1,491 mandi recipes

Old-fashioned Christmas fudge packed with candied pineapple, candied cherries, almonds, and pecans. Creamy, fruity, and nutty in every square, this holiday candy makes 80 pieces for gifting.

Breton brittle, also known as Christmas crack: layered stone-ground wheat crackers under a brown sugar butter toffee, topped with melted chocolate chips and chopped nuts. Five ingredients, irresistibly snappable.

Buttery candy fondant base for homemade chocolate-dipped truffles and cream centers. One batch makes vanilla, mint, chocolate, peanut butter, coconut, or cherry cordial variations.

Old-fashioned cooked fondant made from scratch with sugar, cream, and butter. Silky smooth candy base for truffles, mints, and filled chocolates. A real confectioner's skill worth learning.

No-bake orange cream candies made with powdered sugar, orange zest, and frozen orange juice concentrate. A three-ingredient confection that's rolled, cut, and chilled overnight.

Honey drops candy boils pure honey with butter and a splash of lemon to hard ball stage, then pulls into chewy white taffy with a porous, melt-on-the-tongue texture.

Frozen brandy smashes blend apricot brandy with citrus juice and simple syrup, scooped into frosty little balls. A boozy frozen treat that's a hit at holiday parties and summer cookouts alike.

Easter egg nests made with chocolate-coated chow mein noodles shaped into bird's nests and filled with jelly beans. A no-bake Easter treat kids can help make.

No-bake butterscotch haystacks with peanut butter chips and chow mein noodles. A four-ingredient candy that melts in the microwave and sets on the counter.

These are cute little turkeys made out of oreo cookies and candy pieces. They are even easy enough for young children to help make. Gobble! Gobble!

Five minute fudge with chocolate chips melted into sweetened condensed milk with vanilla and chopped nuts. No candy thermometer needed, just melt and spread.

No-bake milk chocolate fudge made with two kinds of chocolate chips, marshmallows, and sweetened condensed milk. Silky, rich, and ready to slice in just 2 hours of chill time.

Dark Christmas cake is the real, old-fashioned fruitcake: dense with raisins, currants, figs, dates, and almonds, deepened with brown sugar, prune juice, and brandy, then aged in brandy-soaked cheesecloth. Make it now, slice it at Christmas.

Fig butterscotch drops are a stovetop candy with dried figs and ground nuts stirred into melted brown sugar butter. No oven, no fuss, rich and chewy.

Pecan penuche fudge made with dark brown sugar, butter, and milk cooked to firm ball stage. A creamy, caramel-flavored candy with old-fashioned technique.

Old-fashioned rhubarb and fig jam, sugared overnight then boiled down with chopped candied peel for a deep, jammy preserve. Yields about 9 pints, perfect for canning season and homemade gifts.