Seeking Candy Recipes

This might be TOO easy but it is so yummy and it's a great hit!

Waffle shaped pretzels
Hershey Kisses (or Rolos if you like caramel)
Holiday M&M's

Preheat oven to 170
Line cookie sheet with parchment paper
Place pretzels on sheet, place one kiss or rolo on each pretzel. Pop in oven about 4 minutes. Remove from oven and immediatel place one M&M on each chocolate. Let set in fridge approx 10 minutes.

These are great because they're sweet and salty and easy & Yummy!

My kids love this one.. take a brick of white almond bark (in the baking section). Melt in the microwave and add chopped pistachios and dried cherries. spread out in thin layer on wax paper and allow to harden - then break into pieces. Super simple and really good.

This is super easy and YUMMY!

Melt N Mold Milk Chocolate (I get this at Michael's)
Peanut Butter (creamy or crunchy, we use creamy)
Small cups (they look like cupcake paper, but smaller)

Lay out your cups on a cookie sheet. Melt the chocolate in the microwave in a glass dish (I use a 4 cup pyrex measuring cup with a pour spout). Do this on short intervals so you don't burn it and make sure you stir it. Once it is melted and smooth, stir in some Peanut Butter. You don't have to measure it, but about 1/2 chocolate, 1/2 peanut butter. The peanut butter will melt into the chocolate. Pour the melted chocolate into the cups and cool on the counter (or in the fridge for quicker results). This makes a creamy, chocolaty candy with a surprise of peanut butter.

Good luck!

I love making chocolates at Christmas time. Here's an easy one. Take a box of cakemix, white or yellow, or lemon or orange. And bake the cake as instucted. Then when the cake is cooled, break it up into a bowl and mix with a container of frosting. And shape into balls with your clean hands. I used a lemon cake and lemon icing. And then I melted 2 cups of Chocolate chips with a tablespoon of oil. Put the bowl of choco chips in a bowl of water heating on the stove. Don't put water in the choco.!!! Then drop the cake balls into the melted choco. and cover completely with choco.using 2 forks. Drop on wax paper to cool.

Hi S.! I have a really different one that is very easy! My family loves to help make it and eat it!
I buy the Hershey's white chocolate chips and candy canes. I start by putting the candy canes in a bag and crushing them with a hammer outside on the sidewalk. Then I melt the chocolate chips in the microwave. I lay wax paper out on the counter and pour the melted chocolate on it. Then I sprinkle the candy cane on top, pushing the bigger pieces down into the chocolate. After it cools and hardens, I break it up into pieces. All done and yummy!
C.

I make home-made caramels every Christmas. They are easy, just make sure you get them to the right temp. Over cook them, and they're hard, undercook them, and they don't set. Anyhow here it is:

2 c. sugar
2 c. light karo syrup
1 sq. (1/2 cup) butter
Melt these together and bring to boil then add
2 c. heavy whipping cream.
Boil and stir occasionally until the candy has reached 244-246 degrees fahrenheit (sp?)
Let them cool overnight. Next morning, cut them up and wrap with parchment paper. They are addicting. Good luck! PM me if you have any questions.

Ghirardelli has some great recipes on their website. My favorite is the San Francisco Fudge. Super easy to make, and absolutely fantastic tasting!

2 1/4 C semi-sweet choc. chips (their bags only have 2 cups in them)
1 14oz can of sweetened condensed milk
1 c mini marshmllows
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 c walnuts (optional)

Mix the chips, milk and marshmallows in a microwave safe bowl. Heat on medium (50%) for 30 seconds, and stir. Repeat until mixture is melted and smooth.
Stir in vanilla and walnuts. Pour mixture into an 8 x 8 pan lined with wax paper. Refridgerate until firm, (website says approx 2 hours, but I don't think it takes nearly that long). Cut and serve

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Hi here's a quick easy microwave fudge recipe.

1 can Eagle Brand condensed milk
1 1/2 cup milk choc chocolate chip
1 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolae chips
1/2 tsp vanilla

Put all ingredients in microwave container and microwave until the chips are melted. Stir until all are mixed (nuts can be added at this time if you want) and put in buttered pan to set.

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This is similar to one you already have, but it is great! Take a small pretzel (knot kind, not stick)on a cookie sheet lined with waxed paper and place a Rolo on top. Heat just enough to melt the Rolo in the oven or microwave, then press a pecan half on top just enough to mash the pecan into the Rolo.

These are called oreo balls and I get requested to make them all the time.

1package of oreos
1package of cream cheese sofetend at room temperature.
Chocolate for melting
Any kind of garnish you may want to roll these in,such as health bar pieces,flaked coconut,smashed up candy cane,crushed nuts ect..

Grind up oreos in a blender to a powder.(I crush them in a big zip lock bag first then grind them).

get out a cookie sheet and lay out parchment paper on it.

Put grinded oreos in a bowl and with your hands(will be messy) mix cream cheese and oreos well.
After mixing well, roll into tiny balls(about half inch balls) and place on cookie sheet and place in the refrigerator for 30-60 min. Or as long as needed.

Melt chocolate put in a ball,take it out and roll it in the garnish of choice or leave plain. Place back on paper. When all these are done place back in refrigerator until ready to serve.
You can use almost any kind of cookie and so many variations of melted chocolate and what you roll them in.
They taste like truffles only not as creamy inside.

If you have any questions let me know. Have Fun.

Here's a great recipe for homemade Heath Bars I got from my stepmother years ago.

Ingredients:
1 cup chopped almonds
2 sticks butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 TBSP water
1 TBSP corn light corn syrup
1 lb. Hershey bar (milk or dark chocolate)

Toast and set aside the chopped almonds.
In a heavy saucepan melt butter.
Stir in sugar, water and corn syrup.
Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, until temp reaches 300 degrees on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat.
Quickly stir in nuts and spread an even layer in a cookie sheet with sides or a 13x9" pan.
When cool (can do this in refrigerator), carefully remove from pan and place on wax paper.
Melt one half of Hershey bar and spread evenly on one side.
When firm, turn candy over and repeat with melting other half of Hersey bar and spreading on other side.
When cool, break into pieces and store in air tight container.

Enjoy!

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When I was a kid we used to have Taffy Pulls with another family. It was a long process but we had so much fun doing it. The kids can really get into pulling and stretching the taffy!

S.,

My family's favorite Christmas candy is called Potato Candy. MeMaw (grandmother) use to make this when her kids were young because they could not afford to buy candy. it is real simple.

One SMALL potato peeled and cut into chunks
Powdered sugar (one small potato usually uses a bag of powdered sugar)
Peanut butter

Boil the potato till is is soft (like mash potato soft)
Drain the water. Put the potato in a mixing bowl and start mixing. Once the potato is liquified start adding powdered sugar until it becomes a stiff dough.
Sprinkle powdered sugar on the counter take a handfull of dough and roll to 1/4 inch thickness. Spread peanut butter evenly on surface. Starting at one end start rollingthe dough, simular to a yule log roll. Refrigerate for about 1 hr then cut into slices. When you cut into slices you will see a swirl of peanut butter and white.

The bigger the potato the more powedered sugar you will need so becareful!

I hope you enjoy!

J.
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I have some cute recipes from Pampered Chef.
Brownie lollipops on candy cane sticks
Meringue wreaths,
etc

We like to take pretzel rods and dip them in melted chocolate. Then we roll them in either nuts, sprinkles, or crushed candy. Have fun!