Category: Candy and Confections
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Graham Cracker Toffee
The holidays have come and gone so fast and it’s been a snowy January so far—a frosty welcome to the new year! It’s a great time to make a fresh start—a new year is a new beginning, a new page, and a new chapter—it’s always exciting to have a brand new beginning and to look…
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Cranberry-Pistachio Bark
Here’s a really easy and yummy treat for the holidays—Cranberry-Pistachio Bark! Made with white chocolate, dried cranberries, and pistachios, this Christmasy treat has a red-and-green color theme that makes an easy holiday dessert or snack. It’s also great for parties and get-togethers, and makes a yummy food gift at Christmastime.
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Mayflower Munch Mix
Here’s a fun, easy, sweet-and-salty snack that’s perfect to enjoy as Thanksgiving approaches. It’s a yummy mix of Corn Chex™ cereal, candy corn, dried cranberries, pretzel sticks, and M&Ms® candy. Each ingredient represents something that ties into the First Thanksgiving, so it’s a great way to help celebrate this special time of year!
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S’mores Popcorn Bags
S’mores are a great treat for summer and fall. But you can also enjoy the flavor of S’mores with this S’mores Popcorn Bags recipe! It’s from a book I reviewed awhile ago, called The S’mores Cookbook, which shows how you can enjoy the great taste of S’mores all year round in lots of different ways!…
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Holiday Ritz™ Cracker Toffee
Since the holiday season is still upon us, I made one of my favorite easy-to-make sweet treats—cracker toffee! There are so many things I love about it! In addition to being easy to make, it tastes amazing, and makes a great food gift during the holidays (or any time of the year!).
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Caramel Apple Dip
I’m a big fan of caramel-flavored treats, especially this time of year! Like this Caramel-Apple Dip—it’s so good and easy to make! It has a rich, buttery, sweet, caramel flavor and the texture is just right for dipping slices of apples or pears. Or whatever fresh fruit you like! You could even dip dried fruit…
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Valentine Marshmallow Pops
Here’s a recipe for an easy Valentine treat that kids especially will love—Valentine Marshmallow Pops! They’re a great little sweet treat and sprinkles make them colorful and fun! And I did discover something that makes them appealing to adults too—you can use them to stir into your coffee or hot cocoa to add a little…
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Peppermint Puppy Chow
NOTE: Just to clarify, this recipe is not intended for dogs—”puppy chow” is just the common name this snack goes by! This is for people, not animals! 🙂 This is a Christmasy snack mix that’s quick and easy to make! It’s basically white chocolate-and-powdered sugar-coated Rice Chex™ cereal with crushed candy canes mixed in, for…
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Chocolate Truffles
Here’s an easy sweet treat you can make for any special occasion—these look more Valentiney, but just change up the sprinkle coatings to make them for St. Pat’s Day, Easter, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, or Christmas! Or use birthday sprinkles for birthdays, or chopped nuts for anytime!
NancyC 