candy challenge

I was so excited to open up my inbox and see it stuffed with I Heart Candy submissions. You guys are really amazing and totally impress me, from cookies to truffles and everything in between, you guys really love your candy! There are 20 entries total, so let's just get this candy-loving party started!

Oh and if you sent one in and it didn't appear here, use the contact form above to drop me a line and I'll get it added!

Entry #1
Our first entry comes from TeamSugar member calibabi who wrote in to share her recipes for Rolo Cookies and Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cookies. I think I know what I'll be baking this weekend!

Entry #2
Kate from A Way To Eat took her home state Vermont into consideration when she made maple walnut pepper crunch. This looks fantastic over ice cream, but I bet I could eat handfuls on its own!

Entry #3
Amy from Seattle's Nook & Pantry melted my heart with green tea truffles. I've had these once before and have always wanted to make my own. Thanks for submitting these!

Entry #4
Utah-based Heather from dustbunnies wrote in to tell about her favorite new candy: Bertie Botts Every Flavored Jelly Bean. As someone who's a big Harry Potter fan, I was excited to hear that she and her family love to play Bertie Botts russian roulette. Hope you don't end up with the vomit flavored one!

For SIXTEEN more sweet entries, read more

I hope you've been enjoying National Candy Month as much as we have - in addition to eating our candy, we've been baking with it and drooling over it too! If you need an excuse to celebrate, don't forget our I Heart Candy challenge. All you have to do is write a blog post about candy (and let us know about it)! In your post you can talk about your favorite candy, come up with a recipe using your fave candy, make a drink that tastes like candy, whatever strikes your fancy! We've received some great submissions, but if you haven't turned yours in yet, there's still time! Be sure to check out all the submission details and come back this Friday, June 22, for a full candy roundup!

June is National Candy Month, and in celebration, I thought it would be fun if we all came up with recipes or stories that involve candy! Do you have a favorite dessert that uses candy? How about a drink that tastes like candy? I once saw a recipe that used melted candy red hots on chicken, maybe you've got something like that up your sleeve? Or maybe you've just got a great candy story you need to share!

No matter what it is, get your submissions in (use the contact form on top, leave a comment here, private message me, or send an email to: yumsugar@gmail.com) by June 19th, and I'll do a full roundup on June 22nd.

Here are all the details:

• On TeamSugar, or your on your own blog elsewhere, write about your favorite candy, a recipe using candy, or just a great candy story (be sure to include a link to this post).

• Notify me by June 19 with the following information:

  - Your name & location
  - Your blog name or TeamSugar name
  - Permalink for your post
  - What candy you used and why
  - A 100x100 pixel image of your creation or favorite candy (optional)

I can't wait to see what you guys end up sharing - Happy Candy Month!

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