Cooking recipes, Cooking Guides, Easy recipes
3.7 – 38 reviews • Dessert I was going to say that this isn’t as fun as it sounds, but then I reconsidered. Hokey pokey is the Cornish term for honeycomb, and is wonderful eaten in golden shards or crumbled into the best vanilla ice cream. I include it here as it is the perfect present … Read more
4.8 – 16 reviews • Dessert Level: Easy Total: 1 hr 45 min Active: 30 min Yield: 8 servings Ingredients 1 bag (about 96) multi-colored hard candies Instructions Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Unwrap the candies. Place an 8-cavity round shot glass silicone mold on a baking sheet. Arrange 4 candies in the bottom … Read more
4.0 – 1 reviews • Gluten Free This light and crunchy candy is full of airholes thanks to a reaction from stirring baking soda into hot sugar syrup. Make sure to use a big enough pot when making it, so the sugar doesn’t boil over the sides when it foams up. Level: Easy Total: 1 hr … Read more
2.8 – 6 reviews • Nut Recipes Level: Intermediate Total: 1 hr Prep: 30 min Cook: 30 min Yield: about 4 dozen pralines Ingredients 1 quart heavy cream 2 1/4 cups sugar 1 tablespoon light corn syrup Grated zest of 1 medium orange (optional) 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans Pinch of salt Instructions Line 3 baking … Read more
3.0 – 2 reviews • Gluten Free Chocolate-covered toffee is one of my favorite candies and it’s easy to make. All you need is a candy thermometer and some time. The result is a buttery caramel, with a slightly toasty flavor. I added a bit of coffee to the toffee, giving them a slight bitter edge, … Read more
3.5 – 15 reviews • Dessert Level: Easy Total: 15 min Prep: 15 min Yield: 20 popsicles Ingredients 1 (24-ounce) box ready-to-use pure white rolled fondant Food coloring kit with various colors Powdered sugar, for dusting 20 jumbo-sized marshmallows 20 popsicle sticks Instructions Line a large sheet pan with parchment paper. Divide fondant into as many … Read more
0.0 – 0 reviews • Nut Recipes Level: Intermediate Total: 45 min Active: 15 min Yield: 4 servings Ingredients 1 1/3 cups sugar 2/3 cup water Nonstick cooking spray 2/3 cup blanched hazelnuts, toasted and chopped Instructions In a small saucepan, mix the sugar with the water until it looks like wet sand. Bring to a … Read more
0.0 – 0 reviews • Nut Recipes Level: Intermediate Total: 45 min Active: 15 min Yield: 4 servings Ingredients 1 1/3 cups sugar 2/3 cup water Nonstick cooking spray 2/3 cup blanched hazelnuts, toasted and chopped Instructions In a small saucepan, mix the sugar with the water until it looks like wet sand. Bring to a … Read more
0.0 – 0 reviews • Dessert Level: Easy Total: 40 min Prep: 20 min Inactive: 20 min Yield: About 35 peppermint creams Ingredients 2 cups powdered sugar, plus more for dusting 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract 4 ounces dark chocolate, broken into pieces Instructions In a bowl, stir together the sugar, condensed … Read more
4.4 – 32 reviews • Dessert Level: Easy Total: 1 hr 30 min Active: 30 min Yield: 6 to 7 dozen 1-inch cubes Ingredients Nonstick cooking spray, for spraying the pan 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, plus more for buttering the pan 1 cup light brown sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup dark corn syrup … Read more