The Ultimate Candy Book: More than 700 Quick and Easy, Soft and Chewy, Hard and Crunchy Sweets and Treats

by Bruce Weinstein

Bruce Weinstein, author of The Ultimate Ice Cream Book, has the answer with this collection of confections. Try his rich chocolate truffles or any one of a dozen variations; sweet, chewy caramel with almonds or coconut; buttery pralines with crunchy pecans; or light-as-air divinity, nougat, and marshmallow. Craft your own candy Christmas ornaments to hang on your tree, pipe chocolate spiderwebs for a scary Halloween touch, or whip up meringue kisses for your honey on Valentine's Day. Bruce even offers step-by-step instructions for creating your own homemade versions of classic favorites like peanut butter cups, gummy bears, and chewing gum. If you have a sweet tooth or know someone who does, The Ultimate Candy Book -- filled with hundreds of year-round treats and gift-giving ideas -- is ultimately satisfying.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2000

About the author

Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough are QVC favorites with five sell-out appearances. They've appeared on everything from the Today show to corporate-sponsored events, making ice cream, gelati, sherberts, and sorbets. They're also experts on the desserts that pair with these frozen treats, having written bestselling brownie and cookie books and all-purpose cookbooks with desserts aplenty and countless features for Fine Cooking, Eating Well, and The Washington Post. Their cooking podcast, Cooking with Bruce and Mark, is available on iTunes. They've written numerous cookbooks, including A la Mode and The Turbo Blender Dessert Revolution (11/1/16). They live in Connecticut.

Reviews

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of great basic, easy, candy recipes. Found a brittle recipe that's a keeper. I would give 5 stars if it had pics.

[Carissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple, easy, and accessible recipes makes for a great place for any beginner to start.

[Bollinger · Rating 5 out of 5]

So many great candies from around the world. Recipes are clear and easy to follow while cooking.

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Ultimate Candy Book contains a little bit of everything sweet. It's a good book, but the title is deceiving and should have been entitled 'The Ultimate Sweets Book'. This is great for beginners who want to learn to melt chocolate, pour them into molds and BAM, you've got chocolates. The inspiration of adding mint flavouring to chocolate or rice krispies is a nice idea for those learning how to make sweets.

[Taylor · Rating 1 out of 5]

What did I learn from this book? Not to use it. The caramels turned out crystaled and not particularly brown and the peanut brittle burned. And we were being careful with directions, temperatures, and all that good stuff.

[Erin Bartos · Rating 5 out of 5]

good recipes!

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

My daughter bought this book when she ventured into candy-making.