I have all of the Hope and Greenwood books, their kitsch and charming approach to confectionary always make for a good read. However, be under no illusion that this is all style over substance, there are a substantial number of techniques in the books, and this particular one includes more grown-up recipes.
There are individual pages on each of the following, providing useful tips about confectionary-making:
Hello The Rules! How and why to temper chocolate Storage
Then the following sections, with recipes listed…
Fudge, Caramel and Toffee:
Black Forest fudge
Peanut butter fudge
Honey & almond white chocolate
Cheats
Gingerbread latte
Pulled butter toffee
Salted liquorice caramels
Penuche
Chocolate orange caramels
Cinder toffee
Seashell caramels
Chipotle
Almond & sea salt toffee
Chocolatey:
Peppermint crackers
Cherry chapel hat pegs
Very bad smores
Coffee creams
Rose and violet creams
Syrup sponge nuggets
Matcha and white chocolate truffles
Mango truffles
Malted nougat
Gin and lime truffles
Chilli and lime kisses
Nougat clusters
Tequila chillies
Limoncello creams
Sherry trifle cups
Garden mint ‘peas’
Rose hip iced gems
Devon strawberry truffles
Chilli and lime shards
Fruity:
Twinkly blackcurrant flowers
Fig and cassis truffles
Toffee apples
Candied peels
Peach and apricot pastilles
Maple walnut pears
Raspberry marshmallows
Passion fruit hearts
Sour lemon travel sweets
Pavlova islands
Blackberry cups
Strawberry and cream lollies
Pear and ginger coins
Will berry jellies
Sherbet lemon marshmallows
Sherbet dipper
Rock sugar stirrers
Cherry Bakewell shards
Nutty:
Proper peanut brittle
Marzipan sandwiches
Pear and chestnut truffles
Maple syrup, pecan and bacon lolly
Coconut ice
Coffee walnut whips
Squirrel nibbles
Mr Greenwood’s buttered brazils
Jewelled Florentines
Chocolate and pistachio palters
Peanut butter and jelly truffles
Pistachio katli
Peanut butterflies
Sisin
Chewy:
Unicorn mallow pops
Rose and pistachio turkish delight
Lemon and blueberry nougat
Cherry and almond nougat
Salted caramel mallow teacakes
Sweet sushi
Salty dogs
Blueberry aniseed diamonds
Apricot leather belts
Popcorn espresso macchiato balls
Ice-cream oysters
Candied peel and white chocolate nougat
Yes there are a few duplications from the earlier books, but they are probably the most popular recipes, so deserve to be included here too.
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