110+ Easy Christmas Candy Recipes

Christmas baking isn’t all about Cookies and pies, even though we often think it should be. Candy making can be a fun holiday activity with the whole family! Recipes like Hot Chocolate Fudge and Peppermint Bark are an excellent homemade gift idea for friends, family, and teachers. I’ve compiled a list of more than 110 easy homemade candy recipes you’ll want to add into your holiday dessert recipe rotation!

Chocolate Covered Treats

Adding a chocolate coating to your candies is easier than you’d think, and always a crowd-pleaser!

Chocolate Covered Oreos

Chocolate Covered Oreos are sandwich cookies smothered in chocolate and hardened into the PERFECT combo of sweet and crunchy. Try today!

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Chocolate Covered Caramels

Chocolate Covered Caramels are soft, chewy, and PERFECT for the holidays, made with sugar, butter, vanilla, and heavy cream, then coated with sweet chocolate.

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Chocolate Covered Graham Crackers Recipe

Chocolate Covered Graham Crackers are sweet and crunchy, made with graham crackers and melted chocolate, and the PERFECT no-bake treat!

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Peppermint Patties

Peppermint Patties are sweet and minty peppermint discs coated in chocolate, and incredibly EASY to make with only 4 ingredients!

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Mint Chocolate Covered Oreos Recipe

Mint Chocolate Covered Oreos are a fun upgrade on the classic cookie and make the perfect customizable dessert for any holiday or occasion.

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Chocolate Covered Potato Chips Recipe

Chocolate Covered Potato Chips are a quick 10-minute treat made with just 2 ingredients! A perfect snack that's salty, sweet, and crunchy!

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Chocolate Dipped Candy Canes

Chocolate Dipped Candy Canes are easy edible holiday gifts! Mini peppermint sticks dipped in chocolate and drizzled with white chocolate.

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Rocky Road Chocolate Candy

Rocky Road Candy is a delightful, chewy treat that's perfect for the holiday season. This quick and easy recipe is sure to impress everyone.

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Chocolate Peppermint Hearts

Chocolate Peppermint Hearts are a cute easy holiday treat made with mini candy canes and chocolate. Perfect for party favors, gifts, or on a cookie tray. 

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Recipe

These Homemade Peanut Butter Cups are rich, creamy no-bake treats that come together fast with minimal effort and easy cleanup. Try it today!

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Chocolate Raisin Clusters Recipe

Chocolate Raisin Clusters make the easiest homemade candy recipe with a hardened milk chocolate coating and chewy, sweet center. Try soon!

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Chocolate Covered Cherry Cordials

Homemade Chocolate Covered Cherry Cordials are an easy to make candy recipe with just five ingredients. Make these treats for the holidays!

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Peppermint Bark Crackers Recipe

Peppermint Bark Crackers are the easiest Christmas treats made with 4 ingredients! Chocolate-covered crackers with candy canes and chocolate.

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Pretzel Candy

Enjoy a sweet and salty crunch with these pretzel candies, easy to make and the perfect holiday gifts!

Turtle Pretzels Recipe

Pretzel Turtles are sweet and salty caramel treats that are incredibly EASY to make in just a few minutes with only 3 ingredients. Try today!

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Peppermint Bark Pretzels

Peppermint Bark Pretzels are a classic holiday treat of pretzel rods coated in melted chocolate and candy cane pieces. Make them in minutes!

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Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Rods Recipe

Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Rods are an easy, irresistible treat that’s perfect for holidays, parties, gifting, or satisfying your sweet tooth!

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Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Pretzels

Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Pretzels are the PERFECT no-bake combo of salty and sweet with creamy peanut butter frosting and an indulgent chocolate coating!

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White Chocolate Peppermint Pretzels

These Chocolate Pretzels are easy no-bake holiday treats with just 2 ingredients. Salty pretzel twists covered in melted white chocolate chips.

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Chocolate Covered Pretzels Recipe

Chocolate Covered Pretzels are a sweet, salty, and crunchy treat perfect for the holidays! Great for parties, snacking, or gift baskets!

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Chocolate Pretzel Wreath Recipe

Chocolate Pretzel Wreath is the perfect festive treat for a holiday party. Candied pretzels arranged in a ring to make a wreath-shaped snack!

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Christmas Pretzel Hugs

Christmas Pretzel Hugs are an easy candy to make in bulk. All it takes is pretzels, Hershey kisses, and m&ms for the perfect holiday treat.

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Brittle & Toffee

The perfect homemade gifts, these brittle and toffee recipes are an old-fashioned sweet treat that everyone will love!

Peanut Brittle Recipe

Peanut Brittle is the ultimate sweet, buttery, and crunchy treat, perfect for parties, gifts, and treat platters. Ready in under an hour!

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Saltine Toffee Recipe

Saltine Cracker Toffee is a quick and easy candy recipe that's perfect for those new to baking. It is great for gifting during the Holidays!

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Butter Toffee

Butter Toffee is rich, unbelievably easy homemade toffee made with simple ingredients like chocolate, sugar, butter, and chopped almonds.

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Buttercrunch Pecan Toffee

Buttercrunch Pecan Toffee is the perfect treat with toasted, buttery pecans mixed with sweet toffee and topped with a rich chocolate layer.

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Easy Toffee Bits Recipe

Easy Toffee Bits are made on the stovetop with just 3 simple ingredients. The sweet, buttery treats are great dessert mix-ins or toppings.

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Pecan Praline Toffee Bites

Pecan Praline Toffee Bites are easy dessert bites with graham crackers, brown sugar, butter, vanilla and chopped pecans. Addicting homemade holiday candy!

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Indulgent Chocolate Fudge

Homemade fudge is as fun to make as it is to eat! These chocolate fudge recipes are the perfect holiday treat for parties, or a great family activity.

Chocolate Fudge

Chocolate Fudge is a rich and indulgent take on an old-fashioned recipe, is no-bake, and only takes 3 ingredients that you already have in your pantry!

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Hot Chocolate Fudge

Hot Chocolate Fudge is the perfect holiday treat! With sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, chocolate chips, hot chocolate mix, and topped with marshmallows. 

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Christmas Fudge Recipe

Christmas Fudge is the perfect holiday treat and edible gift with creamy chocolate, butterscotch chips, almonds, walnuts, and candied fruit.

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Chocolate Peppermint Fudge

Chocolate Peppermint Fudge is an easy holiday treat made with chocolate chips, condensed milk, peppermint extract and candy cane pieces.

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Chocolate Vanilla Fruit and Nut Fudge Recipe

Chocolate Vanilla Fruit and Nut Fudge is an easy two layer no-bake candy recipe perfect for the holidays. Great to box up and give as a gift!

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Rocky Road Fudge Recipe

Rocky Road Fudge is a rich, nostalgic treat that comes together in just 10 minutes with minimal prep, making it an irresistible dessert.

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Chocolate Walnut Fudge Recipe

Chocolate Walnut Fudge is a rich and indulgent treat that's incredibly easy to make with just four ingredients. It's the perfect sweet treat!

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Irish Cream Chocolate Fudge

Irish Cream Chocolate Fudge is the creamiest chocolate fudge that tastes like Irish coffee! Easy no-cook treat recipe perfect for holidays!

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge is perfectly sweet and salty. Peanut butter and chocolate are layered over each other for the perfect homemade candy.

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Easy Fudge Wreath

Easy Fudge Wreath is the perfect recipe to serve at a holiday party. Creamy, chocolate fudge is shaped into a Christmas Wreath with decorative toppings.

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Dark Chocolate Orange Fudge

Dark Chocolate Orange Fudge is the easiest Christmas candy recipe. Creamy fudge made with only 3 ingredients: chocolate, orange extract and condensed milk.

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German Chocolate Fudge

German Chocolate Fudge is an easy, decadent holiday candy recipe perfect for gifts! Rich, creamy chocolate fudge with a sweet, chewy, coconut pecan topping!

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Fantasy Fudge

Fantasy Fudge is a creamy, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate fudge holiday dessert (for easy gifts too!) with marshmallow creme, and crunchy walnuts throughout.

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More Fudge Recipes

Chocolate is the classic fudge flavor most of us think of, but you can make homemade fudge with many delicious flavors including peppermint, maple, peanut butter, and more.

Peppermint Fudge

Easy Peppermint Fudge is a creamy rich white chocolate fudge recipe with crunchy candy cane pieces. The perfect treat for the holiday season!

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Gingerbread Fudge Recipe

Gingerbread Fudge is the perfect holiday treat made with holiday spices that taste like gingerbread cookie dough. Great for gifts or parties!

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Maple Fudge Recipe

Maple Fudge is an old fashioned recipe and a perfect fall treat. Creamy, smooth, and full of delicious flavor. It will be a holiday favorite!

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Peanut Butter Fudge

Peanut Butter Fudge is a smooth, buttery and rich old-fashioned recipe, with only 6 ingredients that is fridge ready in 10 minutes and perfect for holiday gifts!

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Eggnog Fudge

Eggnog Fudge is rich, smooth, and creamy. It's the perfect holiday treat made with real eggnog, white chocolate, and marshmallow creme.

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Pumpkin Fudge Recipe

Pumpkin Fudge is a rich, creamy white chocolate fudge. It's the perfect treat for gifting for fall holidays or enjoying at home. Try it soon!

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Mint Oreo Fudge

Mint Oreo Fudge is creamy, rich white chocolate fudge loaded with Oreo Cookies. With white chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and mint extract. 

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Cookie Dough Fudge Recipe

Easy Cookie Dough Fudge is the creamiest fudge ever! It comes together so quickly and you don't need a thermometer or marshmallows to make it!

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Gumdrop Fudge Recipe

Easy Gumdrop Fudge is a rich, colorful Holiday treat. Ready with just 4 ingredients and so cute to gift to friends!

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Peppermint Oreo Fudge

Peppermint Oreo Fudge is sweet and creamy with Oreo chunks and peppermint pieces throughout. Easy white chocolate fudge ready for the fridge in 10 minutes.

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Candied Nuts

The perfect old-fashioned way to ring in the holidays, when you want to give your home that nostalgic feel!

Slow Cooker Candied Cinnamon Pecans Recipe

Slow Cooker Candied Cinnamon Pecans are a total breeze to make and will leave your house smelling so delicious. Try making these today!

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Candied Walnuts

Candied Walnuts are great for holiday baking or to munch on as a snack! They’re crunchy and addicting with brown sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon coating!

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Slow Cooker White Chocolate Peanut Candies Recipe

Slow Cooker White Chocolate Peanut Candies are easy, salty-sweet bites that melt together into clusters of creamy, crunchy goodness! So good!

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Peanut Clusters Recipe

Easy Peanut Clusters are quick, no-bake treats that come together in minutes. Sweet, crunchy, and perfect for sharing or holiday baskets!

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Chocolate Covered Almonds Recipe

Chocolate Covered Almonds are a sweet and salty treat. Give them as a gift or snack on them at home. Even the kids will love making them!

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Mixed Nut Clusters Recipe

Mixed Nut Clusters are the perfect chocolate covered snack. This easy treat is made in minutes and a great gift. Try them for the holidays!

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Pralines

Pralines are an easy, but delicious treat made with butter, sugar, cream, toasted pecans, and vanilla. They’re sweet, crunchy, candy-coated perfection!

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Caramel Peanut Clusters Recipe

Caramel Peanut Clusters are delicious sweet and salty homemade candies that are perfect for holidays, parties, or gifting! They will go fast!

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Polar Bear Claws

Polar Bear Claws are a delicious homemade treat with crunchy peanuts and buttery caramel clusters coated in rich white chocolate.

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Slow Cooker Chocolate Candy

Slow Cooker Chocolate Candy is the perfect way to make easy homemade candy. The chocolate peanut treats are wonderful edible gifts to make for the holidays!

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Slow Cooker Chocolate Peanut Candy Recipe

Slow Cooker Chocolate Peanut Candy made with just four ingredients is a perfectly easy holiday recipe that will make gifting even easier!

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White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Clusters Recipe

White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Clusters are an easy dessert that is perfect for parties or as gifts and ready in just 30 minutes! Try today!

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Homemade Turtle Candies Recipe

Homemade Turtle Candies are the sweet and crunchy no-bake candy, made with melted chocolate and caramel over toasted pecans.

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Holiday Bark

These bark recipes are so easy to make that you’ll want to whip up a batch every time company is coming over!

Peppermint Bark Recipe

Peppermint Bark is an EASY to make treat with no baking required. Serve it at your next Holiday party or gift it! The kids can help make it!

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Oreo Bark Recipe

Oreo Bark is the quickest and easiest holiday treat to make. Package it in some small bags and give away to friends and family! Try today!

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Reese’s Bark Recipe

Reese's Bark is the ultimate chocolate and peanut butter dessert. Simple and easy to make, it is perfect for gift giving for the holidays!

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S’mores Bark

S’mores Bark is the perfect kid-friendly, no-bake dessert ready for the fridge in a few minutes. Made with graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate.

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Chubby Hubby Bark Recipe

Chubby Hubby Bark is a no-bake goodie inspired by a popular ice cream that you can be made in just 10 minutes and is ready to eat in an hour!

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White Chocolate Candy Cane Oreo Bark

White Chocolate Candy Cane Oreo Bark is a no-bake treat, with dark chocolate, Oreo cookies, peppermint extract, and crushed candy canes.

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Chunky Monkey Bark Recipe

Chunky Monkey Bark is a an easy candy bark that's perfect for the holidays, made with white chocolate, sweet, salty, and crunchy toppings.

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Mint Oreo Bark Recipe

Mint Oreo Bark is the perfect dessert to serve for Christmas or St. Patrick's Day! Great on a cookie platter or bag it up & gift! Try soon!

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Fruitcake Bark Recipe

Fruit Cake Bark is a fun twist on a Christmas classic dessert made with white chocolate, candied fruit, walnuts, and gingersnaps!

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Pecan Pie Bark

Pecan Pie Bark makes a perfect holiday gift with a graham crackers, pecans, and brown sugar. It's sweet, crunchy, and ready in 20 minutes!

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Cinnamon Pecan Bark

Cinnamon Pecan Bark are chewy, spiced cookie bars full of warm cinnamon flavor and crunchy pecans. Tasty easy one bowl holiday dessert with few ingredients.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bark Recipe

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bark is an easy, rich treat that you can make with just 3 ingredients: Peanut Butter Chips, Chocolate, and Oil.

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Gingerbread House Candy Bark

Gingerbread House Candy Bark is exactly what it sounds like! It’s a classic chocolate base topped with gingerbread house treats for an easy holiday dessert.

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White Chocolate Cranberry Bark

White Chocolate Cranberry Bark is a sweet holiday treat filled with crunchy walnuts and tart cranberries that you can make in about 10 minutes!

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Coconut Almond Chocolate Bark Recipe

Coconut Almond Chocolate Bark is an easy, no-fuss treat inspired by an Almond Joy, with rich flavor and a mix of sweet and crunchy textures!

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White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark

White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark is the ultimate easy Christmas treat. Make this no-bake dessert with just 3 ingredients in under an hour.

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Peppermint Bark Dip

Peppermint Bark Dip is a quick and easy Christmas dessert dip with chocolate chips, peppermint candy pieces, Cool Whip and cream cheese.

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Candy Balls

These holiday candy recipes are simple to make, just mix the ingredients together and roll them into a ball. The perfect gift or potluck dessert!

Buckeye Balls Recipe

Buckeye Balls are a quick, easy, no bake recipe made with only 6 ingredients. A perfect time saving treat for the Holidays! Try them today!

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Rum Balls Recipe

Rum Balls are a decadent, quick, no-bake chocolate treat that are rich, festive, and perfect for the holidays! Try making today!

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Oreo Balls (Oreo Truffles) Recipe

Oreo Balls (aka Oreo Truffles) made with only FOUR ingredients are a sweet and indulgent no-bake recipe that’s ready in under 45 minutes!

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Peppermint Oreo Balls Recipe

Peppermint Oreo Balls are a cookie dessert wrapped with a holiday taste! Make them for your next holiday party, they will be a favorite!

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Chocolate Cheesecake Bites Recipe

Chocolate Cheesecake Bites are an easy no-bake delight! Smooth, rich, and full of chocolatey goodness, with a truffle-like finish. Try today!

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Strawberry Cake Balls

Strawberry Cake Balls made with ONLY 4 ingredients are sweet, creamy, coated in melted chocolate and incredibly easy to make!

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Peppermint Chocolate Truffles

Peppermint Chocolate Truffles are 4-ingredient sweet treats perfect for an edible holiday gift that you can share with family and friends.

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Chocolate Orange Truffles

Chocolate Orange Truffles are the perfect homemade candy made with creamy, dark chocolate, orange flavor, and orange sugar coating.

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Kentucky Bourbon Balls Recipe

Kentucky Bourbon Balls are a classic Southern treat made at home. Perfect for gifting to your friends & family. Try them this holiday season!

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Peanut Butter Snowballs Recipe

Peanut Butter Snowballs are an adorable, no-bake holiday treat perfect for a holiday party! Your guests will love them, they're that good!

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Brazilian Brigadeiros Candies Recipe

Brazilian Brigadeiros Candies are rich, soft, fudgy, and easy to make! Try making it at your next party or holiday.

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Chocolate Truffles Recipe

Chocolate Truffles made with only 3 ingredients, rolled in cocoa or powdered sugar, are a creamy, indulgent dessert and SO EASY to make!

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Peanut Butter Truffles Recipe

Peanut Butter Truffles are rich, sweet, no-bake bites rolled in crunchy goodness! Pure peanut butter lovers bliss! Try for your next party!

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Popcorn & Snack Recipes

These sweet and salty snack recipes are perfect for holiday parties or to add to snack gift bags!

Christmas White Chocolate Trash Snack Mix Recipe

Christmas White Chocolate Trash Snack Mix is festive, crunchy, and a sweet treat, perfect for holiday snacking or gifting! Try it out soon!

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Caramel Popcorn Recipe

Caramel Popcorn is crispy, buttery, salty and sweet! With just a few ingredients, you'll have fresh caramel corn and never go back to bagged! 

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Christmas Saltine Toffee Snack Mix Recipe

Christmas Saltine Toffee Snack Mix is a unique, addictive treat made with oyster crackers to add the perfect crunch! Only 15 minutes to set.

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Christmas Popcorn Crunch

Christmas Popcorn Crunch is an easy holiday snack recipe. Sweet and salty popcorn with white chocolate, pretzels, M&M candies, and sprinkles.

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Potato Chip Clusters Recipe

Potato Chip Clusters are salty candy clusters with melted white chocolate, potato chips, and walnuts. The perfect savory-sweet party snack!

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More Candies

A few more candy recipes that I just had to include! Enjoy these as a sweet treat or a Christmas snack.

Cream Cheese Mints Recipe

Cream Cheese Mints are buttery, melt-in-your-mouth candies with delicious peppermint flavor- easily made in minutes for the holidays! Try now!

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Salted Caramels

Salted Caramels are made with a few ingredients and are a perfect treat to share at parties! Try making them today – the kids love them!

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Chocolate Marshmallow Peanut Butter Bars Recipe

Chocolate Marshmallow Peanut Butter Bars are an easy no-bake bar that is perfect for potlucks and parties. Easy prep, even the kids can help!

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Sour Patch Grapes – Healthier than the Candy!

With only two ingredients, these candied grapes come together in seconds and taste like you threw deliciously tart green grapes into the machines at the Sour Patch Candy factory!

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Chocolate Confetti Squares Recipe

Chocolate Confetti Squares are an easy no-bake dessert. These fudgy, fluffy marshmallow bars are festive and sure to please any crowd.

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Homemade Marshmallows Recipe

Homemade Marshmallows are sweet, fluffy, and incredibly EASY to make yourself! A perfect fun treat the kids will enjoy making with you!

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Hard Candy

Hard Candy is the perfect sweet treat to give as a gift or enjoy yourself. Make them with lemon, orange, or strawberry flavors.

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Irish Potato Candy

This Irish Potato Candy recipe is a no bake candy made with cream cheese, powdered sugar, and shredded coconut rolled in cinnamon. A Philadelphia favorite!

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Peanut Butter Candy Recipe

Peanut Butter Candy combines sweet and salty into the perfect combination of candy flavors, made into tasty, melty, hand-held squares.

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Christmas Saltine Toffee Cookies

Christmas Saltine Toffee Cookies are quick and easy holiday treats. Salty, sweet toffee and oyster cracker bites topped with chocolate chips and sprinkles.

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Peanut Butter Confetti Squares Recipe

Peanut Butter Confetti Squares are a colorful dessert with fruity marshmallows, peanut butter, and butterscotch chips. the perfect dessert.

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Coconut Joys

Coconut Joys are a quick and easy no bake candy recipe made with shredded coconut flakes, powdered sugar, chocolate chips, butter and pecans.

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I love giving out homemade gifts during the holiday season, and these Christmas candy recipes are the perfect way to do it! Make sure to let me know in the comments section below which of these candy recipes you loved the most. For more inspiration, try my other collections, like my 30+ Sweet Bundt Cakes for Every Occasion, and my 60+ Ultimate Peanut Butter Dessert Recipe Collection!