How to make Cowboy Candy (Candied Pepper Canning Recipe)

Today I'm making canned cowboy candy for holiday gift baskets!
Cowboy Candy printable PDF: docs.google.com/document/d/1O...
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[@jessicadenzer2992]

I like to mix my cowboy candy with cream cheese and corn then bake in the oven until warm. Serve with tortilla chips!

[@carolynmoody9460]

❤❤❤🙏

[@paigerollins7383]

Yummmmmm!!!

[@nancycowan6109]

I make cowboy candy and I’m at a loss at what to do with it. Your recipe sounds amazing!! Thank you!

[@blackrock5749]

YUMMY! I’m definitely going to try that! 😊

[@hoffmannhomestead]

I’ve never thought of adding corn! I love this!

[@sn232]

Wow! Thanks to the 385 comments, I now have 70 ways I'd like to try using my Cowboy Candy, or the left-over Cowboy Candy brine! LOL! Thank you for the video Jess, and the fantastic suggestions in the comments everyone!

[@erin2535]

The comments section is always a goldmine😂❤🎉

[@TheFlamingoHouse]

I was thinking the same thing! ❤🦩🌺

[@ourhomesteadclassroom]

One of our favorite ways to use Cowboy Candy is to mix it into our cornbread batter.

[@dawncatalano7443]

That sounds so good!

[@cindilockhart9492]

I do that, too!!

[@ourhomesteadclassroom]

@@dawncatalano7443 It's delightful!

[@courtneyevers4035]

Yep here too! It’s amazing!!!

[@melso3]

Yummmm that sounds AMAZING! ❤

[@TalesFromTheRanch]

I always make extra juice and can it. It’s wonderful mixed with jam and white wine onions and poured over a pork roast and cooked in the crockpot. ❤️

[@toneliseostboe6909]

Good idea if you have some bland jam :)

[@stacirudesill9558]

Hamburgers, sausage dogs, and recently smoked salmon with cream cheese and cowboy candy. ALL DELISH!

[@orchardhillshomestead]

I love to chop my peppers instead of slice them, and then use it like relish on hamburgers/hot dogs. For any extra syrup, it's great to add into potato salad or glaze meats while you grill them. I also add the cowboy candy into my homemade salsa to bring the spice level up a notch. This stuff is SO DELICIOUS!!

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

Me too, I find it easier to use in the relish form !

[@justpatty7328]

I've done all the above too. Love it as a brine and basting liquid.

[@kimlittleton4943]

We like to add jalapeno relish to deviled eggs. I have made the Cowboy Candy (sliced) before however I think I will try chopping them this time.

[@sandijammes7761]

Thanks for this video Jess! I love this stuff and I use it in so many different ways! I'm one of those who prefer to process them in diced form because I can get more into each jar. I still make a lot as the peppers are available, but overall, I think I use less jars and no chance some might get pushed to the back & forgotten. That would break my heart! I also save any of the syrup & can that up too. Some in small jars to put over a baked ham, etc, but sometimes a larger jar or two, so if I get a deal on peppers (off season) I can do up some more cowboy candy in a smaller batch. Happy canning everyone! God bless.

[@metalmartha2571]

My mom’s tip to canning anything in jars, is to place the jars in a cookie sheet, before filling. that way if you have any spills you didn’t get it all over your counter or worktop. Works like a charm! Canning is never a fiasco in our house anymore😅 loving this channel! Especially in time for the holidays… 👌

[@trishgreydanus7004]

I put the jars on a circular tray and you can just swivel the tray around to bring the next empty jar close to the pot for ladling.

[@joyworthen]

Also on team sheet pan. I also use that method for other baking, cooking, grilling projects to minimize counter clean up.

[@April-is3uu]

So happy you started this channel! I’ve been following you on Roots and Refuge for years and your cooking videos, however infrequent, had always been among my favourites. Excited to see what the future holds for you, your family and both your channels!

[@lifeattheterrace]

The leftover vinegar mix would make a lovely salad dressing base, or mix with mayonnaise for a spicy sweet coleslaw 😋

[@karenrouth2056]

I can tell this channel is going to be SOOOO much fun… love ya Jess ❤

[@ellenreilley3938]

Absolutely!!!

[@angelad.8944]

I can see why you were inspired to make this channel. So much of life starts and ends in the kitchen when living a rural life. This, being very hands on for you, is a great outlet of creativity just for you. Your joy in sharing is so evident. ☺ I could see this stuff ground up and used as a sweet and spicy relish. It probably would taste amazing on a burger. I think I would also use it in a stir fry. Even the left over syrup could be reduced a little and used in stir fries. 🤔 I wonder if you could food process up the peppers and cook it that way before canning. Either way would probably work. Might be a little spicier that way though. Once, I was so inundated with cucumbers that I ground them up and put them in the dill pickle brine and just canned it all together. It has become our go to dill pickle relish forever more. I always keep a Hilroy spiral notebook in the kitchen. That way, if one of my whimsies actually turns out great, I can jot down all I did and then add notes of improvement etc. Eventually it goes on a recipe card if it's a keeper. 😁 I am also wondering what would happen if I plucked some of the pepper rings out and dehydrated them. Maybe make the syrup a little thicker. Ooooo, might turn out like a spicy sweet candy peel. 😃

[@justpatty7328]

😮 yes, spicy sweet pepper gummies! ❤

[@jamjar5716]

@angelad ... You are so creative!

[@susanhurd6400]

You could freeze the leftover syrup in ice cubes to use for flavor blast in other recipes; Jess I love this channel and have been following you since your old farm in Arkansas you have turned the waiting room into a classroom and you are inspiring to all thank you for sharing your life adventures with us ❤

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

Wontons…..a little bit of cream cheese, raspberry jam and cowboy candy tucked in a wonton wrap and fried…..oh my, you can’t stop eating them !!!!

[@dianamcanally5515]

Love your red and green jalapenos. I've only ever found green here. My cowboy candy is made Hawaiian style by adding pineapple tidbits and I love the pineapple so much. We put our cowboy candy on pizzas as well as on a cracker with cream cheese. a neat small gift is a jar of C.C., a package of cream cheese, and a package of crackers.

[@daisyblooms4813]

Green jalapenos left longer on the plant will turn red. You should grow your own. They are pretty easy to grow :-)

[@deadendlanecreations2779]

We're ramping up our gardening attempts and have come to the stage we feel led to learn preservation. The Lord is so timely and beautifully good to raise up people to teach his people to utilize the land he's led us to and blessed us with the desire for good stewardship. I made my first batches of apple butter this year and had a successful attempt of canning. It was so exciting to feel the joy and humor from the Holy Spirit as I fumbled my way through canning with extremely limited supplies. He kept reminding me that our ancestors didn't have all of the fancy kitchen utensils and eased me into trusting the process. I thought I would come away from the experience completely embarrassed and discouraged, and pouted that I don't even know how to make homemade bread to really enjoy my apple butter, the way my grandma served it to us. Out of nowhere, I got the idea to add the fresh hot apple butter from the pot onto vanilla ice cream. And the next day, to bake chicken in my apple butter. I worried I would be stuck with all this excess product, but I am so tickled to share that God created us with these taste buds and he knows us infinitely better than we know ourselves. He's taught me to rise above the 'don't have' or 'can't' mentality and replaced it with a willingness and eagerness to try it anyway. He walked me through a batch offried cabbage and summer squash, as I was standing at the stove with a heap of cabbage ribbons in a frying pan, clueless how to make it palatable. This was the conversation from his side, "Butter. Oh- Since you're in the fridge, grab your squash and throw in some hands full to your pan. Add some garlic salt... now some pepper." When I had my first delicious forkful, I felt the excitement from him and saw in my mind a man's face from the nose down with a happily proud smile, and then heard, "This is how you praise me with food." Because he led me through, what I would term the bare minimum extremes (I had a chili pot, 28 pounds of apples and a new box of jelly jars), it gave me the confidence to know that if I grow it, He will be faithful to lead me how to eat it. WHAT A LOVING FATHER WE SERVE!! Your new channel, Jess. He's so beautiful and worthy of our praise. Teaching his followers ways to praise him with food. Thank you.

[@fishnlady]

Your testimony is uplifting and I at 75 years old can remember how I felt at 18 years old and a new bride trying to figure out how to cook new dishes. You’re doing great. Praise God!

[@aloragardiner321]

I’m loving this new channel! Thank you Jess for all that you do.!

[@bkodra]

I have used the leftover syrup and did some baby carrots and it was delicious. If I have syrup left over, I can spoon it over some scrambled eggs, water it for later, or stick some boiled eggs into it to pickle.

[@stevie_jean1953]

I was going to do eggs this year. In the middle of doing so, my kids asked me to pour them a glass of milk, and I started pouring the milk in the broth! 🤦‍♀️🤣 I was pretty upset with myself.

[@bettybrancato635]

I did the same thing with baby carrots. It's delish. I also use extra syrup over roasted vegies- broccoli is a favorite for us.

[@emilysivert2635]

I’m going to try the eggs!

[@thenodiggardener]

Since I've never had this I'm not totally sure on the taste profile of the left over brine, but I know you dehydrate you own tomatoes, as I do. So I'm thinking that you can powder the tomatoes and use this brine to make your own paste, and from there your own BBQ sauce. Grate in Lemon zest, since you already have the sweet and the acid. From there you can add in whatever else you like to build the profile that suits. Also, edited to add that if you wanted to make a quick picked cabbage, or radishes as a side dish for left over cuts of meat... if I could have the sugar, I'd be giving that a go!

[@sophiabultena6781]

That's a fantastic idea!!

[@metalmartha2571]

Try using the leftover pepper brine to tenderize meat such as beef or chicken. Adds for a great flavour profile

[@09echols]

Also you can use leftover brine to make zucchini relish. I add a lot more salt to balance the flavor 😋

[@GlowKingHouse]

This year was my first time canning cowboy candy. We love it. With the leftover syrup, I pour it over a whole chicken, I left it marinate for 12 hours and smoke it at 200 degrees until it read 165. We couldn't even tell we were eating chicken breast bc it was so tender.

[@sarageis1512]

I run my jalapenos through the food processor when I make cowboy candy and use the diced jalapenos on tacos or mixed in my taco dip. So good

[@sn232]

Did you use the slicing blade, S blade, or shredding blade (small or large hole)? Thank you!

[@PolyonthePrairie1]

The infamous cowboy candy recipe! I'm loving this channel just as much as R&R. What an awesome way to help people understand things and take advantage of their waiting room.

[@archaprice3372]

Jess, I am so thrilled by this new channel, thanks for telling us about it on your R &R channel, it didn’t come up in suggestions, which surprised me.

[@elsaault8642]

Ha! My last pepper haul before the frost, I turned all of them into candy. Hot cherry pepper candy. Habanero candy. Jalapeño candy. Blue Mexican pepper candy. And a hot pepper mix (tobasco & cayenne) candy. And IMO cane sugar is like adding the premium touch to the syrup. Thank you for sharing and helping others understand that recipes can be switched up to please the eater.

[@L0STinNARNIA]

"If you're not new here", oh Jess, we're all new here! Love this video, thank you so much :D

[@hitthacienda]

Discovered cowboy candy a few years ago and now I make sure I’m never without. It’s THE best on tacos.

[@julianawilliams1836]

I really like it on burgers with peanutbutter and bacon...it sounds weird but the flavors all work so well together.

[@sn232]

That sounds delicious! I loved peanut butter on burgers and hot dogs with maple bourbon pickles, so they would be great with cowboy candy!!!

[@kimberlydavis1157]

Jess, I'm so glad you started this channel too. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@HabitualHobbies]

Gift baskets are my favorite thing to give during the holidays! And you can cater to specific peoples likes in each basket! I didn't can anything this year, as I am still a beginner in gardening and only produced enough to eat fresh and freeze a little bit. Next year, though ... I plan to have the most fruitful garden to date and I WILL be making cowboy candy!

[@kristinemagnien1]

I've used my leftover cowboy candy brine and made a small batch of pickled eggs with it. Dont knock it til you try it. It was so good!

[@aliciadavidson5005]

Jess, I used my leftover cowboy candy syrup to make a batch of Carolina Gold BBQ sauce! It has mustard base, I had never even had that before but I just kind of threw stuff in and then realized it was a great BBQ sauce. Googled the ingredients and realized that’s what I had made! 🤣🤣 I glazed chicken with it and cooked on the blackstone! Got rave reviews! Then I canned the rest for later.

[@christibrotzman]

I make this as well. I made 10 half pints in August and it's gone already! After the cowboy candy, the liquid gold BBQ sauce is my next most requested canning item!

[@GandCFamilyFarms]

I usually can the syrup or put in the fridge if I'm going to use it the same week. I use the syrup as a marinate for meats in the future. It's delicious! We use cowboy candy on top of burgers, in chili, tacos, burritos and all types of dishes.

[@MajorImpactFarm]

I've never done this but as you were talking about the left over syrup all I could think about was putting hardboiled eggs in it! It just sounds like it would be amazing!

[@christahinkle7148]

Loving this second channel! I've noticed you look like you are feeling much better. Your complexion is glowing and you have a little spark that you didn't have when you were feeling unwell. God bless! Thanks for all that you share!

[@Jordan_farmsgardener]

I need a good sandwich bread recipe. 😊. I’ve been binge watching Jess and she has inspired me to feed my family real food. And cut out processed food, where I can at this season of my life.

[@elmolady25]

I bet that leftover syrup would be a great added to Caldo de Queso. It's a super simple potato and cheese soup, with a chicken stock flavored with roasted green chilies (hatch, most commonly). I would omit any chilies until you know how much heat that syrup will impart, but this is a GREAT winter soup. The mellow heat warms you right up.

[@justpatty7328]

Oh, I definitely am going to try this! Thank you 😊

[@amyreid9649]

We love this! We do the cream cheese, have them on sandwiches . I toss them on my chili, or add to taco’s/burritos. I can the left over syrup in 4 oz jars and have mixed it in meatloaf, also will have as added syrup to add on chili everyone can add what they want. Never just dumped in chili, though I would love it. Some in family don’t do the spice.

[@junkinjodi]

I can't tell you how excited I am about these videos

[@taylormesa6166]

Love cowboy candy! I like to put them on burgers.

[@The_Farmers_Table]

Oh yes! So good!

[@Martty55]

Thank you Jess, you just save me a bunch of time trying to find a recipe I have a bucket full of jalapeno peppers that I need to do something with now.

[@kristicornwell6852]

I bake it into an egg bake we used to call chili cheese puff. I think it's so much better with homemade cowboy candy vs canned chilies.

[@iamslbc]

You can mitigate some of the hot by straining seeds from just the syrup as you top up the jars. I like the technique of using the slotted spoon to fill the jars with peppers and then adding the syrup. It seems like a better fill.

[@jasminecampbell7247]

I love this recipe! I usually can a whole bunch of peppers for the holidays and gift them to friends and family. I save the extra syrup and use it in marinades, add it to sauces and add some to my chili for a nice kick.

[@xkittenonbroadwayx]

I love cowboy candy, I was literally just telling my boyfriend I made it 2 years ago and wouldn’t know where to get a trustworthy recipe anymore. Then this video literally popped up, I love that you’re making cooking videos now!

[@dorifraser8951]

Jess…here in NC my friends I have gifted this to say it’s great on hotdogs, in potato salad, deviled eggs, tuna salad, chicken salad, basically anywhere you use relish. I don’t slice my peppers I run them through the food processor for a relish consistency. I also cook down the syrup,can it, and use it on chopped pork,and as a sauce for grilled chicken and pork tenderloin YUM! My favorite way to eat it is with cream cheese and crackers!❤❤

[@wildunikitty9704]

Meg hollar put hard boiled eggs in the cowboy candy juce to make pickled egg and love it very much. She was all excited to share that in a previous vlog. Plesae share your experience if you try it, I'm curious to have your feedback ! Great recipe. I really like that you tell us what's important and waht we can change. Thank you, please continue make recipes vidéos !

[@domesti-city]

I thought that is who I remembered put eggs in the cowboy candy brine. I want to make the cowboy candy just so I can make the eggs! I'll give the pickled peppers to my kids, except I might mix a little in some egg salad.

[@honeybee52000]

I have been WAITING for your cowboy candy recipe, instructions, and uses! Yesssss!!!!!🎉❤

[@brittneyherren6908]

I make cowboy candy and put it on my homemade bagels with cream cheese. Its delicious 😋

[@natalieparisien7460]

Thank you for sharing your recipe. You can canned the left over syrup just like you would can the peppers. Open it when your ready to baste a pork tenderloin... it's so good.

[@dawncatalano7443]

I can my leftover brine for later (it gets hotter) or I use it on egg rolls instead of sweet chilli sauce, drizzle it on rice, Taco bowls, pulled pork sandwiches, but one of my faves is to put it in either store bought or home made BBQ sauce. It just does a lil somthin for it. ❤

[@kristicornwell6852]

Oh yes! Homemade sweet chili sauce. It's delicious over rice bowls with a Mexican spin.

[@acmom902]

Thank you for your comment. I make black beans with sweet chili sauce for our tacos. I’ve been wondering if I could use a cowboy candy recipe in place of sweet chili sauce. I froze my peppers this year to make cowboy candy but have been too afraid to try it. I’m going to give it a try now. Again thank you.

[@buckbeaksgarden761]

I love your style of teaching. I know you've wanted to do cooking video's for a long time. Teaching is your gift, I believe. Well done :)

[@trtltrx]

Made green tomato pickles and had brine left over, marinated venison steaks in it. Oh my goodness! So good.

[@nursebarb1120]

I always just can up the extra brine and then it is sealed and I can use it whenever I need it. The other thing I've done is boiled eggs and then poured the cowboy candy brine for the boiled eggs and let it sit in the refrigerator a couple weeks they were delicious in the cowboy candy brine! I highly recommend that 😍

[@domesti-city]

This!!!

[@ssmith5127]

Perfect timing for my household. I was recently gifted a healthy jalapeno plant. Not being a heat person I was unable to use all the lovely red and green peppers it produced. I'm going to try and overwinter it and hopefully next year I can make this for the men in our family. They love the heat!! I imagine your kitchen smells absolutely delicious while making this. I also imagine everyone has open sinus passages tonight. I'd be interested in using the leftover juice as a kitchen potpourri during allergy season if I'm right.

[@Dothethingsprepping]

Just in time as I was going to whip up a batch for the first time! 😊 Thanks for the info!

[@bethcody8296]

Made cowboy candy last night while watching/listening to the 1st few episodes of this channel. Le sigh, 24 hours early. I'll archive this one for next year ❤❤❤❤🤠🤠🤠🍬🍬🍬🍬

[@ourlongwayaround9583]

This has been on my list of things to learn to make! Excited to try it!

[@Fernandvinepottery]

I haven’t had cowboy candy but I’ve made jalapeño jelly and mix it half an half with bbq sauce for wings and it’s amazing on smoked/ grilled meats

[@teresacarter8577]

Great in chicken and tuna salad. Your videos are awesome

[@rosabandera_home]

I put cowboy candy on everything. Pork chops, burgers and even pizza. It's so good.

[@user-ns5jb7rk5m]

I made it for the first time ever this year but with hot peppers. It was the most delicious thing I’ve ever made!

[@annkreager1996]

Yum! Looks great! Any other holiday ideas? I really enjoy your honey caramel corn recipe too.

[@The_Farmers_Table]

I’m going to focus on some thanksgiving recipes this week and then I’ll start on more gifting recipes and sweets

[@annkreager1996]

@@The_Farmers_Table thanks for your generous spirit.

[@jenniferstafford1514]

Oh my gosh, this is fantastic on hot dogs, hamburgers, nachos, tacos...I can not get enough...starting making it 2 years ago!!

[@scofieldfarm]

Cowboy Candy is a favorite of ours too! We use it on nachos, tacos, sandwiches, in rice bowls, on pizza, over cream cheese as a dip... the possibilities are endless!

[@myheartcries9906]

Oh how id LOVE to get a gift basket from you.❤😊 i hope your friends really appreciate you!!! I'm sure that they do❤❤❤

[@christygee479]

We made BBQ sauce this year with the leftover liquid. Game changer!! Found recipe on Pinterest under Liquid Gold BBQ sauce!! Love this new channel Jess!! Thank you for all you do. You are the reason I started gardening again 3 years ago!! Now it’s my life!! 💕

[@LeisaBullard]

I am so excited about your new channel! I have been watching your gardening channel, and have often wondered how you use your harvest. Did I tell how excited I am about your new channel? Lol!

[@lauraharden7204]

I made a batch of pepper jelly. The tumeric made ît darker than usual and the seeds left in there made it look pretty. Tasted amazing.

[@jennifermyers1136]

I love it with my morning boiled eggs, pinto beans and corn bread and so on. Cowboy candy goes with everything!

[@BTatNWD]

I use the syrup for chicken wings in the air fryer! Marinate them for a few hours before and reserve a little extra syrup to tops them in after. Sooo good! 😋

[@The_Farmers_Table]

Great tip!

[@paulalatimer7286]

Helping me fall in love with cooking again. Thank you

[@DebBeeman-ir9eu]

Jess, when I’m watching your videos I feel like I’m just sitting there in your kitchen with a cup of tea and you’re talking me through a recipe. Love that about you on this channel or your other one. I’m all caught up on your videos on this channel. Can’t wait for more! Have a blessed day and a great one!

[@kats3520]

Not only was I fascinated with your video but I also noticed that my cat was fascinated with watching you! Lol. I love your new channel but also your original channel, I’ve been watching you since the beginning. ❤

[@meaganfriberg]

My husband eats this stuff like salad. It's amazing in quesadillas, tacos, sandwiches, on chili, soups, mixed into cornbread.the hot/sweet profile really goes with anything you'd put Sriracha on. There's two of us at home and we can knock out a pint jar in a week 😅 I can never can enough! 🌶️

[@notthatkindofsam]

I love Cowboy Candy. I'm in NZ and so we're in spring at the moment. Last year I only had 2 jalapeno plants. Then I tried CC to preserve some of my last crop, loved it and this year I'm growing 8 jalapeno plants just to make CC 🤣I'm going to try this recipe because all those extra spices sound great. Thanks for sharing :)

[@tiffcat1100]

I might do the same ;) ❤

[@dianajohnson7708]

Loving this channel. I, being from California, never heard of cowboy candy. It is now on my list to make for this holiday season. Thanks so much Jess!

[@tjeanvlogs9894]

With the extra syrup, do a quick refrigerator pickle with: onions, carrot sticks, cauliflower, mushrooms, shredded cabbage, broccoli stalks, fennel bulbs, and any mixture of the above. The cowboy candy syrup soaked fennel bulbs shredded with mozzarella and scrabled eggs (sausage?) for a breakfast burrito! Any shredded veg soaked in the syrup served with shredded meat and rice or similar grain. Mushrooms in a soup!

[@susieann1217]

A way to use cowboy candy that I came upon (by accident) is to mix into shredded beef and put on a tortilla, it is fabulous!!! We will be doing it again, on purpose! Also when I make it, I take away some peppers and add a bunch of onions. Spicy candied onions are great on sandwiches. As for left over brine, I usually just can it to add to the next batch or freeze it.

[@itsallperfectlynormal9805]

As I watched this, I kept thinking that onions in there would be amazing, then you validated it! I'm so giving this a try! Thank you 😊

[@britnijohnston1714]

I’m also thinking about making baskets of homemade goodies for Christmas gifts! I’m a novice canner so we’ll see how it goes. 😂 I hope you will show us what else you make to put in your baskets as well as the finished product! Also I think that leftover liquid would be great as a base for a meat marinade…especially something like chicken wings. Could also use it as a base for a salad dressing. 😋

[@phyllisbruce213]

Oooh! I had cowboy candy on a hamburger in Austin, Tx. It was amazing! I don’t normally eat hot peppers but the sugar made them sparkle!

[@Victoria.Stein0201]

Use the cowboy candy syrup and jar with carrot chips, cauliflower. Or use it to marinate beef strips and make a stir fry with it

[@jenedge5579]

Hey Jess, no use in making it with honey. Once you can it, the heat destroys all the good stuff in your honey anyways. Save your good honey for cold or just warmed stuff. My husband puts it in his tea, but he uses a thermometer to make sure it’s cooled enough before adding the honey. We have 5 hives so he’s particular🐝🐝🐝

[@asdfklo]

Cowboy candy is super tasty with goat cheese too!

[@Denise_Thompson]

I can’t eat spicy foods due to health issues. But it looks so delicious! Has anyone tried adding whole kernel corn to it. I know that’s more of a relish but it just sounds good to me. Love your new channel Jess! ❤

[@GiaArtz]

I’ve never made cowboy candy but from what I can tell the brine would be really good for refrigerator pickles.

[@petecilione4166]

Hi Jess . I have cooked my fair share of thanksgiving day meal with three children with three grandsons and a granddaughter on the way😊. I think it would very cool to get a look at how you prepare your family’s mea! I know it’s probably too late in the game for that but maybe next year? Food for thought😅. Happy Thanksgiving ~ Tammy

[@kmarshall53]

I always wondered what Cowboy Candy was, but never looked it up- now I know! It sounds delicious!

[@user-yi8wd1zb7n]

We love cowboy candy! We use it as a pizza topping too. Also add it to my green salad for a sweet kick. I used the leftover brine in a cherry bbq sauce that was to die for! Love your channels!

[@cheriebrinker3301]

Mixing the brine in a cherry BBQ sauce sounds like pure deliciousness. Thank you for sharing.

[@danilynn64]

I use the extra syrup as a salad dressing! Just add some EVOO, shake and pour. Delicious on kale!

[@breesaves]

What a great idea to use them in dip! I will def be trying this as one of my first water bath projects. Thank you

[@iwanttobelieve5970]

I just added some Cowboy candy to my baked potatoes with cheese, butter and sour cream.

[@kathyolivares6557]

Thank you Jess! This is so much better than my cowboy candy recipe. I just made a batch and put it in some cream cheese and I can’t stop eating it! 😂

[@YourFairyGodsis]

This is so cool! I’ve always heard you talk about cowboy candy on roots, but I never knew what it was. 😅😂 it looks so yum! and I’m so pumped to try the recipe for myself. 🥰 Thanks for sharing as always! :)

[@carlagustka325]

I'm really enjoying your new channel! It's like having company in the kitchen even when I'm not making the same thing! Thank you!

[@erikas974]

Ohhh my reading all the notes I am salivating and the time is just after breakfast😊 Ladies love all your stories.🎉🎉🎉

[@hshepherd45]

We are making cowboy candy and fermented hot sauce this week to use up the rest of our peppers. I love that with the different peppers we use they make the perfect Christmas gifts!

[@irony11]

You could use the leftover juice for Italian beef_roast beef sandwiches, put it in taco meat.. I wonder how it would do as a marinade for wings? Many possibilities are popping into my head. Thank you for taking so much of your time to help people & share your knowledge. It is very appreciated.

[@TreasureRescue]

This sounds so good! How about using the leftover syrup with fresh cranberries and make a spicy cranberry sauce, how good does that sound on turkey?! Thank you for the recipe 😊.

[@cheriebrinker3301]

Heavenly is how it sounds. Thank you for sharing.

[@tamara4557]

Next time I'm making cowboy candy, I'll try your recipe :) I made it this year for the first time with my homegrown jalapenos. I want to put it on my taco ranch enchiladas as an extra sweet and spicy topping. Usually I put cowboy tomato jam on it so i think this cowboy will work great.

[@magdawind13]

It’s good with any soft cheese; I like to use a mild Goat Bri! It’s delicious with fruity hot peppers like Sugar Rush Peach or Filius Blue! Thank you for sharing this recipe!!

[@tinatippin5705]

Loving this new channel, Jess. Cooking from the heart.