“I want one of these!” That’s the first thing my kids would say when they spotted the giant kisses available around different holidays. Somehow my kids could be drawn to these kisses, like tiny chocolate magnets, no matter where we were in a store. My admonition, “You don’t need that,” would fall on deaf ears as they planned ways to get a large candy kiss of their own. As a sign I had trained them well in the ways of conserving money, I would hear one of them say, “I’m going to wait until it goes on sale for 1/2 price after the holiday. Then I will buy one for myself!” Usually this prompted one to appear in their stocking, Easter Basket or Valentine’s Day gifts. Imagine my surprise when I realized how easy and inexpensive it was to make these kisses instead of purchasing them. Not only does it take minutes to make, I can customize the flavor any way I like. Plus, my Celiac daughter is also able to partake of the chocolately goodness. 
True Story: Bryan is allergic to chocolate. Yeah,I didn’t know this for a year while we were dating and spent a lot of time trying to get him to take bites of whatever chocolate yumminess I made. His dad spilled the beans when he asked me how soon I would make “some more of that candy Bryan didn’t want” so he could eat it. This chocolate allergy makes it hard to prepare kisses everyone can eat. When white chocolate candy melts go on sale for 1/2 price after Christmas I stock up on the melts and freeze them. All you need to make these kisses is a bag of chocolate melts in your favorite flavor and a medium sized funnel. I bought a package of 3 funnels (small, medium and large) at the dollar store for $2.
With one package of candy melts I was able to fill the small and medium funnel. Before you begin make sure to spray the funnels with cooking spray to prevent sticking. Also, place a small amount of crumpled aluminum foil in the end of the funnel.
Place the kisses in the freezer and allow them to harden for several hours (at least two.) Remove from the freezer and gently shake them to release them from the funnel. Wrap them in a layer of aluminum foil and twist the top of the foil. If you want to be fancy, wrap a white straw wrapper around them and write a message.
And, voila! You have hugs for your family! These were a big hit with everyone in the family. We all split the smaller kiss and it was tasty!
What is your favorite easy holiday treat?
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What a really cool idea! As these are three different funnel sizes, I’m guessing these are like the big jumbo kisses and not the bite-sized ones? Thanks so much for sharing. Stopping by from SITS Saturday Sharefest. I hope you have a great rest of your weekend!
Yes, these make the jumbo sized kisses. 🙂
What a cute and clever idea! These treats magically disappear from my house in moments.
That is a great idea!
Perfect for Valentines Day, I am excited to make this for my sweetie! Looks pretty easy too, Double score.
What a great idea – this would be so much fun to make!
Neat idea, i wouldn’t have thought to DIY candy! Probably a lot of cool flavors you could do this way!
What an adorable idea! I love this, so cute!
What a cute idea! I never would have thought to make my very own candy kisses! Love it!
This is such a fun idea!! I would love to make all kinds of flavors of this!
What a fun idea to make your own kisses! One of my boys doesn’t really like chocolate, so this would allow for a different flavor!
This is such a simple way to make a delicious treat. I will have to make some of these for myself.
This is such a great idea! I think I would make them in a bunch of different sizes for fun
Gosh. A neat idea. I will try this with my granddaughter next time she comes down.
Oh! OH!!!! My mother had a giant candy mold for kisses. We used to make a lot of homemade candy. That mold got melted and it was a sad day. I would never of thought to use a darn funnel! Genius! I am like you, I buy the baking and candy chocolate when it goes on sale and stock up. Hubs isn’t much of a sweet person, but these would be great for gifts throughout the year.
I didn’t know how easy it was make my own candy kisses. I have a few ideas on some candy kisses I could make now.
I never thought to make my own. What a fabulous idea!! Bet the kids wouldn’t argue if I tried to make these either. 😉
These are so cute! I’d make these for my kids for Valentine’s Day.
Those look super yummy, I never knew how to make homemade kisses but glad I do now!
How awful to have a chocolate allergy! We can relate a little though because our son has a sensitivity to amines, which are in chocolate, among many other things! He can have them some though, as long as we are controlling the allergy situation overall and he doesn’t have too much amines in a short period of time, basically. It’s always good to be able to find a way to enjoy treats you can’t normally have if they are store bought!!
Yum I would try, how big is that though? I wonder if I can find really small funnels. Fun treat!
The small one is about the size of one of the oversized Hershey kisses you can find in the seasonal section. The other kiss is probably an inch bigger.
These are adorable. My kids would really enjoy making these with us.
That would make a sweet treat for the kids’ teachers for Valentine’s Day. If I didn’t eat it all first!
These are really cute. I wonder how adding some surprises inside would be.
That is such a fun idea! I will have to make these for my kids for Valentine’s Day!
That is such a cute and fun idea. Perfect way to personalize a Kiss for someone special too.
What a cute idea! Perfect for valentine’s day
Oh yum! I would love to try these in milk chocolate! Mmmm!
These are darling! Will have to make them for V-day!
What a fun recipe! These would be great for any occasion!
What a fun and easy way to make a fun treat. I will have to try making some of these.
Oh for neat. I didn’t think of this or that it could be done. So cool!
I would love it if someone made me kisses like these! They look so yummy.
What a really cute idea! I like that you can make it the size you want and personalize it.
That’s what I love about them too. I think it’d be fun to personalize them depending on your loved ones favorite flavors.
Wow! This is brilliant! I love candy kisses and buy them all the time. I’m going to try this and save myself some money! Yum
Cute idea! Not a use for a funnel that I would have thought of haha. Thanks for sharing!
This is a really cute idea! I have this chocolate and will have to try it out!!
You are a genius! What a great idea for gift giving and that thing is giant!
This sounds like a great idea and family fun cooking activity to do with the kids.
What a cool idea! I think I will try to make these and give them as gifts.
This is a really great idea. I will have to make some for Valentine’s day.
These came out so fun! My kids would love homemade kisses 🙂
I love kisses and I definitely have to try this!
I had no idea you could do this! I don’t know if those melts are peppermint but a peppermint kiss sounds great.
They are peppermint melts! The bags were on sale for $1.24 so I couldn’t resist!
I had never even thought about making my own giant Kisses! I made candies for our wedding favors, and for some friends baby showers. They’re tough (I love the idea of making one larger candy.)
Candy is tough to make sometimes, but these are so cool. I should make some for my sister in law’s upcoming bridal shower.
It sure can be. I’ve been making candy with my mom since I was a kid. I’m up to my eyeballs in molds. Now, if only my eyes and hands worked as good as they did when I was younger!
My girls would have so much fun with this! How creative and well thought out.
Now that’s a neat idea! I never thought to do that before!
These are fun. I never thought about making my own Kisses before. My kiddo loves these.
That’s a terrific way to save some money and looks like there are very easy to make. I’m wondering if a chocolate and paraffin mixture would work as well as these seem to do.
I think so. That is almost the same as the chocolate melts.
That looks amazing! I love, love, love making my own treats. Thanks!
What a cool idea. I HAVE to try these for myself. Love it.