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Making candy at home is easy and fun with our step by step recipes! Pick from fudge, popcorn balls, oreo balls and toffee!

Some of our favorites include english toffee, peanut butter balls, and sticky paws! 

close up of a pile of pink, white, yellow and green butter mints

Candy

How to Make Butter Mints

scattered and stacked peppermint patties with three halves in the middle on their sides, showing the white peppermint filling

Candy

Homemade York Peppermint Patties

close up of candied walnuts spread out on brown paper

Candy

Best Candied Walnuts Recipe

peanut brittle pieces piled up on a countertop surface

Christmas

The Best Peanut Brittle

side view of slices of fantasy fudge lined up

Candy

Fantasy Fudge with Marshmallow Fluff

a bowl full of chocolate covered strawberries mixed with fresh, whole strawberries

Candy

Best Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day Puppy Chow

Four types of fudge in separate squares—chocolate, mint chocolate, cookies and cream, and peanut butter—all with bite marks. Center text reads, “How to Freeze Fudge.” Can you freeze fudge? Find out with this simple guide!.

Christmas

Can You Freeze Fudge?

A tray of chocolate truffles topped with flaky sea salt, featuring one center truffle with a creamy chocolate filling and a bite taken out—perfect for fans of nutella buckeye balls or those seeking a new buckeye recipe.

Candy

Nutella Buckeye Balls

Five white chocolate-covered Valentines cake pops in paper cups, decorated with pink drizzle and red and white heart-shaped sprinkles, are beautifully arranged on a wooden board.

Valentine's Day

Red Velvet Cake Pops

Broken pieces of chocolate peppermint bark with a layer of white chocolate topped with crushed peppermint candy—perfect for gifting or sharing as festive Christmas bark.

Christmas

Chocolate Peppermint Bark

Close-up of stacked white chocolate oreo fudge cubes, with chocolate cookie pieces mixed throughout, creating a marbled appearance. The texture is creamy and smooth with visible cookie chunks.

Christmas

Oreo Fudge

Broken pieces of white chocolate peppermint bark topped with crushed candy canes are scattered on a light surface, creating a festive and textured traditional Christmas dessert.

Christmas

White Chocolate Peppermint Bark

A close-up of several thick, creamy chocolate fudge squares stacked on a dark plate, with visible bite marks on the top pieces, perfectly highlighting their smooth and rich chocolate fudge texture.

Christmas

Easy Christmas Fudge

A plate of chocolate truffles topped with chopped nuts and drizzled with peanut butter, reminiscent of Reeses Oreo balls. One truffle is cut open, revealing a creamy peanut butter center and dark chocolate interior on a rustic wooden table.

Candy

Reese’s Oreo Balls

Close-up of turtle bark chocolate topped with swirls of caramel and scattered whole and chopped pecans. The pieces are broken into irregular shapes and overlap each other.

Christmas

Turtle Bark

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