Christmas Train – Gummi Candy

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Christmas candy, Christmas party, Christmas trains, food, gummi candy, gummy candy, holiday candy, kid recipe, kid snack, kid's activities, Polar Express, recipe, trains

I’ve made homemade gummi candy several times in the past year. First for my nephew’s birthday party, to celebrate Spring with Pumpkin and to welcome my BFF’s new baby. With Christmas right around the corner, I thought green and red Polar Express would be appropriate. Most people wear their pajamas and sip hot chocolate while reading the book or watching the movie, however we were busy making our gummi trains…

Polar Express Gummi Candy

What quirky spins do your family add to your classic traditions?

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles

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Candy, chocolate cookie dough truffles, Christmas candy, cookie dough, cookie dough truffle, holiday candy, truffles

Almost everyone loves chocolate chip cookies and just as many love the raw cookies dough. Here is a great truffle recipe I adjusted to create delicious Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles

Ingredients: 1/2 c. butter. 3/4 c. light brown sugar. 1 Tbs. vanilla, 2 c. flour, 1 1/2 c. chocolate chips, 1 can sweetened condensed milk, 1 c. chopped pecans or walnuts.

Directions: Mix together butter and sugar until creamy. Slowly add milk, vanilla and flour. Mix in chocolate chips into batter. Roll batter into balls and place on wax paper lined baking tray, refrigerate to harden. Coat balls in the chopped nuts and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

*You can also coat these in chocolate or  cocoa powder.

*I use this recipe when I make Cookie Dough Ice-Cream.

Did you ever sit down and eat a bowl (or stick) of raw chop chip cookie dough?

Twelfth Day of Christmas – Chocolate Christmas Fudge

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chocolate Christmas fudge, chocolate fudge, Christmas, Christmas candy, Christmas fudge, dessert, dessert recipe, dessert table, Holiday, holiday candy, sweets table

On the twelfth day of Christmas YoungWifey shared with me, her chocolate Christmas fudge recipe, chocolate bonbons, coconut clusters, cranberry almond bark, chocolate amaretto cherries, pecan turtles, raspberry chocolate truffles, gingerbread fudge, peppermint bark, dark chocolate peanut butter balls, cracked glass candy, and her peanut butter fudge recipe…

Ingredients: 3 c. semisweet chocolate chips, 1 can of sweetened condensed milk, 1 1/2 tsp vanilla (or any flavoring you prefer), pinch of salt, 1/2 c. chopped candy canes, 1/2 c. chopped walnuts.

Directions: Over low heat, melt chocolate, condensed milk, and salt. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour onto a wax paper lined 9 x 9 pan. Sprinkle candy canes bits and walnut overtop and gentle press into place. Place in the fridge for a few hours to harden. Cut into squares and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

Pictures to come!!!

I hope you enjoyed my Christmas count down! Let me know how your treats turned out! Enjoy  your tasty treats! Merry Christmas!

Eleventh Day of Christmas – Chocolate Bonbons

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Chocolate Bonbons, Christmas, Christmas candy, dessert, dessert recipe, dessert table, Holiday, holiday candy, sweets table

On the eleventh day of Christmas YoungWifey shared with me, her  chocolate bonbon recipe, coconut clusters, cranberry almond bark, chocolate amaretto cherries, pecan turtles, raspberry chocolate truffles, gingerbread fudge, peppermint bark, dark chocolate peanut butter balls, cracked glass candy, and her peanut butter fudge recipe…

Ingredients: 1 can sweetened condensed milk, 1/4 c. baking cocoa, 1 Tbs. butter, 1/4 tsp. salt, Christmas color sprinkles

Directions: Mix together condensed milk and cocoa in a saucepan over medium heat. Stirring constantly for about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and mix in butter and salt until combined. Let sit 20 minutes. Drop spoonfuls onto a wax paper lined baking tray on cool in a refrigerator for 30 minutes. Roll mixture into balls and coat in sprinkles. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

Don’t forget to check my  blog tomorrow to see what tasty treats I’ve shared.

Hanukkah begins at sundown tonight. Happy Hanukkah to all my friends who are Jewish!

Tenth Day of Christmas – Coconut Clusters

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Christmas, Christmas candy, coconut cluster, dark chocolate, dessert, dessert recipe, dessert table, Holiday, holiday candy, sweets table

On the tenth day of Christmas YoungWifey shared with me, her coconut clusters recipe, cranberry almond bark, chocolate amaretto cherries, pecan turtles, raspberry chocolate truffles, gingerbread fudge, peppermint bark, dark chocolate peanut butter balls, cracked glass candy, and her peanut butter fudge recipe…

This recipe is so easy. It’s also one of my favorite to eat!

Ingredients: 2 1/2 c. shredded coconut, 7 oz. dark chocolate

Directions: Spread coconut on baking tray and toast on top rack for 5 minutes at 300°F. Finely chop dark chocolate. Carefully melt chocolate in a double boiler. Remove from heat and stir in coconut until well coated. Drop spoonfuls onto  a wax paper lined baking tray. Refrigerate until hardened.

* I like to press spoonfuls into my mini muffin cups or candy molds to create a nice shape.

Don’t forget to check my blog tomorrow to see what tasty treat I’ve shared.

Ninth Day of Christmas – Cranberry Almond Bark

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Christmas, Christmas candy, cranberry almond bark, dessert, dessert recipe, dessert table, Holiday, holiday candy, sweets table

On the ninth day of Christmas YoungWifey shared with me, her cranberry almond bark recipe, chocolate amaretto cherries, pecan turtles, raspberry chocolate truffles, gingerbread fudge, peppermint bark, dark chocolate peanut butter balls, cracked glass candy, and her peanut butter fudge recipe…

This was something I was playing around with one year as I was mixing in food to the leftover chocolate I had melted. Then I found out that other people had made similar candies. This is what mine evolved into.

Ingredients: 8 square of white baking chocolate, 3 squares semisweet chocolate, 3/4 c. almonds, 3/4 c. dried cranberries, 2 tsp. almond flavoring

Directions: If almonds are whole, chop into smaller pieces. In a double boiler, melt white chocolate. Remove from heat, mix in almond flavoring and keep warm. Repeat with semisweet chocolate. Mix dried cranberries and almonds into white chocolate. Spread mixture onto a wax paper lined baking tray. Tap tray on counter to even out mixture. Drizzle semisweet chocolate overtop white chocolate. Use a spoon to swirl mixture. Tap tray on counter again to level mixture. Place in the refrigerator until hardened, break into pieces.

Almond Bark

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Seventh Day of Christmas – Pecan Turtles

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Christmas, Christmas candy, dessert, dessert recipe, dessert table, Holiday, holiday candy, pecan clusters, pecan turtles, sweets table, turtle candy

On the seventh day of Christmas YoungWifey shared with me, her pecan turtle recipe, raspberry chocolate truffles, gingerbread fudge, peppermint bark, dark chocolate peanut butter balls, cracked glass candy, and her peanut butter fudge recipe…

This is one of my favorites!

Ingredients: about 25 soft caramels (unwrapped), 75 pecan halves, 2 Tbs. cream, 1 c. mini chocolate chips

Directions: Melt caramels into cream in a double boiler. Once well blended remove from heat and let cool for 10 minutes. Arrange pecan halves in clusters of 3 on a wax paper lined baking tray. Pour about 1 teaspoon of caramel in the center of each cluster, careful not to cover the pecan ends. Set aside to harden. Melt chocolate chips in the double boiler, careful not to burn. Coat each cluster, making sure to hide all caramel, yet not cover each pecan tip. Refrigerate until hardened.

Yum!

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