Easiest Homemade Candy. Ever.

Every twelvemonth nosotros brand some type of candy to bring on manus for niggling gifts. The green recipients are my husband's coworkers, but it also comes inward handy equally a contribution for that final infinitesimal vacation party. The outset couplet of years of marriage, I made truffles of diverse sorts. They were e'er a large hit, but at this phase inward my life, they are only equally good fourth dimension in addition to task intensive to brand inward large quantities. The substitute? Candy bark.

I commonly purchase adept lineament chocolate chips of the dark, semi-sweet, or white variety, in addition to ane or ii kinds of goodness to mix into said chocolate. If you lot are wondering whether the chocolate chips are of a adept quality, inquire yourself, "Are these adept plenty to consume solo, past times the handful?" If yes, hence you're adept to go. For the mix in, you lot tin role crushed candy canes, Heath toffee bits, nuts, actually only well-nigh anything that sounds good. This twelvemonth nosotros visited a local store that sells volume nutrient (most grocery stores bring a volume department equally well), in addition to picked upward some peppermint crunch candy (see painting exhibit below) in addition to toffee bits.

So, I'm certain that at that spot are lots of tutorials on how to produce this, but I'll part my method alongside you lot because its hence really tardily in addition to quick, in addition to I've honed it downward to a mom friendly science. And only FYI, because of the kids I don't bring large blocks of fourth dimension (and perchance you lot don't, either?), hence I produce this inward batches spell I'm doing something else, similar waiting for dinner to come upward out of the oven. It actually is that fast.

Empty 2 bags (24 ounces) of chocolate chips into a heavy bottom pan (I role the dutch oven), in addition to house on depression heat. Stir occasionally.

When melted in addition to smooth, take away from oestrus in addition to stir inward 1 loving cup of whatever you lot choose.

Spred evenly across a sail of parchment or wax paper. I commonly house the newspaper on a large (14x17) cutting board, which is the exact total of infinite needed for this size batch.

If you lot don't bring grabby hands only about and/or overly warm indoor temperatures, you lot tin allow it cool in addition to harden on the counter. Personally I slide the whole cutting board into the freezer until I bring some other spare infinitesimal or v for the side past times side measuring (which may survive xx minutes or half-dozen hours later. See the beauty of this recipe?).

When hardened, suspension into pieces. Store inward a gallon size ziplock pocketbook inward the freezer until gear upward to use.

To brand private portions, I split upward the candy into clear bags similar to these.