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    Home » Dessert Recipes » Candy Recipes

    Published: Oct 30, 2019 · Modified: Oct 5, 2025 by Renée · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

    Homemade Candy Recipe Roundup

    Today's best Homemade Candy Recipe Roundup is for those of us who enjoy giving, making, and eating delicious homemade gifts of love during the holidays. Sweet!

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    Sometimes the most special gifts you can give to people is the gift of love! And nothing says love more than something you've made in your own kitchen! Something sweet. Something chocolate. And something truly delicious!

    This sweet and tasty candy recipe roundup will give you candy recipes galore which are sure to please everyone on your gift-giving list!

    Subscribe to my Kudos Kitchen channel on YouTube. IT'S FREE!! Thanks, and I can't wait to see you there!!

    By clicking on the titles below, you’ll be taken directly to the recipe you’re interested in at that particular food blogger’s site.

    From there you can read more about the dish, find out the ingredient list, and learn the cooking instructions.

    All the bloggers you’ll see listed below have specifically submitted their sites and recipes to this candy recipe roundup, and I thank each and every one of them for their delicious contributions!

    Get your boxes and gift wrapping ready! Let's begin today's sweet recipe roundup!

    Butter Mint Flowers (pictured below) from (yours truly) Kudos Kitchen

    "Delightfully delicious butter mint flowers are super simple to make. They’re just right for a springtime brunch, baby showers, bridal showers, or any festive occasion when you want to impress but don’t want to stress."

    Vertical photo of butter mint flowers on a cake stand and oval plate. Homemade candy recipe roundup

    Copycat Payday Candy Bars (pictured below) from (yours truly) Kudos Kitchen

    "If you’re a fan of Payday candy bars then you’ll go NUTS for this Fast & Easy Copycat Payday Candy Bars recipe. After all, who doesn’t love payday?!!"

    Overhead photo of a plate of copycat payday candy bars for candy recipe roundup.

    Coconut-Pecan Pralines (pictured below) from (yours truly) Kudos Kitchen

    "You can either thank me for this recipe of coconut pecan praline candy or curse me out! They're so good and so addicting you may eat them all by yourself! Sorry. Not sorry!"

    Square plate of pecan pralines with a blue striped napkin.

    Homemade Butter Toffee Cashew Crunch (pictured below) from (yours truly) Kudos Kitchen

    "When you care enough to give the very best, this recipe for butter toffee cashew crunch candy should be at the very top of your gift-giving list."

    Vertical closeup photo of butter toffee cashew crunch. Homemade candy recipe roundup.

    Milk Chocolate Bark (pictured below) from Organized Island

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    Kit Kat Reindeer (pictured below) from Two Kids and a Coupon

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    Slow Cooker Candy Recipe from Drugstore Divas

    Dark Chocolate Truffles from Foodal

    Mexican Hot Chocolate Fudge from Organized Island

    Simple Peppermint Bark from To Simply Inspire

    Sunflower Seed Vegan Chocolate Cups from Very Vegan Val

    White Chocolate Pistachio Cranberry Snowflake Truffles from Zesty Olive

    No-Bake Truffles with Whoppers Candy from Dancing Through the Rain

    Perfect Peanut Butter Fudge from Two Kids and a Coupon

    Almond Bark Nut Goodies from Mission to Save

    Homemade Mounds Almond Joy from Common Sense Home

    Chocolate Orange Truffles from Delicious Obsessions

    Homemade Peppermint Patties from Served from Scratch

    Maple Walnut Truffles (pictured below) from Turning the Clock Back

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    Peppermint Truffles (pictured below) from Call Me PMc

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    Cranberry Christmas Crack (pictured below) from This Vivacious Life

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    Chocolate Covered Shoestring Haystacks (pictured below) from (yours truly) Kudos Kitchen

    "In a matter of minutes and with only three ingredients, you can easily make these sweet, salty, and utterly addicting chocolate-covered shoestring haystacks that are completely hard to resist!"

    Closeup vertical title text image of a hand holding a chocolate covered shoestring haystack candy.

    Double Chocolate Graham Cracker Toffee (pictured below and in the featured video) from (yours truly) Kudos Kitchen

    "This Double Chocolate Graham Cracker Toffee wins my (self-proclaimed) blue ribbon award for the best and easiest candy I have ever made. Since I’ve made it twice in the past week, that’s proof positive! When you make it, you’ll understand why! Trust me."

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    Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles from Common Sense Home

    Peach Jellies Homemade Gumdrops from Tikkiddo

    Homemade Caramel from Suburbia Unwrapped

    Chocolate Fudge from An Italian in My Kitchen

    Caramel Fudge Candy from TexanErin

    Christmas Chocolate Bark from Erhardt's Eats

    Oreo White Chocolate Fudge from Mom with Cookies

    Maple Walnut Fudge from Health Home Happiness

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Krispie Balls from Courtney's Sweets

    Strawberry Blueberry Butter Candy from Hybrid Rasta Mama

    Tropical White Chocolate Candy Bites (pictured below) from (yours truly) Kudos Kitchen

    "These easy to make Tropical White Chocolate Candy Bites are the perfect thing to make and gift to someone who loves to indulge in a sweet little treat from time to time."

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    Chocolate Hazel Nut Fudge (pictured below) from TexanErin

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    Chocolate Espresso Peppermint Fudge (pictured below) from (yours truly) Kudos Kitchen

    "Chocolate Espresso Peppermint Fudge is rich, creamy, and not overly sweet. It makes the perfect homemade food gift which will show the people on your gift list just how much you care!"

    Vertical photo of chocolate peppermint espresso fudge on a platter with Christmas greenery in the background.

    Dark Chocolate Trail Mix Snacks (pictured below) from Savory Lotus

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    White Chocolate Caramel Fudge (pictured below) from Shugary Sweets

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    Homemade Andes Mints from Served from Scratch

    Chocolate Mounds Candy from Vegan in the Freezer

    Peppermint Oreo Truffles from The Flying Couponer

    Sea Salt Chocolate Raspberry Truffles from Delicious Obsessions

    Coconut Oil Chocolate Nut Butter Cups from Hybrid Rasta Mom

    Rocky Road Candy from The Monday Box

    Gingerbread Truffles from Pink Fortitude

    Candy Bar Pretzel Bites from The Gunny Sack

    Copycat Crispy Homemade Butterfingers Candy Bar from Jenni Field's Pastry Chef Online

    Christmas Nonpareils from Courtney's Sweets

    Almond Toffee Bites from Shugary Sweets

    Chocolate Buttercreams from Low Carb Yum

    Salted Caramel Mocha Fudge from Kristine's Kitchen Blog

    Pecan Bourbon Fudge from Eating Richly

    Ginger Pecan Brittle with Chocolate Drizzle (pictured below) from Veggie Desserts

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    Old-Fashioned Turtle Fudge (pictured below) from (yours truly) Kudos Kitchen

    "Old -Fashioned Chocolate Caramel Turtle Fudge is a real winner in my book. It’s fudgy, chewy, and requires only 15 minutes to make."

    A horizontal closeup photo of a stack of turtle fudge on a harlequin plate.

    Peanut Butter Cup Trees (pictured below) from Hostess at Heart

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    Pink Champagne Gummy Bears (pictured below) from The Suburban Soapbox

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    Triple Chocolate M&M Peppermint Bark Fudge (pictured below) from The Crumby Kitchen

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    Easy Eggnog Fudge from Live Love Texas

    Mama's Peanut Brittle Recipe from Teaspoon of Goodness

    Salted Chocolate Honeycomb from Veggie Desserts

    Saffron Pistachio Cardamom Butter Toffee from Recipes from a Pantry

    Chocolate Dipped Candied Blood Oranges from Beyond Mere Sustenance

    Old-Fashioned Chewy Butterscotch Candy from Jenni Field's Pastry Chef Online

    Irish Cream Chocolate Truffles from The Crumby Kitchen

    Peanut Butter Chocolate Meltaways from Mom Foodie

    Easy Keto Fudge from Wholesome Yum

    Coffee Toffee from My Kitchen Love

    Crock Pot Candy from Gonna Want Seconds

    Sugar-Free Keto Peanut Butter Cups (pictured below) from Wholesome Yum

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    No-Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Granola Jumbles (pictured below) from (yours truly) Kudos Kitchen

    "This fast and easy recipe for No-Bake Peanut Butter & Chocolate Granola Jumbles will satisfy your sweet tooth and give you a boost of energy which will last you all through the afternoon."

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    Salted Caramel Mocha Chocolate Bark (pictured below) from Cupcakes and Kale Chips

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    Nutella Fudge from Sweet and Savory Meals

    Vegan Cashew Chocolate Truffles from Rhain's Recipes

    Marzipan Candy from Masala Herb

    Irish Potato Candy from Eating Richly

    Brownie and Butter Toffee Brittle from Flavor Bender

    Sesame Seed Crunch Candy from Strength and Sunshine

    Bourbon Honeycomb Candy from Jenni Field's Pastry Chef Online

    Grandma's Old-Fashioned Cream Caramels from Life's Currents

    Homemade Hard Candy from Persnickety Plates

    Microwave Fudge from Nellie Bellie

    Old Time Peanut Butter Candy from Fearless Dining

    Chocolate Hazel Nut Candy Bars from Platter Talk

    White Chocolate Eggnog Fudge (pictured below) from The Seasoned Mom

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    Creamy Pecan Pralines (pictured below) from Joy Filled Eats

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    Dark Chocolate Champagne Truffles (pictured below) from The Suburban Soapbox

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    Sweet Spicy Cinnamon Fudge (pictured below) from (yours truly) Kudos Kitchen

    "Wake up your taste buds with this Sweet Spicy Cinnamon Fudge. It’s not the typical flavor of fudge that you’ve seen coming and going, year after year."

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    1. Holly says

      November 11, 2019 at 12:45 pm

      Hi Renee - What a great roundup of decadent treats. PINNED! Thank you for including my gingerbread truffles. My heart is full of gratitude. Hugs, Holly

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    2. Jenni says

      October 30, 2019 at 12:44 pm

      Wow, what an incredible round up, Renee! Thanks so much for including some of my candy recipes!

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      • Renée says

        October 31, 2019 at 7:29 am

        It is always my pleasure, Jenni! They're awesome recipes!!

        Reply

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