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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Candy Bark
Difficulty: No reviews
Candy bark takes just minutes to make but it wears so many hats! An elegant housewarming or hostess gift, a homemade “thank you” for your child’s teacher, or a tasty snack everyone in the family will enjoy!
Sundae Surprise Candy
Difficulty: Somewhat Easy
Sweet-toothed folks love these candy-shell sundae cups filled with chocolate dots. Use Candy Melts, a Mini Wonder Mold Pan, and crisped-rice-cereal treats to form the containers.
Graveyard Ghoul Cupcakes
Difficulty: No reviews
Everybody will be popping up this Halloween. Top your favorite cupcake with a candy monster molded using the Skeleton Bones Candy Mold.
Disney Princess™ candy
Difficulty: Somewhat Easy
Easily shape regal silhouettes by piping tinted Candy Melts® candy into our Disney Princess Mini Treat Pan.
Haunting Screams Candy & Cupcakes
Difficulty: No reviews
Ghostly goodies top your cupcakes for two Halloween treats in one! Make the ghosts with our Halloween Candy Kit for Pretzels—the ideal way to wake your cupcakes from the dead!
An Egg-cellent Easter Candy
Difficulty: Somewhat Easy
This egg-shaped candy is all that it’s cracked up to be? it’s filled with an Easter staple! The Silicone Mini Decorated Egg Mold is the base for your candy Easter egg.
Patriot Pops Cereal Treats
Difficulty: Medium
Accent these crispy confections with Patriotic Star Icing Decorations, then wrap them up in Patriotic Stars Party Bags to take to the parade, handout at school parties, or send home with guests.
Bee Mine Candy Heart
Difficulty: Easy
Little Love Bug is just one of the fun designs you’ll find in our Valentine Candy Making Kit! Here we’ve used it to decorate an impressive 4 in. wide candy lollipop.
Hearts in Hand Chocolate Pops
Difficulty: Easy
Two candy hearts make this treat twice as sweet! The first is impressive at 4 in. wide; the second is just about bite sized.
The Candy Man Candy
Difficulty: Easy
This treat is really handy to have around on Halloween! Candy Melts are molded for round base and pumpkin shaped head. Jellied candies are used to the colorful trims.
Happy Landings Lollipops
Difficulty: Easy
Every lollipop flower needs its own butterfly! Mold the flower using the Flower Perimeter Cutter; mold the butterfly using the Springtime Treats Candy Mold.
Wrapped-Up In The Season Candy-Coated Cookies
Difficulty: No reviews
It’s wintertime and the gifting is easy! These candy & cookie treats are ideal in stockings or on package tops. Make them with our Christmas Candy Kit for Cookies.
Double Pumpkin Head Cupcake
Difficulty: Easy
Top your party cupcakes with a colorful molded candy in a fun design. Wilton offers Halloween candy molds that range from sweetly traditional to extra spooky!
Bobbing For Bats Candy
Difficulty: Easy
Let your tricky little guests pick their own treats. Bobbing For Bats is a fun way to hold and display individual lollipops you’ve made using Wilton Candy MeltsR, candy colors and spooky Halloween candy molds.
Streetlight Candy Treats
Difficulty: Somewhat Easy
Make enchanting personal candy place settings for all your holiday guests. Create this sweet cheerful scene with delicious white fudge and candy snowmen. Print names on candy plaque with melted candy melts for a special touch.
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.
