Candy Making Tips & Techniques

Making candy at home can feel intimidating, but we're here to help you with our most trusted techniques and tips to pull off any recipe with great success.
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How to Test Candy Temperatures Without a Thermometer
Decadent old-fashioned fudge with almonds
How to Fix Common Fudge Problems
Microwave Your M&Ms
How to Microwave M&Ms
Sugar boiling
Adjusting Your Thermometer for High Altitude Candy Making
Crunchy buckeyes
Candy Making for Beginners
How to Test Candy Thermometer
How to Test Your Candy Thermometer
Melting Chocolate
Chocolate Tempering Alternatives
Ganache
What Is Ganache?
How to Pull Taffy
How to Make Taffy
Frosting flowers
How to Make Frosting Flowers
Copper pot and candy thermometer
How to Measure Candy Temperature Without a Candy Thermometer
Peanut brittle
What's the Difference Between Toffee and Brittle?
Chocolate covered cherries
What Is Invertase and How Is It Used?
Lollipops
Hard-Crack Stage in Candy Making
Rock candy
Hard-Ball Stage in Candy Making
Homemade soft caramel candies
Understanding the Thread Stage in Candy Making