306 candy recipes

Caramel chocolate pecan pie with a toasted pecan crust (no flour), a melted caramel middle, and a silky chocolate top layer. A no-bake-filling triple-stack indulgence.

Dense, jewel-toned fruit cake packed with whole dates, walnuts, and candied cherries held together by just enough batter. A showstopper for holiday giving.

Chocolate chip fruitcake with candied cherries, dates, walnuts, and chocolate chips bound by a light egg-and-sugar batter. A modern fruitcake that converts even fruitcake skeptics.

Milky Way layer cake melts eight candy bars with butter into a chocolate-caramel-nougat batter for a moist Southern celebration cake. Tender crumb, rich frosting-friendly base, layered or sheet style.

Semi-homemade chocolate cake with a gooey caramel, roasted peanut, and milk chocolate chip layer baked right into the center. Starts with a box mix and six ingredients. Tastes like a giant chocolate turtle bar in cake form.

Terry's turtle cake layers chocolate cake with melted caramel, chocolate chips, and pecans, then tops with more batter for a gooey caramel center. A church potluck classic on a doctored cake mix base.

Milky Way candy bar cake with six melted candy bars in the batter, buttermilk, and chopped nuts. A rich, fudgy Bundt cake with deep caramel-chocolate flavor.

Homemade mincemeat with suet, currants, raisins, grated apples, candied citron, and warm spices. A meatless filling for pies and tarts that freezes beautifully or cans for long-term storage.

Mediterranean almond cookies made with ground almonds, egg whites, and candied cherries. Low-temperature baked treats dusted with powdered sugar and optional rosewater.

Carolina Dream frosting with bourbon-spiked egg yolk custard, candied cherries, pecans, raisins, and coconut. The Southern fruitcake topping that's almost a layer in itself.

This is a quick to make brownie, I think everyone will love it, not only looks nice but also tastes good!

Gooey caramel and chocolate chip bars made with German chocolate cake mix and pecans. A semi-homemade shortcut dessert that bakes in under 30 minutes.

Pfeffernuesse are traditional German Christmas peppernut cookies, fragrant with cinnamon, clove, nutmeg and a hint of black pepper, studded with citron and almonds and a touch of brandy. A heritage holiday cookie.

Honey macaroonies with oats, coconut, walnuts, brown sugar, and honey pressed into mini muffin cups and topped with candied cherries. No-egg, no-fuss bite-sized cookies.

Knock You Nakeds are gooey caramel brownies made from chocolate cake mix with a melted caramel and evaporated milk layer sandwiched between chocolate chips and chopped nuts. Sinfully rich.

Hot curried fruit with poached pears, oranges, melon, and grapes in a warm spiced curry syrup topped with crystallized ginger. An elegant side dish for holiday entertaining.