When Christmas Candy Making Gets a Little Out of Hand!

[@AcreHomestead]

If you want to see how I made the gingerbread house here is the link - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZuUd6WEi8ylgMk

[@bessiebrooks7353]

Thinks

[@brandinelson9869]

I wached it I don’t miss a video absolutely adore you it’s always hard for me to wate till the next one you jaymerll and little village homested I usually don’t miss any of y’all’s videos sorry for the spelling

[@fwoggybaby]

Hey Becky... wasn't sure how to let you know but on your website for the instructions for the marshmallows you have a mis- print on the dish size. You said 8x8 for thinner and 9x13 for thicker. 😊

[@blydenboylejr.5447]

Be careful. I noticed your using food items that are bioengineered. These ingredients are hazardous for your health. It's in almost everything. Do your research.

[@janicecole2722]

I always thought turtles had raisins in addition to all your other ingredients. Maybe, maybe not, but I would have thrown some golden raisins in as the carmel/pecan mixture was just beginning to boil. Just a thought! Thanks for the recipes. 🥰❤

[@judyclossey6229]

A FRIENDLY REMINDER...When making a candy assortment to share with friends and family do not make the mistake of putting a peppermint flavor candy in with the other assorted candies because the peppermint is so strong everything with all taste like peppermint! Same thing happens with Bourbon ball cookies putting them in with other Christmas cookies. Xx

[@meagantrout2127]

Also ginger molasses or ginger bread will do the same thing. Ahh bourbon balls. Made a bunch when we lived in Kentucky

[@petmomful2260]

Such good advice, thank you!!

[@karenustach5655]

Also peanut butter

[@kestraavalon]

Your pretzels probably won’t come out as it didn’t seem to look quite right, if anything they will be gritty (the caramel mixture should have extremely foamed up when you added the baking soda.

[@whoooami2090]

I made that same Carmel crunch pretzels and didn’t care for them. They sounded so good but were disappointing in my opinion. Everything looks good, but mixing flavors all together not so good.

[@diannamlittle]

To whoever gave the tip for placing the container on the scale before turning it on, THANK YOU!! Saving a step always helps!

[@teawrecksuk9414]

Most scales will have a Zero or Tare button so you can put your pot on first then zero it off, you can also zero it between ingredients.

[@lindap9079]

I know that zipper bags are something that is always handy, but I highly recommend that you start using pastry bags instead. Once you master the technique, and it won't take long to do that, you will have so much more control with your chocolate. More control equals less mess, the chocolate won't "get away from you" like it did when you were filling the paper liners for your peanut butter cups. Another pro tip, start your chocolate with the turtle furthest away from you, working one by one until you are close to yourself. This will eliminate the stray strings/drips of chocolate on the turtle's backs.

[@whoooami2090]

Good advice!

[@Mustangs73]

These are great tips. Tyfs

[@beccasmama63]

When I think of popcorn balls, I think of Halloween. When I was kid we got popcorn balls all the time as a treat from houses.

[@kathleenjoyce4472]

Yes, popcorn balls and candy apples. She said that they got Carmel corn at Christmas so that would be the accocation.

[@kathyfralick6522]

I’ve been meaning to share this microwave hint with you. When melting chocolate or anything sensitive to microwave heat. Try using your defrost function and you can heat longer in between stirs. I do this for my clusters and peppermint bark. Thank you for your lessons daily

[@JillianJoy-f4m]

It’s also easy to just turn your heat setting to 50% until your more familiar with chocolate melting and tempering

[@phylliskumi4355]

Great tip. Thanks

[@letssummondinner]

You inspired me this year. Normally I would buy gifts for extended family, but this year I am making gift baskets with home made goodies. Going to put home made bread, jams, apple butter, fudge, preserved citrus, citrus candy and cookies. Much more thoughtful I think than something from the store. I think this will be a new tradition.

[@Lovethyneighbor2022]

Love it!

[@w.dossett3332]

Did you manage to do your gift baskets ?

[@letssummondinner]

@@w.dossett3332 I did! Last Christmas, everyone loved them and accused me of trying to make them fat lol.

[@cindyalam7490]

It's August of 2024 and I'm watching this again! I love seeing someone make candies!!!

[@susimont]

Me too

[@coopie624]

I just rewatched it, too! I am so ready to begin making all the Fall and Winter goodies!

[@LisaT848]

I love the fact that you are just down to earth and take amounts out if you’ve already dumped too much in. This is being human. I love that about you. You just move on from mistakes or something you’ve forgotten. That’s how it works!

[@donnaargent5573]

Becky, I do enjoy the variety of content you do give us. Instead of just showing us one recipe you give us a choice as to the one we would like to try. You also inspire me to try different recipes that I might not have attempted before. Homemade gifts are the best I feel. Thank you for all your wonderful content.

[@chris109]

Another way to make popcorn balls is to mix the popcorn with the Rice Krispy Treat mix (marshmallows, butter). I made these as a Christmas treat for each student in my child’s class at school. I stuck a peppermint candy cane into the popcorn ball as the handle & tied a green or red bow on the candy cane, close to the popcorn ball. It made a very pretty & quite large treat for each child.

[@whoooami2090]

My mom used to make popcorn balls with the clear Karo corn syrup and some other ingredients. She would add food coloring and make different colors. Very gooey and sticky to say the least but we loved them.

[@lindarussell1932]

You can make the popcorn balls also using. Marshmallows,butter, and flavored jello powder. So yummy.

[@christinaapplegate5281]

Surprised they let you bring in home baked goods! At ours we could purchase “safe” products through the school for parties. Not the same!

[@HazelSmith-y4l]

Hi. If you don't want your parchment to fall inside your pan when you're filling it, use bulldog clips to hold the parchment in place. And because they're metal, you can put them in the oven! Hazel Smith Okotoks, Alberta, Canada

[@KC-nb3st]

I use clothes pegs to hold my baking paper in place.

[@THEHORSELOVER235]

Have u put them in the oven

[@HazelSmith-y4l]

@THEHORSELOVER235 Absolutely!! They work great, they're metal so they work perfectly. I keep a bunch in my baking drawer!!

[@gailrothermund9209]

Looks fantastic! I hope that all of your family and friends appreciate your gift of baking/cooking/hosting.. I can tell that it comes from your heart.. I know I appreciate you sharing your recipes and thoughts in the kitchen. ❤

[@annbate2590]

Becky, I love your videos. It's such a relaxed visit to your kitchen, watching you cook up your latest recipes, feels like we are all friends together. Thank you and please don't change a thing!

[@desimontano8410]

Dear Becky you switched my life around thankyou you helped me get out of my depression I take my time in my garden (learned from u) and I get excited to watch your videos. Thank you friend for being such a good person ❤

[@janicebattle6456]

Becky, you are a wonder....your enthusiasm is contagious. I didn't intend to make any sweets this year but I will. I usually make a huge batch of marshmallows for my mother-in-law, she adores them. I make them rolled in toasted coconut for her (it's how she likes them). I use a recipe I was given years ago and you do not have to boil the syrup and wait for it to cool. It is handy if you want to top a slice with marshmallow. Recipe: Put 1 cup sugar with 1/2 cup water and beat for three minutes to dissolve the sugar roughly. Dissolve 1 rounded tablespoon of gelatine in 1/2 boiling water and add to sugar syrup. Flavour how you like (I use vanilla) and colour. Beat until soft peaks form, doesn't take very long. I keep the mixer slowly stirring if I am filling cones for sherbet cones. Have a wonderful Christmas.

[@clarioncall8449]

Thank you so much! I’m going to try this for my marshmallow loving daughter who can’t have corn syrup.

[@starbright47]

This was fun Becky, I was amazed at the marshmallow looked great. I Wish You A Merry Christmas & relaxation and laughter with your loved ones, you deserve it❣️

[@spazmat123]

I’ve been using a scale for a few years and I love it so much…John Kirkwood is a great KZbin channel that has a lot of baked goods using a scale. I’ve made his bread recipes and cookie recipes and they’re all great and accurate.

[@OHIOGIRL44060]

Love your channel! When I was little my mom used to make popcorn balls to hang on our Christmas tree , and wrap them in red cellophane and tie them up with ribbon. You know there weren't any popcorn balls left on the tree😊 30:03

[@loiscarteaux9389]

Love your generous ❤️! We make caramelized chex mix every Christmas. The key is the consistency of the carmel needs to be like your popcorn ball one. Also we only bake it for 10 minutes mix, bake another 10 minutes stir and then pour it out onto parchment paper then work at separating the mix. Comes out great ever time!

[@bingboing6186]

this year i decided to make sugar cookies, shortbread, homemade oreos, snickerdoodles and caramel popcorn twists. i decided to make the dough and freeze it and bake it all on the 23rd so i can keep it as fresh as possible.

[@kristietaylor719]

Your video reminded me of some of what my mom and grandma would make every Christmas. I decided to do some(lots) of baking this year. I made approximately 250 mini loaves of eleven different types of breads that are sugar free and nut free for my dad's senior community, seven full size loaves of different types of breads, three Mississippi Mud Cakes and some peanut butter fudge. Still have three Christmas dinners to make sides and mains for starting tomorrow. All that said, thank you for the smiles and memories. Merry Christmas everyone.

[@AZJH8374]

Becky, grow your own mushrooms 🍄 & take us along for the hunt. You have an awesome forest in your backyard. That would be so much fun! God bless you, Josh & the whole 🙏🏻 family. Merry Christmas 🤶 🎄 ❤️

[@dianeovercash6739]

Becky, your videos are so soothing and satisfying to watch.

[@marinewauquier8630]

For the fellow europeans: cookie butter is speculoos spread! (exactly like the Lotus spread in the supermarket). We can't have crepes without it in my home!

[@coopie624]

So much fun watching you make these candies, reminiscing about Christmases gone by, and getting new recipes to try this year! Thanks!

[@kathybrigger9431]

Just a little tip, if you put a scant smear of shortening or butter on your tray before you place your parchment paper down it will keep the parchment from sliding around. I picked that up in the last two years and I am nearly 75. It works great in any pan for parchment and wax paper. Just paying it forward.

[@ptanyer]

When I make homemade Reese Cups I make a small batch of peanut brittle. After it sets up I grind it up in my food processor and add some of the peanut brittle crumbs to my peanut butter mixture. Absolutely over the top!

[@cindysanchez556]

I’m sorry to bother your

[@brendahughes3277]

Sounds good!

[@ElizabethKilbride]

When I've made turtles in the past, I've found that if you put the cookie sheet in the freezer for an hour before you put the Carmel and nut mixture on it, it helps to set them up faster. Try that the next time and you'll be able to coat them with the chocolate faster than normal. Once you've finished them only keep them in an airtight container, never store them in the freezer or you'll break a tooth trying to eat them.

[@kolleeno1149]

I loved all the Christmas baking today! It reminded me of my mother doing that years ago when we were younger, she's 82 now and hasn't done that for quite some time. My mom used to make popcorn balls, and she would color them with red and green food coloring for Christmas.

[@lisakbeemon]

Hello Becky, I enjoy your videos, especially the candid and honest way you go about explaining the recipes and what works and sometimes doesn't 😉 I love the ginger bread hose, absolutely adorable. I love the pizza dough recipe and will only use it from now on. Thank you for sharing the wonderful recipes and your stories. Have a blessed Christmas and New Year.

[@schokokeks5116]

Hi Becky, these treats look so great. A little tip I learned from a baker friend about "tempering" chocolate is that you only melt 2/3 of the chocolate completely and then melt the remaining 1/3 in the warm chocolate. This way, the chocolate is almost always at the right temperature and shines beautifully without much effort.

[@cgutier3]

3:28 - the doggo in the background is the cutest!! ❤

[@tammystewart7615]

Love the cute gingerbread house sitting on the shelves behind you! Great job!

[@suemount6042]

I was thinking how great it looked too

[@tammywellsgarcia2377]

The pumpkin finally disappeared 😂😂

[@EvelynWilliams-el7rc]

Agreed

[@KimHigg66]

My mom used to make us popcorn balls every year for Christmas. However, she made them with melted marshmallows like rice krispy treats. Plus, we would string popcorn to decorate the tree. 🌲 🙂

[@annpachini2155]

Years ago I made a bunch of homemade candy. Chocolate Covered Cherries, Bourbon Balls, Peanut Cups, Christmas Bark, Pralines, Divinity and Chocolate Mint Patties. I took a huge platter of them to work. It was like the locusts going through. The next year the guys in the parts department and the mechanics started asking me if I was going to make candy again. I did and did a few more times until life got in the way.

[@nancypatterson374]

Becky, once again thank you for sharing your love of cooking, baking, and today candy making! I so appreciate your channel, Happy Holidays! 🎄❤️

[@brandinelson9869]

O I love seeing you ginger bread house you made in the background

[@elissapond7200]

Becky. You are an amazing woman and I love every video I get a chance to watch. I learn a new tip or trick every time you’re baking or cooking. Thank you for spending time with us in your kitchen. You’re a joy. ❤

[@joancurtis4892]

Oh, what fun it is to watch you create! Lovely and kind.

[@nannyplum0194]

How wonderful the love that when into making and packing each one together with the joy of gifting them to family and friends is palpable.

[@rinap6283]

Hello Becky, it is always a pleasure to communicate with you. I truly enjoyed viewing this video with the candies and popcorn balls. As a child I looked forward to Halloween because that’s when I would get some popcorn balls from going trick or treating. Wishing you, Josh and your precious little boy a very Merry Christmas and the best in the New Year. Also Happy Birthday to your son!! Wow, I can’t believe how fast the year has gone.

[@Tiffany_grace]

Hi from South Houston Becky! I’m soooo digging these daily videos ❤❤❤ I love how informative they are and how you’re also willing to share your mistakes and how to fix them 😊I scratch cook and want to get back to creating a year round garden for my family and preservation. Your videos have helped give me lots of ideas on canning and storing and I’m here for it all! I would love to see more videos on your garden on what to plant when and what worked for your family and what you’d change. Thank you for everything it’s much appreciated 🙂

[@greenrockgarden2851]

Thank you for your hard work and posting regularly. Some of the recipes that you’ve made has made it to our regular rotation. We’ve tried a lot of them. I try to make one or two new to me recipes a week. Have a great day!

[@lynngliottone2812]

My goodness, they all look delicious! You are amazing..lol. I think I'm going to try the popcorn balls and the chocolate and peanut butter cups! Merry Christmas to you, Josh, and the baby and to your families. God Bless!

[@marydenney8249]

Just started using a scale! Tome it’s mind blowing how much better baked items turn out

[@brendahughes3277]

I want a scale, but it wouldn't get used for awhile. Gotta get past chemo again and prove that the doctors are wrong about my life expectancy. I know a guy...Jesus! Until then, I'll live vicariously through watching others cook.😂

[@jillcarlson2076]

I love looking up on your shelf behind you and seeing the gingerbread house you made! So cute! Merry Christmas for you and your beautiful family! 🎄🎅🏻🥰💕🙏😊

[@susanedwards9473]

Love home made gifts from the kitchen! I made 2 bushels baskets of Chex party mix and 27 jars of blackberry jelly. My Husband grew and picked the blackberries. Loved making it all and gave it all away.❤

[@marlynejoiner7808]

I have a suggestion so the candy etc. does not stick, I place each piece in a (like cupcake) paper liner. They come in so many sizes and colors, makes it more fun. I am really enjoying your channel. Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and very healthy Happy New Year

[@asmab3642]

I literally stopped watching shows and the only thing I watch is YOU! This is how much I enjoy your videos😍I love watching just a normal person like myself enjoying her time in the kitchen and most importantly enjoying the food you cook for your family and your loved ones. Please keep doing what you’re doing! I truly get my positive energy from you!Thank you for being my role model❤️❤️

[@wandakaybaker4750]

Tip, when putting parchment paper in a dish, use black binder clips to hold the paper up the side so it doesn't fall as you fill the dish.

[@user-mc9du9xk2o]

I just started watching your channel. I don't cook or bake any more. But some of the little tips and tricks have help me improve or streamline some things. I think your a very considerate and kind person and watching you every day makes me tired, 😂,you work so hard. But your heart is always in it. God Bless, keep up the good work.

[@KarynHill]

The making of candy is referred to as confectionery, but really, you can just call it baking. I don't think anyone is grading you on your English! We're all just enjoying you sharing these videos with us. I don't believe I've ever had popcorn balls at Christmas but I certainly wouldn't have turned them down. I do know we sometimes got them on Halloween and it's one of the few things we were allowed to have that night. Everything else had to wait until daytime. We weren't really accustomed to much sugar and with five kids, my mom didn't want to deal with all of us hopped up on sugar on a night where we were already excited.

[@keeponrockin85]

I've been watching many of your videos recently, thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge! It is such a blessing to myself and so many families I'm sure! It's also interesting how many people in the comments give you unsolicited advice, not sure why exactly but it bugs me, maybe because I would expect them to at least thank you first, and critiques are easy when you're not the one posting content. Anyway, thank you again and please know how grateful we are for your channel!

[@brendahughes3277]

Amen on everything you said, dear!!!

[@lindavickerson7394]

Back in the 1960s, when neighbors gave out home made goodies at Halloween, Susie’s mom always made popcorn balls. That was one of the houses we couldn’t skip! My mom made decorated sugar cookies, others made fudge and other goodies. The popcorn balls were always the best thing of the night!

[@Cherryparfait41]

Yes, popcorn balls are wink from Halloween as a youngster for me also.

[@wilmadickerson2025]

This sounds like my childhood neighborhood. We got the best popcorn balls and fudge ever made.

[@susan_elizabeth]

I remember that! The popcorn ball house was always worth a stop!

[@jeanninetraverse-healy5169]

What are popcorn balls please?

[@melissaelffmoff3105]

In the seventies, growing up in Australia, going to the drive-in was a fun time to do caramel popcorn. We didn't do it into balls but same sort of thing, they are so good!

[@nixi-bixi]

Wi love that you're loving using a scale and metric! From someone living in the uk who's always used scales and metric (80's baby so grew up learning metric) i sometimes use American recipes and own a set of America measuring cups but the recipes don't always turn out right, which i put down to the potential inaccuracies. Plus using scales and metric makes your recipes accessible to your worldwide audience!

[@leisaann]

Hi Becky, hi friends! We make pepperpot and fresh bread in Guyana for Breakfast on Christmas! Its a yummy savory meal.

[@eileenkillen1481]

So glad influencers in USA are weighing ingredients in grms, however if you bake everyday like my sister in law she can measure most things now by eye!!! She been baking for 45yrs now. Thank so much for these recipes. ❤🇮🇪🙏

[@Passioakka]

Totally agree! Much stuff you can do without the exact measurements but sometimes... I mean, 1 US cup is 2.36588237 dl and trying to convert a cup to grams you need to know the density of the ingredient first.

[@robinwilliams5608]

Hey Becky! I'm 65 so this was years ago... My mom would always pop some popcorn and make popcorn balls for halloween. She would wrap them each in saran wrap and hand them out to the kids. That is when it was safe to make cookies and candies to hand out, before all the store bought candy became so popular. All the kids in the neighborhood loved them, me included!

[@susanmiklos3999]

my mother did the same....the popcorn balls she would make had molasses in them

[@hollyvangaalen]

I remember those popcorn balls. I can still taste them all these years later. I think the ladies around here used corn syrup.

[@AntiquesFromKarenJanet]

I can tell you are using some sort of microphone now and I LOVE it! Sound is crystal clear, even when you are across the room!

[@lynncain9822]

Popcorn balls are a Halloween tradition here in Texas.

[@deborahinman7151]

This is the first time viewing your channel, and I really like it. One thing to make your holiday easier for you, though, is your caramel corn: 10-12 cups of popcorn. Take 1 cup light brown sugar firmly packed 1 stick of butter unsalted 1/4 cup of light Karo syrup or 1/3 cup if you want it more chewy. 1tsp of baking powder Put sugar, butter, and syrup in a 2qt dish into microwave for 2 minutes. Take out of oven and mix until smooth. Add baking powder. Microwave for 2 more minutes. Take out of oven. Mix well. Pour over popcorn and mix very well and quickly. The mixture hardens fast. If you used the larger volume of popcorn, you can make good popcorn balls with it.

[@Cherokee1017]

Just got an inexpensive kitchen scale, excited to use it! Again thanks for all the tips with seed starts, gardening, home preservation and of course baking! Off to make some turtles, yum!!! Lol

[@MsLally5]

I found an amazing tip for frosting anything. You plop the frosting on cellophane, shape and wrap it into a roll, cut off the end of the cellophane and put the roll in the pastry bag cut end down. Then close up your pastry bag and waalaa! NO MESS! Best hack ever!

[@christinem.alwaysbelieve]

Yummy! I have been patiently waiting for the candy video. 😊They just started making parchment paper that lays well and is non-stick. 😊

[@kitchenwitch9528]

We always make popcorn at Halloween. Christmas was always fudge and cookies for treats at our house. Your joy in all your cooking is so inspirational. Thank you. My daughter and I have branched out more, trying new things thanks to your channel. We really appreciate all the time and effort you put into your channel.

[@janiegib51]

It's so much fun watching you in the kitchen! Your candies all looked yummy! Happy Holidays 🎄🧑‍🎄

[@laurastarrett595]

If any one else struggling with you using a scale instead of measuring I find it difficult Love your content and easy way about life

[@lindadykes4040]

Everything looks so yummy. Especially the turtle candy. God bless you and your family. Much love 💖✝️

[@sarahs5388]

I am the same way with using a scale. I used to think it was to hard. Now I love it. Less measuring cups to clean. Tip.. sometimes its useful to measure ingredients by making the scale go negative. For example, if I need 20g sugar, I will place my sugar container on the scale then tare the scale. I then meause out sugar toll the scale reads negative 20g. Helps so you don't have to pull back out of the bowl if you over measure.

[@mandiesmaison458]

I am sitting in the Uk watching this, I only learnt today that US and UK pints are different in size, US is less, and also there are US cup and UK cup sizes so scales make it more straightforward! It answers a few queries I have had when making certain recipes!

[@brendahughes3277]

Did not know that!! And did you know that there are German metrics and UK metrics! Just found that out here!

[@mandiesmaison458]

@@brendahughes3277 No, I didn’t but now nothing surprises me!

[@chrissywojtewicz9179]

Have you tried Rolo Turtles? They are so easy! Its just mini pretzel with a rolo on top heated 3 minutes in the oven and topped with a pecan. Always a hit.

[@DeAnn_Davies_1227]

My dad was famous in our family for his homemade turtles. It was fun to watch you make these for the first time. You did a great job, and my dad would have been proud of you, PNW girl! Also, my parents learned to hunt for and collect mushrooms. 🍄 Such a great thing to know. I hope you pursue learning.

[@jmordant444]

If you want to temper the chocolate, just melt about 3 quarters of the chocolate and stir in the rest until melted. Remember that not all microwaves have the same wattage. Mine f.e. is 1000 watt, a lot are only 800 or 900 watt. I have a setting on mine for melting chocolate, which just means it's using a lower wattage.

[@sandragoss48]

In France, when we forge for mushrooms, we take them into our local pharmacist to have them tested to make sure they are not poisonous. ❤

[@Katheverett]

Your videos are so professional! You have come a long way! I’ve learned so much from you, and I really appreciate how much you share along the way. Give Josh and that baby big hugs from me from me for sharing you with us!

[@MandaPandaBailey]

I've never done candies around the holidays because they always seemed hard. These recipes seem really simple and fun! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@carolynmills513]

Candy isn't hard if you watch your temperature. It's my favorite thing to make. My mom was so good she could've started a candy business.

[@saielady]

I moved to the uk 7 years ago, when I was 24 from NY state and I agree with your comment about weighing things out. It was intimidating, but now I look for the metric weights of everything because it is incredibly accurate (don’t tell my husband I said that 😂). 1 cup of flour can be off by 60 or more grams every time depending on how it’s scooped. Please do continue sharing recipes in metric.

[@sea17wave]

Becky is the best neighbor ever ❤

[@maryhyers5538]

I really enjoy your channel! I’ve always enjoyed cooking, candy making & baking. Wish I had your energy! I admire your love for gardening also. Love the organization of pantry. Your a delight to watch. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@gates92]

Popcorn balls will always be associated with Halloween for me. My family makes them every year to give out during trick or treating.

[@eaglerockfarmfresh]

I remember when I was little we would get the popcorn balls trick or treating. Sadly, my mom always made us throw them away because of being homemade. She said you never knew what you were actually getting.

[@ellenradford8582]

Becky, you are an old soul with all you do for your family and friends with ❤. I am that way also but a lot has hindered me in the past, but this year I am going back to my vision.

[@brendahughes3277]

I love your attitude, Ellen!

[@melindawargowsky8176]

I love using my scale to measure. I’ve converted most of my “cup measure” recipes to grams with great success😊 For your pretzels, mix them right in the pan in which you’ve made the caramel, then put on the baking sheet😊 For melting chocolate, I bought an electric fondue/candy melting pot. I like to make the Ritz crackers covered with melted Andes mints, and it keeps the chocolate perfectly melted! I do put foil in the pan so I don’t have to clean the chocolate out at the end. I just keep adding chocolate bits as needed, and they melt almost instantly 😊

[@yaddystanley5980]

We have chocolate crackles here in Australia.... here's the recipe Choc crackles Ingredients • 4 cups Rice Bubbles ( same as rice crispies) • 1 cup icing sugar • 1 cup desiccated coconut • 5 tbs cocoa powder • 250 g copha melted ( copha is coconut oil or Sisco) Method Melt coconut oil or Sisco mix all dry ingr pour over the oil and mix well place them in paper cupcake cups( that’s a must)

[@angieallen4884]

Yay!! I love that you make your own brown sugar! When I tell people I make my own brown sugar from my stored sugar and molasses, it usually blows their mind! Great recipes; I will be making the cookie butter truffle for my daughter, she loves it!

[@bettyruth9142]

Wow !! All the candies look so good !! Merry Christmas!! 🎄🎅🌲

[@jeritodd5268]

I love your channel just came across you a couple of days ago and I love you I know you love to cook and share with others your wonderful recipes.I am making some breakfast casseroles for Christmas but I’m 75 and to make a smaller casserole for myself and my husband …..an easy breakfast.Thank for sharing your food and your really cute personality.Merry Christmas!!!🎄

[@musicgirl713]

Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into your videos. All the research and prep that you do is so evident and much appreciated. Thank you so much! I hope you and your family have a very merry Christmas!

[@wendy3437]

They all look so good!!! Another easy cookie that is almost a chocolate is the nilla wafer rum balls they are so good you add the rum to them and especially if you let them sit a couple of days non alcoholic you can use orange juice.

[@debipowell9509]

**dont let the measuring every single item discourage you from making these turtles, the recipe linked gives exact measurements (not weights), so just measure carefully! ;) They're delicous!!! ALSO, cover the entire turtle in chocolate so they will NOT stick together or to tissue. Dunk into chocolate, allow to dry on cookie cooling rack to drip down and cool but this is what the recipe calls for, and turtles are supposed to be fully enveloped in chocolate.

[@teresecox4109]

Love that your beautiful Gingerbread House has replaced your Fall Pumpkin on the shelf behind you!

[@MariePotsPlants]

Agree, cookie butter is dangerous and I bet these truffles are just insanely delicious! I Have to try these truffles! Time is a great gift especially when that time was filled with love and treats. Happy Holidays 😊

[@sheilabundren2037]

That's a really nice gift. I would much rather have something home cooked/baked, than bought. Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas.

[@geselle2943]

Happy Holidays beautiful people ❤

[@pennybarry1170]

I am watching this today. I am picky about the KZbin that i follow for baking etc. I always use a scale and happy to have come across these candy making recipes. You are thorough and easy to listen to. You make it easy for anyone to follow the instructions. I am older and have been baking for many years but i dont do alot of candy recipes. I do coconut marshmallows and help my husband with a peanut brittle at xmas time. I will be trying your wonderful recipes this year. Thank you

[@phylliswilson7679]

When my sisters and I were teens my mom decorated our tree with popcorn balls and gingerbread people. Our house was the most popular house in town. She had to make batches of "decorations" 3 times that year...lol

[@emilydavidson275]

You are incredible! So love your videos. Happy Holidays to all your family and extended family!

[@TheKeyMargo]

My grandparents made popcorn balls on Halloween to give for treats. Not caramel, but simple vanilla syrup. They were heavenly.

[@Sewmena918]

This is how I remember popcorn balls. Carmel corn was its own thing and not made into balls.

[@christyfox1477]

As you all becky thank you for all your hard work. May you and your little family and your mom. And your dad's have a very Merry Christmas.

[@hb7282]

My grandmother used to make popcorn balls for Halloween. Us kids loved them!

[@keeramitrokli5486]

So many yummy recipes. I definitely want to give home made reeces peanut butter cups a go. All the recipes looked so good. I just can’t do corn syrup! I need to figure out an alternative for that in some of the recipes. I agree with you on the scales. I’ve been using scales for so long now and love them. Merry Christmas to you and your family. ❤