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Candies to make for the holidays

A variety of candies to make for the holidays

Need a great gift to give someone..

How about giving them some candies…

And here are some great

Candies to Make for the Holidays

A variety of candies to make for the holidays
Candies to make for the holidays

 

These Chocolate Truffles from The Spinach Spot look so delicious

and they are free of dairy, soy, additives and sugar..

Chocolate Truffles - Candies to make for the holidays.
Chocolate Truffles from the Spinach Spot

Here is another great chocolate recipe for those that are needing something

that is gluten free and dairy free.

This one is Salted Toffee Chocolates from Sandi’s Allergy Free Recipes.

Salted Toffee Chocolate - Candies to make for the Holidays
Salted Toffee Chocolate – Sandi’s Allergy Free Recipe

I love salty and sweet together and these Pintrest Pretzel Bites from Couponing & Cooking

have both and they are  easy to make

Pintrest Pretzel Bites - Candies to make for the holidays
Pintrest Pretzel Bites – Couponing & Cooking

How about something sweet, salty and sour… Lady Behind the Curtain has all three in her

Pistachio & Tart Cherry Chocolate Bark.

Pistachio & Tart Cherry Chocolate Bark ~ Candies to make for the Holidays
Pistachio & Tart Cherry Chocolate Bark ~ The Lady Behind the Curtain

Another salty and sweet recipe… this time from Foodies Sweet Goodies with

GIANT Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Caramel Cups

Giant Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Caramel Cups ~ Candies to make for the holidays
Giant Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Caramel Cups ~ Foodies Sweet Goodies

The Jazzy Gourmet has come up with a winning combination of peanut butter, caramel and Special K

Peanut Butter Caramel Chewy Christmas Wreaths

Peanut Butter Caramel Chewy Wreaths ~ candies to make for the holidays
Peanut Butter Caramel Chewy Wreaths ~ The Jazzy Gourmet

Nosh My Way is helping to keep those pesky calories off  during the holiday season and

has given us the WWPP for her Sea Salt Chocolate Walnut Cups

Sea Salt Chocolate Walnut Cups ~  candies to make for the holidays
Sea Salt Chocolate Walnut Cups ~ Nosh My Way

Cherries, did someone say cherries… My Biscuits are Burning has made these wonderful

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cake Balls

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cake Balls ~ a candy to make for the holidays
Chocolate Covered Cherry Cake Balls ~ My Biscuits are Burning

Pampered Chef Consultant -Carol’s Corner has made on of my favorite candies –

Microwave Peanut Brittle

Microwave Peanut Brittle - a candy to make for the holidays
Microwave Peanut Brittle – Pampered Chef Consultant – Carol’s Corner

Who doesn’t like oreo cookies and then to use them to make Snowman Oreo Pops ~ genius.

Made by Sugar ‘N Spice Gals

Snowman Oreo Pops - candies to make for the holidays
Snowman Oreo Pops ~ Sugar N’ Spice Gals

Country Pickins has made a Pumpkin Spice Fudge that would be perfect for any candy dish

Pumpkin Spice Fudge- a candy to make for the holidays
Pumpkin Spice Fudge ~ Country Pickins

These Billion Dollar Candy Bar looks absolutely sinful from Twirl and Taste

Billion Dollar Candy Bar ~ A candy to make for the holidays
Billion Dollar Candy Bar ~ Twirl and Taste

I know what I will be doing over the next few days.  I will be in my kitchen making some of these wonderful, delicious treats. I think I gained 20 pounds just writing this post… I wonder what will happen after I make them.. But they will look good on the plates of goodies I am giving as gifts.

Happy Candy Making 

A special thank you to all of you that let me use your pictures and links for this post.  Marlys

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Marlys @This and That

A Canadian transplant into USA with an African husband, you can see my adventures in internationally cooking over at This and That.

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4 Comments

  1. Sheryl @ Lady Behind The Curtain says:

    Hi Marlys,
    Great selection of treats. Thanks for including my Pistachio & Tart Cherry Chocolate Bark. Have a nice weekend! ~Sheryl @ Lady Behind The Curtain~

    1. Busy Vegetarian Mom says:

      Thank you for sharing! We are so lucky to have so many talented foodie friends 😉

      1. It is a good thing that there are many that are willing to let us share their recipes… or I would be one big whale if I made everything myself 🙂

    2. Thanks for stopping by Cheryl.. Your pistachio & tart cherry chocolate bark looks so good.. and I love the picture. Thanks for letting me share it.

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