Candies

  • Bittersweet Chocolate Pecan Fudge

    Bittersweet Chocolate Pecan Fudge

    February 16th, 2013

      Sometimes you want something sweet and easy.  And rich.  And fast.  Any chocolatey.  Oh, and a little bit nutty, too. Well then, here you have it. This is SO not authentic or gourmet or legit or any other synonym for real and classy.  It’s a fudge for cheaters.  For you baking philanderers.  (Yes, I […]

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  • Caramel Chocolate Pecan Cubes

    Caramel Chocolate Pecan Cubes

    November 3rd, 2012

    This is a recipe for lazy, cheating bakers. Any time you rely on store-bought caramels- the individual ones you unwrap one by one and try to not eat every third one whilst doing the unwrapping- you’re a lazy cheat.  Yeah well, there’s a time and a place for that kind of corner cutting in every […]

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  • Chocolate Mint Bars

    Layered Chocolate Mint Candies

    October 27th, 2012

    I can only go so long without making a chocolate and mint concoction. The last time I melded the two flavors together was in serious celebration of National Chocolate Mint Day (yes, it’s an actual day, and quite the auspicious occasion at that)… an orgy of Mint Chocolate Bark, Brownies, and even a Chocolate Mintini drink made the cut.  Oh- […]

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  • Rocky Road Chunks

    Rocky Road Chunks

    September 4th, 2012

      Happiness is… a dessert made of chocolate, marshmallows, white chocolate chips and walnuts. Happiness is… an easy-to-make dessert that doesn’t require you to turn your oven on (and in my case, that’s a great thing since there’s something wrong with the pilot light and we need to use a lighter to coax our oven to start these […]

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  • Milk Chocolate & Toasted Almond Toffee

    Milk Chocolate & Toasted Almond Toffee

    May 26th, 2012

    This stuff melts in your mouth, and that’s wonderful but also sad- because who wants a wonderful thing to melt away?

    The reality is that some ingredients are just meant to be combined- and it’s undeniable that toffee covered with a slathering layer of milk chocolate and then sprinkled with toasted chopped almonds is a match made in sinful dessert heaven.

    Toffee is easier to make than you might think, even though it involves a candy thermometer (if you don’t have one, well, get one- even a $20 model will do the trick). When people eat it they think you’re some kind of baking superstar, even though it’s not that complex… but don’t tell them that. Just wipe your brow and thank them for their undying admiration.

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  • 4 Ways to Celebrate National Chocolate Mint Day

    February 19th, 2012

    I’m not being a goofball- it actually, really, honestly is National Chocolate Mint Day.
    February 19th… forever mark your calendars with this auspicious anniversary. And try a few of the mint chocolate gems below: Chocolate Mint Bark, Decadent Mint Chocolate Truffles, Mint Chocolate Fudge Brownies, and a martini known as the Boozy Chocolate Minitini. (Mint + chocolate + alcohol… I’ll cheers to that.)

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  • Chocolate Peppermint Patties

    January 6th, 2012

    Chocolate and mint have been having a sizzling affair on the well-known couple known as chocolate and caramel. Make these patties and find out why.

    (Oh- as for the peppermint oil in the recipe- you’ll want to order it online like I had to, since peppermint extract won’t do the trick to get that rich, cool feeling in the mouth…)

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