Homemade candies are a creative way of preparing these little, cute sweet treats easily and without any hassle. These straightforward homemade candy recipes make an excellent beginner's kit for an interesting and fulfilling candy-making endeavor for an entire family, whether you’re a beginner or a pro at whipping up candies.
Strawberry Fruit Leather Candy:
These sweet and sour candies are appropriate for both children and adults. They are a fun way to incorporate fruits into your child’s favorite candy.
Ingredients:
- 501 gm strawberry jam
- 252 gm sugar
- 123 ml water
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- Food coloring (as necessary)
Method:
- You have to start by lining up a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Then, you need to shift to mixing the strawberry jam. For this, you can mix some sugar, water, and lemon juice in a medium saucepan.
- Next, you need to make sure that this concoction is put on medium heat, while you are stirring it constantly.
- You have to bring it to a boil, while the concoction is still on medium-low heat.
- After this, you need to allow it to simmer for around 10 minutes.
- At this step, you ought to take it off the heat and add some food color, if you desire.
- You are going to spread this semi-hardened mixture on the prepared baking sheet.
- You have to wait until it is hardened and cooled.
- Once done, you can cut it into strips or rolls, and serve as evening snacks.
Caramel Toffee:
This is an old-style English toffee recipe, with caramel, almonds, and crunchy bits on top.
Ingredients:
- 501 gm sugar
- 122 ml corn syrup
- 123 ml water
- A pinch of salt
- 121 gm butter
- 252 gm almonds
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 203 gm chocolate chips
Method:
- First, you have to line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
- Then, in a medium saucepan, you have to combine the sugar, corn syrup and water. You need to make sure to heat this mix over medium heat.
- Once you bring that mixture to a boil, you can reduce the heat a little bit to medium-low.
- You have to let the combination simmer for around 10 minutes. After the stipulated time, you will see that it has turned golden brown in color.
- Then, you can remove it from the heat, and toss in butter, nuts, and vanilla extract, while stirring everything well.
- Then, you need to pour the mixture into the prepared baking sheet.
- You have to wait for it to set and cool.
- After that, you have to melt the chocolate chips and spread them over the toffee.
- You can then break the toffee into pieces once the chocolate hardens.
- While serving this, you can hand them out in small paper towels or serve them in little dessert plates.
Coconut Treats:
These no-bake treats combine coconut, chocolate, and oats for a deliciously easy snack.
Ingredients:
- 251 gm oats
- 252 gm coconut
- 123 gm butter
- 254 gm milk chocolate chips
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 121 gm walnuts
Method:
- In a large mixing bowl, you have to combine the oats and shredded coconut.
- In a separate bowl, you are going to mix some softened butter and chocolate chips.
- Next, you will stir the vanilla extract into the mixture of chocolate chips and butter.
- After that, you need to combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix everything until well incorporated.
- At this step, you can fold in the walnuts into the mixture.
- Then, you have to place teaspoon-sized balls of this mixture on the prepared parchment-lined baking sheet.
- You need to prop it into the refrigerator for at least three hours until it becomes firm.
- Once they are firm, you can serve them with some icing sugar on top.
- You can store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
If you are in the mood to experiment, you may substitute the vanilla extract with some other flavor such as almond or lemon extract. You can keep in mind that a pinch of salt adjusts the sweetness level of these treats. It is always a good idea to add some fun color to your candy mix using some edible food coloring.
These homemade candy recipes are quite creative and fascinating in themselves. They can help to bring your family together, and being easy and simple, they are safe for being prepared by the little ones as well.