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Candy Cane Marbled Biscotti

By On December 20, 2011 In Candy, Chocolate, Cookies, Desserts, Gluten-Free With 17 Comments Permanent Link to Candy Cane Marbled BiscottiPermalink

 

I seriously don’t know how to describe these bad boys. Like majorly embellished Thin Mints? A tribute to all that is glorious and wintery in crunchy cookie form? Abso-friggin-lutely fantastic with coffee?

Let’s go with all of the above.

Every year I always make some sort of confection with all the striped candy that is hanging around (um, literally) during the holiday season: usually bark, or cupcakes, or cookies. Oftentimes even just a simple hot chocolate will do. This year, though, I wanted to make something that truly screams indulgence. And, since it’s the season for hot bevvies, biscotti seemed apropos. But, I was craving a biscotti that not only would stand up to coffee, but enhance its bold flavor. Also, I needed something that exclaims “Happy Holidays!” because when giving away food for holidays, one rule I like to keep in mind is: the more festive, the better.

Enter Candy Cane Marbled Biscotti. In posts past I have divulged to you guys my affinity for biscotti and the reasons for such. I think adding a hefty coat of chocolate and an extra dose of sugar makes it all the better. It’s like candy and biscotti… in one!

Did I mention that this stuff is perfect for gift giving? Not only does it razzle and dazzle, but it also lasts up to a month!

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Chocolate Apples!

By On October 27, 2011 In Candy, Chocolate, Desserts, Gluten-Free, Vegan Community With 22 Comments Permanent Link to Chocolate Apples!Permalink

 

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Chocolate Hazelnut Crispy Treats

By On April 18, 2011 In Candy, Desserts, Gluten-Free With 29 Comments Permanent Link to Chocolate Hazelnut Crispy TreatsPermalink

I’ve been on a chocolate hazelnut butter kick lately.

Honestly, I don’t foresee that going away anytime soon. And yes, I realize I’m like ten years late on all the hype… but now I definitely get what all the fuss is about. That sh-tuff is goooood.

It’s been making its way into so many things in my kitchen (mostly a spoon and then my mouth, but hey).  My favorite so far: rice crispy treats. These don’t even need the chocolate on the outside they are so hardcore delicious. But, the silky smooth coating puts these babies over the top.

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Vegan & Gluten Free Twixx

By On January 15, 2011 In Candy, Chocolate, Desserts, Gluten-Free, Uncategorized With 45 Comments Permanent Link to Vegan & Gluten Free TwixxPermalink

A few days ago, I got this hankering for a twix bar… or more likely a hankering to create a vegan and gluten free version of the popular candy that I grew to love as a child. I distinctly remember there being three varieties offered for sale in my small midwest village grocery store: peanut butter, cookies and cream, and caramel. I always loved each one for their own uniqueness… but for some reason, the caramel variety was my favorite.

Today, I barely remember what the darned things taste like… but I get the gist: a crunchy vanilla-ish cookie, creamy caramel, and a thin chocolate coating.

Easy enough, right?

Eh….

This recipe does take a little patience, finesse… and an even temper. But, it’s definitely worth a go if you too miss twix bars like I do *whether you are gluten free, vegan, or both*.

Not exactly the same, but close enough to be worth the little bit of extra effort.

(updated— the amazingly rational Kittee came through in the comments with a stellar idea to make these super easy! She had a ridiculously good suggestion to pipe on the caramel sticky filling using a piping bag and flat tip. Genius!) see * below

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Addictively Easy Peanut Butter Fudge

By On December 22, 2010 In Candy, Chocolate, Desserts, Gluten-Free With 23 Comments Permanent Link to Addictively Easy Peanut Butter FudgePermalink


When I think back to my holidays at home as a child, two things in particular hold tight in my memory: wrapping paper and fudge.

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Chocolate Covered Potato Chips

By On November 22, 2010 In Appetizers/Hors d'oeuvre, Candy, Gluten-Free With 33 Comments Permanent Link to Chocolate Covered Potato ChipsPermalink

So, I was running behind today with my VeganMoFo post and was trying to find something superquick to make up for it. As I wandered into my kitchen, I immediately spotted two of my favorite foods: potato chips and chocolate chips. I considered today’s post done!

I know this isn’t exactly a recipe… at all. It’s much more of an assemblage. But, chocolate covered potato chips are BIG where I come from (holla, Midwest!), so any of you unfamiliar to this insanely unhealthy flavor explosion: this post is for you. ♥

Plus, it’s almost Thanksgiving, ya know?!  That’s right…add some mashed potatoes and gravy and we would have ourselves a three-course dinner, folks. :)

What can I say? I’m a simple kinda gal.

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Buckeye Candy (with a Hint of Cardamom)

By On November 15, 2010 In Candy, Chocolate, Desserts, Gluten-Free With 28 Comments Permanent Link to Buckeye Candy (with a Hint of Cardamom)Permalink

I was raised on the idea that: if you want a treat, you best learn how to make it yourself. And, if you want to learn how to make it correctly (or in other words: taste like my mom’s), you must follow the recipe exactly. The first part, I agree with- but the second part… bah. Not so.

Beginning when I was just fifteen I had started veganizing all of my mom’s, grandmother’s, aunts’ and cousins’ recipes out of an old box that my mom kept on the very top shelf of her highest kitchen cabinet (good thing I was one heck of a climber). Buckeye Candy*- popular here in the state of Ohio, where the magical buckeye trees flourish- is one of the first recipes I got my little vegan hands on.

I happen to think these vegan buckeye candies taste just as they should: incredibly unhealthy, rich and so so so delicious.

* I added the cardamom for extra yumminess, ’cause that’s how I roll.

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Chocolate Toffee Popcorn Balls

By On October 29, 2010 In Candy, Gluten-Free With 16 Comments Permanent Link to Chocolate Toffee Popcorn BallsPermalink

Popcorn balls are one of those things that never EVER cross my mind to make or even eat. I have no idea why. Even though I’m not a huge fan of eating fistfulls of popcorn, I absolutely love popcorn when it is slathered in buttery flavored sugar and shaped into a sphere! I also love that they are sweet and salty and will make you totally sick if you eat too many.  :)

Plus, these things are friggin cute. Seriously… they are so easy, but you can make them look like you spent hours making them- and because of this, they make the perfect “bring along to someone else’s party” food.

Happy Halloween!!

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Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Coconut Candy

By On May 14, 2010 In Candy, Chocolate, Desserts, Gluten-Free With 15 Comments Permanent Link to Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Coconut CandyPermalink

coconut peanut butter candy

Yes, the title is a mouthful, but seriously, so is this candy.  Lots of flavors going on in these babies: coconut, chocolate, peanut butter, and even a hint of vanilla.

Shredded coconut is one of those foods that most people either cannot get enough of, or cannot stand. I fall in between the two: I love it, but only in moderation.

Today, though, there is some major coconut love going around. As I was importing my photos for this post, I noticed that Susan from Rawmazing had created almost the exact same thing!  Except she left out the refined sugar, added strawberries, and she didn’t cook anything. Okay, so not exactly the same.  And Tasha, from The Voracious Vegan made this insanely delicious looking dessert using coconut milk.

Anyways, these candies are ridiculously easy to make if you have a candy thermometer. They are a tad trickier if you don’t, but still easy. If you are a coconut fan… give these a whirl. Try them without the chocolate too. I really enjoy them both ways.

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Vegan Star Crunch!

By On March 5, 2010 In Candy, Chocolate, Cookies, Desserts, Gluten-Free With 19 Comments Permanent Link to Vegan Star Crunch!Permalink

vegan star crunch

As a child, did you ever love a food so much that you would risk the wrath of your huge and terrifying older brother to sneak the last one?

The other day my husband and I were reminiscing about childhood junkfood favorites, and I remembered how much I desperately loved Little Debbie Star Crunches.  I had a sick obsession with these things.  This most likely caused me to block all thoughts of them from my memory after I went vegan. Once my memory was triggered, though, I became dead set on the idea of making them myself.  I needed a way to once again enjoy the taste/texture of the individually wrapped treats that I used to stash everywhere: lunchbox, pocket, fridge, freezer, bookbag, dresser drawer.  It was kinda out of control.

I loved them primarily because of their gooey and crispy and hard to explain texture… which oddly enough gave them most of their flavor.  I think sans the strange texture of a Star Crunch, we would be left with pretty much just  “sweet”.

To recreate these things I needed a great filler, because the crispy rice and chocolate part is easy.  The answer was the Medjool date!  Dates are absolutely magical… I am super happy to have discovered the many uses of them.

These cookies are definitely close enough to an actual Star Crunch to satisfy my craving… without the long list of creepy ingredients and eternal shelf life.

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