Candy Recipes

Strawberry fruit leather made with pureed berries, applesauce, and a hit of lemon juice. Slow-baked until it peels cleanly from the plastic for a chewy, naturally sweet snack you can roll up and stash for later.

Old-fashioned coconut fudge candy shaped into little haystacks. Brown sugar, butter, and shredded coconut cooked to soft-ball stage, then dropped onto wax paper. Makes about 60 pieces.

Graham cracker toffee bark with a buttery brown sugar glaze and ground nuts. Just 4 ingredients and 15 minutes for a crispy, caramel-coated candy snack.

Homemade butter toffee with walnuts and chocolate topping. Cooked to hard crack stage with baking soda for a light, snappy texture, then topped with melted chocolate and pecans.

Old-fashioned stovetop fudge made with molasses, semi-sweet chocolate, brazil nuts, and flaked coconut. Rich, chewy, and packed with tropical crunch. Yields 2 pounds of homemade candy.

Layered no-bake candy with a butterscotch-walnut bottom, mini marshmallow middle, and a chocolate chip topping. Make-ahead, sliceable, and seriously sweet.

White chocolate mousse served in handmade dark chocolate cups. An elegant two-part dessert with airy mousse in edible chocolate shells, garnished with chocolate curls.

White chocolate coffee truffles with espresso cream centers, Kahlua, and a white chocolate shell topped with chopped chocolate-covered coffee beans. A homemade candy gift.

White Russian truffles made with milk chocolate, heavy cream, and Kahlua rolled in finely grated chocolate. A three-ingredient cocktail-inspired candy with rich coffee flavor.