81 chocolate candy recipes

Old-fashioned stovetop fudge made with real unsweetened chocolate, evaporated milk, and walnuts. Cooked to soft ball stage and beaten until thick and glossy, this is the kind of homemade fudge that wins county fair ribbons.

Old-fashioned vinegar taffy: a six-ingredient pulled candy with a faint tangy edge that cuts through the sweetness. Pioneer-era pulling candy that kids and adults can make together.

This is a fun recipe for you to make with your kids, and your kids will love these chocolate coated spiders!!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hawaiian bon bons made with melted white chocolate, macadamia nuts, flaked coconut, and orange zest, spooned into paper cups and chilled. The 4-ingredient candy that tastes like a tropical vacation.

Classic creamy chocolate fudge made from scratch with unsweetened chocolate, evaporated milk and corn syrup, boiled to soft ball stage and beaten until thick. Cuts into 36 squares of dense, fudge-shop-style candy.

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

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.

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.

Layered fudge squares sandwich a homemade marshmallow fondant between two layers of milk chocolate fudge, then top with chopped nuts. Old-school candy-shop technique that yields about 48 squares of three-textured chocolate.