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Peppermint Bark

Homemade peppermint bark is a holiday favorite! This easy candy is made with just a handful of simple ingredients for a treat that will make everyone feel holly and jolly. If you’ve ever taken a stroll through Williams-Sonoma during the holiday season, you have probably been offered a sample of their famous peppermint bark. I …

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Homemade peppermint bark is a holiday favorite! This easy candy is made with just a handful of simple ingredients for a treat that will make everyone feel holly and jolly.

Pieces of peppermint bark stacked on a white plate.

If you’ve ever taken a stroll through Williams-Sonoma during the holiday season, you have probably been offered a sample of their famous peppermint bark.

I love the combination of peppermint and chocolate and am always happy to stuff my face with this divine holiday treat. And I’m always tempted to buy a cute container of the stuff, but the price stops me every time.

As I write this, a 1-pound tin of their peppermint bark costs a whopping $29.95. Yes, that’s right, almost $30!

I understand it’s a novelty gift and the adorable tin is part of the price, but I also know that I can make homemade peppermint bark for a fraction of the cost.

Plus, this recipe actually makes 1 ½ pounds – that’s 50% more than you’d get in that $30 tin!

What I’m saying is that this easy recipe is a must-try this season, ok?

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Chocolate Nutella Feuilletine Crunch

This easy and delicious crunchy candy is a textural delight: made with just 3 ingredients, this no-bake recipe comes together in under 15 minutes (plus a bit of patience while you wait for it to set, which, to be honest, is probably the hardest part of the whole process). While it may not be the […]

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While it may not be the fanciest or most elegant looking treat, this homemade candy is like a gourmet version of a classic crunch bar, with a fudgy texture and a lovely, delicate crunch that comes from an ingredient you’ve probably never heard of before called feuilletine.

Bars of Nutella Chocolate Crunch Candy Bark scattered on a gray background, three bars stacked on a plate with one broken bar to show the crispy texture.

Now that you’ve made your own Homemade Feuilletine, you may be wondering, what do I do with it? Well, there are lots of ways, but I figured I’d share my absolute favorite quick and easy candy recipe that uses feuilletine. It’s basically a thicker version of the crispy croustillant base from my Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cake, cut into bars.

With only 3 ingredients—chocolate, Nutella, and feuilletine (and maybe a sprinkle of flake salt if that floats your boat)—this homemade crunch candy is so simple I almost feel like I’m cheating even calling it a recipe. If anything, it’s more of a jumping-off point for your own experimentation and flavorful explorations.

The result is a textural delight: rich, dark chocolate softened mixed with Nutella for an almost fudge-like consistency, then folded with crispy flakes of feuilletine for a light and delicate crunch.

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How to Use Up Your Leftover Halloween Candy

Perhaps you bought tons of Halloween candy for all of those trick-or-treaters that will definitely hike up the five flights of stairs to your apartment door (five bags seems reasonable, right?). Perhaps you’re always amazed to find that almost all of the candy is still there come November 1st, even when you and a friend ate two bags on your own. Or maybe you have kids who collected more candy than they can possibly eat without giving themselves sugar-related meltdowns. Either way, you will have lot of extra fun-sized bars and candy corn and not a lot to do with them.

So, what can one do with bags and bags of leftover Halloween candy? Eating it plain is obviously a great option, but even if you have the biggest sweet tooth, things can start to get boring when you’re on your 100th bite-sized Kit Kat. Before you start pawning your candy off on hungry coworkers, consider giving it a new life instead.

A Totally Objective Halloween Candy Ranking

It’s that time of the year again. We’re rapidly approaching the final week of October and there are things that need to be discussed. I’m not talking about how to plan your Thanksgiving menu or decorate your home for the holidays. I’m not here to share…

It's that time of the year again. We're rapidly approaching the final week of October and there are things that need to be discussed. I'm not talking about how to plan your Thanksgiving menu or decorate your home for the holidays. I'm not here to share advice on how to make the best sugar cookie or pour the perfect espresso martini. I'm here to discuss far more serious matters: Halloween candy.

Sure, my trick-or-treat days may be long behind me, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy my share of holiday candy every October. Once the Duane Reade and Rite Aid in my neighborhood fill their shelves with bags of assorted candies, I can't help but grab one or two. After all, that's a perk of being an adult. You don't have to wait and see which treats the neighborhood elders drop in your pumpkin-shaped bucket—you can simply walk down the block and buy what you want.

Peanut Butter Protein Balls

Peanut butter is in my top five favorite foods. Add chocolate to the mix and it is probably number one. I LOVE peanut butter and chocolate together. Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, cake, granola, no-bake cookies, puppy chow, and MORE! Whenever I …

M&M Cookie Bars

Cookies are my favorite dessert, but when I am short on time I love making cookie bars. They are so easy and the perfect dessert for sharing with family and friends. A few of my favorites include: chocolate chip cookie bars, oatmeal chocolate chip bars…

Cadbury Egg Blondies

Easter candy is my favorite candy, especially Cadbury Mini Eggs. The pretty pastel chocolate eggs with a thin candy shell are pure deliciousness! I buy several bags so I can eat them by the handful and make my Cadbury Egg Cookies. They are the BEST coo…

Chocolate-Covered Marshmallows

Chocolate-covered marshmallows are fun and easy treat to make for any occasion! Decorate them with seasonal sprinkles, drizzle with colorful candy melts, or turn them into marshmallows pops. This post contains affiliate links. By the time you have multiple kids plus multiple pets plus a job plus all of the other life stuff you have …

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Chocolate-covered marshmallows are fun and easy treat to make for any occasion! Decorate them with seasonal sprinkles, drizzle with colorful candy melts, or turn them into marshmallows pops.

Several chocolate-covered marshmallows topped with rainbow sprinkles on a wire rack. A marshmallow in front has been cut in half to show the center.

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By the time you have multiple kids plus multiple pets plus a job plus all of the other life stuff you have to take care of, you really go through life with “easy” as your default setting.

Obviously by “you” I mean “me” here. I’m sure there are people who go above and beyond regularly, but I’m happy to go the easy route most of the time these days.

But that doesn’t mean that easy can’t be cute or delicious. Red velvet crinkle cookies? Easy, cute, and delicious. Sugar cookie bars? Easy, cute, and delicious. These chocolate-covered marshmallows?

Yeah, you get the idea. They’re easy, cute, and delicious.

These are so much fun to make for literally any party or gathering. In fact, they’d be super fun to set up as an activity at a birthday party. Let them set while everyone has cake and opens presents and the kids can take them home as their party favors!

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Strawberry Marshmallows

Homemade strawberry marshmallows are sweet, fruity, and soft as a cloud! Add them to hot cocoa, dip them in melted chocolate, or package them up and gift these pretty pink marshmallows for Valentine’s Day. This post contains affiliate links. Valentine’s Day is coming up, so I know you guys are starting to hunt for recipes …

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Heart-shaped strawberry marshmallow next to a metal heart cookie cutter on a white board.

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Valentine’s Day is coming up, so I know you guys are starting to hunt for recipes you can make for your sweetheart or for your kiddos.

Last week I shared a simple one-layer eggless chocolate cake that is perfect for any chocolate lover.

This week, we’re going fruity with these strawberry marshmallows.

Homemade marshmallows are a weakness of mine and these strawberry ones are out of this world. They’re super soft and pillowy, perfectly sweet, and have just the right amount of strawberry flavor.

I think they’d be so cute for a Valentine’s party or packaged up for your best friends or neighbors. After all, homemade gifts are the best gifts!

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Buckeyes

Buckeyes are a Midwestern holiday favorite! These peanut butter balls are partially dipped in chocolate to resemble the famous Ohio nut. I grew up and still live in Ohio. We have a couple of foods that are really popular around here but aren’t as well known outside of our area of the Midwest. Clothespin cookies …

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Buckeyes are a Midwestern holiday favorite! These peanut butter balls are partially dipped in chocolate to resemble the famous Ohio nut.

Seven buckeyes on a gray plate, set next to a glass of espresso on a piece of parchment paper.

I grew up and still live in Ohio. We have a couple of foods that are really popular around here but aren’t as well known outside of our area of the Midwest.

Clothespin cookies are a must at Christmas and weddings here. Jo jo potato wedges are something I grew up eating. And of course, we can’t forget the most Ohio of all Ohio foods: buckeyes!

I’m not sure I’ve ever been to a Christmas party or big OSU football watch party around here that didn’t have these peanut butter and chocolate candies. If you’ve never had a buckeye, keep reading because you’re gonna want to try these!

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