Barneck Family Candy Recipes

I have had a few requests from friends on facebook for my candy recipes.  So...in order to please the masses (LOL), here they are!  I don't have pics at this time.

Fudge
First of all, a disclaimer.  This is THE most easy fudge recipe EVER!  It almost seems like cheating.  There's no boiling or measuring.  That said, I have had the most compliments on this recipe!  One year at a company party I even had a gentleman tell me it tasted like his mom's fudge!  The recipe is very basic, it's the ingredients you add that really make it pop!

2 pkgs. semi sweet chocolate chips (I prefer Macey's brand or Nestles)

2 cans sweetened condensed milk

1 tsp. vanilla or other flavoring of your choice

Pour chocolate chips and sweetened cond. milk into a glass microwave safe bowl.  Stir.  Cook in microwave for 2 minutes, stir, if chips aren't melted all the way, cook for one more minute and continue until the chips are all melted and milk is stirred in.  Add flavoring.  Pour into a wax paper lined cake pan (9X13).  Let chill in the fridge.  Cut and enjoy!
Things we add:
marshmallows and walnuts (rocky road fudge)
chopped up marascino cherries folded in after the chocolate is melted.
pecans and orange flavoring
raspberry flavoring
candy canes
toasted coconut
mint flavoring
praline flavoring
almond flavoring

There you go!  Easy!!

Chocolate Covered Cherries

• 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 4 (4 ounce) jars maraschino cherries, drained
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons shortening

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, mix together confectioner's sugar, margarine, milk and almond extract.
2. On a lightly floured surface, knead the mixture into a large ball. Roll into 1 inch balls. Flatten the balls into 2 inch circles. Leaving the stems sticking out, wrap the cherries in the circles by lightly rolling in hands. Place the wrapped cherries on wax paper and chill in the refrigerator at least 4 hours.
3. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt chocolate chips and shortening. Holding by the stem, dip the chilled cherries into the chocolate chip mixture. Chill until serving. 

 Buckeyes

2 cups peanut butter (creamy)
1 stick butter
1 lb. powdered sugar
1 (12 oz) pkg chocolate chips
1/2 bar paraffin (wax)

Mix peanut butter, butter and powdered sugar.  Roll into balls and refrigerate.  Melt chocolate chips and paraffin in a double boiler.  Use a toothpick to dip balls into chocolate.  Place on wax paper to cool.


Sugared Walnuts or Pecans

• 1 egg white
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 pound pecan halves
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Grease one baking sheet.
2. In a mixing bowl, whip together the egg white and water until frothy. In a separate bowl, mix together sugar, salt, and cinnamon.
3. Add pecans to egg whites, stir to coat the nuts evenly. Remove the nuts, and toss them in the sugar mixture until coated. Spread the nuts out on the prepared baking sheet.
4. Bake at 250 degrees F (120 degrees C) for 1 hour. Stir every 15 minutes.