Holiday Cooking & Baking Recipes: Crack Candy Recipe
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- Crack Candy Recipe - Paula makes a must-have homemade candy recipe for the holidays that her cousin Don makes every year at Christmas. Plus, this Christmas candy recipe makes for a great gift!
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Do y'all have candies that you make at Christmas time? I'd love to hear your recipes!
FUDGE. That is if its not raining when I go to make it. It will not set if it is.
Crock Pot Chocolate Peanut Clusters!!! Melt 2lbs white melting chocolate (chunks or bars), 4 oz German's baking chocolate and a bag of semi sweet morsels in the crock pot.. then add 16 oz salted peanuts and 8 oz unsalted peanuts, stir and drop clusters on parchment paper to cool. SO GOOD!
I used to make that but I changed it up. I use any kind of graham crackers, same butter & brown sugar, I take 1 bag of different kinds of chips. My favorite is chocolate graham crackers, the same butter & sugar I bake 350 for 12 minutes, then put 1 bag of Andes mint chips on top. They melt quickly. End result it takes like a thin mint cookie, yummy 😋
Potato Candy!
My recipe is simple and quick. Boil a small potato. Mash and add a teaspoon of vanilla, then add confectionery sugar until you get a good dough. Roll out and spread peanut butter or you could use crunchy peanut butter, spread on your dough, roll into a log and slice. Easy Peasy 😃 Everyone in my family loves it!
I make those Cracker Candy cookies but, I let the chocolate chips melt and then spread it with an offset spatula, then I top it with toffee bits. I put it in the fridge to set up and break it apart . :) Yum yum. My other favorite is to take a big marshmallow and dip it in melted caramels that are mixed with a can of sweetened condensed milk then I roll them in rice krispies. Eat them warm. So good!
My Daddy was a police officer for years. Durning Christmas time my Mama always made burbon balls for him to take to work. As a treat for all the Officers after work.
It is fast mixing together and then rolling them into balls was always fun as a family.
1 box vanilla wafers
1 Teaspoon cocoa
1/2 cup ( or more)bourbon
1 cup powdered sugar (splitting into 2 -1/2 cups)
Crumble vanilla wafers add 1/2 cup powdered sugar into the crumbs.
Add cocoa & bourbon use your hands to mix until you have a play dough.
consistency you can roll into a ball. Roll balls into powdered sugar.
I made these years ago for a Christmas party at work. Used Rum instead! Simply WOW😁
Yum! The only thing better is if you were in my little kitchen to fix it, lol. I used to make peanut butter balls, aka Buckeyes and decided it would taste the same in a bar form and be a LOT easier. Here is my recipe:
Peanut Butter Cup Bars
Yield: 16 bars or double for 9 x 13
Prep Time: 15 minutes | Chill Time: 30 minutes
½ cup unsalted butter (I use salted)
1¾ cups powdered sugar
1 cup smooth peanut butter (can use crunchy)
¾ cup graham cracker crumbs
¼ cup unsalted butter
½ cup milk chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate) (I use semi sweet)
1. Line an 8×8-inch square pan with foil, leaving enough to hang over the sides, then butter the foil. Set aside. (I just butter dish)
2. In a medium saucepan, melt the ½ cup of butter over low heat. Once melted, remove from heat and stir in the powdered sugar until smooth. Stir in the peanut butter and graham cracker crumbs until completely combined and smooth. Spread the peanut butter mixture into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
3. In the now-empty saucepan, melt the ¼ cup unsalted butter. Add the chocolate and stir until almost completely melted. Remove from heat and continue stirring until completely melted. Pour the melted chocolate over the peanut butter layer and smooth into an even layer.
4. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to set. Remove from the pan using the foil overhangs and place on a cutting board. Use a pizza cutter to slice into 16 bars. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. (I just keep it in the pan/dish I use)
Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas!
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I will try this.
That's a great idea, thanks!
@@michelesharp4657 You're welcome! Merry Christmas!
1 container of Oreos crushed ( any flavor) mixed with a block of cream cheese. Make into small bite size balls then freeze. Melt bag of chocolate chips ( can use dark, white,Or butterscotch based on flavor of Oreos. Dip each ball into melted chocolate then let cool or freeze ahead. Makes delicious, wonderful cheesecake type candies for Christmas. You can decorate the balls with drizzling various melted chocolate of opposite color or add food coloring to white, crushed nuts, sprinkles etc.
yup, we dip ours in espesso chips..yum.
YUM!!
TFS, sk in usa (NC)
Awesome will try!!!
That sounds so yummy
❤Boy I want it all I will be in kitchen. Yum
Miss Paula I made these and a few other candies for my landscapers and mailman and for the guys that pick up the trash and recycling this year. My doorbell rang and as I’m stepping over dog & cats to answer I see it was one of the trash fellas with the can I had given their treats in. I open the door to tell him he didn’t need to bring the can back and he said, my wife would the recipe for “The Crack” I gave him this site for her to follow but she ended up face timing me so walk her through it. He was so cute he said, had he known it was so good he wouldn’t had shared it with the rest of the team. A friendship has developed with his wife and I’m helping teach her how to feed her man we FaceTime a lot of recipes and I send her to your video’s. Happy Holidays to you and your family & team. J
How kind of you. Please don't think it's all about the food you gave those people! More so it's about the love you put into it. God bless
Thank you Ms. Paula for bringing back one of my most favorite childhood memories. Coming home from school at Christmas time and if the weather was just right, mama would have a long table lined up in the Florida room laid out with beautiful divinity that she had just made. So good.
Geeze I love this woman! Anything with 2 sticks of butter has GOT to be good 💚
Yes!!!
You know it!!! Shes FANTASTIC!!
We're all gonna die of corroded arteries, but dang we'll die happy! 😜
The hot caramel melts the chocolate, I spread the chocolate like the caramel then add.then bake ,add your other toppings
Paula, you are just so natural… makes me feel like you are talking to me . So enjoy watching and learning from you!
I feel the same way. Its like we're all in her home and sharing recipes and listening to each others store
Love it
Sooo true. ☃️🌲☃️
You got me through the beginning of lockdown. It was so much more than just sharing recipes. You helped us feel normal, even when you were unsure yourself. Thank you 💕
OH this is a different twist on what I grew up eating as crack candy. We started out the same with the crackers and then the sugar mixture, but then we put the chocolate chips on and put it in the oven long enough to melt them enough to spread the melted mixture. Then we sprinkled nuts or colored Christmas sprinkles, mini m&ms, etc. on top and let cool. Then we would just break it up by hand into pieces.
We call this Christmas crack and the kids go crazy over it. We go thru batches and batches. My 16 year old son just today asked when the first batch was coming.
Happy Christmas Paula and everyone
Paula I love you so much! You make me happy when I watch your videos😊I have made this candy for years and when I make it I truly have to give it away to anyone who walks in my backdoor, otherwise I will eat the whole thing! It truly is addictive!! I watched the book signing video and that was such fun! That looks like a great shop! Please do more like those, like when you and Eddie went to Herb Creek Nursery and 7th Heaven, those are as much fun as the cooking videos. Merry Christmas Paula, and to all your family and to Eddie and Teresa, your videos tell the true story of how you treat people- the love you have for friends like Bubbles, employees/friends like Eddie and Teresa, and the love they have for you in return❤️
It would be fun to see you make divinity, it’s so nice at Christmas! My Grandma would tint hers different pastel colors, it was delicious and so pretty 🎄
Here! Here! That's THE BEST Christmas candy ❣️🎄🦌
I want to know how to make divinity too!
My mom used to make it and it’s so good!
My Nana always made it at Christmas and tinted it a very light green!❤️😊
I WOULD LOVE TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE THAT
My darling mother used to make it too. I can remember her standing at the stove and stirring it and using a little glass of cold water to check when it was ready. That was in the 50’s/60’s. Such sweet memories.
You need to allow the butter and brown sugar to actually boil for awhile to get very thick before pouring over crackers. The bottom layer has to hardened before you try to brake it all into pieces.
After I heat it up, I stick it in the freezer until it hardens and then "crack" it into pieces. It is addicting!!
That's exactly what I thought Paula was going to do too!
Thats what you’re suppose to do… chill it and crash it into uneven pieces.
Crack***
Hello! Merry and Blessed Christmas to you and your family! We make this for Passover but we use sheets of matzoh instead of Saltines. These are easier to handle but when I cut it is more freeform. Also I let it sit right after it exits the oven on the counter for 5 minutes after sprinkling on all the chips, then I spread the melted chocolate smooth with a butter knife.. While the chocolate is still soft I put the chopped nuts on and since there are all these nut sensitive folks now I only add nuts to about half. My kids named it Matzoh Crack on their own. We alsways have to have it.❤️❤️❤️ I got the recipe from a math teacher named Sandy Fischer, from West Nyack, NY. A really nice lady.
great minds think alike. I just picked up the ingredients to make this yesterday. my family tradition is to make a holiday treat every week vs all at one time so we can enjoy them throughout the holiday season vs just at our Christmas get together
I had these a few years ago and loved them! They are now on my list for Christmas goodies! Thank you Paula.
My grandmother also made the best divinity. She cooked it in her genuine presser cooker - the stove top kind. She ground her pecans finely so they went through the whole candy instead of just on the surface. She made so many dozens from Thanksgiving to Christmas and gave it as gifts. She sent me a couple of pounds when I was in college. It was sooo good and I've never seen it like hers before.
AWW SWEET🥰🤮
Merry Christmas Paula! I make white chocolate fudge for my Dad. His mother used to make it for him & she gave me the recipe. When she passed away I started making it for him every year. Thank you for sharing yourself, your home & recipes like these! Blessings
Paula, I so enjoy watching your videos. You make me feel like I could cook or bake anything! Please make the divinity. It's one of my favorites at holidays. My mom used to make it and put little pieces of cherries in it. Delicious!!
Looks delicious! My grandmother made the best divinity and always said to make it on a sunny day. Happy Holidays to you and your family!
Paula Dean! You made my day with this video. I could listen to you talk all day, with your sweet accent, it melts my heart. I am not a real fan of social media. It is so autonomous-ppl go wacky. Years back they did you dirty. I know you don't know me, I feel that I have to say my heart broke . It is evil. How some ppl act, carry on, seemingly being cruel and mean to people. Aughhhhh. I am older so I do not accept what anyone says. I study it out in my mind. I love your cooking shows and you love of living. It is such a pleasure to have found you again. Thank you for this darling video. I am going to make this for my family and friends. Merry Christmas. I also wish you a very happy new year. Please, continue to let your light shine. Brighten people s lives. We all need the sparkle we pick up on, when we associate with 'sparkling people.' May you be blessed because of how your sparkle has lifted me. Love to all. 😊
I will definitely make this! So easy and looks so yummy! I love you Paula and all the wonderful things you make, for coming on here and continuing to bring us something all the time! Thank you for all that you do!
That ladle reminds me of the ladle we drank well water from at my grandparents house. They didn't have running water, so all of their drinking water was hand drawn from their well. The water was emptied into a white porcelain bucket. The ladle was always beside the bucket. The well water was always cold, and it was the best tasting water. This is a favorite childhood memory. That bucket and ladle is now a treasured decoration in my parents' house.
So good to watch these down home meals that we can all make!! Thank you Paula!!
Just tried this recipe and My family cannot stop raving about it!!! These are addictive!!♥️😍 thank you Paula!!♥️♥️
Ms. Paula, I love watching your videos, your voice is so soothing and the fact you want other people's recipes to try and share, is so awesome. Thank you for your videos. ❤
I've made similar candy but I've always called it "poor man's almond rocca".
I've made variations using mint chocolate chips or half chocolate chips & half peanut butter chips. I've also made with plain chocolate chips then sprinkle with sweetened coconut flakes.
Any way you make it, its yummy
❤️ This is the kind of fun old-fashioned recipe that everybody can make and that is so delicious and homey. Thank you for sharing this, Paula!
I must say I have been making this candy since the 90's and I have seen so many different ways to make it. Merry Christmas!
We have been making a version of this for years! We use one kind of chic chips and then just top with chopped pecans or almonds. ❤️. I always give as gifts to coworkers. (We pour on the hot syrup and don’t spread- it evens out in oven)
Good to know that it evens out in the oven, because it’s kind of finicky to spread.
Can you freeze the candy crack?
Paula my daughter and I just love you and your recipes. They're so country and simple and yummy. I am so happy that you have your own show I love your laugh and your still as sassy u used to be. Love, Sharon White. Morris Illinois
Paula I’m so glad I get to see you every day. I’m so glad you started doing RUclips. I stop watching food network when you was no longer on.
Hello Mrs Paula. I've never made crack candy before. I'll definitely try this today. My Grandchildren will enjoy helping their Mimi make it. Thanks so much. Love From your longtime Indiana Friend.
Oh Paula this is one of my absolute favorites! We call this stuff crack in my family too. Me and Mama always make it with my brother and his wife. It’s a Christmas time favorite!
PLEASE, Ms Paula...... show us how you make pralines!!!! My Mama used to make the best pralines, but I never got her recipe....I'm sure yours would come close!!! 😊❤
I showed up on Friday and bought some books and told Ann she was going to be swamped.....and when I saw her the next day she said I was right! So glad we got to see you and get some books signed.....can't wait for the next one....please do it again soon!!!!!!!
I LOVE that ladle! Hope it’s easy to repair. Thank you for sharing this recipe, I think I you shared it years ago but I never got around to trying it. 💗
So excited to see you bake Christmas treats ! I love this time of year.
My Mom always made me divinity. I have not had any in 10 years. Once my Mom had some strokes her dementia set it ànd that was the end or it. March 25 the she will have been gone 7 years..thanks for the memories.
I know you miss her for more than her cooking. God bless you
Yum! I make this using plain, unsalted matzo cracker sheets. Sprinkle coarse sea salt into the melted chocolate at the very end before cooling.
Those candy cookies are some of my favorites! Thank you for sharing the recipe with us.
I've made this about 2yrs ago. The only difference was I made it with Chopped pretzels along with the chocolate chips. I'm going to try it with toffee chips next week
This recipe I will definitely add to my Christmas baking list! Thank you, Paula!
I love making this but we call it Christmas Crack. We always put the red & green m&ms instead of the toffee and nuts but I'll definitely have to try this version!!
So grateful that I'm able to watch you Online👍🏿👍🏿. When your shows were on Cable TV, I watched "Paula's Home Cooking," and "Paula's Best Dishes." Still missing those programs, even now.
Paula. You should consider reproducing that ladle and selling it. I have never seen one besides yours. My favorite holiday candy is peanut butter fudge that my Mother makes especially for me. :-)
YEEESSSSS!!!!!
What a good idea!
That’s an awesome idea!
I would buy it!
I love to make Divinity, it is so good. I need to get my KitchenAid mixer out of my storage unit. I do not know why I put it in there, but I never use it. I like my old Sunbeam Mixmaster mixer so much. It is light and I have used this mixer for about 40 years. I only used it for Divinity because you have to use a good mixer or you will almost burn your mixer up. I never had made it till a few years ago, and I was so scared to make it but it turned out so good. I always make it when the humidity is low, I do not know if that is true or not. I usually make it at Thanksgiving but this year I did not. I found out that I am a diabetic 2 months ago, so I really can not have it but I know others can have it. It is so hard being a diabetic right here close to the holidays. I have tried using the sweeteners but some are not baker heat friendly. I found that out making a Chocolate Meringue Pie. LOL
My mother always made divinity too! I've never tried it because it'd be hard to do it justice. Hers was always perfect.
God I love this woman! "You want some crack?" What a gem!
This is so good! I’ve also made it using graham crackers instead of saltines.
Which did you think was better? I've never had it with graham crackers before.
@@eponine318 I kinda like it better with graham crackers!
I used to make Divinity when I was a teenager. I should try making it again. I don't cook or bake like I used to, because I am now disabled.
Bless you
Nothing ever compares to Mommas cooking Mrs. Paula I agree!! ❤️❤️
I’m going to try this candy! Paula, I’ve not had great divinity since my grandma passed in 1989, if you make divinity, I’m going to camp on your porch! Yum yum!! Can’t wait to see your cousin!!! Hope y’all had a great Thanksgiving!!! ❤️
If you use Graham crackers they're called Gooches.
My Mom always made divinity, orange candy, bon bons, peanut brittle, fudge, and coconut brittle for Christmas. Not to mention her wonderful pie crusts and pies.
They had come from Georgia to Texas.
I have memorized this simple but yummy treat. Thank you💕
Love you Paula from your first show years ago. You are a symbol of strength and courage and goodness. Thank You.
I LOVE YOU Ms. Paula Deen!!!! That Candy looks YUMMY!!!! And we do make certain recipes at Christmas, but they're not ANYTHING UNUSUAL, so I'll spare you. Merry Christmas to You and Yours, and a Blessed and COVID FREE New Year!!!!
I’ve never seen this type of candy. When I feel good I like making stuff like this.
Great idea with the ladle!❤️🎄😍I just made this tonight had a tuff time pouring right from the pan! Much easier if you cool it in the fridge
Your demonstrations are so helpful.
I made this 2x gave away for gifts, my favorite so good, never heard of it, ate so much, I did not eat supper lol!
Not the first thing I was looking for when I searched “how to make crack” but a good find notheless! ❤
Love to hear yourvstories as my grandma would tell.me stories in her day as my dad grew up
.great memories...
Thanks for showing the whole video. All I could find to make this been shorts. I'm going to try this but with sprinkles instead if toffee and nuts.
Omg I love this and you so much!! I am making a German chocolate mayonnaise cake. Random I know but my great-grandmother always made them and the family loved it so why not.
My son came home and told me he made crack at school once. I was like what in the Sam hell did you say? Finally realized this was what he was talking about.
I met Miss Dean at Caesar's Palace a few yrs back. She was so sweet. She is the same in real life. Just love her!
Paula, my family has been making eggnog for over 100 years. A box of dryers vanilla bean ice cream, home made eggnog, 2 cups cognac,fresh nutmeg ground. You put the ice cream in a large bowl, add the eggnog, the pour in the cognac, then 2-3 dashes of the fresh nutmeg.
Apple cake, 2 c. Flower, 2 c. Sugar, 1 tsp. Salt, 1 tsp. Baking soda, cinnamon to taste, 4 eggs , 3 tsp. Vanilla, 5 c. Diced apples , 1 c. Oil, mix well, non-greased 8x10 cake pan, 350 dgr oven for 50 to 60 minutes, topping , 10x Powdered sugar, 1-2 tsp. Milk cinnamon to taste , cool cake for 1 hour then frost.
Then Enjoy !!!!!!!
My family loves this cake all year around.
I have missed you, GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!!!.
Goodness gracious, y'all! I can't wait for this Christmas season including yours sincerely truly cooking! 👍🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
Paula you're the best, I always go to your recipes to make the best food possible for my family. Here it is Christmas Eve and I'm making Christmas crack candy. I want to wish everybody a very Merry Christmas. And as soon as my Christmas crack candy is finished I'm going to start on some pecan bars because my pie pan broke. And there's nowhere to go buy one at 2:30 in the morning. My son is a pecan pie addict so pecan bars are going to have to suffice this Christmas. Thank you so much for your recipes and your dedication to good food!
Love this easy recipe!
Looks delicious. Thanks for sharing. I can’t wait to try.
I'm going to make this for Christmas gifts, thank you for the idea!
My Daughter is Celiac and I make it with Schar crackers. Turns out so good!
I’m headed to the store to get my ingredients now! Thank you Paula. I have two grandsons (12&14) who are allergic to peanuts & they live in Spanish Ft, Ala! True southern boys ! It’s hard to cook for them around the holidays. I have to be so very careful. Put I’ll omit the nuts for theirs and I’m sure they will love it! I’ll have mine with nuts❤Merry Christmas 😍
Ohhh lawdy....another treat I must try....Thank you Ms. Paula
Lol. You asking Teresa if she wanted some crack! that made me laugh .
and I already sent this video to my Mama and she says she's going to make it so I can't wait to try it!
Thanks Paula!
I've never had this. Looks a real treat!
My grandmother made divinity and after she passed I have never had it. It’s becoming a lost art. Would love to see you make it.
Merry Christmas , Happy New Year. I love watching you. You make me smile. Love y'all.
Easy peanut butter fudge, melt one container of Betty Crocker cream cheese icing in a bowl in micro. till hot, about 2 to three min. add 16 oz. jar of Jiff peanut butter stir until peanut butter melts, add t. vanilla , pour in small pan and let it sit till firm. Great fudge and really easy . Great if need a quick treat to take somewhere. Hope you love it. Love from Kokomo Ind.
Paula, I am so glad you made this treat because I had it once at a CHRISTMAS party but did not get the recipe. 😥 I'm going to make some from your recipe for my family CHRISTMAS dinner.
Another one of my favorite CHRISTMAS recipes is from a sweet sister out in Utah. It is called " Miss Nellie Ray Balls ".
Tomorrow when I dig out my recipe book I'll try and share it with you. These two candies I could eat until I make my sick on them. 😂😂❤❤❤
I made Peanut Brittle. I could not find Raw peanuts in Walmart, Food Lion or Publix. I went to a local peanut roasting company in Hawkinsville, Georgia . Hardy Farms. and asked them if they knew where I could get them. The lady went in the back and came out with a 4 pound bag of them. Yesterday I brought her some in a new Lock and Lock container. She said you made the peanut brittle.
Please film the Divinity candy!!! My Mother-in-Law made the best but I have not been able to tackle it~ My husband would just love it!!!!!
Paula,I would try using a pizza cutter to separate the candy/crackers.
Good Sunday morning Ms Paula and friends!👋🏽 Crack candy sounds highly addictive.😋 Probably is. 😂😂😂
Love you Paula!!! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Can I come over for Christmas too Paula? 🙏 My family is so toxic and depressing...I’d rather stay home alone then be with them...It would be so amazing to spend such a special day with people who actually love each other...🎄
Lol, my heart aches for your ladle!!! 😂💔
I make YOUR recipe for this, every year! My husband LOVES it! But there's no toffee on top of toffee!!
I think it's called crack candy because it's so addictive!!! 😲😂😂
TERESA IS CORRECT, YOU HAVE TO LET THIS COOL BEFORE CUTTING
Hi Ms Paula , Teresa & Eddie
Looks so yummy 😋
Thus on is on my list , thanks so much!
Have a blessed day
Brenda🌸
gotta try that...looks soooooo good!!
Paula, I have always loved you, and doing these videos and sharing so much with us, makes me love you even more, thank you and Merry Christmas!!
Oh Paula, I just love you to pieces girl. All my candy recipes are all of yours anyway. I have collected them over the years that I watched you cook, I miss those days. Hope all your grand Babies are doing well and The boys too. Give Michael a kiss for me and know Paula I love you so much.
I wanna make this! I noticed that you moved the Lance cracker jars from that dish pantry off of your kitchen. Where'd they go? lol I love them!!
Looks delicious and easy, Paula. ❤️❤️❤️
We all said that at the same time. “This is so easy!” 🤣🤣