50 Christmas Candy Recipes

Here are 50 Christmas Candy Recipes to make for gifts, serve at parties, or simply enjoy!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Well…okay, not exactly. I mean it is a wonderful time of the year if you’re like me and adore fall, but it’s not Christmas yet, technically. But is that minor technicality stopping us from thinking about Christmas cookies and confections galore? Nope, you bet it’s not. The truth is, we’ve always got sweets on the brain and we can’t help but get excited about special holiday morsels. We aren’t having visions of sugarplums, but we are perpetually having visions of chocolate, and all kinds of candy.

I actually grew up loving Christmas cookies, rather than Christmas candy. The one exception? My great grandmother’s homemade fudge. My mom has been making it for years, and awhile back I started making it myself. Each year, before Christmas, we’ll make two batches — one with walnuts, and one without. It’s best eaten really cold, in tiny chunks, cut in between various trips to the refrigerator. It’s super sugary and rich, which is why we only make it once a year, and isn’t that what holidays are about? Celebrating traditions and making memories with your family. It is in our book! Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without that fudge.

Last year I made marshmallows for the first time and they were glorious. I packaged them in little cellophane bags with candy cane-striped baker’s twine, and tied the bag round a jar of hot cocoa mix, to give as gifts. It was such a fun DIY! I also adore making salted caramels. The older I’ve gotten, the more fun I have tinkering with candy-making. I feel like a mad scientist, hovering over a pot of bubbling caramel!

So please do excuse us if this Christmas candy roundup is just a wee bit early, but we simply couldn’t help ourselves. We went a little wild, and found not 15, not 20, but 50 amazing candy recipes that you’re totally going to want to make in a couple of months (or maybe even before)! From toffees and brittles to basically any type of truffle you could possibly want — we’ve got your holiday candy cravings covered!

 

Saltine Cracker Toffee by Lue Belle’s

Peppermint Marshmallow Brownie Bites by Inside BruCrew Life

Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwiches by Chocolate, Chocolate and More!

Sparkly White Chocolate Lemon Truffles by How Sweet It Is

 Cream Cheese Mints by Mandy’s Recipe Box

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles by Dear Crissy

Salted Caramel Nut Brittle by Completely Delicious

Dark Chocolate Peppermint Fudge by Chocolate, Chocolate and More!

Malt Ball Bark by Tutti Dolci

Eggnog Truffles by Taste and Tell

 Apple Cider Caramels by Dessert for Two

Cake Batter Fudge by Chocolate, Chocolate and More!

Triple Chocolate S’Mores Bark by A Kitchen Addiction

All Natural Homemade Pomegranate Gumdrops by The View from Great Island

Chocolate Pumpkin Peanut Butter Fudge by Diethood

 Homemade Turtles by Averie Cooks

Homemade Marshmallows by Dieter’s Downfall

Chocolate Peppermints by She Wears Many Hats

Red Velvet Cake Batter Fudge by Chocolate, Chocolate and More!

Nutella Truffles by Deliciously Yum

Pomegranate Pistachio Ginger Bark by Nutmeg Nanny

Homemade Snickers Bars by Roxana’s Home Baking

Coconut and White Chocolate Truffles by Home Cooking Adventure

5-Ingredient Whiskey Dark Chocolate Truffles by Gimme Some Oven

Dulce de Leche Caramel Fudge by Chocolate, Chocolate and More!

White Chocolate Peppermint Bark by Jessica in the Kitchen

Maple Nut Fudge by Mom on Timeout

Cookies and Cream Bark by The View from Great Island

3 Minute Fudge by Chocolate, Chocolate and More!

Rum Balls by Alexandra’s Kitchen

White Chocolate Cranberry Pecan Fudge by Spoonful of Flavor

Dark Chocolate Truffles by Pass the Cocoa

Peanut Butter Fudge by Sugary Sweets

White Chocolate Peppermint Bark by Chocolate, Chocolate and More!

 

 Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Dipped Marshmallows by Baker by Nature

Peppermint Patties by The Gunny Sack

Divinity Fudge by The Domestic Rebel

Crock Pot Candy by Chocolate, Chocolate and More!

Cinnamon Rock Candy by Boys Ahoy

Melted Snowmen Oreo Balls by The Girl Who Ate Everything

Gingerbread Fudge by Sweet 2 Eat Baking

Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Truffles by Portuguese Girl Cooks

Peanut Brittle by Recipe Girl

Brownie Brittle Toffee by Chocolate, Chocolate and More!

Pistachio Chocolate Bark by She Wears Many Hats

Andes Peppermint Crunch Cookie Dough Truffle Bars by Beyond Frosting

Coconut Cream Truffles by Crazy for Crust

Candy Cane Fudge by Culinary Concoctions by Peabody

Creme de Menthe Chocolate Cake Balls by Chocolate, Chocolate and More!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Bark by Love and Olive Oil