Do you have any good candy recipes??!
For the holidays I want to make little gift baskets with candy, cookies, fudge and things like that in it!. I already have a few cookie recipes I am going to use, but the only candy I can think of doing is peppermint bark!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
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I do the same thing for gift giving every Holiday season! Nice! I use these websites for recipes and ideas!.
http://www!.dianasdesserts!.com/index!.cfm/!.!.!.
http://www!.giftsfromyourkitchen!.com/cand!.!.!.
http://joyofbaking!.com/candy/candy!.html
I'm in the South so PRALINES, BRITTLE, and DIVINITY are a requirement with my family!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
http://www!.dianasdesserts!.com/index!.cfm/!.!.!.
http://www!.giftsfromyourkitchen!.com/cand!.!.!.
http://joyofbaking!.com/candy/candy!.html
I'm in the South so PRALINES, BRITTLE, and DIVINITY are a requirement with my family!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
Oreo Truffles
1 1lb 2oz package of Oreo cookies
1 8 oz package of cream cheese
2 boxes of Bakers Semi-sweet chocolate
Remove 9 cookies from the package!. Crush them into fine crumbs in a ziploc bag with a can or riolling pin!.
Place the other 36 cookies into another large ziplock bag and crush them the same way, but they can be a bit coarser!.
Mix the 36 cookies with the cream cheese until well mixed!.
Melt the chocolate in a small shallow bowl!. (Put in a microwave safe bowl on "defrost" for 30 seconds at a time and stir!. Be careful not to burn it!.)
Roll the cookie mixture into 1inch balls and dip in melted chocolate!. Place on waxed paper lined cookie sheet and sprinkle with remaining crumbs!.
Refridgerate for 1 hour!. Store in airtight container in the refridgerator for longest freshness!.
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White Candy Bark with Peppermint!.
All you need are a bag of peppermints or a box of candy canes and white chocolate bark
Melt the white bark and mix in the crushed pepermint candy
Put in a waxpaper lined baking sheet and stick in the fridge for 10 minutes then break into piecesWww@FoodAQ@Com
1 1lb 2oz package of Oreo cookies
1 8 oz package of cream cheese
2 boxes of Bakers Semi-sweet chocolate
Remove 9 cookies from the package!. Crush them into fine crumbs in a ziploc bag with a can or riolling pin!.
Place the other 36 cookies into another large ziplock bag and crush them the same way, but they can be a bit coarser!.
Mix the 36 cookies with the cream cheese until well mixed!.
Melt the chocolate in a small shallow bowl!. (Put in a microwave safe bowl on "defrost" for 30 seconds at a time and stir!. Be careful not to burn it!.)
Roll the cookie mixture into 1inch balls and dip in melted chocolate!. Place on waxed paper lined cookie sheet and sprinkle with remaining crumbs!.
Refridgerate for 1 hour!. Store in airtight container in the refridgerator for longest freshness!.
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White Candy Bark with Peppermint!.
All you need are a bag of peppermints or a box of candy canes and white chocolate bark
Melt the white bark and mix in the crushed pepermint candy
Put in a waxpaper lined baking sheet and stick in the fridge for 10 minutes then break into piecesWww@FoodAQ@Com
Fudge- This is an easy but awesome recipe for you try it everyone will love it!
Ingredients
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup butterscotch chips
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup pecans (any type of nut will work)
Directions
Butter a 9 by 9-inch baking dish
Melt chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and condensed milk in double boiler on medium heat!. Once smooth remove from heat!. Add vanilla and nuts!. Scoop into baking dish and chill in refrigerator until set for approximately 10 minutes!.
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Ingredients
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup butterscotch chips
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup pecans (any type of nut will work)
Directions
Butter a 9 by 9-inch baking dish
Melt chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and condensed milk in double boiler on medium heat!. Once smooth remove from heat!. Add vanilla and nuts!. Scoop into baking dish and chill in refrigerator until set for approximately 10 minutes!.
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Here are a few that I use for my goodie baskets:
Easy Divinity
2 cups sugar
? cup water
7 ounces marshmallow creme
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup nuts, chopped
Boil sugar and water over medium high heat until mixture threads when dropped in cold water!. Add marshmallow creme, beat well!. Blend in vanilla and nuts!. Pour into buttered 8" square baking pan!. Chill until set, cut into small squares!.
Fudge
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 package chocolate instant pudding mix
? cup chopped nuts
5 teaspoons peanut butter
Mix ingredients very well!. Spread into an 8 x 8" dish that has been prepared with non stick spray!. Place in freezer to chill quickly!. When set, cut into small squares!.
***Note: you can make this sugar free by using sugar free pudding!.
Peanut Clusters
? cup peanut butter
1 tablespoon honey
? cup dry roasted peanuts
? cup raisins
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 tablespoon sugar
? cup Grape Nuts cereal
Melt peanut butter and honey!. Remove from heat and stir in remaining ingredients, except for cereal!.
Roll mixture into 12 balls, roll balls in cereal to coat!. Chill for several hours before serving!.
Pecan Pralines I
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 dash of salt
? cup milk
2 tbsp white Karo syrup
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 ? cup pecan halves
Mix the sugar, salt, mlik and Karo syrup in a heavy 3 quart pan!.
Cook to a soft ball stage!. Remove from heat!.
Add in butter and vanilla!. Beat until cool!. Add pecans and
drop by a tablespoon onto wax paper!. When firm, store in a
closed container!. Makes about 2 dozen!. (realcajunrecipes!.com)
Quick and Easy Fudge
16 ounces powdered sugar
? cup cocoa powder
? teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts
Combine all ingredients, except nuts, in top of double boiler!. Cook and stir over medium high heat until smooth and creamy!. Add nuts, stir well!. Pour into buttered 9" square baking dish!. Cool and cut into small squares!.
Can substitute nuts with 1 cup of peanut butter!.
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Easy Divinity
2 cups sugar
? cup water
7 ounces marshmallow creme
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup nuts, chopped
Boil sugar and water over medium high heat until mixture threads when dropped in cold water!. Add marshmallow creme, beat well!. Blend in vanilla and nuts!. Pour into buttered 8" square baking pan!. Chill until set, cut into small squares!.
Fudge
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 package chocolate instant pudding mix
? cup chopped nuts
5 teaspoons peanut butter
Mix ingredients very well!. Spread into an 8 x 8" dish that has been prepared with non stick spray!. Place in freezer to chill quickly!. When set, cut into small squares!.
***Note: you can make this sugar free by using sugar free pudding!.
Peanut Clusters
? cup peanut butter
1 tablespoon honey
? cup dry roasted peanuts
? cup raisins
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 tablespoon sugar
? cup Grape Nuts cereal
Melt peanut butter and honey!. Remove from heat and stir in remaining ingredients, except for cereal!.
Roll mixture into 12 balls, roll balls in cereal to coat!. Chill for several hours before serving!.
Pecan Pralines I
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 dash of salt
? cup milk
2 tbsp white Karo syrup
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 ? cup pecan halves
Mix the sugar, salt, mlik and Karo syrup in a heavy 3 quart pan!.
Cook to a soft ball stage!. Remove from heat!.
Add in butter and vanilla!. Beat until cool!. Add pecans and
drop by a tablespoon onto wax paper!. When firm, store in a
closed container!. Makes about 2 dozen!. (realcajunrecipes!.com)
Quick and Easy Fudge
16 ounces powdered sugar
? cup cocoa powder
? teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts
Combine all ingredients, except nuts, in top of double boiler!. Cook and stir over medium high heat until smooth and creamy!. Add nuts, stir well!. Pour into buttered 9" square baking dish!. Cool and cut into small squares!.
Can substitute nuts with 1 cup of peanut butter!.
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Chinese Haystacks
get the dried chinese noodles like at the chinese restaurants
melt baking chocolate
add the noodles and nuts or marsh mellows or wat ever you want to mix in it to the chocolate
stir/fold until the noodles are completely covered in chocolate!.
with a gloved hand or spoon, dish out noodles forming them into the closest you can get to a ball!.
let dry on wax paper!.
you can either put them in the fridge or sit on the counter to dryWww@FoodAQ@Com
get the dried chinese noodles like at the chinese restaurants
melt baking chocolate
add the noodles and nuts or marsh mellows or wat ever you want to mix in it to the chocolate
stir/fold until the noodles are completely covered in chocolate!.
with a gloved hand or spoon, dish out noodles forming them into the closest you can get to a ball!.
let dry on wax paper!.
you can either put them in the fridge or sit on the counter to dryWww@FoodAQ@Com
I make pralines and fudge for christmas!.!.!.both old family recipes!.!.!.must be good as people are already asking when I am going to start this year!.
pralines are very easy to make
if you would like the recipe contact me as it is a rather long one and would not have enough room here!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
pralines are very easy to make
if you would like the recipe contact me as it is a rather long one and would not have enough room here!.Www@FoodAQ@Com