Handmade candies are much tastier than store-bought candies with added colors and flavors. You will be sure of the quality of homemade natural sweets, which can become a pleasant gift, a festive dessert and a delicious delicacy.
Cherry covered in chocolate
To prepare this delicious treat, you will need (for 10-15 servings):
- cherries - 30 pcs.;
- 150 g of chocolate;
- 100 ml of rum.
Buy cherries with tails, for which you will dip the berries in hot chocolate. Wash the cherries, carefully place them on a paper towel and dry naturally.
Put the cherries in a jar and cover with rum, then refrigerate for 1-2 hours. You can also use liqueur, cognac, or any homemade liqueur instead of rum.
In the meantime, break the chocolate into pieces and melt in a water bath. Dip each cherry in hot chocolate and place on a plate. After the chocolate has cooled down, repeat the process.
Place the finished candies in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, and then they can be served.
Bounty sweets
You can make these delicious sweets with an original taste according to the following recipe. You will need (for 6 servings):
- 150 g milk chocolate;
- 100 g of coconut flakes;
- 50 g of sugar;
- 20 g butter;
- 100 ml of cream.
In a saucepan, combine the cream, sugar and butter, melt over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar and butter are completely dissolved.
Remove the resulting mixture from heat, cool naturally and then add the coconut flakes, stir well.
In a plastic container lined with cling film, spread the coconut mass in a layer of 1, 5-2 centimeters, level and tamp. Place the container in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Cut the resulting coconut mixture with a knife into small rectangles, trim the edges of each candy. Then place the coconut filling in the freezer again for 1 hour.
Break milk chocolate (you can use any other one) into pieces and melt in a water bath. To make the chocolate sticky, you can add 1-2 tablespoons of odorless vegetable oil to it.
Dip each bar on a fork in chocolate and place on plastic wrap. Send the resulting candies to the freezer for 20 minutes to completely solidify the chocolate. It is necessary to store Bounty sweets in the refrigerator.
Iris milk
You can make delicious sticky toffee according to the following recipe. You will need (for 5 servings):
- 100 ml of milk;
- 100 g of sugar;
- 2 tbsp. l. butter;
- 2 tbsp. l. honey;
- vegetable oil (for lubricating molds).
Place milk, sugar, honey and butter in a small saucepan with a thick bottom. Place the pot over low heat and simmer until brown, about 20 minutes. Keep in mind that the resulting mixture must be constantly stirred.
Lubricate rectangular candy tins with vegetable oil, then pour the caramel mass into them and leave to cool for about 2 hours. The sweets are ready.
