Candy Recipes
 

Apple and Apricot Candy (Aplets & Cotlets)
Aplets and Cotlets are a delicious Northwest candy that is made with gelatin, walnuts, and apples. Developed by two Armenian men, Armen Tertsgian and Mark Balaban, who bought an apple farm (called Liberty Orchards) in the small town of Cashmere in eastern Washington state.

 

Avocado-Chocolate Truffles
Yes, you read it right! This is a recipe for Avocado Truffles. You absolutely won't believe how delicious these truffles are until you have tried this very easy-to-make recipe. But, beware - these truffles are very rich!


 

Candied Orange Rind
These delicious candied orange rinds will be a welcome addition to any holiday party menu, tree trimming, or even wrapped to be given as a gift.

Chocolate Clay Roses
These delightful chocolate roses can be used as edible decorations for a cake or to create to basket of blooms. This edible clay can be also used as a modeling clay for making other figurines and objects. The soft pliability makes it easy to work with. These chocolate roses are so easy to make that even children enjoy making them.

 

Chocolate Mint Truffles
These chocolate mint truffles are awesome and will definitely get "oohs" and "ahhs" from your guests!
 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars (no bake)
These peanut butter bars taste just like Reeses' peanut butter cups. So good and so easy!

 

Chocolate Truffles
This chocolate truffle recipe can match even the priciest truffles you can find to buy.

Chocolate Candy Turtles
These could be considered either a candy or a cookie. Whatever they are called, they are called "delicious!"

Chocolate Truffle Bars
As you peruse this recipe, this thought may occur: "Oh my! This must be terribly rich and full of calories." Well, you're exactly right - but indulge yourself anyway with one of these divinely decadent confections. This chocolate bar is quite easy to make. the base is made in one saucepan and the truffle topping in one bowl.

 

Cognac Laced Truffles (low fat, low calorie)
Yes, you can have your chocolate and diet too! Just watch how many truffles your eat.

 

Deep-Fried Chocolate Truffles
This is a very impressive dessert to end a meal. It is very easy to make as most of the recipe can be made ahead of time.
 

Divinity
Also know as Divinity Fudge, White Divinity Fudge, Seafoam Candy, and Meringue Candy. This snowy white divinity simply melts in your mouth. Divinity is not hard to make but it does take a little time and patience.
 

Fleur de sel Caramels
The contrast between the sweet and salty is so wonderful in this candy

Honeycomb Toffee - Sponge Candy
This delicious candy is also known by various names around the world, such as Hokey pokey, puff candy, cinder toffee, sponge toffee or candy, molasses puffs, fairy candy, and seafoam. This candy is basically a hard candy (toffee or taffy) with boiled sugar and corn syrup. After being taken off the heat, some baking soda and vinegar are added to foam it up as it cools which makes the interior look like a sponge. These candies are very addictive!

 

Honey Spice Truffles
Recipe by Paul Lemieux, pastry chef at Lucere Restaurant in the Riverplace hotel in Portland, Oregon. Paul and his wife, Michelle, make the most luxurious chocolate truffles ever, using innovative flavors, such as Honey Spice.



 

Maple Nut Fudge
You'll love this very rich and delicious fudge. Canadians have known the secret of how wonderful maple fudge tastes for a long time, now everyone can experience it!

Marshmallows
I adapted this recipe from several different recipes that I found on the internet. If you’ve never had fresh homemade marshmallows, here’s your chance. These marshmallows are so delicious and decadent that you'll never want store purchased ones again!
 

Marshmallow Fluff/Cream
This is the best recipe that I have ever found to substitute for the store-bought marshmallow fluff. It is very easy to make and so delicious. Use this homemade marshmallow fluff/cream in any recipe that calls for marshmallow fluff.

 

Marshmallow Peeps
This sugar, soft, chewy treat nesting in the Easter basket is hard to beat when it is homemade. Did you know that Americans devour more than 700 million Peeps per year. Peeps have been around since 1953, when they were hand-squeezed using a pastry bag, a process that took 27 hours to "hatch" each Peep.
 

Mashed Potato Fudge
Since this candy is a very unique and unusual recipe, I thought everyone would enjoy seeing them and perhaps making them. 
 

Oreo Truffle Balls
This candy is so easy to make and so good!

Peanut Brittle
This wonderful Brown Sugar Peanut Brittle recipe and photos are courtesy of Cynthia Detterick-Pineda of Andrews, TX. This recipe reminds me of my "younger" days when my mother always made these. So good!

Peanut Butter Balls
These peanut butter balls are so good that they literally melt in your mouth - it is hard to stop eating them! Very easy to make. Especially great during the Christmas holiday

Pecan Pralines
Pralines are one of the favorite sweets of the South, particularly Louisiana and Texas. Anyone who has ever visited New Orleans remember the wonderful pralines that are for sale all over the city. This is a very easy candy to prepare!

Popcorn Balls
These old-time popcorn balls are great anytime, but they're especially fun to enjoy at Halloween or Christmas time. When I was a young girl (many years ago), my mother, along with my brothers and I, made these wonderful popcorn balls for Halloween every year to give out to the neighborhood kids. I continued this tradition with my children and their friends. That ended, of course, when the tainted candy scare started.
 

Potato Candy
Since this candy is a very unique and unusual recipe, I thought everyone would enjoy seeing them and perhaps making them.
 

Vanilla Nut Easter Egg Candy
Creamy milk chocolate covers these Easter eggs with a soft walnut nougat center. The nougat is a basic divinity recipe made extra rich with the addition of white chocolate.