What's Cookin' Italian Style Cuisine: candy

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Showing posts with label candy. Show all posts

No Bake Buckeye Bars

Sunday, February 2, 2020
If you are a big peanut butter and chocolate fan these buckeye bars are the perfect no-bake treat for those of us who just can't resist that popular all-time kid's favorite Reese's cup!

These buckeye no-bake bars are quick, simple to make and a favorite cookie candy bar style dessert treat in our home.

Perfect for special events, game days, holidays, and so much more.

This bar is perfect for anyone who loves that peanut butter chocolate combination and then with my oreo cookie crust, over the top delicious!

These are so easy the kids can help you make these.

My simple instructions to make these bars are step-by-step instructions on how to do them easily with just a few ingredients.

These sure are a big hit at every gathering I bring them to and a perfect treat all year long.

We love easy no-bake recipes like Strawberry Cheesecake, Rum Balls, and Cannoli Pie, fast and easy!

If you're a big buckeye candy fan, these bars will be the easiest way to get that candy fix with a delicious peanut butter filling and layered with that decadent melted chocolate on top.

Scroll down and print off this recipe and make some today, you won't be sorry it's an easy decadent cookie bar!





Easy Fudge Recipe

Saturday, December 21, 2019
If you are looking for an easy chocolate fudge or a fast fudge that's foolproof in a different flavor, this is it.

I have been making this vintage recipe since the later 1960s.

This fudge can be made with chocolate, white, or peanut butter and there are endless variations to add or leave plain.

We love all kinds of fudge and make Amaretto Pistachio fudge every year for Christmas but we still have our plain and nut-filled fudge lovers in the family.

If you love making homemade gifts, or easy kitchen pantry staples like my homemade sweetened condensed milk recipe.

Also, try my Mason Jar Gift Suggestions with Free Ebook Recipes and Printables.

With simple ingredients, you can make all the different flavors just by changing extracts and adding white or dark chocolate!

Our foolproof fudge can be made for any occasion.

When my kids were in school teachers loved that all our hard-to-buy relatives in our lives, and perfect for that exceptional neighbor for helping you out during the year.

Check out this easy fudge recipe made in minutes any time of the year!

Scroll down to this simple recipe and get creative make it adapt away to any flavors you like with suggestions below!



this is an easy chocolate fudge made in just a few minutes with three ingredients with sweetened condensed milk it has walnuts in it


Oreo Balls, Chocolate Truffles and Keto Truffle Recipes

Saturday, October 26, 2019
No matter what the occasion, oreo balls, and chocolate truffles are always a welcomed sweet gift.

Homemade chocolate truffles are an economical way to make a gift-worthy treat, but they also allow you to customize each one the way they like that's made with love.

I love to add colorful decadent truffles to a pretty paper-lined festive tin.

Making a variety for everyone to enjoy just on what they're rolled in.

I make three recipes every year for those I give candy gifts to that are diabetic, chocolate cravers and of course, the cookie monsters in the family, and those oreo balls are perfect for kids.

If you need some ideas on making no-bake candy treats you hit the jackpot of recipes, both are perfect.

You can even add my homemade baked caramel corn or rum balls and peanut brittle, which is another big hit around holiday times.

Whether it's a birthday, any kind of holiday, get well gift needed or even just because someone you're missing, trust me, they will love these.

The sugar-free keto recipe is perfect for those carb watchers also!

So what are you waiting for?

Let's get the best assortment and ideas for candy-making ever in one sweet treat.

Just get creative and I bet you will come up with even more ideas to give me to try.

Scroll down for the recipes and do leave a comment and sharing ideas we love reading them.






this is a red tin with chocolate covered assorted truffles


White Chocolate Peanut Butter Krispies

Friday, December 7, 2018
Here is a favorite Holiday candy-cookie, we make every year.

White chocolate with peanut butter, marshmallows, and Rice Krispies. Creamy, smooth decadent and a divine confection. Plus the bonus making this, they're a no-bake treat.

Back in the 1970s, we loved a candy called boyer smoothie cups, maybe some of my readers remember them. I was a huge fan of those.

Well, these reminded me of those little candy cups ( just minus the marshmallows) when I first made them back in 2009 they brought me back to that taste of my childhood favorite candy bar.

This year, I decided these clusters needed to be dressed up for the Christmas holiday. These are the perfect addition to our candy or cookie trays.


these are how to make a white chocolate and peanut butter krispie treat with marshmallows. They are on a Holiday Christmas plate with a Santa face on it. The candy style cookies has festive red and green sprinkles on top


Peanut Butter Krispie Easter Eggs

Thursday, March 29, 2018
I really love making holiday cooking fun for the kids, and these, Peanut Butter Krispie Easter Eggs are the perfect no-bake treat!

This recipe is from my childhood.

Now that we have kids in the house again they just love making these along with our Holiday Ice Cream Cone Easter Baskets and of course, using Easter Peeps to Decorate Cupcakes and Cakes.

I would guess it's over 50 years old and I don't want to admit it's that old!

Peanut butter with rice Krispie cereal, some chopped peanut butter cups, are just two of the ingredients in these cute little Easter eggs.

They're all ready for Easter with festive sprinkles on top. The kids go crazy when I make this recipe, so they won't last long.

They're more like crunchy candy. No-bake and done in minutes!


Peanut butter rice krispies and peanut butter cups all in one shaped Easter egg with sprinkles on top for a festive look. A no bake treat more like a candy than a cookie


Chocolate Bark Fruit and Nut Candy

Friday, December 14, 2012
Who can resist an easy decadent slab of chocolate, with either bittersweet, milk, or white smooth melted chocolate, mixed with a various assortment of with nuts, fruits or other candy?.


This easy confection is made up of pistachios, dark chocolate, nuts, raisins, and whatever else your heart desires.


We often make this at Christmas time for those hard-to-buy folks but surely they love their candy.


Try some of our experimental additions and make this you own bark candy creation these super simple instructions will have everyone asking you for your recipe.


This is just a guideline to follow so substitute whatever your family and friends like in the recipe.


The kids love to help dump in the ingredients and it's a great first lesson in cooking and how to invent recipes on their own.


Check out our favorite mix suggestions and scroll to the bottom to our printable instructions
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fruit and nut chocolate bark recipe



Milk Chocolate Coconut Toasted Almond Butter

Friday, September 16, 2011


1 1/2 cups unsweetened, shredded coconut (or sweetened if you have a problem finding it)
1 1/2 cups raw almonds
4 ounces milk chocolate  (I used symphony bars made by Hersheys)
pinch of kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon coconut oil, or coconut extract

Preheat your oven to 300 degrees.
Spread the almonds out on a parchment lined cookie sheet  bake for 15 minutes, stirring them every 5 minutes so they roast on both sides,  While almonds are toasting, add shredded coconut a food processor and pulse until fine texture,  about 5 minutes to 7 minutes.  After the coconut begins to become soft and fine in texture, add the coconut oil or coconut extract.  Add almonds to the coconut and  pulse in the processor while the almonds are still slightly warm.  Blend and pulse, till this all comes together.  Melt the milk chocolate (I use the microwave, melting it in 30 second increments and stirring until it’s melted) and add to the almond butter. Blend until fully incorporated.

Nut butters should be stored in the refrigerator.  I take them out about an hour or so before serving to soften, as they harden in cooler temperatures.

Decadent Hazelnut Nutella Truffles

Thursday, December 9, 2010



1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 (14 ounces) can sweeten condensed milk
1 1/4 cups Nutella
1 teaspoon hazelnut-flavored liqueur or 1 teaspoon vanilla
60 whole hazelnuts (approx)
1 -2 cup chopped hazelnuts
dipping chocolate

 Melt chocolate chips with milk and Nutella.  Remove from heat and stir in liqueur or vanilla. Chill in the fridge till firm. Shape into 1 inch balls around a whole hazelnut, then roll in chopped hazelnut.  Dip in melted chocolate if desired and store in an airtight container in a cool place.