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Creamy szaloncukor, Hungarian Christmas candies

Creamy szaloncukor, Hungarian Christmas candies

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Creamy milk, sugar, and cocoa or walnut-flavored candies, molded for Christmas. A recipe to be made as a family, and then hung on the Christmas tree.

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Recipe from KeFe, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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The “szaloncukor” is a traditional Hungarian Christmas candy, typically hung on the Christmas tree. This creamy version is made with milk and butter.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodCooking in a saucepan
  • Estimated cost$1.70 $0.14 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

12 people
  • $0.19
  • $0.92
  • $0.40
  • $0.19

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. In a 1.5-liter enameled saucepan, bring the ingredients to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the bottom of the saucepan is clearly visible during cooking.
  2. Pour: Pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour, pour ≈ 10 min
  3. Then, spread it out on a flat plate, and cut it into pieces. ≈ 8 min

The bill

Creamy szaloncukor, Hungarian Christmas candies

  • 250 g of sugar$0.19
  • 100 g of butter$0.92
  • 400 ml of milk$0.40
  • 2 teaspoons of cocoa, walnut, or rum flavoring$0.19

Total$1.70

that's $0.14 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 250 g of sugar
  • 100 g of butter
  • 400 ml of milk
  • 2 teaspoons of cocoa, walnut, or rum flavoring

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