Browse through the collection of Wilton’s favorite candy recipes and creative ideas for candy making. From mouthwatering molded chocolate candy and truffles to delicious lollipops and other sugary treats, learning how to make candy is fun with these simple recipes from Wilton.
Using candy molds adds even more fun to candy making! You’ll find a variety of unique shapes and ideas for every occasion or celebration. Don’t have a candy mold? Be sure to check out the Candy Shop at the Wilton online store to find the perfect one.
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Claim Your Tree! Candy
Difficulty: Easy
Man does not live by cake alone! Here we started with a cereal treats base, gave it a colorful red candy coating and added a molded pretzel candy tree.
Cookie Candy Treats
Difficulty: Medium
Wilton Cookie Candy Molds let you turn out holiday treats like these with ease! Each starts with a store-bought sandwich cookie hidden inside a decorative candy shell.
Cookies From Santa!
Difficulty: No reviews
Make Santa (or his little elves) feel special this season with a plate of candy coated cookies featuring everyone’s favorite holiday visitor! Make them fun with our Christmas Candy Kit for Cookies.
Critter Fruit Snacks
Difficulty: Easy
Turn fresh produce into funky figures! Use candy clay created with our colorful Candy Melts® and corn syrup to give new life and forms to grapes, bananas, apples and more!
Dazzling Wreath Candy-Coated Cookies
Difficulty: No reviews
Add sweetness and sparkle to the season using your favorite store-bought cookies and our Christmas Candy Kit for Cookies! An easy and appreciated stocking stuffer!
Delivering the Goods Candy
Difficulty: Medium
Santa’s filled his sleigh with a variety of tasty molded candy presents. His tool-shop magic continues with a molded candy shell sleigh and peppermint stick runners!
Downsizing the Witch Candy
Difficulty: Somewhat Difficult
These stand-up candy treats are easy to make. Prepare your Halloween candy designs and attach them to a candy round. Add a message or guest’s name!
Easter Display Candy
Difficulty: No reviews
It’s easy to turn molded candies into 3-D treats! Make 2 of any symmetrical design and join the halves by running the flat side over a warming tray, or by attaching halves with a swipe of melted candy.
Easter Parade Lollipops
Difficulty: No reviews
Give them an Easter bonnet with fondant flowers upon it! Easter Parade Lollipops feature fun candy faces molded in our Circle Cookie Cutter. It¹s a treat unlike any in their basket!
Elf Help Candy
Difficulty: No reviews
Wilton cookie cutters can also be used to mold candy treats! Here we’ve combined Santa’s hat, two small leaves and a basic round to make one adorable holiday helper.
Elf-Made Gift Candy Lollipop
Difficulty: Somewhat Easy
Homemade candy gifts can be so quick to make with the Christmas Candy Making Kit. Everything you need for the lollipops is included—just add your own gift tag and ribbon for a custom candy treat!
Finger Food Candy
Difficulty: Somewhat Easy
These frightening fingers make wacky and delicious portable treats on pretzels. Use our Witch Fingers Pretzel Mold to create them in any candy color. Place melted candy in cut parchment bags and pipe all the scariest creatures you can think of, right on the fingernails. Position pretzel stick, refrigerate until set and the party is ready to begin.
Ghostly Cauldron Candy
Difficulty: No reviews
It’s a candy cup you can fill with mini candies! Green top, a mixture of Candy Melts and mini marshmallows, lifts off of the hollow molded candy cauldron.
Ghostly Grin Lollipop
Difficulty: No reviews
Wilton cookie cutters are versatile. Here we’ve used a Halloween cutter to mold a Candy Melts ghost! Add a molded candy or icing decoration pumpkin head for color.
