Candy

Chocolate Bourbon Balls

December 20, 2011 |

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Rum balls are pretty standard Christmas fare, although I feel like I haven’t seen them on a holiday tray in ages. Maybe they were more of an 80′s thing? Well, I’m bringing them back and making them fashionable again. This time instead of rum I rocked bourbon, and whew! These babies pack a punch. A [...]

Eggnog Fudge

December 14, 2011 |

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Mmm more eggnog deliciousness coming out of the kitchen! I am enamored with the flavor of eggnog being infused into baked goods – all that great flavor, without actually drinking it (it just seems way too thick to me!). Has anyone given the Eggnog Cheesecake Bars a try yet? I could totally see having those [...]

Oreo Cheesecake Truffles

December 6, 2011 |

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You all know me and cheesecake. I can’t resist. And for longest of times my all-time favorite variety was Oreo cheesecake. It was my automatic order at The Cheesecake Factory, and I even made it for myself for my birthday a few years in a row. On top of that, I’ve made cheesecake truffles a [...]

Chubby Hubby Truffles

November 30, 2011 |

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Once again, Pinterest is amazing. If not for my little virtual bulletin board, I probably wouldn’t have stumbled across these gems. They are peanut butter-pretzel truffles, or as I aptly named them – Chubby Hubby Truffles, after the famous Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. I consumed more pints of that stuff than I care to [...]

Leftover Halloween Candy Bark

November 2, 2011 |

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It’s now two days post-Halloween. All of the trick-or-treating has been completed. Pumpkin bowls and pillowcases dumped out onto the kitchen floor and the candy picked over. If you have kids, you’ve likely rationed out the candy so your kids aren’t on a sugar high until Thanksgiving. And there is still probably more candy left [...]

Pumpkin Fudge

September 26, 2011 |

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I’m still riding the fudge bandwagon, and playing around with more seasonal flavors. Last week was the maple-fudge variety, and now with October peeking around the corner, I thought a pumpkin version would be a great one to try. It smells and tastes just like pumpkin pie – I could not envision a more perfect [...]

Salted Caramel Cashew Bark

September 23, 2011 |

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I told you yesterday when I introduced you to the Sea Salt Caramels that we would be doing something special with them today, and… ta da! A couple of weeks ago I met a friend of mine for lunch and mentioned that after lunch I was heading to the mall. She asked if I hit [...]

Sea Salt Caramels with Vanilla Bean

September 22, 2011 |

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I fell in love with making homemade caramels last fall when I found and re-created the Ale and Pretzel Soft Caramels. Those babies are incredibly addicting! I’m not sure how I stumbled upon Shawna’s recipe for these sea salt caramels recently, but I’m so glad that I found them. These are caramels laced with a [...]

Maple-Walnut Fudge

September 21, 2011 |

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Authentic homemade fudge has officially become my Achilles heel. I started out my fudge journey a couple of years ago when I made a quick and easy fudge recipe using sweetened condensed milk. Last year, I thought I would crank things up a notch and make “real” homemade fudge – you know, the kind with [...]

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

August 2, 2011 |

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There is absolutely no question about where my heart lies when it comes to candy. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Reese’s Pieces are it for me. (I know, huge shocker.) Reese’s cups were my favorite Halloween candy as a kid and they were what my Chief Culinary Consultant bought me to celebrate liberation from a [...]