Category: Candy & Confections

CANDY & CHOCOLATE: See’s Candies Celebrates 100th Anniversary

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Love candy? Here’s your chance to make candy history—at least, See’s Candies history. See’s Candies is officially 100-years-old! The iconic American manufacturer of chocolates and other candies was founded by Charles See, his wife Florence, and his mother Mary in Los Angeles in 1921. Mary See had developed the recipes that became the foundation of…
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FOOD FUN: Mac & Cheese Candy Canes

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[1] Mac & Cheese Candy Canes (photos © Archie McPhee). [2] Pickle Bacon Candy Canes.   Don’t like peppermint candy canes? How about some Mac & Cheese-flavored candy canes? Macaroni and cheese has become a holiday tradition in many homes, so why put it on the tree? This set of six candy canes tastes like…
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FOOD FUN: Candy Pop & Cookie Pop Popcorn: M&Ms, Oreos, Twix, Snickers & More

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[1] New Candy Pop Snickers (photos #1, #2 and #3 © Snack Pop). [2] The original: Cookie Pop with Oreos. [3] M&M Minis and popcorn. [4] A combo pack of individual servings, available at Sam’s Club (photo © Sam’s Club).   Friends and family know that we don’t enjoy “newsstand” candy, with three exceptions (Hershey’s…
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PRODUCTS: Chocolate Stuffed Puffs ~ Chocolate Marshmallows With Chocolate Filling

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How do you make big, fluffy marshmallow even better? Stuff them with soft milk chocolate. August 30th is National Marshmallow Day, but don’t wait until then to try Stuffed Puffs. S’mores around the campfire is a yummy tradition: a stick, a fire, a toasted marshmallow, a square of chocolate and two graham crackers turn into…
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RECIPE: Chocolate Pecan Turtles For National Pecan Day

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[1] In just 90 minutes, you can turn out two dozen Turtles (recipe and photo © Baker By Nature). [2] John and Kira’s makes “Tortoises”: six maple pecan and six cinnamon cashew in a beautiful gift box. Get them here (photo © John and Kira’s). [3] Milk Chocolate Turtles were made by Edward Marc Chocolatier…
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