20 Homemade Valentine's Day Candies

Homemade candy is one of the sweetest gifts you can give. These old-fashioned Valentine’s Day recipes are simple to make and perfect for packaging up in a pretty box. Pick one or make a whole assortment.

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Homemade Chocolate Raspberry Truffles

Freeze dries berries are blended with a white chocolate base and coated in dark chocolate for something special and delicious.

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Pieces of dark chocolate bark topped with crushed cookies, nuts, and red and pink sprinkles.

Valentine’s Easy Toffee

Buttery toffee topped with chocolate and festive sprinkles.

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Cinnamon Rock Candy

Colorful hard candy that looks like jewels. Great for gifting and perfect mixed with a few chocolates for color.

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Chocolate Truffles

Simple, rich, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate truffles. Quite easy to make.

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Old Fashioned Fudge

Rich, creamy chocolate fudge made the old-fashioned way on the stovetop.

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Layered chocolate and vanilla fudge with almond pieces on a wooden cutting board.

Nut Goodie Fudge

Layered chocolate and vanilla fudge with almonds.

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White chocolate peanut butter balls with pink sprinkles and white drizzle.

Valentine’s Day No-Bake Peanut Butter Balls

Peanut butter filling dipped in chocolate. No baking required.

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Valentine’s Fudge

White chocolate fudge layered with pink and topped with heart sprinkles.

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Classic Vanilla Fudge

Creamy, buttery vanilla fudge. Simple and foolproof.

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Chocolate candies in a green bowl, generously covered with multicolored nonpareil sprinkles.

Chocolate Nonpareils Candy

Chocolate discs covered in tiny round sprinkles. A classic.

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Squares of pink white chocolate fudge with red candy pieces on top.

Valentine’s Day Nougat Candy

Soft, chewy nougat studded with red and pink candies.

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Old-Fashioned Soft Stovetop Caramels

Soft, chewy caramels made from scratch. Worth the effort.

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White chocolate-coated lemon truffles dusted with powdered sugar.

White Chocolate Lemon Truffles

Bright and tangy with a creamy white chocolate coating.

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Red sugar-coated gummy candies in ring and disc shapes on a wooden surface.

Homemade Valentine’s Day Gumdrops

Chewy, sugar-coated gumdrops in heart shapes.

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Dark chocolate-covered cherries with stems on a white plate.

Cherry Cordials

Chocolate-covered cherries with a sweet syrupy center.

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Golden brown pieces of sucre à la crème on a white background.

Sucre à la Creme

A French-Canadian candy with a buttery, caramel-like flavor.

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Chunks of chocolate fudge with whole peanuts and marshmallows.

Heavenly Hash Candy

Chocolate, marshmallows, and peanuts all together. No-bake.

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Squares of caramel-colored penuche fudge topped with chopped pecans stacked on parchment paper.

Brown Sugar Penuche Fudge (Stovetop)

Brown sugar, maple & pecans….such yummy flavors mixed together and made into this wonderful old fashioned fudge. Easy to make and will go well in a cute little Valentine package!

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fudge square with bite taken out, stacked on other squares.

Creamy Peanut Butter Fudge

Really a classic! Use creamy jiffy peanut butter for this one, it always turns out best.

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Square caramel candies topped with flaky sea salt scattered on a wooden cutting board with white wrappers behind.

Sea Salt Caramels (Chewy and Delicious)

Its nice to buy a sweet treat, but its even more thoughtful to make your own for someone. These are not too difficult. Creamy caramels with a little sea salt on top, the perfect combination.

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