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Candies

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105 recipes
Eggnog Pralines
12 pralines 30 m Intermediate

Eggnog Pralines

Chrissy LeMaire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Pecan Coconut Pralines
24 pralines 25 m Intermediate

Pecan Coconut Pralines

Judy Mire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Bourbon Balls
24 bourbon balls 20 m Beginner

Bourbon Balls

Thelma Renois
Lafayette Lafayette, Lafayette Parish
Old Fashioned School House Peanut Butter Balls
24 balls 1 h 10 m Intermediate

Old Fashioned School House Peanut Butter Balls

Kristen Singh
Holiday Balls Rum or Whiskey
about 36 balls 20 m Beginner

Holiday Balls Rum or Whiskey

Thelma Renois
Lafayette Lafayette, Lafayette Parish
Sesame Seed Pralines
30 pralines 35 m Intermediate

Sesame Seed Pralines

Judy Mire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
No Bake Coconut Pecan Praline Cookies
24 cookies 16 m Intermediate

No Bake Coconut Pecan Praline Cookies

Rita Salmons
Iberia New Iberia, Iberia Parish
Chocolate Peanut Clusters Candy
24 servings 20 m Beginner

Chocolate Peanut Clusters Candy

Della Norris
Coconut Fudge Truffles
16 truffles 2 h 10 m Beginner

Coconut Fudge Truffles

Jenny Travens
Coconut Dainties Bon Bon
24 bon-bons 1 h Beginner

Coconut Dainties Bon Bon

Della Norris
Chocolate Balls
24 candies 1 h 33 m Beginner

Chocolate Balls

Della Norris
Crunch Bark Candy
Makes about 24 pieces 22 m Beginner

Crunch Bark Candy

Christine Simon
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Spiced Nuts
20 servings 25 m Intermediate

Spiced Nuts

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Caramel Bavarian Cream
6 servings 40 m Intermediate

Caramel Bavarian Cream

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Classic Butter-Cream Cocoa Frosting
Frosts one 2-layer 9-inch cake 50 m Intermediate

Classic Butter-Cream Cocoa Frosting

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Chewy Walnut Squares
12 squares 30 m Beginner

Chewy Walnut Squares

Marion Turnage
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Caramel Pecan Candy
Makes about 81 one-inch squares 35 m Intermediate

Caramel Pecan Candy

Mawmaw Olivia
Chocolate Peanut Butter Filled Wheat Thin
about 60 sandwich cookies 25 m Beginner

Chocolate Peanut Butter Filled Wheat Thin

Tiffany LeBlanc
Vermilion Abbeville, Vermilion Parish
Pecan Nougats
30 cookies 25 m Beginner

Pecan Nougats

Linda Thibodeaux
St. Martin Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish
Five Minute Fudge
24 pieces 25 m Beginner

Five Minute Fudge

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
20 pieces 25 m Intermediate

Lil Kennie's Pecan Candy

Kennie Wes Smith II
Jackie's Fudge
12 servings 30 m Intermediate

Jackie's Fudge

Jackie Theriot
Vermilion Erath, Vermilion Parish
Sugar Coated Nuts
20 servings 40 m Intermediate

Sugar Coated Nuts

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Peanut Butter, Oatmeal, Pecan,Cocoa Boiled Cookies
4-5 dozen cookies 15 m Beginner

Peanut Butter, Oatmeal, Pecan,Cocoa Boiled Cookies

Lou Guidry
Acadia Crowley, Acadia Parish
8 servings 1 h 30 m Intermediate

Carmel Corn aka Cracker Jacks

Emma Kosack
Simple Cinnamon Pecans
4 cups 1 h 10 m Beginner

Simple Cinnamon Pecans

Rhonda Couvillion
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Oreo Logs
10 servings 10 m Beginner

Oreo Logs

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Frosts one 9-inch cake 10 m Beginner

Chocolate Icing - Cake Frosting

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Sour Cream Coated Pecans
About 2.5 cups candied pecans 20 m Intermediate

Sour Cream Coated Pecans

Jane Hebert
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Makes coating for 12-15 croquinoles 20 m Intermediate

Croquinole Syrup Coating

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
No Cook Fudge
8 servings 15 m Beginner

No Cook Fudge

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Sugar Free Fudge
12 squares 15 m Beginner

Sugar Free Fudge

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Chocolate Whiskey Balls
about 3 dozen small balls 30 m Beginner

Chocolate Whiskey Balls

Amanda LeMoine Ellerbe
Praline au Benne
24 pralines 1 h 15 m Intermediate

Praline au Benne

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge
9 servings 20 m Beginner

Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge

Amanda LeMoine Ellerbe
24 pralines 37 m Intermediate

Microwave Pralines

Howard Menard
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
30 pralines 40 m Intermediate

Enice's Coconut Pecan Pralines

Howard Menard
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Sesame Benne' Candy - Fudge or Pralines
24 pieces 25 m Intermediate

Sesame Benne' Candy - Fudge or Pralines

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Coats 12-15 pastries 20 m Intermediate

Steen's Syrup Dip for Pig Ears or Croquinoles

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Peanut Butter Candy
24 pieces 1 h 20 m Intermediate

Peanut Butter Candy

Meredith Begnaud
Lafayette Scott, Lafayette Parish
Peanut Butter Pralines
24 squares 20 m Beginner

Peanut Butter Pralines

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Heavenly Hash
24 pieces 35 m Intermediate

Heavenly Hash

Meredith Begnaud
Lafayette Scott, Lafayette Parish
Gold Brick Candy
about 24 pieces 25 m Intermediate

Gold Brick Candy

Meredith Begnaud
Lafayette Scott, Lafayette Parish
Ju Ju's Creamy Pralines
about 30 pralines 25 m Intermediate

Ju Ju's Creamy Pralines

Dale Begnaud
Lafayette Ossun, Lafayette Parish
Opera Fudge
32 one-inch squares 15 m Beginner

Opera Fudge

Elsie LeMoine
Makes 3 rolls, about 8 slices per roll 30 m Beginner

Mama's Easy No Bake Fruitcake

Amanda LeMoine Ellerbe
Snapping Turtles
about 5 dozen pieces 14 m Beginner

Snapping Turtles

Maddy LeMaire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Butter Almond Toffee
24 servings 35 m Intermediate

Butter Almond Toffee

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
about 16 servings 25 m Beginner

Chocolate Covered Pecans

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Coconut Bon Bons
24 bon bons 25 m Beginner

Coconut Bon Bons

R. Broussard
Vermilion Abbeville, Vermilion Parish
Lonesome Cowboy Cajun Bars
24 bars 25 m Beginner

Lonesome Cowboy Cajun Bars

Judy Mire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Peanut Butter Balls with Coconut
50 balls 40 m Beginner

Peanut Butter Balls with Coconut

Linda Benoit
Acadia Crowley, Acadia Parish
Sugared Popcorn II
6 cups of candied popcorn 35 m Intermediate

Sugared Popcorn II

Shirley Thibodeaux
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Coconut Pralines
20 pralines 30 m Intermediate

Coconut Pralines

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
24 cookies 10 m Beginner

Peanut Chews

Veronica DeValcourt Day
Vermilion Erath, Vermilion Parish
Buttermilk Pralines
20 pralines 35 m Intermediate

Buttermilk Pralines

Jerry Levy
St. Mary Morgan City, St. Mary Parish
Chocolate Nut Clusters
8 servings 35 m Beginner

Chocolate Nut Clusters

Brenda Richard
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Peanut Butter Pralines
24 pralines 25 m Intermediate

Peanut Butter Pralines

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Devilish Chocolate Diamonds
24 diamond-shaped pieces 4 h 45 m Intermediate

Devilish Chocolate Diamonds

B. Bishop
Shortcut Pralines VII
30 pralines 20 m Intermediate

Shortcut Pralines VII

Suzanne LeMaire
Acadia Crowley, Acadia Parish
Cake Balls
30 cake balls 35 m Beginner

Cake Balls

Linda Benoit
Acadia Crowley, Acadia Parish
Peanut Butter Balls
30 candies 35 m Beginner

Peanut Butter Balls

Linda Benoit
Acadia Crowley, Acadia Parish
Millionaire Fudge
48 pieces 21 m Intermediate

Millionaire Fudge

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Haystack Candy
42 candies 22 m Beginner

Haystack Candy

Vickie Lege
No Fail Fudge
24 pieces 15 m Intermediate

No Fail Fudge

Shirely Thibodeaux
Steen's Popcorn Ball
10-12 popcorn balls 35 m Intermediate

Steen's Popcorn Ball

Shirely Thibodeaux
Sugared Popcorn (Kettle Corn)
3 quarts 50 m Intermediate

Sugared Popcorn (Kettle Corn)

Shirley Thibodeaux
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Chocolate Whiskey Balls
36 balls 30 m Beginner

Chocolate Whiskey Balls

Alberta LeBlanc
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
24 pieces 20 m Beginner

Gerry's Snickerdoodles - Chow Mein Noodle Candy

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Rum Balls
48 rum balls 1 h 20 m Beginner

Rum Balls

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Whiskey Balls
60 one-inch balls 40 m Beginner

Whiskey Balls

Alberta LeBlanc
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Pecan Rolls
24 slices 20 m Beginner

Pecan Rolls

Brenda Richard
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Brian's Fudge
24 pieces 30 m Intermediate

Brian's Fudge

Brian LeMaire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Cajun Creme Pralines
24 pralines 25 m Intermediate

Cajun Creme Pralines

Alberta LeBlanc
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Candy Cereal Treats
24 servings 30 m Beginner

Candy Cereal Treats

Caramelized Candy
40 pieces 35 m Advanced

Caramelized Candy

Mawmaw Olivia
Coconut Pecan Icing - German Chocolate
enough to frost one 9-inch layer cake 20 m Intermediate

Coconut Pecan Icing - German Chocolate

Mawmaw Lilly LeMaire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Della's Pecan Pralines III
24 pralines 30 m Intermediate

Della's Pecan Pralines III

Della Vincent
Dixie Peanut Brittle (With Cajun Flair)
3 pounds 50 m Intermediate

Dixie Peanut Brittle (With Cajun Flair)

Bill Buchanan
Grannie's Pralines I
about 20 pralines 35 m Intermediate

Grannie's Pralines I

Cynthia Abshire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
40 small pralines 35 m Intermediate

Lana's Creamy Pecan Pralines IV

L. Marceaux
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Millionaire Chocolate
About 60 candies 18 m Intermediate

Millionaire Chocolate

Jacquelyn Acklen
Acadia Crowley, Acadia Parish
Momma's Pralines V
40 pralines 35 m Intermediate

Momma's Pralines V

Deborah Bergeron
Vermilion Abbeville, Vermilion Parish
No Bake Fruit Cake
8-10 slices 30 m Beginner

No Bake Fruit Cake

Jacquelyn Acklen
Acadia Crowley, Acadia Parish
Pecan Pralines I
24 three-inch pralines 25 m Intermediate

Pecan Pralines I

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Pecan Pralines II
24 pralines 40 m Intermediate

Pecan Pralines II

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Divinity Candy
about 40 pieces 35 m Advanced

Divinity Candy

Olivary Clavery
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Old Fashioned Candied Popcorn
serves 8-10 26 m Beginner

Old Fashioned Candied Popcorn

Linda Thibodeaux
St. Martin Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish
Peanut, Sesame and Coconut Fudge
36 pieces 30 m Intermediate

Peanut, Sesame and Coconut Fudge

Ribbon Fantasy Fudge aka Peanut Butter Fudge
3 pounds 2 h 30 m Intermediate

Ribbon Fantasy Fudge aka Peanut Butter Fudge

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Rocky Road Candy
24 pieces 15 m Beginner

Rocky Road Candy

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Strawberry Candy
30 strawberry candies 15 m Intermediate

Strawberry Candy

M. Foster
Old Fashioned Sweet Tarts
81 1-inch squares 35 m Intermediate

Old Fashioned Sweet Tarts

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Caramel and Cinnamon Pecans
makes about 1 pound candied pecans 15 m Beginner

Caramel and Cinnamon Pecans

Suzanne LeMaire
Acadia Crowley, Acadia Parish
Veronica's Pralines
24 pralines 40 m Intermediate

Veronica's Pralines

Veronica DeValcourt Day
Vermilion Erath, Vermilion Parish
Chocolate Peanut Clusters
Makes about 24 clusters 7 m Beginner

Chocolate Peanut Clusters

Peggy Buchanan
Pecan Grallé
8 servings 35 m Intermediate

Pecan Grallé

Cathy Touchet
Oreilles De Cochon - Pigs Ear Doughnut
12 pig ear pastries 50 m Advanced

Oreilles De Cochon - Pigs Ear Doughnut

Cynthia Abshire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Cajun Pecans
30 servings 55 m Intermediate

Cajun Pecans

B. B. Koenig
Meringue Shells
8-10 shells or 2 layers 55 m Intermediate

Meringue Shells

E. Whitney
Carmel Fudge
24 pieces 45 m Intermediate

Carmel Fudge

Jane Hebert
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Fantasy Fudge
24 pieces 20 m Beginner

Fantasy Fudge

Mawmaw Lilly LeMaire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
No Bake Fudge Cookies
About 3 dozen cookies 15 m Beginner

No Bake Fudge Cookies

Aleah Abshire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Peanut Brittle
12 servings 25 m Intermediate

Peanut Brittle

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Popcorn Balls
24 popcorn balls 25 m Intermediate

Popcorn Balls

Barbara Abshire Leger
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
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