When you eat candy and other sweets, processed sugars flood your stomach where they’re immediately broken down into another type of sugar called glucose: our bodies’ primary source of energy ...

Candy canes historically weren’t flavored with anything besides sugar. Then, at the turn of the 20th century, peppermint flavor was added to candy canes, likely because of its popularity.

Candy canes are a staple of Christmas. Today, they come in a wide array of flavors, but they once were much simpler in their flavor and far less mass produced.

Candy canes have a long history that some people say started in Germany back in 1670 when a choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral handed out sugar sticks to a group of youthful choirboys who had a ...

Story at a glance Candy makers are facing labor shortages, supply chain hurdles and a surge in sugar costs. That’s driving some candy producers to limit how many orders they take on and some are ...

Holidays like Christmas are when Americans gorge themselves on all kinds of sugar-filled confections. I remember, as a kid, looking forward to Christmas, where candy was never in short supply.

This Christmas candy recipe for licorice caramels makes 12 dozen candies. Rest assured, you can use these as stocking stuffers, in cookie tins or in your own candy jar for when guests come to visit.

If you're all thumbs at candy-making, take heart. All you do here is toss pecans with a whipped egg white, sugar, and an assortment of spices. Then you bake it and package it up.