As summer rolls around it always makes me think of being a kid. Some of my best childhood memories all took place during the summer. There is nothing more fun than reminiscing about these memories and belly laughing at every story. When I was looking through some these sweet, childhood, candy recipes I started to think of what I used to eat as a little girl. I always remembered that I loved chocolate candy. You could basically give me anything dipped in chocolate and I would eat it. So, I was excited to find these chocolate recipes that actually taste the same, if not better, than my favorite childhood candies.
Do you remember all your favorite, classic candies?
One of my favorite memories as a little girl was riding my bike up-town to the local sweet shop. It was always the place where my friends and I would meet. The sweet shop was like any kid’s dream. This shop had endless amounts of candy to choose from and it also had the best ice cream bar in town. Being a chocolate fanatic, I always went for any candy bar that had to do with chocolate and peanut butter. Now it’s time to bring the sweet shop to your kitchen by making all these homemade, chocolatey and frozen treats. These recipes are easy and are the perfect summer dessert. You can have all your kids’ friends ride their bikes to your house and make these classic, homemade candies!
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Once I came across these copycat recipes I feel in love with making a fresh, good ole’ candy bar. The best part about making these sweet treats yourself is that you get to decide what you want in it and they are all super fresh. It’s like tasting a homemade chocolate chip cookie vs. a store-bought-boxed cookie. There is no comparison. Homemade anything is just always better! So say goodbye to the candy shop and try making your favorite candy right from your own kitchen. AllFreeCopycatRecipes has all the recipes to make your memories become real again.
Have the kids help. Test them and see if they can even taste a difference!
Do you have a favorite childhood treat? Let us know in the comments below!
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Many years ago, there was a candy bar called 7up; the bar had several types of candy formed in a square and joined together with a chocolate covering. It was so delicious and wish I could remember the company that made it.
Closest thing I can find is a Skybar, which is rectangular with maybe 5 or six smaller rectangles in it, each filled with a different flavor (caramel, chocolate, vanilla…)! Easy to find on old fashioned candy sites.
Discontinued products[edit]
Seven Up Bar[edit]
The Seven Up Bar was a candy bar comprising seven different chocolate “pillows”, each filled with a different flavor. Flavors changed with the availability and popularity of ingredients, which included, among others, brazil nut, buttercream, butterscotch, caramel, cherry, coconut, fudge, mint, nougat and orange.[5] The high manufacturing costs and trademark issues with a soda manufacturer (The American Bottling Company, today Cadbury Schweppes), caused the bar to be retired in 1979.[8]
There was a peppermint candy that was the size of a pingball and when you put it in your mouth it totally melted right away. It was white with red vertical strips. Have not been able to find it anywhere, but got a lot of people who new what I was talking about. Its not been around in maybe 40 years or more. Would really like to find it. What is out there now is not even close.
Thanks Joyce
Try peppermint puffs. I find them at Dollar Tree or you can get tubs of them at Sam’s Club. Sometimes Dollar Tree has a bag of mixed flavors.
I find them at dollar general stores they will say soft peppermint candy
My favorite childhood candy was Cherry Mash. If you are not familiar with it, it is a pink fondant center, completely wrapped in about 1/4 inch-thick outside layer of chocolate full of finely chopped peanuts. I always bought these when I went to the Saturday afternoon movie over 60 years ago. I can find the candy at some convenience stores (last time it was an Exxon station miles from where we live) in Texas, but they are few and far between. Several years ago Hobby Lobby stocked them but they no longer do. They are not something that you would want to eat very often as they will sure ruin a weight loss program. Maybe someday someone will come up with a “skinny” version so that I can make my own and not have to feel VERRY guilty about eating one.
I see Cherry Mash all the time! I live in Oklahoma. I buy it like once a year to re-live a childhood memory!
Thanks everyone for the great comments! It’s so fun learning about everyone’s favorite childhood candies 🙂
I absolutely adored this post, especially being a college student away from home – sparked a few childhood memories of cooking in the kitchen with my mom and nanny. What I adore about the idea of a copycat recipe is that it allows for the chef at hand to recreate their favorite taste with their own additive twist taking a stroll down memory lane. Excited to take this idea back and she it with friends and family, especially on campus to recreate our favorite childhood treats!