20+ Favorite Homemade Candy Recipes
Making homemade candy for the holidays doesn’t have to be stressful! And it’s actually really fun sometimes to change things up from holiday cookies to homemade candy.
Below are my favorite candy recipes to make during the holidays. Some of the recipes are more on the faux-candy spectrum – so delicious and so easy.
BONUS: Most of the recipes don’t require a candy thermometer!
20+ Favorite Homemade Candy Recipes
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Easiest Ever Fudge is absolutely delicious!!!!! i made it and everybody loved it!!!! I also made it with butterscotch chips stuck to the rest of recipe as per your instructions, again absolutely delicious!!! But the best ever is the marble fudge I made using both types of chips. Well according to my husband and my sister the cook there are no words. so……….I thank you Miss Mel. Im 63 and this is the first fudge I have ever in my life made and I know this recipe by heart and will be making it always and more of your other recipes as well. Sincerely, Jennifer
Merry Christmas, Mel!
So many favorites on this list. I just finished twisting up a batch of licorice caramels- so delicious! I just tried a genius caramel cutting hack that I heard about in the comments over at Smitten Kitchen. Instead of cutting your caramels in one step, score them, then refrigerate the pan. Once cold, the caramels break easily along the score lines. Holy moly- it worked like a dream. I did two batches of caramel (licorice and apple cider) and it worked great for both. Cutting the caramels is BY FAR my least favorite part. I will use this technique going forward- so easy and quick. At least, as far as active time is concerned. Hope you and your family have a lovely, restful holiday.
Oh my goodness, that’s brilliant. I detest cutting caramels, too! I’ll try that. Thank you!
These all look incredible! I might have to start with the chocolate chip cookie dough fudge
Hello! I love your recipes! Thanks so much for sharing! My favorite so far is your white velvet sugar cookies! They are amazing!! We made them last weekend again for a cookie decorating party! Everyone loved them.
Im going to try your caramel apple recipe, hopefully this weekend. I was wondering if you have ever made one similar to the one ‘apples gone wild’ has thats with white chocolate and cheesecake topping? I can’t figure out what’s on the outside of it other than graham cracker thought you might have one I could try. Thanks so much
Hi Donna! I’ve never made a caramel apple with cheesecake topping. Sounds amazing!