Homemade sweets ?

[maltesers]

Any good ideas for making homemade sweets. have a 5 yr old ds and think he would love to make some, but dont have any ideas. (Save coconut ice)

peppermint creams? Very easy!

how about \link{http://thefoody.com/sweets/fudge.html\fudge} - loads of recipes if you google

get some dried fruit wizz in food processor until really smooth add a little water(a table spoon) then spread out on baking sheet bake for about 2 hours at gas 2 or 160, you should be left with a sheet of fruit about the consistancy of a wine gum, cut into bite size pieces or use little cutters, leave to cool they are like lttle fruit gums you can use single fruits or combinations use about 500g per time

OMG homemade fudge is absolutely unbearably good. When I make it I keep 'testing' huge quantities during the cooking process and end up with half what I should have and terrible nausea.

spdermama and elcose that both sounds really good. Fancy some chocolate from the shop right now but both of your ideas sound fab. Yes i would eat all the fudge so maybe thats a dangerous recipe !

thats a healthy recipe Elcose. Will def. try it.

Microwaving meringues is great fun (but they explode a bit when you eat them).

Just mix as much icing sugar as you can into an egg white, Roll mixture into a sausage. Cut thin 2p sized slices, put 4 or 5 onto greaseproof paper & microwave for a few seconds (watch through door, they grow very quickly).

Decorate with smarties etc stuck on with icing.

milliways that sounds delicious. Will have to make that recipe.

and the easiest truffles in the world - melt 250g chocolate, stir into 250ml double cream, put in fridge to set, then roll into balls (use teaspoons) and roll in drinking chocolate / cocoa powder / chocolate sprinkles.

wow ! great ! will keep this thread on pc till i have written all these down. Dont really like cooking and staying at home but do like eating all this yummy stuff.. dont worry i am not 48 stone. I'm a fitness instructor and size 10 but like the sweet things in life. We woman are all the same. ! was that a bit cheesy ?