HM Sweets for Xmas Presents - cheap recipes?

dogstarheaven

thanks for the advice. marshmallows sound good but i think a bit daunting tho'. as i've no real experience making sweets, am not sure how this would work, but i could do with making use of the 6mth old sheet gelatine i bought in tesco reduced section!

hey frugal! i've always wanted to work with boiled sweets in a cookie recipe but wasn't sure if it would work or not. in the 7 yrs of cookie making for xmas gifting i've become marginally better (not great imo)

my DD made HM sweets last yr for her family presents which included biscotti (yeah, i know bit strange!) peppermint creams, truffles and 'bark chocolate' - the slabs with swirls or bits added to it.

i've seen a recipe online for fruity lollipops made with cordial.. has anyone tried that?

i will definately try out honeycomb, just hope it doesn't burn too quickly for me or else my pan will get ruined!

snowleopard61

The stained glass biscuit things are great; really effective. Made those with my children when they were younger and may have a go again this Christmas! Just one tip: use baking parchment or other very non-stick material to line the baking tray - think they would stick badly to greaseproof or foil, and not sure whether greasing the tray would spoil the effect.

You could try a sort of rocky road/tiffin thing instead of the chocolate cornflakes, using glace cherries/marshmallows/raisins/biscuit mixed in?

squeaky

Hi

You'll find lots of ideas here:- OS Style homemade sweets/toffees/fudge

alimbee

I make Nigella's Christmas Rocky Road for gifts every year and an extra batch for us! The most expensive part of the recipe is the amaretti biscuits which are on offer in Lidl at the moment ;-)

meritaten

a very easy recipe is Chocolate Cherries. My granddaughter loves to make these! you just use either glace or maraschino cherries (glace are cheaper) and dip them into melted chocolate and set in fridge for ten minutes.
to make them as gifts for adults I would soak the cherries for twenty minutes (or overnight) in Brandy or a nice liquer. Use a 'good' chocolate and decorate the cherries with something sophisticated. Like a tiny piece of gold leaf or the edible gold sprinkles another poster mentioned. you could use white chocolate too and decorate with a drizzle of dark chocolate.
The Barefoot Contessa has a fabulous recipe for chocolate truffles if you want to push the boat out a bit. you will find her recipe and Nigellas on Food Network Tv - sorry I dont know the internet addy.

jenhugs

Okay so this week I am going to start making chocolates, peppermint creams, and fudge. Just wondering if anyone can recommend the best place to buy the cellpophane bags and ribbon.

Thanks

liana_y2kuk

My DD's who, are 7 and 3, want to take some sweeties in for the class. I have bought a couple of button moulds from ebay. We are going to make chocolate buttons in the shape of actual buttons. Quite novel and one like this are for sale at hotel chocolate for quite a bit. I think that you could even do an adult version by adding ground coffee and using posh botton moulds.

Kat
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lisa26_2

Has anyone sen any christmas shaped ice cube moulds anywhere? I have some little metal xmas moulds for making chocs but only a few so would takes ages to get many done!

liana_y2kuk

I got some from a 99p store in liverpool yesterday. Do you have one of these shops near you?

Kat