Snickers candy bar inspired macarons with everything made from scratch. Homemade marshmallowy nougat nestled in a ring of chocolate icing, sprinkled with peanuts, and finished with a caramel drizzle. This 5 part dessert is intimidating to make, but well worth it. Luckily you can make these macarons ahead of time, in fact that’s the only …
Delicious homemade caramel atop luscious custard. Wow this stuff is good! I had some leftover heavy whipping cream and decided to try a new recipe. I’ve always wanted to try making a crème custard or flan style dessert. Crème caramel is simple dessert that can be made a day ahead. Impress your guests with this …
Cute little heart shaped macarons filled with homemade chocolate ganache and strawberry caramel. Strawberry caramel you say? Why yes and it’s delicious! Celebrate your Valentine by giving them these homemade treats. Making the heart shapes turned out way easier than I thought it would be. I made a printable guide to help keep the shapes …
Rich, buttery and sweet BUTTERBEER inspired by Harry Potter! I’ve been meaning to make a version of this for a long time. I wanted to do something different with a more medieval bend to it. I was inspired by old timey butterbeer (with actual ale) and the Harry Potter Land versions of the drink. This …
Need to make an edible window? Of course you do! I know isomalt is all the rage now a days, BUT I decided to go with good old regular sugars. I mean what the hell is inverted sugar? Sounds like something you shouldn’t be eating (*shakes old lady cane*). I’m sure it’s fine, but they …
Prepare a clear glass of cold ice water. To test candy stage, drip some syrup into water. THREADTemp: 230° F – 235° F USES: Syrups, Candied fruitsSugar syrup forms soft threads in water. SOFT BALLTemp: 235° F – 240° F USES: Fudge and chocolate fillingsSugar syrup forms mushy soft ball shape. Looses shape easily. FIRM …
Delicious, crunchy, buttery toffee—easier to make than you would think. Growing up I always refused to eat almonds, the only time I would was in toffee! Skor bars were my toffee treats man. Try to get me to eat an almond though and I would turn my nose up in disgust. Still do ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ . …
The BEST creamy, chewy caramel recipe! Caramel apples are one of my all time favorite treats. Now that it’s fall and Halloween is around the corner, I can use it as an excuse to make some! There are so many topping choices, peanuts, chocolate, toffee or pretzels. I like to make a few of each! …
This recipe is so damn delicious! Even the toughest critic, dear old Dad, loved it. Super simple ingredients and a pretty straight forward recipe. HARD CANDY Making candy can be intimidating—even more so if you are like me and refuse to buy a candy thermometer. Only bad-asses use the cold water technique. For this recipe …
