Learn how to make salt water taffy like you find on seaside boardwalks in just one hour! Start with this funfetti version and then experiment with your own flavors using my recipe as a …
Candy cap cupcakes are a sweet dessert made with candy cap mushrooms - a special kind of mushroom that tastes like maple syrup! The mushroom cupcakes are incredibly light and moist with a maple, nutty …
Sesame seed candy, also called pasteli, is so easy to make! It's a candy sweetened with honey or maple syrup, and it's loaded with crunchy, earthy sesame seeds. You can add nuts for extra flavor …
Cookie trees work so well as dessert table centerpieces! While you can make them with any kind of cookies, I find that madeleines look particularly beautiful. Below, I share how I make my holiday tree! …
When I walk into a candy store and peer at all the chocolates and candies behind the glass counters, I can't resist getting the toffee. I've come up with a version that you can …
Making homemade chocolate turtles with pecans and a foolproof salted caramel is a simple introduction to candy-making at home. The turtles don't have to look perfect and, in fact, their imperfections make them all the …
You can make dulce de leche (a sweet, addictive caramel-like sauce popular in Latin America) three different ways. Whether you prefer to use the stove, an electric pressure cooker, or a slow cooker, you …
Tempered chocolate breaks with a clean, crisp snap, shines beautifully, and has a smooth texture. While professionals often use expensive machines to prepare chocolate this way, you can do it using the partial melt …
Caramel apples are an iconic fall treat! Drench apples in homemade caramel and decorate them with cookie crumbs, chocolate, nuts, or more caramel. Learn the step-by-step tips to make them from scratch and have them …
While you might have heard about shortcuts to making caramel icing, there is a reason that it's been made for generations using two spoons (one for the saucepan and one for the cast iron …
Once I conquered homemade Lucky Charms (a task that was so arduous I will never repeat it), I needed another challenge. I set my sights on homemade jelly beans. While homemade jelly beans are time-consuming …
This chocolate bark recipe is so simple to make! Mine uses pumpkin seeds, dried cherries, and freeze-dried strawberries which make for a lovely red and green holiday look. Make this …
Until I made homemade nougat, it was a mystery to me. Nougat was the alien chewy substance found in my least favorite candy bars. A request to make Milky Way cupcakes prompted me to …
In this post, contributor Jessica Touchette shares her fabulous carob cupcake recipe with us. I had the pleasure of trying the cupcakes and I immediately fell in love with their sweet, earthy flavor. …
These moist mango cupcakes topped with decadent, drippy dulce de leche are the mango cupcakes that I've been wanting to create, but until now, hadn't. Don't you want to lick the dulce de leche …
