and cut.

Reviews

[jellyko]

was delicious... nest time will do in a 9 x 13 pan and cut as bars. used crushed butterfingers and just 1/2 cup chips was plenty. the caramel topping was over the top. omitted coconut. thank linda.

[Chef #744939]

Made for one of our Superbowl treats. It was excellent! Kids went nuts over it. Thank you.

[OutOfThyme]

Oh Lord, this is sinful! Kids swarmed around this one at my Halloween party last weekend until there were only crumbs left! This is great for all the holidays. Will be making again surprising them with a totally different look and taste! Thanks Linda