Posts Tagged ‘candy’
Chocolate Ganache
This recipe for Chocolate Ganache is quick, easy and amazingly delicious. After it’s set, I like to scoop mine out, roll it into balls and dip in tempered chocolate for truffles. Ingredients: 4 parts chopped chocolate, by weight 3 parts heavy whipping cream, by weight Instructions: Heat cream. Pour over chocolate. Stir until thoroughly mixed. …
Read MoreTerrificly Topped Toffee
Toasted almonds and rich chocolate cover these luscious homemade toffee pieces. Ingredients: 1 c. unblanched whole almonds, toasted and coarsely chopped 3/4 c. semi-sweet chocolate chip pieces 3/4 c. milk chocolate pieces 1/3 c. white baking pieces 2 T instant malted milk powder 1 c. butter 1 c. sugar 3 T water Instructions: Line a…
Read MoreNestle Toll House Famous Fudge
This is the fudge I grew up with. It’s a good recipe to make with kids, so that they can take turns stirring. Ingredients: 1 1/2 c. granulated sugar 2/3 c. (5 fluid oz.) Nestle Carnation Evaporated Milk 2 T butter 1/4 tsp salt 2 c. miniature marshmallows 1 1/2 c. (9 oz.) Nestle Toll…
Read MoreFrench Nougat
Just the other day, I told you about my totally awesome thrift find, of a candymaking book. As I mentioned in that post I was really excited to try the recipe for French Nougat. I actually learned a few interesting things while preparing to make this recipe. You can spell syrup with an “i” -> sirup (It’s…
Read MoreThrift Find!
I love stopping by the local thrift stores, antique malls, and flea markets. I really enjoy the prospect of going into a place and finding that one thing (or 12) that I didn’t know I needed. Yesterday, I stopped by the “Vendor’s Village.” It’s in the old 3D, on West Broadway in Princeton, and advertises…
Read MoreThe Candy Shoppe – Welcome Great Pumpkin
Everybody loves candy, especially me. I love eating candy almost as much as I love making it. There are tons of fun and creative things that you can do, which are really very simple, but make a big impact. Today I’m going to tell you about one of those projects. You will need: Green melting…
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Matt was farming last night and I took the cat into the vet’s office so that she could get spayed… this ment I was home alone. I didn’t pull any Macaulay Culkin tricks, but without Matt home to get mad about the mess I was making, or the cat there to attack things, I got a little…
Read MoreOld Fashioned Hard Candy
I love hard candy, and it seems that most of my friends and family do too. The flavorings available for this candy range from cinnamon and wintergreen, to grape and cherry, to coffee and horehound – but I have found that the most popular flavors I make are cinnamon and sour grape (this one requires…
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