Candy Corn Fudge Recipe & The History Of Candy Corn

[1] Fudge in an homage to candy corn. The recipe is below (photos #1 and #6 and recipe © The Pampered Chef). [2] The fudge tastes better than actual candy corn (photo © Liz West | Wikipedia). [3] S’mores flavor candy corn (photo © Blair Candy Store | Amazon). [4] Caramel flavor candy corn (photo…
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PRODUCT: Lovely Caramels, Vanilla & Chocolate Swirl

The Lovely Candy Company of Woodstock, Illinois is committed to all natural, gluten-free and non-GMO candies made from the best ingredients. Its products include caramels, fruit chews and licorice. We love good caramels, and devoured the two bags we received: Original (vanilla) and Chocolate Swirl. We also received Fruit Chews—not our thing—which were devoured by…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Caramel Apple Bar With Lots Of Toppings

How do you roll (your apple, that is)? Photo courtesy Kimberly Reiner | The Sugar Mommas.   For a family treat or Halloween entertaining, how about a caramel apple bar? Unlike the crackling-hard red candy apple coating, caramel coating remains pliant and you can press in candies and other garnishes. Start with this recipe for…
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FOOD FUN: Chocolate Covered Licorice

Here’s a fun idea we found on the Red Vines Facebook page: red licorice enrobed in white chocolate, drizzled with dark chocolate. You can make them for Halloween. Simply melt white chocolate, dip licorice and dry on wax paper. When white chocolate has dried, drizzle with milk chocolate (use a squeeze bottle). Licorice is a…
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PRODUCT: Megaload, Chocolate Candy With Double The Pleasure

Megaload isn’t the name we’d have given to this candy line. It’s more like “double the fun.” Created by someone who obviously couldn’t decided among different treats, Megaload offers peanut butter cups and caramel cups topped with other favorite sweet snacks: Almond buttercrunch A chocolate chip cookie A chocolate-covered pretzel A chocolate sandwich cookie (think…
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