MORE HEALTHY CANDY RECIPES

Molasses Candy
1 ½ cups molasses
¾ cup raw sugar
1 tbs. vinegar
1 tbs. butter
1/8 tsp. baking soda
1/8 tsp. sea salt
Combine molasses, sugar and vinegar and cook to a hardball stage. Add butter, soda, and salt. Remove from heat and stir until the soda is blended, then pour onto a greased cookies sheet or platter spray with Spam. When cooled, pull between greased fingertips until white and stiff. Break or cut into pieces. Wrap in wax paper.

Whole Wheat Candy
What candy can you buy that provides you with natural fiber?
1-cup butter
1 ½ cups whole-wheat flour
nuts, coconut, sesame seeds
1-cup honey
1 cup peanut butter (other nut butter will give a different flavor)
Melt butter, honey and peanut butter. Add flour. Cook and stir a few minutes. Add in nuts coconut or sesame seeds another seed that is your favorite.

Honey Caramels
2 cups honey
1 can evaporated milk or heavy cream
3 tbs. butter
1 cup chopped nuts
Pinch of salt
1 tsp real vanilla
Mix honey and milk then cook until it forms a firm ball (255 degrees.) Stir in butter, nuts, and salt. Pour onto buttered dish. Cool and cut. Next is a variation of this recipe

Almond Joy
1 cup powdered milk
1-cup coconut
½ cup honey
1 tsp. vanilla
¼ tsp salt
1 cup chopped almonds for topping
Chocolate
1 recipe of honey caramels
Mix honey, milk salt and vanilla together. Add coconut and press mixture in a small square pan. Add 1 cup chopped toasted almonds on top. Pour a layer of hot honey caramel over all the candy. Cool and cut into small squares (bars) and dip into chocolate.

Homemade Marsh mellows
I had looked for this recipe for a long time because I don’t like marshmallows made from cornstarch.
2 envelops plain gelatin (you can buy vegetarian gelatin from Health Food Stores)
1 cup boiling water
Pinch of salt
4 Tbls. Cold water
2 cups sugar
With ½ tsp. any flavored gelatin in bowl with 4 Tbs. water. Stir to soften. Add boiling water, sugar, salt, and flavoring. Vanilla can be used. Beat with mixer until thick. Approximate time 10-15 minutes or just before it peaks. Fill cake pans with 2-3 inches of flour, cornstarch, or powdered sugar. Cool and cut with scissors i.e., or make imprints with an egg molds filled with the marshmallow mixture.
Candied Walnuts (sub. any nut meat)
1 tsp. cinnamon (or cinnamon oil)
1 cup raw sugar
½ cup canned milk
1 lb. Nuts (walnuts)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup brown sugar
4 tsp. water
Combine cinnamon, sugar, canned milk and water. Bring to a soft boil. Take from heat and add vanilla and stir in nuts to mixture, place on wax paper. Distribute the nuts coating them evenly. Let it stand for about 10 minutes and then break apart.
Any of these recipes can be covered with melted dark chocolate.

English Toffee
1 cup raw sugar or sugar
3 tbs. water
1 14 ounce chocolate bar (grated)
1-cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts
Cook sugar, water, butter, and vanilla together until it is bubbling and is nearly to hardball stage. Pour sugar mixture on foil fitted on a cookie sheet. Spread ½ of the grated chocolates over it and ½ the nuts. Turn foil over quickly onto another foil covered cookie sheet and cover with the remaining chocolate and nuts. Cook the crack with a knife to break into smaller pieces.


Fudge (Pudding style)
1-cup sugar
1 small packages chocolate pudding
½ cup evaporated milk
2 tbs. butter
Mix all together except butter. Cook until softball stage. Mix in butter and add nuts if desired. Pour into a buttered dish. Cool and cut into squares.

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