Ingredients:14 oz sweetened condensed milk12 oz high quality semisweet chocolate chips*1 1/2 tablespoons butter1/4 cup peppermint pieces (about 4 candy canes)** Directions:In shallow, heavy pot, heat the butter and chips over low heat until melted. Stir to occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in the condensed milk and candy canes until the mixture is smooth […]
Ingredients: 1.75 oz powdered fruit pectin 1 cup sugar 1 cup light corn syrup 3/4 cup water 1 1/2 teaspoons raspberry extract 1/4 teaspoon baking soda red food coloring Directions: Warning: the first half of the recipe needs to be completed the day before you want to eat the candy. Grease a loaf pan. Stir […]
Ingredients:2 cups confectioners’ sugar4 oz cream cheese*, slightly softened5 drops peppermint extract** confectioners’ sugarcandy canes or starlight mints, crushed Directions:In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese, peppermint extract and sugar. Beat until well combined. Using your fingers, roll the chocolate/cream cheese mixture to the size of a large marble or superball. Sprinkle about 1/3 […]
Ingredients:3 tablespoons unflavored powdered gelatin1/2 cup cold water2 cups granulated sugar2/3 cup corn syrup1/4 cup water1/4 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon vanilla confectioners’ sugar for dredgingunsweetened cocoa for dredging Directions: In a large bowl, sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup cold water. Allow to seep for 10 minutes. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, and 1/4 […]
Ingredients:1 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar4 oz cream cheese*, slightly softened2 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted cocoa to roll Directions:In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese and sugar. Add chocolate. Beat until well combined. Using your fingers, roll the chocolate/cream cheese mixture to the size of a large marble or superball. Sprinkle about 1/3 cup of […]
Ingredients:7 cups plain, popped popcorn*3 cups mini marsmallows**1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract** red food coloringcooking spray Directions: Spray a small saucepan with cooking spray. Melt mini marshmallows, few drops of food coloring and peppermint extract over low heat, stirring occasionally with a greased spatula. Pour all of the popcorn in a very large bowl. Once the […]
Ingredients: 1 lemon, cut in half along the equator 2 cane sugar peppermint sticks Directions: Place one peppermint stick in the middle of one lemon half. Repeat. Suck lemon juice through the peppermint stick and be oddly refreshed. My thoughts: Odd as it may seem, the peppermint stick/lemon combo is a Baltimore tradition found only […]
Ingredients: 1 cup butter 1 cup peanut butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 2 1/2 cups of flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 18 oz miniature Reese’s Peanut Butter cups, unwrapped (I used the dark chocolate variety but they can be difficult to find) OR homemade Directions: In a large bowl, […]
Ingredients:14 oz semisweet chocolate chips12 candy canes Directions:In a medium bowl, microwave chocolate 2 1/2 minutes*. Meanwhile, using the back of a spoon or a measuring cup, break the candy canes still in their plastic wrappers. Remove wrappers and dump into a bowl. Use a sieve to sift out the “peppermint dust”. Check on the […]
Dark Chocolate S’mores Ingredients:1 dark chocolate candy bar or 5 minatures3-4 marshmallows2 graham crackers Directions:On a cookie sheet, place the candy bar on top of one graham cracker. Top with marshmallows and second graham cracker. Bake in 350 degree over for about 5 minutes or until marshmallows are melted and slightly browned. Transfer to a […]