Love and Olive Oil

Candy Recipes

Overhead view of rough broken pieces of homemade peppermint bark scattered on a red background with bits of crushed candy canes scattered around.

Homemade Peppermint Bark (Small Batch)

Rows of Homemade Gummy Peach Rings (made with Real Fruit and Gelatin) lined up like little soldiers on a parchment background.

Homemade Gummy Peach Rings (made with Real Fruit and Gelatin)

White bowl of candied hazelnuts and hazelnut spikes with a dramatic black and white background.

Caramelized Candied Hazelnuts (Clusters and Spikes)

Small dish of Homemade Raspberry Pectin Gummies on a light pink background with linen and bowl of raspberries in the background.

Homemade Raspberry Pectin Gummies (no Gelatin!)

Faceted glass canning jars filled with Candied Orange Peel in Syrup in direct sunlight with harsh shadows and highlights on a marble background.

Candied Orange Peel in Syrup

Homemade Candied Blood Orange Slices on a wire rack in bright direct light to showcase the stained-glass like appearance.

Homemade Candied Blood Orange Slices

Rectangular cut Nutella Chocolate Crunch Candy Bark arranged diagonally in rows on a gray background.

Chocolate Nutella Feuilletine Crunch

Stack of Homemade Strawberry Gummies coated in sour sugar, one candy with a bite out of it; fresh strawberries scattered around.

Homemade Sour Strawberry Gummies

Stack of cut pieces of Matcha White Chocolate Crunch Bark showing the layers, cup with matcha latte and bowl of matcha powder in the background

Matcha White Chocolate Crunch Bark

Cut pieces of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Fudge on parchment, with a glass of milk and bowl of mini chips

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Fudge

Dark Chocolate Ganache Truffles with Black Sesame

Black Sesame Truffles

Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookie Chocolate Bark

Chocolate Chip Cookie Chocolate Bark

Chocolate Bourbon Delight Bars Recipe

Bourbon Delight Bars

Recipe for Homemade Microwave Mochi (stuffed with cookie dough!)

Cookie Dough Daifuku Mochi

Bourboun Balls, aka Bourbon Delight made with vanilla wafers, chocolate, pecans, and BOURBON!

Joyce’s Bourbon Delight (Bourbon Balls)

Double-Vanilla Marshmallow Cut-Outs

Mint Chocolate Swirl Bark

Tart Cherry Fondant Creams Recipe

Tart Cherry Fondant Creams

White Chocolate & Peanut Butter Avalanche Truffles

Goo Goo Cluster S'mores with Homemade Graham Crackers and Marshmallows

Goo Goo Cluster S’mores

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Bark

Sugared Cranberries

Passion Fruit Caramels

Dark Chocolate Cocoa Nib Caramels

Chocolate-covered Marzipan Strawberries from @loveandoliveoil

June Kitchen Challenge Results: Homemade Marzipan

Old-Fashioned Fudge from @loveandoliveoil

February Kitchen Challenge Results: Old-Fashioned Fudge

Homemade Salt Water Taffy

Gingerbread Caramels

Gingerbread Caramels

Fruity Chocolate Bark with Freeze-Dried Fruit

Fruity Chocolate Bark

Peach Caramels

Peach Caramels