“Fixer Upper” star Joanna Gaines is sharing some of her favorite Christmas candy recipes including white chocolate peppermint bark, cherry mashers and more on her show, “Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines.” She is the mother of five, and says that every year she and her two daughters – 15-year-old Ella Rose and 11-year-old EmmieKay – “camp out in the kitchen for a full day – blasting Christmas music – making and packaging homemade candy for our family and friends.”
Many of her recipes are of the no-bake variety and this year’s recipes include:
- Salted Caramel Peanut Brittle – which Joanna says is “a sweet caramel mixture melted-down and combined with salty, honey-roasted peanuts and sprinkled with flakes of sea salt.”
- Aunt Mary’s Cherry Mashers – “fluffy frosting mixture combined with chopped cherries and peanuts and dipped in creamy, chocolate almond bark.”
- Jo’s Peanut Butter Balls – “Cooca Krispies folded into a creamy, peanut butter mixture and dipped in melted chocolate.”
Other favorites are old-fashioned caramels and homemade vanilla which uses “grade A vanilla bean placed in a jar of quality vodka.” And if you missed the show, all of the recipes can be found at Magnolia.com. “I’m not looking for ways to reinvent the season,” says Gained. “Instead, all I want is to gather the same ingredients for the same beloved cinnamon rolls that I’ve baked on Christmas morning for as long as I can remember.”
Source: People