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Another Recipe for Cocoa Mix

Large-batch dry cocoa mix of powdered milk, instant chocolate and powdered creamer, stirred into equal parts boiling water.

Bavarian Crème Fudge

Chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk beaten smooth with peppermint flavoring and set in an 8-inch pan.

Bon Bons

Peanut butter, powdered sugar and Rice Krispies rolled into one-inch balls, chilled, then dipped in melted semi-sweet chocolate.

Brenda's Famous Caramels

Cooked to the soft ball stage with the cream added in two stages, poured into molds with walnuts and wrapped in wax paper.

“I found ice trays work well as molds.”

Cafe Vienna Mix

Instant coffee, dry milk, powdered creamer, sugar and cinnamon stirred together as a keep-on-hand hot drink mix.

Caramel Pecan Turtles

Rolled and cut sugar cookies, each capped with melted caramel, three pecan halves and a spread of chocolate.

Chocolate Truffles

Ganache set firm in a pan, cut into 64 squares, rolled by hand and dusted in cocoa and powdered sugar.

Cocoa Mix

Dry milk, cocoa and sugar stirred together and kept on hand; a quarter cup plus hot water makes a cup of cocoa.

Decadent Chocolate Truffles

Semi-sweet chips melted with sweetened condensed milk, chilled firm, rolled into balls and coated in nuts, coconut or sprinkles.

Easy Peppermint Patties

Peppermint fondant rolled into a log, chilled firm, sliced into rounds and dipped in melted chocolate wafers.

Four Layer Mint Fudge

Condensed milk fudge rolled out on waxed paper, then spread and folded together with a crème de menthe buttercream.

French Vanilla Cafe

Instant coffee ground to a powder and stirred together with sugar and two creamers; two tablespoons makes a cup.

Grandma Fischer's Peanuts

Sugar and water cooked down to a syrup, poured onto a buttered sheet, salted, and baked to set.

Lemon Loaf-Starbucks

Copycat of the coffee shop loaf: an oil-and-egg lemon quick bread under a powdered sugar lemon icing.

Million Dollar Fudge

Boiled sugar and evaporated milk poured over chocolate, marshmallow cream and nutmeats, beaten smooth and set in a 9x13 pan.

Mocha Coffee

Dry mix of instant coffee, Nestle's Quik, powdered milk and powdered cream to keep on the shelf for hot mugs.

Nut Roche

Butter and sugar cooked to 290 degrees for a hard toffee, spread with melted milk chocolate and toasted nuts, then broken into pieces.

Peanut Brittle

Microwave brittle: raw peanuts cook in sugar and corn syrup, then baking soda foams it up before it's poured out to set.

“If the pan is warm the brittle stays puffier!!”

Toffee

Butter, sugar and whole almonds cooked to hard crack, lightened with a pinch of soda, and coated with chocolate on both sides.