sweets – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com Making a Handmade Modern Home one DIY project at a time. Wed, 16 Dec 2015 03:15:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/francoisetmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Untitled-2-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 sweets – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com 32 32 76357554 DIY Du Jour: Inspired Holiday Sweets https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/diy-du-jour-inspired-holiday-sweets/ Tue, 15 Dec 2015 14:24:00 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=12753 I definitely have go-to Holiday cookie recipes (spritz, wreath cookies, caramel), nostalgic favorites that Ken and I make every year. We all do, oui? But inevitably, I’m browsing Pinterest around the Holidays, and stumble upon new, marvelous Holiday recipes that are calling my name they look so good! Here are a few inspired Holiday sweets I might throw into the mix this year. Who knows maybe they’ll end up on the ‘nostalgic favorites’ list for next year!Gingerbread Cake | Peppermint Swizzle Sticks | Chocolate Dipped Meringue Kisses | Vanilla & Cardamom Shortbread Cookies | Gingerbread Village Cookies | Mitten Sugar Cookies   Follow

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]]> 12753 Sweet Tooth: Chocolate Allsorts https://francoisetmoi.com/uncategorized/sweet-tooth-chocolate-allsorts/ Wed, 05 Mar 2014 13:43:06 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=4288 Have you ever heard of licorice allsorts? I hadn’t until I came across Caitlin Shearer’s Candyland post and was super intrigued by the graphic appeal of the layered sweets she featured. In their classic form, licorice allsorts are just as their name implies: all sorts of licorice flavors layered on top of one another to create a sweet licorice cube. I was inspired by the candy’s graphic stripes and thought it would be fun to create a similar looking candy with chocolate, rather than licorice. How fun would these be as favors or sweets at a birthday party or shower? Their sheer size make them infallible conversation starters for both kids and adults. I went for shock value by making the chocolates oversized, but you could also make the layers thinner and cut them into smaller cubes too. Ingredients: 12 oz bags of Wilton Candy Melts (Pink, Yellow, Green, White, Black) Softened Butter Special Equipment: Parchment Paper Banana Bread Pans Making these pretty, graphic chocolates are as easy as they come. The three main steps are measure + melt + pour (& repeat). I used banana bread pans because I wanted two small batches with different color combinations: one with pink + yellow […]

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