candies

[Guest guest]

so. i've been working on that fudge recipe michele sent me...trying to get

it - ya know. " juuuuussst right "

here are two methods that are my favorite:

for every-day candies:

mix the following in your mixer (don't try the blender. it so doesn't work.)

gobs of coconut oil

handfuls of coconut

some chopped nuts and some whole nuts (soaked, of course!)

some honey (raw, of course!)

some highquality cocoa if your so inclined

mix well (the mixing softens the coconut oil enough to get it all gobbed

together). it should be spoonable and the coconut oil should hold

everything together nicely. spoon into little balls (or use your hands to

roll into balls) and chill. yum!

for " fancier " candies:

heat coconut oil just enough to melt but not enough to hurt all the

goodness. mix in enough chipped coconut to soak all the oil up. mix in some

honey.

take some ice cube trays (fun shapes or plain) and put two or three nuts in

each " cube " . spoon coconut on top of the nuts.

heat up more coconut oil gently and add honey if desired (for me that extra

honey would make it too sweet). pour the liquidy coconut oil into each

" cube " until it covers the nuts and coconut. chill.

once they're cooled, they hold together great and they pop out of the tray

nice and smooth - they look like little truffles! you could add coconut to

these too, or whatever...

have fun,

katja