Candy Archives - Barbara Bakes™

Homemade Peppermint Patty Recipe

Melissa Griffiths — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:54:15 +0000

This Peppermint Patty Recipe makes rich, chocolate-coated mints with creamy, cool centers using just four simple ingredients with no special equipment needed. They’re so good, you’ll never want store-bought again! Quick Recipe Overview WHAT: These homemade treats combine two timeless favorites – cool, refreshing peppermint and rich chocolate – into one irresistible candy. WHY: It’s...

Pumpkin Seed Brittle Recipe

Melissa Griffiths — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 18:54:25 +0000

Pumpkin seed brittle turns those discarded seeds from your jack-o’-lantern into an irresistible Fall treat. This recipe creates the perfect balance of sweet, salty, and crunchy all at the same time! 👩‍🍳The combination of crispy toasted seeds and hard crack candy creates an incredibly satisfying crunch! My 2 Best Tips For Making Pumpkin Seed Brittle...

Halloween Movie Night Board

Melissa Griffiths — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 22:09:21 +0000

Snack boards are a great way to entertain. This Halloween Movie Night Board is easy to put together and a fun way to celebrate Halloween with family or friends. Do you have a favorite Halloween movie? Hocus Pocus is on the top of this list of the top 100 Halloween movies. There are so many...

Divinity Candy Recipe

Melissa Griffiths — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:07:33 +0000

This divinity candy recipe is a classic, old-fashioned candy recipe that my kids request every year. It’s the perfect treat to give to neighbors or friends. Before we got married, my husband made divinity, and he’s made it for Christmas every year since we got married. My recipe is slightly adapted from the Betty Crocker’s Cookbook we...

Peanut Butter Gianduja Chocolates

Melissa Griffiths — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:00:51 +0000

These Peanut Butter Gianduja Chocolates are an easy to make, creamy, rich peanut butter and chocolate truffle confection cut into fun shapes or bite size pieces. Last week I shared Chocolot’s award-winning butter toffee recipe and my private candymaking lesson. Today I’m sharing the second recipe Ruth Kendrick shared with me that day, her fabulous Peanut Butter Gianduja Chocolates. The recipe is...

Chocolot Butter Toffee

Melissa Griffiths — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 12:00:42 +0000

Crisp, rich butter toffee loaded with crunchy almonds, topped with creamy milk chocolate and more chopped almonds. This isn’t just any butter toffee recipe, it’s Chocolot’s butter toffee recipe. Chocolot is an award winning Utah Chocolatier. Ruth Kendrick started Chocolot in 2008, but she’s been making candy for over 50 years. She learned the art of candymaking from her...

Black Licorice Caramels

Melissa Griffiths — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:00:24 +0000

These Black Licorice Caramels are a cross between black licorice and soft buttery caramels. They’re easy to make, and are a perfect gift for the black licorice lover in your life. My dear, sweet, friend and neighbor, Betty, brought me a batch of theses black licorice caramels recently when I had family in town for my...

Hawaiian Pretzel Turtles

Melissa Griffiths — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:30:35 +0000

A delightful combination of sweet and salty, smooth and creamy, gooey and crispy - all in one little chocolatey bite. A super easy pretzel turtle recipe with a Hawaiian twist, macadamia nuts.

Cinnamon Swirl Cream Cheese Mints

Melissa Griffiths — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:30:23 +0000

A soft, creamy cinnamon cream cheese candy that requires no cooking. This would be a fun, easy candy to make with kids.