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 turns golden brown, about […]

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 SAUCE […]

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 […]