Blackberry Pate de Fruit are soft, melt-in-your-mouth jelly candies made with real blackberry juice. The candies are rolled in vanilla sugar for a pretty and tasty finish. Pate de Fruit is a wonderful introduction to candy making. The french name sounds fancy, but they are, basically, fruit jellies. As long as you use real fruit…
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Chocolate Covered Brown Sugar Toffee for #Choctoberfest
Chocolate Covered Brown Sugar Toffee is sweet, crunchy, chocolatey and surprisingly easy to make at home. Can you believe you only need 4 ingredients and less than 30 minutes to make homemade toffee? Disclaimer: I have received products from sponsor companies to use in my recipes. All opinions and recipes are mine. Welcome to day…
Black Sesame Seed Brittle
Move over peanut brittle, there’s a more exotic candy in town. Black Sesame Seed Brittle is a candy for grown ups. If you’ve never made candy at home, you’ll be shocked how easy this recipe is. It seems I’ve been on a bit of a sesame kick lately. Just a few weeks ago I posted…
Homemade Fresh Mint Marshmallows
Homemade marshmallows are in another league from store bought. Fresh mint leaves give these marshmallows a lovely natural flavor and color. Here’s another great “gift from the kitchen” idea. If you’ve never tasted homemade marshmallows you’re in for a real treat. Homemade marshmallows are billowy soft and melt into a lovely gooey mess when toasted…
Apple Cider Caramels – Homemade Candy!
Apple Cider Caramels have a wonderful, apple-pie flavor. Reduced apple cider adds a background tang that goes perfectly with cinnamon and ginger. With just a touch of salt to bring out the other flavors, Apple Cider Caramels are a nice change from the ubiquitous salted caramels! For the holidays I always make little treats which…
How to Make Rolled Fondant – A Recipe for Homemade Fondant
You can buy it, so why would you need to know how to make rolled fondant? Let’s face it, commercial fondant does not taste good. Making your own is worth the time and is surprisingly easy to do. For 10 years I owned a wedding cake business. I can’t count how many times I had…
White Chocolate Ganache – Snowball Truffles
Rich and silky smooth, White Chocolate Ganache is a great basic recipe to have on hand. Whip it to create an airy cake filling or frosting, roll it in crystal sugar to make Snowball Truffles, or drizzle it on a cheesecake. The possibilities are endless. I bet when you hear the word “ganache” you immediately…
Butterscotch Sauce – Easy, Tasty & Versatile
Silky smooth & buttery, Butterscotch Sauce has a special and specific flavor. Sure, I like salted caramel as much as the next guy, but I’m sooo ready to close the book on salted caramel for a little while. Let’s try Butterscotch Sauce for a change. Caramel sauce is made by melting and caramelizing white sugar,…
Meringue for Piping & Baking
This is a super simple recipe for a meringue that’s stable enough to be piped into a variety of shapes. Use this recipe to make mushrooms for a Buche de Noel or baskets for an elegant dessert presentation. One recipe, so many possibilities: This is a good basic recipe to have on hand. Use this…
How To Make Homemade Marzipan
Marzipan is very expensive to buy in the grocery store, and is often dry and flavorless. Homemade marzipan is cheaper than pre-made, is super easy to make and tastes much better. If you live in the US and you’ve bought marzipan in the grocery store, chances are you were sorely disappointed. Pre-made marzipan is expensive and…