Archive for the 'Candy and Chocolate' Category

Almond-Coffee Walnuts Recipe

2/3 c Almond paste, room temperature 2 tb Coffee liqueur 1 ts Instant coffee powder (not granules) 72 Walnut halves 8 oz Semisweet chocolate, melted 1. Mix the almond paste, coffee liqueur and coffee powder until smooth. 2. Spread 1/2 tsp of the mixture on the flat side of a walnut half and top with [...]

Chocolate Minirolls Recipe

1 oz Baking chocolate 1 tb Butter or margerine 1/2 c Corn syrup 1/2 ts Vanilla 1/3 c Instant nonfat dry milk Powder 1 1/2 c Confectioners’ sugar 1. Combine chocolate and butter and melt over hot water, stirring until mixture is smooth and well blended. Stir in corn syrup and vanilla. Remove from heat. [...]

Almond Shorts Recipe

1 c Sugar 1 c Sugar, brown 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Vinegar 1 ts Vanilla extract 3 Eggs 1 lb Butter 6 c Flour 2/3 c Almonds, slivered Combine sugars, baking soda, vinegar, and vanilla. Stir in eggs. Cut butter into small pieces and work into mixture. Add flour, a cup at a [...]

Almond Buttercrunch Candy Recipe

Ingredients 1 cup almonds, slivered, blanched 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon corn syrup, light Directions: Line bottom and sides of 8 or 9 inch cake pan with foil. butter heavily. Combine almonds, butter, sugar and corn syrup in 10 inch skillet. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture [...]

Basic Chocolate Sauce Recipe

2 oz Semisweet baking chocolate 2 tb Butter 1/2 c Boiling water 1 1/2 c Sugar ds Salt 1 ts Vanilla Melt chocolate in a double boiler. Stir in butter, then boiling water, then sugar and salt. Cook stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. The sauce is best when [...]

Apple Knockers Recipe

1 (3″) sticks cinnamon, broken into pieces 2 ts Whole cloves 1 c Sugar 1/2 ts Ground nutmeg 2 qt Apple cider 2 c Orange juice 1/2 c Lemon juice Place cinnamon sticks and cloves in a large tea ball, or tie in a cheesecloth bag. Set aside. Combine sugar and nutmeg in a large [...]

Pina Colada Squares Recipe

1 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1/4 c Butter or margarine 1 Egg, seperated 1/4 c Milk, 2% butter fat or lower 1 cn 14 ounce unsweetened crushed pineapple. 2 tb Cornstarch 2 ts Rum extract 1 ts Vanilla 1/4 ts Cream of tartar 1 tb Sugar, white 1 c [...]

Basic Divinity Recipe

2 c White Sugar; Granulated 1/2 c Light Corn Syrup 1/2 c Water 1 pn Salt (1/8 tsp) 2 Egg Whites; Lg 1 t Vanilla Extract 1 c Nuts; Chopped, OR 1 c Cherries; Chopped, OR 1 c Orange Peels; Chopped, Etc. OPTIONALS NOTE: TO PREWARM A CANDY THERMOMETER, SIMPLE PLACE IT AN A SMALL [...]

Applesauce Fudgies Recipe

2 Squares unsweetened chocolate 1/2 c Butter 1/2 c Sweetened applesauce 2 Eggs, beaten 1 c Brown sugar, firmly packed 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Sifted flour 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 c Choped walnuts Melt chcocolate and butter together. Mix applesauce, eggs, sugar and vanilla. Sift dry [...]

Almond Splinters Recipe

9 oz Milk chocolate, broken into Pieces 6 oz Slivered almonds, toasted Melt chocolate in top of a double saucepan over simmering water. Stir until smooth or microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes. Combine almonds and chocolate, drop teaspoonfuls of mixture onto foil-covered trays. Allow to set in a cool place; store in airtight container [...]