Three Homemade Candy Recipes for Halloween
What better way to get in the Halloween spirit than with a little candy making? Here are three of our favorite recipes for homemade treats.
Maple Sugar Candied Bacon
I know. Here I am again, going on about bacon. (I can admit it. I might have a problem.) Ever since I made candied bacon with a chili and peach jam glaze a few weeks ago, I can’t get the stuff of my mind. This time, I wanted to try a different method. (All in the name of science, you understand.)
Hot & Spicy Candied Bacon
So, this is bacon…covered in jam and dotted with chili flakes…baked in the oven until caramelized and crunchy. This is swoon inducing food. Vegetarians aside, I dare you to say otherwise.
Easy Dark Chocolate & Walnut Fudge
This is fudge making on easy mode. Now, I’ve made plenty of fudge in my day. Most of my recipes call for candy thermometers, precise heating and cooling, and a lot of beating (as in, a lot of beating). Not this fudge. This fudge is easy. And it’s really, really good. This is my one [...]
Creamy Chocolate Fudge
I don’t know what got me on a candy kick, but I have sweets on the brain lately. This fudge is chocolate-y, creamy—and entirely too easy to eat. If you have friends in far-flung places, wrap it up tightly and send a little love. It ships really well. Creamy Chocolate Fudge, wrapped tightly in plastic [...]
Maple Cream Fudge
One of my favorite things about living in New England is all the maple syrup we produce here. Sugaring season runs from late winter to early spring. And one of my favorite things to do with local maple syrup is to turn it into fudge. This fudge is a smooth, creamy cousin to pure maple [...]
Homemade Peanut Butter & S’mores Cups
Make your own peanut butter cups—and s’mores cups, and fluffernutter cups. I’ve been wanting to do this for ages, and man…am I glad I did. It’s easy, kind of messy, and tons of fun. Warning: Gratuitous candy photography ahead. I couldn’t help myself. I think my camera might still be semi-coated in chocolate. How to [...]
Two Chocolate-y Valentine’s Treats: Candy & Cocktails, Oh My!
Valentine’s Day is approaching. Love it or hate it, it’s a fabulous excuse to indulge in a few sweets. Here are recipes for two devilishly delightful chocolate-y treats. Chocolate-Covered Peanut Butter Hearts (Peanut-butter cup and pretzel sandwiches dipped in a lavish amount of chocolate) Chocolate Cherry Kiss Cocktail (Created especially for my friend Bunny, this [...]
How to Make Homemade Marshmallows (And Then Dip Them in Chocolate)
Hello, Willy Wonka! Making candy is just delightful. There’s no two ways about it. And making marshmallows? From scratch? That’s downright magical. I mean, take a handful of regular old ingredients through a few very simple steps, and…presto! Marshmallows. I’ve done this dozens of times over the years, and it never fails to amaze me. [...]
Halloween Bento
I got bamboozled today. It’s Halloween, so I shouldn’t be surprised. You could say I got tricked—and treated. Instead of my regularly scheduled box lunch, The Angry Chef made me the sweetest bento ever. Literally. Here’s today’s bento box, made entirely out of candy. Halloween Bento: Looks like a regular bento lunch, right? Wrong. Allow [...]
