sweets/candy

These are not traditional Bourbon balls in that they are a candy rather than cookie/cake like. I haven't made these in years so no picture. It was my mother's recipe and I have no idea where it came from. She would buy Christmas cookie tins and tiny little paper muffin-type cups that fit each...

INGREDIENTS 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup light corn syrup 1 cup salted peanuts 1 tsp butter 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp baking soda DIRECTIONS Butter a 13x9 or larger rimmed cookie sheet or line with parchment paper. Combine sugar and corn syrup in a 2 quart glass bowl and microwave on high...

Got a party for children coming up? Or just feeling down in a funk? This will definitely cheer you up and give you a mellow sugar high! Ingredients for a party with at least 5 people: 397 ml of condensed milk (1 regular size can) 400 g milk chocolate (or even sweeter, half white half milk) 100...

Giant Heath Bar Bits

Does anybody know of website where you can buy retro candy in England? Asking for a friend really ;-)

This is an incredibly indulgent holiday snack. It's my favorite type of fudge, and so easy to make! What you need: 500 g white chocolate (5 tablets of 100 g) 1 can sweetened condensed milk ( 397 g) 50 g of butter 2 heaped tablespoons of strong dried strawberry powder (this may not be available...

Hey all for the life of me I cant find a recipe that mimics the texture of a hard chewy gummy or gem, like the sweets midget gems or Rowntrees fruit gums. I was wanting to make cocoa flavoured gems like this as there's non in the world that sell things such as this. Long story short I want to...

Another much loved recipe from Fiji, for morning or afternoon tea. Ingredients 3 cups plain flour 1 cup brown sugar 1 tbsp activated yeast 3/4 - 1 cup warm water 50gms melted butter 2 cans good quality coconut milk Method Combine dry ingredients, then mix in water and butter to make a...

I didn't really know where to put this thread - I'm not referring to sweets as in puddings or desserts but sweets such as humbugs, chews, aniseed balls etc. Such things are a big tradition in the UK and in recent years the old fashioned sweet shop has seen a revival in some towns and cities. I...

Has anyone made home-made sweets? I'm meaning things such as toffee or fudge or even boiled sweets. I'm asking because my grandson is doing a project at school. I have made fudge ages back but that is about all. I'd like to make some sweets with him but apart from fudge I don't have any ideas. I...

I've been wanting to try to make all sorts of different Japanese dishes, mostly sweets as most of them provide a decent challenge and a great deal of patience. But there are some dishes that are ingredient specific, or that I'm not willing to substitute, anything in order to keep it as close to...