How to make your own Christmas candy - tips & recipes

Christmas candy is for many an obvious part of Christmas. Whether it's mint cookies, sweet caramels, or chocolate-covered nougat, Christmas candy is an excellent way to add your own sweet touch to the holiday. At Dorre, you will find several recipes for Christmas candy that will make both adults and children salivate.

Bake Christmas candy with chocolate

Making Christmas candy with chocolate is as simple as it is delicious. Create chocolate treats by dipping figs, almonds, gingerbread cookies, or nuts in melted baking chocolate, which you then let harden. The result is very simple, yet tasty Christmas candy. 

Are you instead in the mood to try something with greater flavor variation? Then homemade chocolate-covered ice cream could be the right option. Homemade chocolate-covered ice cream is much tastier than the kind you can buy in the store, and you can choose what you want to include in it. You can choose a chocolate with a higher cocoa content and a better coconut fat for better flavor. The simple recipe for chocolate-covered ice cream can be made in several different ways - with liqueur, saffron, licorice, gingerbread spice, pomegranate seeds, or nuts.

If you want to replace coconut fat with butter, that's fine; you take 75 grams of butter for 200 grams of chocolate.

Ischoklad recipe

Ingredients for about 40-50 pieces:

• 200 g dark or light chocolate 35%
• 150 g coconut fat
• Spices and condiments to taste

Do this:

1. Break the chocolate into a metal bowl and place it over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir until the chocolate has melted.
2. Melt the coconut fat and stir until it has also dissolved.
3. Pour the chocolate into small aluminum molds and place them in a cool place. 

Gluten-free chocolate fudge recipe

Another festive recipe that includes chocolate is chocolate fudge with a salty touch of nuts. These pieces are wonderfully delicious and very easy to prepare.

Ingredients for about 50 pcs:

• 400 g dark chocolate
• 400 g (1 can) condensed milk
• 1.25 dl salted peanuts or almonds to taste

Tips: If you melt the chocolate directly in a saucepan, do it carefully over low heat. Stir occasionally and remove the saucepan from the heat when just over half has melted, so the rest will melt with the heat that is already there. Make sure the chocolate does not start to boil, as it can then become grainy.

Do this:

1. Melt the chocolate, either in a water bath or directly in a saucepan.
2. Add the condensed milk and the salted peanuts. Stir until mixed.
3. Pour the batter into a small form lined with baking paper. Spread it out. Place it in the cold and let it set.
4. Take the hardened chocolate mass out onto a cutting board. Cut into small pieces.
5. Then store in a plastic container with a lid in the fridge with parchment paper or baking paper between the layers.

Simple recipes for Christmas candy 

Here are some simple recipes for you who want to create a Christmas atmosphere without spending hours in the kitchen. Perfect for families with children, beginners, or anyone who just wants something quick and tasty to serve during the holidays.

Recipe for toffee with orange, salted nuts, and figs

Ingredients for about 40 pcs:

1.5 dl dark syrup
1 dl granulated sugar
1 dl red milk
1 orange
6 dried figs
0.5 dl raisins
1 dl almond
0.5 dl sunflower seeds
1 tsp salt

Do this:

1. Put syrup, sugar, and milk in a saucepan. Squeeze in the juice from the orange. Let simmer while stirring for about 20 minutes.
2. Coarsely chop the almonds. Heat a pan with a little oil and add the almonds and sunflower seeds. Grind the salt into a fine powder in a mortar. Sprinkle the salt over the nuts and roast until they start to pop.
3. Chop figs and mix with nuts and raisins. Fold into the toffee mixture and then spoon out into molds. Place in a cool place. Take out the toffees an hour before serving so they have time to soften when they are to be eaten.

Rocky Road recipe

A true classic that is appreciated by both young and old with delicious elements of dumle, marshmallows, and nuts. 

Ingredients:

300 g dark chocolate
15 pcs Dumle candies
1.75 dl mini marshmallows
1.75 dl salted peanuts

Do this:

1. Melt the chocolate gently over a water bath. Cut the caramels into four pieces each.
2. Mix melted chocolate, caramels, marshmallows, and peanuts. Spread out in a pan, about 25x15 cm, lined with baking paper.
3. Let it set completely at room temperature or in the fridge, and cut into pieces.

Classic mint kisses

These small mint cookies are perfect when you want to create variety among the Christmas treats. With their sweet design and refreshing taste, they are a popular candy choice at the party or gathering. Who knows, after a refreshing mint kiss, you might even dare to stand under the mistletoe! 

Ingredients:

1 egg white
1/2 tsp peppermint flavoring
4 dl powdered sugar
50 g dark chocolate

Do this:

1. Whip the egg whites to a firm, white foam with an electric whisk and stir in the peppermint flavoring.
2. Sift the powdered sugar and whisk until smooth. Pipe out like one-kronor on a baking paper on a tray or baking sheet.
3. Let set at room temperature for at least 1 day. Melt the chocolate over a water bath and drop in the middle of the mint buttons, or shape into small hearts, as in the picture.

Browned butter toffee

This golden brown toffee with the flavor of browned butter and caramel is a wonderfully delicious Christmas candy that can be topped with a little flaky salt for extra flavor!

Ingredients:

50 g butter
3 dl whipping cream
3 dl granulated sugar
1 dl light syrup
Flingsalt

Do this:

1. Melt the butter and brown it while stirring.
2. Add cream, sugar, and syrup and let boil to 124°.
3. Pour the batter into a 15x20 cm pan lined with baking paper.
4. Sprinkle with flake salt.
5. Let it set and then cut into pieces. Store in the fridge in a jar with a tight-fitting lid.

With these delicious recipes, you are now ready to create a magical Christmas filled with homemade candy! Whether you prefer classics like knäck and fudge, or if you want to experiment with new flavors and ingredients, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Making your own Christmas candy is not only a way to impress friends and family – it is also a wonderful opportunity to create cozy memories together in the kitchen. So gather your loved ones, put on the Christmas music, and start creating sweets that spread joy and warmth throughout the home.

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