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Showing posts with label candy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label candy. Show all posts

Friday, April 6, 2012

Bunny Bait

Happy Easter! I hope that everyone has a great weekend and is able to catch the Easter Bunny with this yummy snack mix. It is super easy to make and requires NO BAKING! One of the best things about this snack mix is that you can add in or take out any ingredients that you wish. If I were to make this again I think I would replace the popcorn with peanuts, however that would take away the "cotton tail" look of the bait. Recipe is from the blog Bloom Designs.



2 cups of rice chex mix
2 cups of pretzel sticks
2 cups of popcorn (I used pre popped kettle corn so it would not go stale)
1 cup white chocolate chips
spring sprinkles
Spring M&Ms

Spread the chex, pretzels and popcorn out on a cookie sheet or in a cake pan and mix together. Melt 1 cup of white chocolate chips with about one tsp of vegetable oil in the micro wave and drizzle over the mix. With a spoon mix the chocolate into the mix. Add sprinkles to the top of the mix and let the mix cool/set. Once the chocolate has hardened break up the  mix and add a desired amount of M&Ms.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Homemade Valentine's Day Gummy Candy

I could literally eat a bag of gummy bears everyday. Gummy candies are definitely my candy of choice so when I saw a recipe for homemade gummy candy on Pinterest, I just had to go out and make them! I themed mine for Valentine's Day but you could do any flavor in any Wilton candy mold!

1 6oz package flavored jello, any flavor (I used Cherry)
3 packets gelatin (There are 4 packets of gelatin in 1 box)
2/3 cup water
Wilton candy molds

1. Add water to medium saucepan. Pour in jello and gelatin and let sit for 5 to 10 minutes.

2. Heat saucepan to boiling, stirring constantly until jello and gelatin are dissolved. (Around 3 to 5 minutes)

3. Transfer mixture to pourable container.

4. Pour mixture into candy molds. (I filled three candy molds plus 1 heart cavity from one of my cake pans. I would recommend having 4 candy molds.) Let sit for 30 minutes.

5. Use finger to peel candies out of mold and place onto parchment paper. The candies will be sticky but will become less sticky over time, if they last that long.

6. Store in a tight container.

** If I was making this recipe again, I would change a few things! They turned out yummy the first time but I am sure that I can make them even better! I would do between 1/2-2/3 cup water or even try using fruit juice that would match up with the jello flavor. I would also think about doing another packet of gelatin to make the gummies a little bit gummier. ** 

Recipe from Just Another Day in Paradise