A pretty bark to look at, it reminds me of Bliss Bars at Starbucks for some reason! Eggnog Bark Ingredients: 4 4-ounce white chocolate bars (I used Ghirardelli©), chopped 1 1/4 cups pecans, chopped fine 3/4 cup dried cranberries 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract 1/4 tsp freshly ground nutmeg Directions: Line a cookie sheet with… Continue reading Eggnog Bark
Category: Food Gifts
Peanut Brittle Version 1
Brittle is something I have worked on. The nice thing is that with each recipe you get better at it and more comfortable. I finally decided that my expensive digital candy thermometer just wasn't doing it good enough and went down and got a cheap $5 old school one. Not sure why the fancy one… Continue reading Peanut Brittle Version 1
Rum Raisin Fudge
Rum Raisin Fudge Ingredients: 18 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (1 1/2 bags) 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk 1/2 cup raisins 2 Tbsp rum 1/2 cup honey roasted peanuts 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract Directions: Line an 8x8" glass baking pan with 2 sheets of parchment paper, with ends hanging over, forming handles.Put the… Continue reading Rum Raisin Fudge
Jeweled Bark
Time for more holiday candy making! This quick chocolate bark shines with holiday color, in the form of cranberries and apricots. Be sure to get the softest dried fruit you can get for it. Jeweled Bark Ingredients: 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate (1 bar), roughly chopped 1/2 cup dried cranberries 1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped 1/2… Continue reading Jeweled Bark