81 chocolate candy recipes

Smith College fudge with molasses, brown sugar, and unsweetened chocolate cooked to soft-ball stage. The classic 1900s women's college recipe with deep, rich flavor.

Peanut, raisin, and chocolate clusters bind plump raisins, salty peanuts, and chocolate chips with frothy whipped egg white and sugar. Three-bite holiday candy makes two dozen.

Silky peppermint chocolate squares that literally melt on your tongue, made with sugar-free milkcote chocolate coating and dipped for a smooth, snappy shell. Makes 8 dozen candies. A dietetic candy that tastes like pure indulgence.

No-bake chocolate fingers made with powdered milk, cocoa, powdered sugar, raisins, cherries, and candied peel. A fudgy, fruit-studded candy that firms up in the fridge.

Airy honeycomb candy cooked to hard crack, foamed with baking soda, then dipped in melted chocolate for crunchy, melt-in-your-mouth homemade treats.

Dried figs simmered in orange juice, Grand Marnier, and ground ginger, then dipped in melted chocolate. An elegant no-bake confection for holiday candy trays.

Sugar-free chocolate bark candy made with diabetic-friendly chocolate coating, crunchy cereal, and watermelon seeds. Just 3 ingredients melted in a double boiler and snapped into pieces.

Sugar-free chocolate coating melts together with crunchy cereal and seeds, then hardens into bark candy that's perfect for diabetics or anyone watching their sugar intake without sacrificing sweet treats.

Quick stovetop fudge made with evaporated milk, chocolate chips, marshmallows, and nuts in just 5 minutes of cooking. No candy thermometer needed for this foolproof holiday treat.

Teenage rocky roads no-bake candy clusters made with white almond bark, Fruit Loops, Cheerios, and colorful mini marshmallows. A 4-ingredient kid-friendly treat that's ready in an hour.

Irish cream fudge uses mashed potato as the secret binder, giving a smooth, silky chocolate fudge spiked with Bailey's-style liqueur and crowned with a walnut on each square. A quirky candy-shop classic.

Old-fashioned vanilla fudge: a heritage recipe with sugar, corn syrup, milk, and butter cooked to soft-ball stage and beaten by hand until stiff. Add cocoa for chocolate fudge or fold in nuts and cherries.

Homemade chocolate fondant candies made from a sugar syrup cooked to firm-ball stage, kneaded with unsweetened chocolate, then finished with pecans or dipped in white chocolate.

No-bake chocolate fruit balls with dried apricots, raisins, sultanas, and orange zest, dipped in dark chocolate. A rich, fruity homemade candy with no oven needed.

No-bake chocolate cream cheese candies studded with miniature marshmallows and rolled in shredded coconut. Retro confection ready in 2 hours for holiday platters.

Chocolate-dipped California figs stuffed with walnuts or marshmallows. An elegant no-bake candy with just three ingredients. Perfect for gift boxes.