A recipe for homemade salted nut rolls: soft marshmallow nougat surrounded by a bourbon-spiked caramel, rolled in salted roasted peanuts or pecans. In Minnesota, the candy aisle is lined with red packages. Their distinct branding appears on endcaps. They sit proudly near the … [Read more...] about Homemade Salted Nut Rolls with Bourbon Caramel
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Salted Maple Whiskey Caramel Corn with Pecans for Movie Night
This recipe for maple caramel corn with a shot of whiskey, plenty of pecans, and a sprinkling of salt is just what your movie night ordered. Every morning over breakfast Magnus asks me if it's a school day. His sweet voice calls to me from the kitchen table even as I move … [Read more...] about Salted Maple Whiskey Caramel Corn with Pecans for Movie Night
Peppermint Truffles from Ganache
So, you may have been wondering how much hot chocolate I was going to make with all that ganache the other day. Hot chocolate for everyone! Actually, not really. Hot chocolate for no one. Truffles for everyone...or at least for me. The bonus of making hot chocolate from … [Read more...] about Peppermint Truffles from Ganache
My Take on Homemade Candy Corn
My kids have been complaining lately and with good reason. I have been procrastinating something fierce with moving into the fall season. It hasn't necessarily been intentional. No. It's just that there has been so much to do and juggle that things like seasonal baking have … [Read more...] about My Take on Homemade Candy Corn
Rum-Glazed Roasted Pecans
One of our favorite things to get at fairs, festivals and our local farmer's market is a cone of roasted nuts. Just follow your nose, allowing the cinnamon smell to guide you. They'll usually hand out a one-nut sample to entice you to buy them, too. It's love at first taste, … [Read more...] about Rum-Glazed Roasted Pecans
