A deceptively simple yet undeniably adorable Nightmare Before Christmas dessert, today’s Sally Candy Bars pay homage to the Pumpkin Queen’s iconic patchwork dress and contain a delicious, soft peanut butter nougat filling encased in a white chocolate shell as a nod to the character’s undeniable sweetness.

Nightmare Before Christmas Dessert Recipe

Whether you’re planning a Nightmare Before Christmas party or movie night, or just want something fun to surprise your friends and family with, these White Chocolate Sally Bars with a decadent peanut butter filling will definitely fit the bill!

We had so much fun decorating these candy bars to gift to some friends that I actually think decorating the candy bars would make for a fun party or movie night activity!

For the filling on these white chocolate candy bars, we made a cheater peanut butter nougat filling.

Normally, nougat fillings require a lot of technical skill, including tempering the candy mixture just right and then slowly combining it into eggs that have been whipped into stiff peaks. There’s a lot of room for error – and frustration. While I sometimes love a good kitchen challenge (hello, Cheese Soufflé and Lobster Thermidor), for this project I preferred to focus my energy on that cute patchwork candy bar decoration.

If you’re not a fan of peanut butter nougat fillings, you can swap it out with:

wafer cookies
mini pre-made chocolate cookies
graham cracker cookies sandwiched with peanut butter in the middle
chocolate cream cheese filling
turkish delights
soft caramel filling

Recipe Tips

While I always have an assortment of candy melt colors on hand for my baking experiments, I know sometimes the stores have shortages or it can get pricey to go out and buy 4 different bags of candy melts. A work-around can be using these candy colorings and just purchasing a large bag of white candy melts and the small bag of black candy melts. (Note that you can’t just use regular food dye to dye candy melts as the water content in standard food dye will cause the candy melts to seize up and take on a grainy, lumpy texture.)

For the candy bar molds, you may find it easier to cut each candy bar mold out separately (as shown in the pictures below) so it’s not as flimsy to handle.

To store these candy bars, keep them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. They can be refrigerated for up to two weeks, but note that the candy melts will develop a bit of condensation when moved from a chilled fridge to room temperature. They are best enjoyed within 48 hours of preparation.

More Nightmare Before Christmas Crafts and Recipes:

Sally Dawn Stuffie Sewing Project
Zero Stuffie Sewing Project
Jack Skellington Sewing Project
Jack Skellington Paper Ornaments
Cricut Nightmare Before Christmas Coffee Cup
Jack Skellington Sugar Cookies
Nightmare before Christmas Kitchen Gifts
Jack Skellington Cupcakes
Jack Skellington Pull-Apart Cupcake Cake from my friend Stacey over at the Soccer Mom Blog
NBC Sally Sugar Cookies from my friend Jana over at Whiskey and Sunshine

White Chocolate Candy Bar Ingredients

Peanut Butter Nougat Ingredients:

Chocolate Candy Bar Shell Ingredients:

Ghirardelli White Chocolate Melting Wafers
Pink Candy Melts
Yellow Candy Melts
Light Blue Candy Melts
Black Candy Melts

Scroll down to the printable recipe card for full measurements.

Tip: if desired, you can use candy colorings to dye white candy melts for the pink, yellow and blue candy melts needed for this recipe.

Kitchen Tools You May Find Helpful

Saucepan
Measuring Cups and Spoons
Spatula <– I like these spatulas because they are one solid piece and don’t have removable heads for bacteria to get trapped underneath. Plus they are heat-resistant and have a lifetime warranty.
Medium-sized Microwave-safe Bowls
Large Bowl
2 Candy Bar Silicone Molds
2 Piping Bags

How to Make Nightmare Before Christmas Candy Bars

How to Make Peanut Butter Nougat:

In a medium saucepan, stir together the butter, sugar and evaporated milk.

Place saucepan over medium-high heat and bring the mixture to a boil for 5 minutes

Remove from heat and fold in the marshmallow fluff, peanut butter, and vanilla until smooth.

Pour into a medium-sized bowl, then cover and refrigerate overnight to set.

How to Assemble Sally Candy Bars:

Place half of the white chocolate wafers in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in the microwave for 45 seconds. Stir well, then reheat as needed until smooth.

Spoon about 3 Tablespoons of the melted chocolate into each cavity of the silicone candy bar mold, ensuring that the chocolate coats each side of the mold. Flip the mold upside down, over the bowl of melted chocolate, and gently shake to allow the excess chocolate to drip out. Repeat with all candy bar molds.

Place the candy bar molds in the fridge for 10 minutes to harden.

Remove the candy molds and slightly hardened peanut butter nougat from the fridge.

Scoop the peanut butter nougat into a large piping bag and cut off the tip. Use the piping bag to fill each candy bar about 3/4 of the way full with the peanut butter filling.

Place the candy bar molds back in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Re-melt the white chocolate at the 30 minute mark, stirring and reheating as needed.

Remove the candy bar molds from the fridge and spoon about 1 Tablespoon of the white chocolate over top of the nougat and smooth down.

Place the molds back in the fridge for an hour to completely harden.

Use three small microwave-safe bowls to melt the yellow, blue and pink candy melts. Heat for 35 seconds, stir and reheat as needed until smooth.

Place a wire rack over a cookie sheet covered in tinfoil for easy clean-up.

Carefully remove the candy bars from the molds and place on a the wire rack.

Spoon the melted candy melts in rough stripes over the candy bars, creating a patchwork pattern similar to Sally’s dress.

Once the bars are coated in the candy melts, gently tap the wire rack onto the cookie tray to allow excess candy melts to drip off onto the tray.

Allow the colored candy melts to harden at room temperature, about 10-15 minutes.

Use a small microwave-safe bowl to melt the black candy melts. Heat for 35 seconds, stir and reheat as needed until smooth. Allow to cool for 1 minute, then scoop into a piping bag. Make a very small cut to the end of the piping bag to make a narrow hole.

Pipe lines of black candy melts along the edges of the colored stripes, then go back over the black lines to create a “stitched” effect. Pipe small yellow dots onto the yellow candy melt sections and black vertical lines onto the pink candy melt sections.

Allow the black candy melts to dry and harden completely before storing or serving.

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Yield: 20 candy bars

Nightmare Before Christmas Sally Candy Bars

Name: Nightmare Before Christmas Sally Candy Bars
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: dessert recipe
Ingredients: 8 Tablespoons Butter, room temperature; 2 cups White Sugar; 1⁄2 cup Evaporated Milk; 14oz Marshmallow Fluff; 1⁄2 cup Creamy Peanut Butter; 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract; 30 oz Ghirardelli White Chocolate Melting Wafers; 8oz Pink candy melts; 8oz yellow candy melts; 8oz light blue candy melts; 4oz black candy melts

A deceptively simple method for making the cutest Nightmare Before Christmas dessert, these Sally Candy bars feature a white chocolate shell and peanut butter nougat filling and are decorated to look like Sally's iconic patchwork dress. These homemade candy bars look complicated but couldn't be easier to whip up!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Additional Time 45 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients

Peanut Butter Nougat Ingredients:

8 Tablespoons Butter, room temperature
2 cups White Sugar
1⁄2 cup Evaporated Milk
14oz Marshmallow Fluff
1⁄2 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

Chocolate Candy Bar Shell Ingredients:

30 oz Ghirardelli White Chocolate Melting Wafers
8oz Pink candy melts
8oz yellow candy melts
8oz light blue candy melts
4oz black candy melts

Instructions

How to Make Peanut Butter Nougat:

In a medium saucepan, stir together the butter, sugar and evaporated milk.
Place saucepan over medium-high heat and bring the mixture to a boil for 5 minutes
Remove from heat and fold in the marshmallow fluff, peanut butter, and vanilla until smooth.
Pour into a medium-sized bowl, then cover and refrigerate overnight to set.

How to Assemble Sally Candy Bars:

Place half of the white chocolate wafers in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in the microwave for 45 seconds. Stir well, then reheat as needed until smooth.
Spoon about 3 Tablespoons of the melted chocolate into each cavity of the silicone candy bar mold, ensuring that the chocolate coats each side of the mold. Flip the mold upside down, over the bowl of melted chocolate, and gently shake to allow the excess chocolate to drip out. Repeat with all candy bar molds.
Place the candy bar molds in the fridge for 10 minutes to harden.
Remove the candy molds and slightly hardened peanut butter nougat from the fridge.
Scoop the peanut butter nougat into a large piping bag and cut off the tip. Use the piping bag to fill each candy bar about 3/4 of the way full with the peanut butter filling.
Place the candy bar molds back in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Re-melt the white chocolate at the 30 minute mark, stirring and reheating as needed.
Remove the candy bar molds from the fridge and spoon about 1 Tablespoon of the white chocolate over top of the nougat and smooth down.
Place the molds back in the fridge for an hour to completely harden.
Use three small microwave-safe bowls to melt the yellow, blue and pink candy melts. Heat for 35 seconds, stir and reheat as needed until smooth.
Place a wire rack over a cookie sheet covered in tinfoil for easy clean-up.
Carefully remove the candy bars from the molds and place on a the wire rack.
Spoon the melted candy melts in rough stripes over the candy bars, creating a patchwork pattern similar to Sally's dress.
Once the bars are coated in the candy melts, gently tap the wire rack onto the cookie tray to allow excess candy melts to drip off onto the tray.
Allow the colored candy melts to harden at room temperature, about 10-15 minutes.
Use a small microwave-safe bowl to melt the black candy melts. Heat for 35 seconds, stir and reheat as needed until smooth. Allow to cool for 1 minute, then scoop into a piping bag. Make a very small cut to the end of the piping bag to make a narrow hole.
Pipe lines of black candy melts along the edges of the colored stripes, then go back over the black lines to create a "stitched" effect. Pipe small yellow dots onto the yellow candy melt sections and black vertical lines onto the pink candy melt sections.
Allow the black candy melts to dry and harden completely before storing or serving.

Nightmare Before Christmas Sally Candy Bars