Honey Milk Candy

It was a very random thought, but an old memory popped into my head this morning and I wanted to record it. Do any of you ever remember making candy out of honey and dried milk powder? I do, and I wanted to share that with my grandchildren. Here are a couple of the recipes I found - Old-Fashioned Cafeteria Candy and Peanut Butter Honey Candy. There's a similar one in this collection we compiled for a Relief Society class on using the powdered milk in your food storage.

Basically, combine peanut butter, honey, and dry milk powder (some recipes also include powdered sugar and/or vanilla extract) and roll into balls. Someone mentioned placing the ingredients in a plastic bag to do the kneading, and I vaguely remember doing that for Cub Scout activities. You can then personalize your creation by adding chocolate chips or nuts or granola or coconut or graham cracker crumbs. And if you dip them in melted chocolate, they become Buckeye Candy. If you don't want to roll them into balls, you can turn them into no-bake-bar-cookies.

While this should still turn out without exact measurements - which makes it a great kid-friendly recipe - here's an example of proportions to get you started. Have fun!

No-Bake Honey Candy

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 3/4 cups powdered milk
• 1 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, optional

Whisk together the powdered sugar, powdered milk, and salt together, then set aside.

Combine your honey and peanut butter in a large bowl and cream together for 3-4 minutes, or until fluffy and smooth.

Gradually add in dry ingredients, beating until dough comes together, then knead dough with your hands until smooth.

Divide dough in half and roll into two, even logs. Wrap each log tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1-2 hours, or until chilled.

Once chilled, slice logs into 1/4-inch slices and coat each one in powdered sugar. Alternatively, roll into balls. You could even dip the balls in melted chocolate. Enjoy!

Note: This is a pretty big batch; feel free to cut it in half or quarters.  (Practice your math skills!) I only made 1/8 for my test batch.