Valentine's Day

31 Valentine's Day Candy Recipes

No store-bought Valentine's Day candy will ever compare to these homemade confections, including giant peanut butter cups, boozy gummies, and two-ingredient truffles.
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    3/31

    Boozy Grapefruit-Pomegranate Gummy Candies

    No, they're not precious gems, these sparkly crunchy treats are prime for mixing and matching your favorite flavors (with a splash of booze for good measure).

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Molly Baz
    4/31

    3-Ingredient Peppermint Rocky Road Candies

    To crush candies easily, minus any peppermint shrapnel, place them in a resealable plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin, meat mallet, or the back of a large spoon.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Diana Yen
    5/31

    Giant Chocolate Caramel Cookie Bars

    Buttery pat-in-pan shortbread takes the place of mass-produced cookies and gets smothered in from-scratch caramel and silken chocolate in this jumbo version of a classic candy.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Diana Yen
    6/31

    Two-Ingredient Truffles

    All you need is chocolate and cream to make this easy Valentine’s Day treat.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
    9/31

    Candied Kumquats

    A simmer and soak in sugar syrup glazes kumquats and liquifies their interiors so they taste like delicious shots of marmalade.

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  • Photo by Chris Court, William Meppem, Anson Smart, Ben Dearnley
    10/31

    Raw Peppermint Slice

    With a wheat-free coconut-date cookie crumb–like crust, a creamy coconut layer, and a rich chocolate topping, these bar cookies will remind you of your favorite candy but taste so much better.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova
    13/31

    Chocolate-Covered Peanuts

    These easy-to-make peanuts will make you feel like a chocolatier assembling a world-class candy bar.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova
    14/31

    3-Ingredient Maple-Pecan Fudge

    This decadent, pecan-studded fudge is all about the flavor of pure maple syrup. Pair this with our classic chocolate fudge recipe for mix-and-match assortment.

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  • Photo by Alex Lau
    15/31

    Sour Candied Citrus Peels

    These are like homemade sour candy and we can't stop eating them. Here’s an idea for the leftover citrus flesh: Use the juice to make curd, then gift it in jars.

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  • Photo by Leigh Beisch
    16/31

    Brigadeiros

    Somewhere between a fudgy chocolate truffle and a Tootsie Roll is the Brazilian confection known as the brigadeiro.

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  • Photo by Alex Lau
    17/31

    Ube (Purple Yam) Candies

    Traditionally made with ube (Filipino sweet potato), this recipe will work with any purple or orange sweet potato or yam.

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    18/31

    Salted Black Licorice Caramels

    People who love black licorice will flip for these assertively flavored candies. They’ll be not-quite-black without the food coloring but still very cool looking.

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  • Romulo Yanes
    21/31

    Salted Pistachio Brittle

    Here, a coarse sea salt like fleur de sel or sel gris plays a few important roles: It tempers and cuts the richness of the nuts and butter, it adds a concentrated crunch— and it makes the brittle look divine. Break this vibrant green pistachio brittle on top of ice cream or crumble it over rice pudding. Or, do what we do, and eat it straight off the baking sheet.

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  • Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
    22/31

    Salted Honey and Chocolate Bark

    Salted Honey and Chocolate Bark is a sweet-and-salty confection that everyone would be pleased to nibble on—or make. No cookie cutters, sprinkles, or icing necessary.

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  • Marcus Nilsson
    29/31

    Pumpkin Seed Brittle

    Pumpkin seeds add a surprisingly sophisticated edge to this toasty, crunchy brittle. But if you're a fan of another nut or seed, feel free to use it instead.

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  • Rachel Been
    30/31

    Five-Minute Marzipan

    Shape this almond paste confection into a heart, a teddy bear—or, for a slightly less cute option, into squares or balls.

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