Pumpkin Seed Brittle

Pumpkin Seed Brittle

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • ¼ cup light corn syrup
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 cups shelled pumpkin seeds

Instructions

  • Grease a baking sheet or cover with parchment paper.
  • In a large saucepan combine water, butter, corn syrup and sugar.
  • Cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes until the mixture caramelizes.
  • Be careful not to let the mixture burn.
  • Remove from heat and stir in the cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
  • Quickly stir in the Pumpkin seeds and stir well to combine.
  • Pour mixture into baking sheet.
  • Spread with a spatula or rolling pin to flatten.
  • Cool for an hour or two then break into pieces to serve.
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Course Candy
Holliday Christmas

Peppermint Brittle

Peppermint Brittle

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ pounds white chocolate
  • 12 Large peppermint candy canes

Instructions

  • Prepare a jellyroll large pan and line it with an aluminum foil.
  • Heat the white chocolate in a microwave oven for about 5 to 6 minutes.
  • Stir until such time the chocolate becomes smooth completely melted.
  • Use the rolling pin to break and chunk the peppermint candy in a candy bag.
  • Sprinkle evenly the peppermint in a white chocolate mixture.
  • Pour the mixture into a pan and let it cool or best chilled for an hour then set aside.
  • Once cooled, break into pieces and serve.
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Course Candy / Chocolate
Holliday Christmas

Peanut Brittle

Peanut Brittle

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups peanuts
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup peanut butter

Instructions

  • Grease a large cookie sheet, set aside.
  • In a large saucepan mix together white sugar and water.
  • Cook over medium heat to dissolve sugar, this will take about 5 minutes.
  • Mix in corn syrup.
  • Bring to a boil.
  • Add peanuts, mix in well.
  • Continue cooking until it is bubbling.
  • Mix in peanut butter, salt and baking soda.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Pour mixture into baking pan, use a spatula to make flat and even.
  • Allow to cool for one to two hours.
  • Break into pieces and serve.
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Course Candy
Holliday Christmas

Pumpkin Fudge

Pumpkin Fudge

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 4 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • ½ cup pumpkin puree
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

  • Grease an 8×8 or 9×9 square pan.
  • Set aside,
  • Combine first five ingredients in a saucepan, bring to boil while stirring often.
  • Reduce heat to a simmer.
  • When a soft ball will appear, take off the pan from the heat then add the pumpkin spice, vanilla, butter and nuts then stir to mix thoroughly.
  • Let it cool then stir evenly until it becomes thick and losses its glossy effect.
  • Transfer the mixture by pouring it into an 8 inch pan then cut into slices when it’s cool.
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Course Candy
Holliday Christmas

Irish Cream Fudge

Irish Cream Fudge

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup evaporated milk
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup Irish Cream liqueur
  • 2 ¼ cups powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Grease an 8×8 or 9×9 square size pan and line in the sides the parchment paper or aluminum foil.
  • In a separate saucepan add the evaporated milk, brown and white sugar, butter and salt then set the mixture to boiling point until evenly mixed and dissolved well.
  • Continue stirring it in a medium heat fire.
  • Take off from the heat then add the vanilla and Irish cream then stir.
  • Using an electric beater or mixer add the powdered sugar gradually after each addition.
  • Set aside the fudge and let it chill for at least 2 hours.
  • Slice into one inch squares and serve cold.
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Course Candy / Dessert / Icecream
Holliday Christmas

Cookies and Cream Fudge

Cookies and Cream Fudge

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Ingredients

  • 3 white chocolate (6 ounce) packages
  • 1 Sweetened Condensed Milk (14 ounce) can
  • teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups coarsely crushed chocolate crème cookies
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Melt the white chocolate in a low medium heat pan, Add the sweetened condensed milk and bit of salt.
  • Take off the pan from the heat and stir the crushed cookies and vanilla extract into the mixture then set aside.
  • Prepare the pan lined with wax paper, and grease with butter – then spread the fudge evenly in the pan.
  • Keep refrigerated or let it chill for about 2 hours.
  • Cut the fudge into small one inch pieces and serve cold.
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Eggnog Fudge

Eggnog Fudge

A blended taste of melting white chocolate, nutmeg and the eggnog with the twist of cinnamon flavor. This eggnog fudge is a wonderful holiday treat.
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups of white sugar
  • ¾ cup of butter
  • cup of eggnog
  • 2 teaspoons of ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
  • 12 ounces of white chocolate chopped
  • 1 7 ounce jar of marshmallow cream
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup of chopped walnuts

Instructions

  • Get a square pan then grease the pan in order the fudge not to stick to the pan.
  • In a saucepan combine the following ingredients, the butter, sugar, eggnog, nutmeg and cinnamon then let it boil.
  • Continuously stir until the butter melts.
  • The moment the mixture will comes to boil, stop stirring the mixture when the syrup will form into a soft ball when put in a cold water.
  • Take off the pan from heat and add the white chocolate and the marshmallow cream, the walnuts and vanilla extract.
  • Continue to stir until the mixture will start to lose its gloss.
  • Chill then cut into square size.
  • Enjoy.
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Course Candy / Nuts
Holliday Christmas

Peanut Butter Fudge

Peanut Butter Fudge

Coffee lovers is the best mate of this peanut butter fudge as it blend the creamiest taste and sweet savor of coffee and butter
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Ingredients

  • 3 ½ cups of confectioners’ sugar
  • ½ cup of butter
  • 2 ¼ cups of brown sugar
  • ½ cup of milk
  • ¾ cup of peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Prepare a medium sauce pan then melt the butter in a moderate heat.
  • Add the sugar, milk and then stir until it reaches its boiling point.
  • Continue to boil for about 2 minutes continuously stirring the mixture.
  • Pour the vanilla extract in the mixture and add the peanut butter.
  • Prepare the sugar in a mixing bowl and continue to beat until it becomes smooth.
  • Pour the sugar into the dish pan then add the mixture.
  • Keep refrigerated until chilled then cut into a square shape for about an inch size.
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Course Candy
Holliday Christmas

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups of sugar
  • ¼ cup of cocoa
  • ½ cup of milk
  • 4 teaspoons of butter
  • teaspoon of salt
  • ½ cup of peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Mix in a sauce pan the following ingredients, cocoa, butter, milk sugar and salt then in a medium heat fire, cook the mixture by stirring frequently until it reaches a boiling point.
  • Cook the mixture in 1 minute the moment it reached its boiling level.
  • Get the pan from the heat then prepare the peanut butter and vanilla extract to be added to the mixture.
  • Using the spoon beat the fudge until a thick texture will appear the transfer the mixture into a buttered pan.
  • Let it cool in a fridge.
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Course Candy / Chocolate / Nuts
Holliday Christmas

Chocolate Cranberry Fudge

Chocolate Cranberry Fudge

The fabulous creamy taste of cranberry mixed with sweet chocolate will bring a spectacular tasteful crunch and yummy flavorful in Christmas celebration.
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Ingredients

  • 7 ounces of marshmallow crème
  • 1 ½ cups of sugar
  • 5 ounces of evaporated milk
  • 1 tablespoon of butter
  • ½ teaspoon of salt
  • 12 ounces of milk chocolate chips
  • 6 ounces of semisweet chocolate chips
  • ½ cup of cherry-flavored dried cranberries
  • 1 ½ teaspoons of vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Line an 8 inch pan with an 8 inch foil or wax paper and grease with butter.
  • In a separate sauce pan, mix the sugar, evaporated milk and the marshmallow crème together.
  • Stir and blend until melted and add salt and bring to boil.
  • Remove the heated pan from the heat then add the milk chocolate chips then gently stir the mixture until it becomes smooth.
  • In a chocolate mixture, fold in the cranberries then stir the vanilla extract.
  • In a prepared pan pour in the mixture and let it cool then cut accordingly into one inch pieces.
  • Serve cold.

Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:

Serving Suggestion:

Enjoy the creamier taste of this cranberry fudge. Best eaten when it is chilled served with a flavorful
citric juice.
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Course Candy / Chocolate / Fruit
Holliday Christmas