Homemade Christmas Candy Recipes

Delicious Christmas candy can be made fast with just a few ingredients and without fancy equipment.

And I have for you here some of the best easy Christmas candy recipes for all these family favourites :

Truffles
Marshmallows
Coconut Candies
Rock Candy
Christmas Lollipops
Candied Peel
Turkish Delight
Christmas Bark
Honeycomb
Gumdrops

I have included good old fashioned Christmas candy recipes like Grandma made but also new takes.

PLUS super quick recipes for simply lovely Christmas candy gifts.

Enjoy!!

Christmas Candy Recipes

Christmas Truffles

Truffles are a big family Christmas tradition in my house and luckily are surprisingly simple to make.

So take your pick from these easy Christmas truffle recipes :

Simple Chocolate Truffles
Christmas Fudge Truffles
Baileys Chocolate Truffles
Chocolate Rum Truffles
Christmas Mint Truffles
White Chocolate Truffles
Sparkly Christmas Truffles
Pistachio & Cranberry Truffles
Chocolate Truffle Squares

The recipes use different methods but for all of them remember :

To leave time for truffles to set before shaping & covering
They will NOT keep as long as shop bought and are best kept in the fridge and gobbled up in 10 days!!

Simple Chocolate Truffles

Make classic Christmas chocolate truffles easily with this simple 3 ingredient recipe from Sally's Baking Addiction - her Christmas crinkle cookies are also great.

The truffle ingredients are simply heavy or double cream and good quality chocolate plus your choice of toppings e.g. cocoa powder, nuts. The recipe will only take 3 hours to make and most of that time is just the mixture sitting in the fridge.

For another simple chocolate truffle recipe try these from Recipe Tin Eats, one of my go-to food bloggers.

It's a very similar recipe with just cream, chocolate, butter and toppings but it also includes some great tips on how to get a really good set for your mixture and how to roll your truffles into balls without making an almighty mess!!

Christmas Fudge Truffles

If you love your Christmas chocolate truffles with a more fudge-like consistency, the truffle recipe below is definitely the one for you.

It is made with condensed milk, ground cookies and cocoa powder so a great last minute pantry-raiding Christmas truffle recipe if you don't have thick cream and fancy chocolate on hand.

If you are a fudge lover, do check out these Christmas fudge recipes.

Baileys Chocolate Truffles

These simple Baileys chocolate truffles are made in the microwave. Leave mixture in the fridge for at least 3 hours to set before shaping.

Christmas Truffles Recipe You Can Make In Microwave

You can easily cover your truffles in various finishes from cocoa, to confectioners sugar, coconut or finely chopped nuts.

Easy Chocolate Rum Truffles

These easy chocolate rum truffles are made with just butter, chocolate, rum & cocoa powder and only need an hour in the fridge to set ..

Christmas Mint Truffles

These Christmas mint truffles look stunning but are simple to make with cream, flour and confectioners sugar (icing sugar) plus chocolate covering and can actually be whipped up in less than 2 hours with most of that time again just being leaving them to set.

White Chocolate Truffles

These white chocolate truffles make a super pretty Christmas candy gift.

The recipe has a cake rather than cream centre which means they are even easier to make and only take 20-30 minutes to set in the fridge which makes them a good truffle recipe to whip up kids. The only thing you have to watch out for is the milk, add just enough to bring your truffle dough together so it doesn't get too sloppy.

They are more substantial than other Christmas truffles so you can even turn them in cake pops.

Pistachio & Cranberry Christmas Truffles

These scrumptious pistachio & cranberry Christmas truffles also make great Christmas candy gifts.

Cranberry And Pistachio Christmas Truffles

The recipe - made with cream & butter - could easily be adjusted with other Christmas flavours e.g. :

Candied peel
Smashed gingerbread crumbs
Almonds
Hazelnuts
Rose petals
Rum & raisin.

Sparkly Christmas Truffles

This sparkly Christmas truffle recipe is a great recipe to make with kids for homemade Christmas treats as the dough is easy for little hands to roll into balls and cover in sparkles.

The truffle recipe is basically just cream cheese combined with a cake mix or if you are not a cake fix fan :

3 cups of plain flour
1.5 cups of caster sugar
2 teaspoons of baking powder
A pinch of salt.

Kids will love the simple red, green and white sparkles but for a more grown up Christmas dessert, purple, gold or silver sparkles with some added cocoa powder in the truffle mix would work well.

Chocolate Truffle Squares

Rolling truffles into tiny balls can be messy - the secret is to stay calm!!

But if that will never be you in the kitchen before Christmas these chocolate truffle squares are a much less messy delicious alternative.

Christmas Marshmallows

Easy Christmas Candy Recipes - Marshmallows

You can decorate shop-bought marshmallows in all sorts of cute ways for Christmas candy gifts for kids but homemade taste better!!

And you can easily customise marshmallows to create grown-up Christmas candy treats such as :

Peppermint
Gingerbread
Orange etc ...

Christmas Marshmallow Penguin Treats

These cuter than cute Marshmallow penguins from Eats Amazing are great fun to make with little kids ...

With bought marshmallows they make an adorable but super easy Christmas candy gift.

Simple Peppermint Christmas Marshmallows

These delightfully pretty peppermint marshmallows also make lovely little Christmas candy gifts ...

It is not the simplest candy recipe - you need a thermometer - but are cheap to make so a great gift option for Christmas on a budget.

Gingerbread Marshmallows

Marshmallow and gingerbread are a scrumptious Christmas combo.

And this candy recipe rich in spicy molasses really hits the spot ...

Coconut Christmas Candies

Coconut is a wonderfully snowy ingredient for all sorts of super cute Christmas candy recipes :

Coconut ice
Coconut snowballs
Coconut snowmen
Chocolate coconut balls.

Christmas Coconut Ice

For an incredibly quick and easy Christmas candy recipe you must try this scrumptiously pretty coconut ice from Kitchen Sanctuary.

It needs only 4 ingredients and can be in the fridge in barely 15 minutes:

Coconut Snow Balls

These coconut snow balls look gorgeously wintery and would be a lovely homemade addition to your Christmas table decorations. The recipe is again incredibly simple ...

Coconut Snowmen

If you've got just a little bit more time you could convert your coconut snowballs into these super cute coconut snowmen ...

Chocolate Coconut Balls

These chocolate coconut balls are another super simple homemade Christmas candy recipe ...

You just need to remember to leave time for them to set in the fridge before dipping in chocolate.

Christmas Rock Candy

Rock candy is another Christmas classic that looks amazing as part of your Christmas decorations.

It's also a much cheaper option than chocolatey recipes if you need to have a more frugal Christmas.

This rock candy recipe is super simple BUT does involve very hot mixture so not one for kids.

Christmas Homemade Lollipops

These fun Christmas lollies from Just A Taste are another cute Christmas candy recipe that's perfect for DIY Christmas gifts when you're Christmas budget is super tight!!!

Again you will need to get your mixture HOT HOT HOT so this candy is better made with big kids.

Christmas Candied Peel

Unfortunately, my whole family loves candied peel at Christmas so I don't get to gobble it all down myself!!

But as this Christmas recipe from Pint Sized Baker shows, it's super easy to make your own ...

Christmas Turkish Delight

Classic Turkish Delight is another of our favourite Christmas traditions :

It is not the quickest Christmas candy recipe but it is again a lovely option for cheaper Christmas treats.

Christmas Bark

Christmas bark really is so easy you barely need a recipe, simply :

Melt lots of chocolate
And toppings & flavourings
Swirl around
Pour out on lined baking sheet
Leave in fridge to set
Break into bits.

It is an ideal last minute Christmas candy recipe as you can customise it with what you have in your kitchen :

Candy : candy cane, M&Ms, jelly tots, Smarties, sprinkles, Skittles
Crunch : pretzels, Oreos, crackers, cookie crumbs, gingerbread
Nuts : pistachio, almond, coconut, peanuts, hazel nuts, brazils
Bright fruit : cranberry, orange, pomegranate, raspberries
Dried fruit : candied peel, preserved ginger, raisins.

The only con with bark is it is NOT a cheap way to make Christmas candy for DIY gifts. On a tight Christmas budget make rock candy instead.

For inspiration check out these gorgeous Christmas bark recipes then adapt to what you've got :

Peppermint
White chocolate
Cranberry & pistachio
Pomegranate & almond
Chocolate orange
Black Forest
Cookies & cream

Easy Peppermint Bark

This easy Christmas bark from Sugar Apron is just two layers of melted chocolate with candy cane ...

White Chocolate Bark

This pretty white chocolate bark is just chocolate melts with smashed candy cane & sprinkles :

Whilst this gorgeous bark uses red M&Ms as Christmas berries :

For more Christmas colour add in streaks of red & green colouring :

Cranberry & Pistachio Bark

3 ingredient cranberry & pistachio bark could not be simpler but makes a very elegant Christmas dessert ...

Pomegranate & Almond Bark

This pomegranate and almond bark is another super elegant Christmas dessert worthy recipe ...

Chocolate Orange Bark

If like me you adore chocolate orange you will love these chocolate orange Christmas bark recipes.

This firs recipe uses orange zest ...

Whilst this second bark recipe is topped with whole orange slices ...

Black Forest Bark

This black forest bark is a more fiddly but you can simplify just by combining kirsch soaked cherries with either dark or white chocolate :

Cookies & Cream Bark

For more utter indulgence check out this cookies and cream bark complete with Oreos ...

Christmas Honeycomb

I associate honeycomb or cinder toffee very strongly with Bonfire Night in early November.

But it has a lovely and wintery feel about it so really is perfect for dark, cold Christmas nights too.

For a slightly alternative Christmas honeycomb recipe check out this version from Clumsy Crafter ...

Christmas Gumdrops

But if you prefer something less crunchy, you can actually make your own Christmas Gumdrops.

There's a handy recipe here from Mom On Timeout which can be used for Christmas candy gifts for kids ...

Or for something even quicker mix bought gumdrops with melted white chocolate to make this fun Christmas gumdrop nougat ...

And there you go, a truly delicious assortment of homemade Christmas candy recipes you can make quickly and easily as Christmas treats and gifts for your family and friends.

For more easy Christmas recipes check out these other posts ...

small>Original image: by Marco Verch under Creative Commons 2.0

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