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Candy

Peanut brittle, chocolate truffles, and other candies turn sugar, chocolate, or nuts into small portions. Browse confections with different textures, from crisp pieces to a softer sweet center.

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  • Chocolate Barks

    Chocolate bark provides a thin base for nuts, pretzels, popcorn, or caramel flavors. These recipes offer contrasting additions in a confection that can be broken into pieces for serving.

  • Fudge

    Fudge preparations offer a dense sweet bite with flavors such as pecan pie and cheesecake. This collection focuses on that texture while bringing different ingredients into the finished confection.

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  • Popcorn-Bacon Chocolate Bark

    Popcorn-Bacon Chocolate Bark

    You heard me. Bacon. Popcorn. Chocolate. That’s right! This salty-sweet combination is so delicious it should be illegal. Forget stringing popcorn around your tree—this delectable treat is where…

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  • Chocolate Dipped Oranges

    Chocolate Dipped Oranges

    Ingredients 10 ounces of good quality semisweet chocolate chips or pieces 16 orange segments neatly separated Sea Salt Preparation In a medium sized saucepan, bring 2 inches of…

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  • Dark Chocolate Caramel Popcorn

    Dark Chocolate Caramel Popcorn

    Ingredients 12 cups popped popcorn 1 1/2 cups nuts of choice (peanuts, pecans, cashews, etc) 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 3/4 cup butter 1/2 cup light corn…

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  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Acorns

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Acorns

    They are so simple to make. All you need is Hershey Kisses, Nutter Butter Bites, Butterscotch Chips, and Peanut Butter to glue all three together. They are delicious…

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  • Pistachio and Pine Nut Brittle

    Pistachio and Pine Nut Brittle is a sweet spin on the traditional peanut brittle. This nut candy also includes dried cranberries, giving the brittle a festive color of…

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  • Peanut Butter & Jelly Fudge

    Peanut Butter & Jelly Fudge

    Peanut Butter & Jelly Fudge is the taste of your childhood in one delicious bite. Heavenly. Ingredients 1 jar marshmallow cream 1 11 ounce package white chocolate chips…

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  • Chocolate-Dipped Cherries

    Chocolate-Dipped Cherries

    The secret to preventing the chocolate from turning grey and streaky is to dry and chill the cherries before dipping, and refrigerate them again immediately after dipping. There…

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  • Lemon Fudge

    Lemon Fudge

    It’s hard to believe something this melt-in-your-mouth smooth and delicious can be made with so few ingredients in such little time! Ingredients 1-1/2 teaspoons plus 6 tablespoons butter,…

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  • Chocolate Treasure Boxes

    Chocolate Treasure Boxes

    This tasteful container is constructed with candy bars. Consider personalizing the box lid with a conversation heart or a special message written with white chocolate or frosting. Ingredients…

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  • Peanut Butter Snowballs

    Peanut Butter Snowballs

    These creamy treats are a nice change from the typical milk chocolate and peanut butter combination. This recipe is also an easy one for children to help with.…

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