Making your own homemade candy may sound complicated, but it’s easy and fun! Candy making in your home kitchen allows creative exploration that requires no experience and very little equipment, and the results can be used as inexpensive gifts or festive desserts for a range of occasions. The Beginner's Guide to Candy Making, adapted from The Sweet Book of Candy Making, offers an easy approach, basic recipes that everyone will enjoy, and creative hacks that will make candy making easier than ever. Even the most inexperienced cooks and bakers can learn to make their favorite candies for their favorite people.

Inside, you'll find:

Candy-making basics, including equipment, simple ingredients, techniques, and candy hacks that cover lessons on pulling taffy, rolling truffles, filling peanut butter cups, and much more

Amazing no-fuss recipes for hard candies, chewy caramels, tasty toffees, melt-in-your-mouth fudge, decadent truffles, chocolates, marshmallows, and nut candies to name a few

Hacks and quick fix tips for fixing candy batch’s gone awry

Perfect classics from Penuche Fudge to Lollipops

Novel flavor combinations to try, such as Pistachio Marzipan Squares, Passion Fruit Marshmallows, Mango-Macadamia Nut Caramels, Lemon Meringue Lollipops, and more

Ideas for gifting and decorating are included to make your candy gifts the talk of the neighborhood.

Other cookbooks by this author

• The Sweet Book of Candy Making: From the Simple to the Spectacular--How to Make Caramels, Fudge, Hard Candy, Fondant, Toffee, and More!
• The Sweet Book of Candy Making: From the Simple to the Spectacular--How to Make Caramels, Fudge, Hard Candy, Fondant, Toffee, and Mor
• The Sweet Book of Candy Making: From the Simple to the Spectacular--How to Make Caramels, Fudge, Hard Candy, Fondant, Toffee, and More!
• The Sweet Little Book of Candy Making (mini book): From the Simple to the Spectactular--Make Caramels, Fudge, Hard Candy, Fondant, Toffee, and More - The Ultimate Artisan Guide to Candy Making