Dip creamy peanut butter fudge hearts in decadent chocolate ganache to make these amazing heart-shaped candies for Valentine’s Day, a bridal shower, or a wedding. Chocolate and peanut butter are definitely one of my all-time favorite flavor combinations. Many of you are familiar with a traditional Ohio candy, called a buckeye, made with peanut butter,…
Homemade Candy Recipes
Football Hot Chocolate Bombs
Serve Football Hot Chocolate Bombs at your Super Bowl or tailgating party. Each of these football-shaped chocolates is filled with hot cocoa mix and tiny marshmallows and can be stirred into a mug of hot steaming milk to make a deliciously creamy hot chocolate. Earlier this week a friend asked me for some fun Super…
Chocolate Raspberry Truffles
Homemade chocolate raspberry truffles coated in dark chocolate shavings and bits of freeze-dried raspberries are easy to make using raspberry puree and semi-sweet chocolate. Each bite-size chocolate candy is bursting with raspberry flavor. In my last blog post, I talked all about making delicious chocolate ganache using a combination of chocolate and heavy whipping cream….
Chocolate Ganache Recipe
Decadently creamy chocolate ganache is easy to make using just two ingredients and can be used to create delicious chocolate truffles, silky smooth chocolate frosting, and glossy chocolate glaze. What could taste more heavenly than chocolate ganache, a blend of chocolate and heavy whipping cream? It has a luxuriously creamy texture and a decadently rich…
Smiley Face Pretzels
Make someone’s day a little sweeter by making them some cute Smiley Face Pretzels. Each yellow-colored chocolate-filled pretzel ring is decorated with chocolate chip eyes and a food coloring smile. These treats are easy to make and fun to eat. Kids of all ages will love these fun smiley face pretzels. You will love how…
how to make hot chocolate bombs
Hot chocolate bombs are decorated chocolate spheres filled with hot cocoa mix or chocolate ganache and lots of mini marshmallows. You drop them into a mug of hot milk and they melt into delicious hot chocolate. What’s more wonderful than a mug of hot chocolate on a cold winter’s day? Perhaps if that hot chocolate…
Chocolate Truffles Recipe
Chocolate truffles should be velvety smooth and decadently creamy not greasy or grainy. Use this chocolate truffles recipe along with my tips and tricks to make perfect candy store quality chocolate truffles at home using the traditional bowl and spoon, a food processor, or an immersion blender. There is nothing more perfect than a chocolate…
Pumpkin Chocolate Cups
These Pumpkin Chocolate Cups are the perfect sweet treat for fall. Each candy has a delicious pumpkin spice filling inside the chocolate candy shell. I was really excited when Dixie Crystals asked me to create a version of a peanut butter cup with pumpkin filling. Experimenting with this recipe was so much fun and I…
Pineapple Fudge
This easy pineapple fudge can be made using just four ingredients without a candy thermometer. The fudge is smooth and creamy and bursting with pineapple flavor. Last week I shared 100 easy fudge recipes with you, and I’ve come up with another one, Pineapple Fudge! This recipe took a lot of experimenting to get it…
100 Easy Fudge Recipes – no thermometer needed!
You don’t need a thermometer to make amazing fudge. These easy fudge recipes are made using just a few ingredients and have a smooth and creamy texture and a delicious flavor that rivals any old fashioned fudge. If you are tired of standing over a pot of boiling sugar trying to make fudge only to…
Chocolate Cola Truffles in Edible Red Cups
These Chocolate Cola Truffles in Edible Red Cups look just like red SOLO® cups filled with Coca Cola®, but they are mini candy cups filled with a luxuriously smooth cola-flavored chocolate ganache. These homemade chocolates will be a fun addition to any party. What do you think? Do these little Chocolate Cola Truffles in Edible…
Ice Cream Sundae Bark
A crispy white chocolate version of an ice cream sundae can be packed up in boxes or bags and given as gifts to your favorite people. This white chocolate bark is topped with chopped peanuts, maraschino cherries, sprinkles, and chocolate ganache that’s made using vanilla ice cream. I have fallen in love with this white…
