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    Candy & Snacks

    Did you know that some of the best candy and snack recipes can be made right in your own kitchen, with bakery-level results?

    Pastries like a Pro is here to show you how easy — and delicious — it can be to craft your favorite sweet treats at home. From crunchy snacks to melt-in-your-mouth candies, these recipes are designed for both beginners and seasoned bakers.

    Try these Candy & Snack Recipes:

    • Nutella Hazelnut Fudge Hearts on a white plate with yellow rose petals below.
      Nutella Fudge Hearts
    • Pretzel bites surround a bowl of Hot Honey Mustard dip with napkins in the background on bottles of beer on the side.
      Homemade Pretzel Bites That Vanish Fast
    • A box of Macadamia Rum Toffee with a small Christmas ornament The toffee is topped with chocolate and almonds
      A Baker's Dozen Holiday Food Gifts
    • Finished Orange Peel
      Candied Orange Peel
    • Rocky Road Snack Cake
      Rocky Road Snack Cake
    • Truffles|Candy|Pastries Like a Pr
      Candy For Your Valentine
    • Hot Peppered Pecans
      Hot Peppered Pecans
    • Salted Macadamia Rum Toffee in a gold candy box with a star shaped pink ornament with Warm Holiday Wishes written on it and a snowman and gingerbread man on the ornament.
      Salted Macadamia Rum Toffee
    • Chocolate Truffles for Holiday Food Gifts
      Easy Holiday Food Gifts
    • Cream Horns for Chocolate Marshmallow Cream Horns
      Chocolate Marshmallow Cream Horns
    • Praline Square candy
      Praline Squares or Pecan Candy
    • Garlic Oregano Cracker Bread
      Garlic Oregano Cracker Bread
    • Zippy Cheddar Pecan Shortbreads
      Cheddar Pecan Shortbreads
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      Granola
    • Puff Pastry Crackers
      Puff Pastry Crackers
    • TJ's Cowboy Bark for TJj's Cowbow Bark
      TJ's Cowboy Bark
    • Peanut Butter Cups
      Better Than Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
    • Two chocolate truffles on a silver serving dish.
      Chocolate Chocolate Truffles
    • Hot Curried Party Mix in a bowl
      Hot Curried Party Mix
    • Sweet and Hot Macadamia Brittle
    • Cooled Caramel in a bowl.
      Caramel - A Building Block of Pastry
    • Decoratifs
      Sprinkles, Jimmies, Decoratifs or Vermicelli

    Hi, I'm Helen! Being a self-taught baker and owning a bakery for over 25 years, I found many ways to make baking more successful and less intimidating. Even busy people can bake as in many cases, recipes can be done over days. The goal is to make your baking life easier, more enjoyable, with great outcomes on a consistent basis.

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    Thanksgiving

    • An individual Chocolate Caramel Tart on a white background with raspberries.
      No Bake Mini Chocolate Caramel Tarts
    • The truffle filled shell is topped with fresh raspberries just before serving.
      No Bake Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Tarts
    • Red and White glazed heart shaped Viennese Lemon Valentines Cookies on a white plate with blue edges.
      Viennese Lemon Valentines Cookies
    • Toasted coconut and macadamia nuts are the basis of these heart shaped shorbreads on a lattice plate over purple.
      Tropical Shortbread Cookies
    • Chocolate Truffle Raspberry Curd Tart
      Chocolate Truffle Raspberry Curd Tart

    Popular Recipes

    • This Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cake features a pineapple slice with a cherry in the middle on top of a yellow cake sitting on a blue and white plate.
      Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cakes
    • A plate of Cuccidati, fig and nut filled Italian Cookies sprinkled with multi-colored nonpariels.
      Cuccidati - Italy's Finest Cookie
    • This picture shows a slice of the coffee cake on a white, lace edged plate on a marble counter.
      Apricot Crumb Coffee Cake
    • Langue de Chat cookies in a bowl.
      Langue de Chat
    • Angel food Cake
      Perfectly Easy Angel Food Cake
    • Large nut pieces for Chopping Nuts
      Chopping Nuts - A Quicker Way

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