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sweet potato candy recipe | candy recipes

Sweet Potato Candy
1 pound sweet potatoes1 cup granulated sugar1 cup water
Wash and scrub sweet potatoes. Cook in boiling water until soft; let cool, then peel, mash, and pass through a sieve. Set aside.
In a saucepan on low heat dissolve the sugar with the water; cover, then simmer for 2 to 3 minutes to wash down [...]

Spirited Chocolates recipe

*Ingredients:* 2 tb Butter or margarine, -softened 2 tb Plus 1 tsp Kirsch or -Chambord 2 1/2 To 3 cups powdered sugar, -sifted 2 pk Semisweet chocolate morsels -(12-oz pkgs) Combine butter and liqueur; blend well. Stir in enough powdered sugar to make mixture the consistency of craft dough, kneading as necessary. Shape mixture into [...]

red candied apples recipe | halloween recipes

Red Candied Apples
These are like the ones sold at fairs, carnivals and outdoor festivals.
6 small apples (McIntosh, Jonathan Red    Delicious, Stayman, Winesap, or Baldwin are best)6 Popsicle sticks3/4 cup red cinnamon candies (red hots)1/4 cup granulated sugar1/2 cup boiling water1/4 teaspoon fresh lemon juiceFew drops red food coloring
Wash and dry apples and insert sticks into [...]

Candied Cranberries recipe

1 c Sugar 2 tb Water 1/2 c Cranberries Cook 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons water in heavy small saucepan over low heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Transfer to top of double boiler. Add cranberries. Cover berry mixture and place over simmering water. Cook 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from over water. Let cranberry [...]

Rich Orange-Chocolate Truffles recipe

1/3 c Heavy cream 1/4 c Butter or margarine 6 oz Pkg semisweet chocolate -chips 2 tb Grated orange peel 1 ts Orange extract COATINGS Ground natural pistachio -nuts Unsweetened cocoa powder Confectioners’ sugar Chocolate jimmies Stir the cream and chocolate chips in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat until bubbling and chocolate is [...]

Microwave Fudge (Carol’s Recipe recipe

2 c Brown sugar 2/3 c Margarine 1 cn Carnation milk (small) 2 c Icing sugar 1/2 c Nuts mix to-gether first 3 ingredients and microwave for 9 minutes, stirring after each 3 min. Remove from microwave and add icing sugar, beat with electric mixer until it starts to thicken. Pour in greased pan.
No [...]

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups recipe

CHOCOLATE CUPS: 2 c Milk Chocolate Chips 2 tb Vegetable shortening 24 1″ paper candy cups PEANUT BUTTER FILLING: 3/4 c Creamy peanut butter 3/4 c Confectioners’ sugar, sifted 1 tb Butter, melted Combine over hot, not boiling, water, the milk chocolate chips and vegetable shortening. Stir until the chips are melted and the mixture [...]

Bittersweet Chocolate Coated Truffles recipe

Basic Truffle Recipe: 4 oz Ghirardelli Bittersweet -Chocolate 2 tb Butter, cut up 2 tb Heavy whipping cream 1 1/2 tb Liqueur (to 2 Tbsp) Chocolate Coating for -Truffles: 4 oz Ghirardelli Bittersweet -Chocolate 2 ts Peanut, almond, or walnut -oil DIRECTIONS: For Truffles: In double boiler, melt broken chocolate, stirring constantly. (Or microwave 2 [...]

Speedy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge recipe

3/4 c Smooth or crunchy peanut -butter 6 oz Semisweet chocolate chips (1 -cup) 2 c Miniature marshmallows 1/4 c Heavy cream or milk 1 ts Vanilla extract In a 2-quart glass bowl, combine peanut butter, chocolate chips, marshmallows, cream and vanilla. Place in a microwave oven and heat on HIgh 1 1/2 to 2 [...]

pumpkin toffee cheesecake recipe | cheese cake recipes | cheesecakes | desserts

Pumpkin Toffee Cheesecake
Recipe and photograph courtesy of Carnation and Meals.com

Crust 1 3/4 cups (about 14 to 16) shortbread cookies, crushed 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
Cheesecake3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar 1 (15 ounce) can LIBBY’S 100% Pure Pumpkin 1 (5 fluid ounce) can CARNATION Evaporated Milk 2 [...]

easter chick cake recipe | Easter recipes | recipe-recipes

Easter Chick Cake
1 (16 ounce) box pound cake mix 1 (16 ounce) can fluffy white vanilla frosting 2 cups sweetened flaked coconutTail, wing, crest and wattle: 1 (14 ounce) bag gummy    candies, cut in half lengthwise Eye: 1 small, round blue candyFeet and beak: 2 jelly-candy orange slices
Trace outline of cake body and head. Cut [...]

Magic Truffles recipe

6 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips 1/3 c +1 tb Sweetened Condensed Milk 1 pn Salt 1/2 ts Vanilla Or Rum Extract Melt chocolate without stirring in top of double boiler. Remove from heat and add condensed milk,salt and flavoring. Stir only until blended. Press into a block one inch high in wax paper lined pan. [...]

Chocolate Peanut Goodies recipe

————————FAVORITE BRAND NAME RECIPES———————— ————————-DUNCAN HINES FABULOUS FALL————————- ———————————–BAKING———————————– 1 pk Duncan Hines Milk Chocolate -Layer Cake Frosting 1/2 c JIF Creamy Peanut Butter 1 1/2 c Quick cooking oats 1 c Chopped peanuts 36 Peanut halves, for garnish 1. Combine Milk Chocolate frosting and peanut butter in large bowl. stir with wooden spoon until [...]

Marble Fudge recipe

3/4 c Peanut butter, divided 1/4 c Butter, softened 1/4 c Corn syrup 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 c Icing sugar 1/4 c Chocolate chips, melted In small mixer bowl, beat together 1/2 c peanut butter, butter, corn syrup and vanilla. Stir in icing sugar until well blended. Melt chocolate chips in measuring cup in the [...]

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 [...]