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Easy Chocolate Vanilla Fudge Recipe

If you love chocolate fudge with just a hint of vanilla taste to it then this recipe is for you! This is one of our favorite fudge recipes and it always turns out great when we make it.

Chocolate Vanilla Fudge

4 1/2 c. sugar
1 lg. can evaporated milk
2 (5 oz.) Hershey (tm) candy bars
3 sm. pkgs. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 (8 ounce) jar marshmallow cream
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla

Combine sugar and milk in a saucepan. Cook the mixture for 5 1/2 minutes. Stir occasionally so that it won't scorch. Break up candy bars into small pieces into a large bowl. Add the chocolate chips, marshmallow cream, salt and vanilla. Pour hot mixture over the other ingredients in the bowl and stir until smooth. Pour into buttered pans. Let set for 24 hours and then cut into squares.

Shelly

Yummy Peanut Brittle Recipe



If you like homemade peanut brittle, I think you will enjoy this easy recipe.

Peanut Brittle

1 cup white corn syrup
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
12 ounces peanuts
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Combine corn syrup, granulated sugar and water in a large saucepan. Heat slowly to 230 degrees (test with a candy thermometer). Stir in peanuts and continue to simmer, stirring constantly until you reach 300 degrees on your candy thermometer. Remove from heat and stir in butter, vanilla extract and baking soda. Mix well and pour into a jelly roll pan that is lined with the Tupperware Silicone Nonstick Baking Mat. Let mixture cool and harden. After about an hour, break harden brittle into bite-sized pieces. Store in an airtight container.

Shelly

Easy Coconut Balls - Cookies Recipe



If you are looking for an easy recipe and enjoy coconut, you will like this one! My husband absolutely loves coconut so he loves these cookies when I make them for him.

Coconut Balls (Cookies)

2 lbs. confectioners' sugar
14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup margarine
10 oz. flaked coconut
1/8 tsp. salt
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
12 oz. chocolate chips
2 Tbsp. parafin wax
additional coconut for topping

Melt butter in a large saucepan and add milk. Stir in the sugar and salt. Add coconut and chopped pecans; chill for 1 hour. Remove from refrigerator and form dough into small balls. Insert a toothpick into each ball and freeze for 1 hour. Melt chocolate chips and parafin in a double boiler. Dip each ball in melted chocolate mixture and set on waxed paper or a nonstick silicone mat. Wait 30 seconds and sprinkle additional coconut on balls. Remove toothpick and let balls cool. Store in an airtight container.

Shelly

Easy To Make Rocky Road Fudge Recipe



Rocky Road Fudge

2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 c. miniature marshmallows
1 1/2 c. finely chopped walnuts

Line a 13x9" baking pan with foil that has been greased lightly.

Microwave morsels and sweetened condensed milk in a large, uncovered microwave safe bowl on HIGH for 1 minute. Stir. Morsels may retain some of their shape. If neccessary, microwave an additional 10-15 seconds until melted and smooth. Stir in vanilla extract. Fold in miniature marshmallows and nuts.

Press mixture into prepared baking pan.

Refrigerate until ready to serve. Lift from pan; remove foil. Cut into pieces and enjoy!



Strawberry Divinity Candy Recipe



STRAWBERRY DIVINITY

3 c. sugar
3/4 c. light corn syrup
3/4 c. water
2 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1 (3 oz.) pkg. strawberry jello
1 c. chopped nuts (optional)
1/2 c. flaked coconut (optional)

Combine sugar, syrup and water. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Then cook without stirring to 260 degrees on candy thermometer. Combine beaten egg whites and jello. Beat until mixture forms peaks. Pour hot syrup in a thin stream into egg whites, beating constantly. Beat until candy loses its gloss and holds its shape. Fold in nuts and coconut. Drop by spoonful onto wax paper.

Shelly

Mom’s Penuche


Merry Christmas Everybody!



Say it with me, “Peh-noo-chee.”  Or, do you call it brown sugar fudge?  Mom always called it penuche but, some people call it brown sugar fudge and that describes it spot on.   It is either a New England or a Southern delicacy and the origin of it is unclear.

This is an old recipe that Mom used during the holidays when I was young and it is undoubtedly one of the sweetest confections you will ever put in your mouth!  Penuche is a form of fudge, except that it does not include chocolate and is lighter in color than fudge while being extremely sweet.  Penuche tastes like a very rich caramel.  You make it by heating sugar and milk to the soft ball stage, letting it cool briefly, and then beating it until it is smooth and creamy.  Mom usually added chopped nuts walnuts but, that is optional.

Then, you get to the “workout” segment of it when you have to beat it!  It has to be beaten vigorously and it will make your arm feel like it is going to disintegrate but, you have to persevere!  Better yet, have someone handy to be your back-up and take turns at it.  It will definitely build those biceps up!

Penuche has an intense brown sugar buttery taste that is very dangerously addicting!  It would make a great home-made Christmas gift if you and your family don’t devour it first!  There is nothing else quite like it!



Mom’s Penuche

Ingredients:

3 cups light brown sugar, firmly packed
¼ cup light corn syrup
¾ cup milk
¼ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
½ cup walnuts or pecans chopped, optional

Mix all of the above together in a deep heavy sauce pan.  Using a candy thermometer, cook to 238 degrees.
Cool to 110 degrees.
Add vanilla.
Beat until stiff and mixture begins to gloss, about 10 minutes or more.
Very quickly stir in the nuts.
Pour into buttered 9” pan.
Cut into squares when firm.


Penuche is the perfect remedy for your sweet tooth! 

It will make you drool!!!


Have a Wonderful Christmas!!!


How To Make Your Own Large Chocolate Candy Kiss Recipe

This is the famous Tupperware (tm) recipe on how to make a large chocolate candy kiss which is fun to make & give as gifts!



Chocolate Kiss Recipe



(Using the Tupperware (tm) Funnel)



6 oz. SemiSweet Chocolate Chips

2 Tbsp. margarine

1 Mini Marshmallow *optional*

Tupperware (tm) Funnel



Place a Miniature Marshmallow or Aluminum Foil in the end of a Tupperware (tm) funnel. Microwave Chocolate Chips & margarine in a Tupperware (tm) Rock N Serve Container (or other microwave safe container) for 15 second intervals at 50-75% power untill chocolate is melted. (stir in between the intervals until chocolate is melted and smooth). Pour into a Tupperware (tm) funnel. Place in Freezer for 2 hours until its set and firm. Remove from the funnel and wrap in foil for storage. Makes 1 nice size Chocolate Kiss! Great for gift giving wrapped up in pretty designed cellophane and tied with a pretty ribbon.

Saltine Toffee Crunch



This is one crazy delicious toffee delight and soooo easy to make! I'm so glad I came upon this recipe in our local newspaper, The Northwest Herald!

A saltine cracker has always been one of life’s little pleasures for me whether spread with peanut butter, topped with a cheese slice or along with a bowl of soup but, I never would have imagined the lowly saltine cracker being exalted to a great party confection!

The combination of the salty cracker with the butter and brown sugar that turns into toffee and then topped with semi-sweet chocolate and toasted pecans is addictive for sure.  The saltine renders an irresistible salt crunch to play off the buttery sweet toffee.  What great cracker candy!


Saltine Toffee Crunch

Ingredients:

1 cup butter
35 saltine crackers
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 package (12 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips, I used Ghirardelli’s
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Method:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Line a 10” x 15” rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper, allowing for some overhang.
Melt butter in a large saucepan.
Brush parchment with a little butter.
Line up crackers on buttered parchment, touching but not overlapping.
Whisk brown sugar into remaining butter.  Set over medium-high heat.  Bring to a boil; boil thick, 2 minutes.
Pour evenly over crackers.
Place in 400-degree oven and bake until brown and bubbly, 10 minutes.
Carefully remove from oven.
Scatter molten surface with chocolate chips.
Let melt 5 minutes.
Use an offset spatula to spread chocolate.
Cast on nuts, gently press into chocolate.
Freeze until firm, 30 minutes.
Lift parchment by its overhang and set toffee (paper and all) on a cutting surface.
Slice into 18 squares, then into 36 triangles or break into chunks.


I’d call it “sin on a cracker!”


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Pearl’s Walnut Caramels

Home Made Candies

Giclee Print



Woohoo!!!  Now is the season, with Christmas in the air, to start thinking about Christmas cookies, cakes and other goodies.  Right now, I’m thinking about candy, as in caramels and I have a great recipe if you’re a fan of caramel and walnuts. 

 Pearl, a friend of Mom’s, gave her this delicious caramel recipe many years ago and Mom made it for Christmas every year.  It’s hands down one of the best homemade candies; rich with cream, having an excellent caramel flavor chock full of walnuts. 

Actually, they should be made all year instead of just at Christmas!  They will melt in your mouth!


Pearl’s Walnut Caramels

Ingredients:

2 cups sugar
1 ½ cups corn syrup
1 cup butter
2 cups cream
1 cup English walnuts, chopped

In a 3-quart saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup and butter.
When mixture comes to a boil, add cream.
Cook to firm-ball stage on thermometer, 248 degrees.
Add walnuts, stir well.
Pour out on buttered 8” square pan.
When it cools down and is slightly wet, score into squares.
When firm, cut into squares.
Wrap each square individually in wax paper.
Store at room temperature.

Enjoy!

Nothing beats fresh homemade candy for a treat!

Crunchy Peanut Butter Easter Eggs Recipe

Crunchy Peanut Butter Eggs

5 1/2 c. Rice Krispies Cereal
1 lb. 10-X Sugar
1 stick of butter
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. peanut butter
1 bag (12 oz) chocolate chips
smidgen of parafin wax

Mix rice krispies and sugar. Add butter and mix well. Add vanilla and peanut butter and mix again. Roll dough into EGG SHAPE and refrigerate 1 hour. Coat with melted chocolate chips with a little paraffin added. Cool on a non stick baking mat or waxed paper.

Shelly

Easy Easter Peanut Butter Eggs Recipe



Peanut Butter Eggs

46 oz. peanut butter, creamy
7 oz. marshmallow cream
2 lb. confectioners sugar
2 sticks butter
2 lb. chocolate

Mix all ingredients together except for the chocolate until blended and smooth in the Tupperware Thatsa Bowl. Form into an egg shape. Break up the chocolate into small pieces and place in the Tupperware Heat N Serve Container and microwave on high at 1 minute intervals, stirring in between intervals with the Saucy Silicone Spatula until chocolate is smooth and melted. Coat the egg shapes with melted milk or dark chocolate. Place the chocolate coated egg shapes onto the Tupperware Silicone Wonder non-stick baking mat and let them cool. Once cooled, store in the Tupperware Snack-Store container.



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Homemade Peanut Butter Cups Recipe

My husband just loves peanut butter cups and I make this homemade version for him often. They are super easy to make and taste fantastic! I like to make them around Valentines Day, Easter, Fathers Day, His Birthday (October) so that he gets a regular chocolate treat.



Peanut Butter Cups



1/3 c. peanut butter

1/4 c. powdered confectioners sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

8 oz. chocolate almond bark

1/2 c. peanut butter



Blend 1/3 cup peanut butter, confectioners sugar and vanilla together in the Tupperware Thatsa Bowl. Form into small balls and put in paper candy cups. Chill, if desired. Melt almond bark and a 1/2 cup of peanut butter in the Tupperware Heat N Serve 6 1/4 cup container at 1 minute intervals until melted and smooth. Pour over peanut butter balls. Chill in the refrigerator until firm.



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Delicious Caramel Candy Bars Recipe

This is a wonderful recipe for those who love sweet candy bars and it's pretty easy to prepare although it will take some time to complete.

Caramel Candy Bars

1 (14 ounce) pkg. caramels
1/2 c. milk
2 c. flour
2 c. oatmeal
1 1/2 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 egg
1 c. soft butter
1 (6 ounce) pkg. milk chocolate chips
1 c. nuts (optional)

Using the 6 1/4 cup Heat 'N Serve container, melt the caramels and milk using your microwave at 30 second intervals until melted. Stir with the Saucy Silicone Spatula in between intervals until its smooth. Set aside. In the Tupperware Thatsa Bowl mix flour, oatmeal, brown sugar, soda, salt and egg until mixed together. Stir in butter until crumbled and press half the dough into a baking pan. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Sprinkle chips and nuts over top and then drizzle caramel mixture over top of that. Sprinkle remaining dough over top and bake 22 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool before cutting. Store your bars in the Prep Essentials Snack-Stor Container.

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Mocha Cappuccino Fudge and Peanut Butter Fudge Recipes

Love Fudge? Try these 2 great recipes from Tupperware!

Mocha Cappuccino Fudge

3 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 can sweetened condensed milk (14 ounce)
1/4 c. chocolate flavored syrup
1 Tbsp. instant coffee
1/2 tsp. Cinnamon-Vanilla Spice Blend (Tupperware)
Non-stick cooking spray

Place ingredients in a 2 1/2 qt. saucepan over low heat. Stir constantly until chips are melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat. Spread in a 9" round pan or a 8" square baking pan that was sprayed with non-stick spray. Cover and chill for 2 hours or until firm and then cut into bite size squares.

Peanut Butter Fudge

butter-flavored non-stick cooking spray
1/2 c. chopped peanuts
1 pkg. peanut butter chips (1 2/3 cups)
1 can sweetened condensed milk (14 ounce)
1/2 c. peanut butter
1/2 tsp. Cinnamon-Vanilla Tupperware Spice Blend

Spray baking pan with non-stick spray and place chopped peanuts evenly on the bottom of the pan. In a 2 1/2 qt. saucepan, over low heat, melt chips with sweetened condensed milk and peanut butter. Remove from heat; stir in Cinnamon-Vanilla spice blend. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Chill for 2 hours or until firm. Store covered at room temperature.

Enjoy!

Shelly

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