12 sour candy recipes

Tasty Halloween treats made into the shape of mice. Very chocolaty but not too sweet.

Fruit salad with mandarin oranges, pineapple, blueberries, and seedless grapes folded into a whipped cream and sour cream base with grated chocolate candy bars.

Santa's white fudge made with sour cream, corn syrup, and sugar cooked to soft-ball stage, then loaded with candied cherries and pecans. Creamy holiday candy in an 8x8 pan.

Three-ingredient chocolate mint candies made with milk chocolate chips, sour cream, and creme de menthe. Piped into elegant bite-sized treats, no baking needed.

Orange chocolate truffles, a cream-based ganache with fresh orange zest and extract, rolled into four different coatings: ground pistachios, cocoa powder, shredded coconut, and chocolate jimmies. Easy holiday candy.

Mint chocolate truffles from just four ingredients: a creamy ganache of mint chips, butter and cream, chilled, rolled into balls and dusted in chocolate sprinkles. An easy no-bake holiday candy.

Homemade chocolate toffee candy with buttery brown sugar toffee, chopped pecans, and a layer of melted semi-sweet chocolate. Just four ingredients and a candy thermometer.

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.

Apricot coconut balls are no-bake holiday candies with just four ingredients: dried apricots, shredded coconut, sweetened condensed milk, and a powdered sugar coating. Ready in 20 minutes.

No-bake peanut butter candy squares with toasted rice cereal, marshmallow creme, and butter. Chewy, crunchy, and only four ingredients.

No-bake peanut butter fudge squares with marshmallow creme, evaporated milk, and sugar cooked to soft ball stage. Four ingredients, 64 pieces, pure candy-counter flavor.

Caramelized shallots cook low in butter and sugar until deeply golden and almost candy-sweet. A four-ingredient French side that elevates roast meats, pasta, pizza, and grain bowls.