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Franklin, Tennessee • Copper-Kettle Batches • Poured Fresh for Harvest Season
Copper kettle candy logo with hand lettered Hearth and Hollow heritage style Hearth & Hollow Harvest Confectionery

Handmade Candies With the Taste of Childhood

Country Fair Sweets, Stirred Slow & Made Like Memory

Remember the candy counter at the autumn fair, the clink of the tin lid, and the first crack of pecan brittle shared on the porch? Our small-batch harvest sweets bring those 1960s and 1970s childhood memories back, one copper-kettle pour at a time.

Small-batch handmade candy • Keepsake harvest gift tins • Autumn tasting boxes for family and friends

County fair candy counter with glass jars beneath striped autumn awning
The Harvest Counter: maple leaves, brittle slabs, cinnamon pillows, honeycomb Batch-poured in Franklin, Tennessee

Interactive Tasting Deck

A Tasting Flight Through Harvest Memory Lane

Tap a flavor card below to preview tasting notes, textures, and gift pairings. Each panel was written for grown-up palates raised on penny candy counters and grandma's harvest candy dish.

Golden Vermont maple sugar leaf candies arranged on vintage white harvest plate

Vermont Maple Sugar Leaves

Fine-grained maple sugar pressed into crisp autumn leaves. Melts clean on the tongue with notes of brown butter, toasted cream, and orchard air.

  • Texture: firm snap, fine sandy melt
  • Gift pick: Thanksgiving hostess sweet gifts and grandparent collections
  • Pairing: hot coffee, sharp cheddar, warm apple pie
See the maple collection card

The Boutique Harvest Catalog

Four Small-Batch Classics From the Copper Kettle

Every confection below is hand-poured in limited harvest batches. Browse the lookbook rows for flavor notes, batch sizes, and gift suitability gathered from our Franklin candy kitchen.

Hand pressed Vermont maple sugar leaves displayed for nostalgic autumn gift giving

Batch No. 12 • 90 Pieces Per Pour

Maple Sugar Leaves & Brown Butter Melts

A tribute to New England sugaring season and Midwest harvest tables alike. Pure maple, a touch of cream, and a mold passed down through three candy-making families.

  • Firm maple snap
  • Gluten-conscious recipe
  • Heirloom gift favorite
Read batch specifications
Hand cracked toasted pecan brittle slabs wrapped for old fashioned holiday gifts

Batch No. 08 • 24 Slabs Per Pour

Toasted Pecan Brittle & Praline Amber Crunch

The Southern porch in candy form. Toasted pecans folded through amber sugar, stretched thin on marble, and cracked by hand for that unmistakable country fair shatter.

  • Buttery glass crunch
  • Sea salt finish
  • Crowd-pleasing shareable
Match this to your occasion
Nostalgic sparkling cinnamon pillow candies recalling vintage penny candy counter favorites

Batch No. 21 • 140 Pillows Per Pull

Cinnamon Pillows & Spiced Orchard Drops

Pulled sugar pillows with the warm glow of 1970s autumn fair treats. Rolled twice in sparkling sugar so they glisten like ornaments in a holiday candy dish.

  • Warming spice glow
  • Slow melt center
  • Candy dish classic
Browse matching spice flavors
Golden airy molasses honeycomb crunch candy inspired by vintage harvest fair traditions

Batch No. 05 • 18 Blocks Per Pour

Molasses Honeycomb & Toasted Honey Crunch

Dark, dramatic, and deeply nostalgic. Cooked to a deep amber, whipped with air, and shattered into generous blocks that taste like harvest homecoming nights.

  • Airy toffee shatter
  • Deep molasses notes
  • Connoisseur tasting pick
Discover how we pour it
Artisan copper kettle candy workshop with marble table thermometers and harvest tins
Our marble table in Franklin, where every harvest batch is poured, pulled, and packed by hand.

Heritage Craft Since Harvest Days

Old-Fashioned Handmade Confections, Kept the Slow Way

Hearth & Hollow began with a rescued copper kettle, a grandmother's marble slab, and a shoebox of 1960s county fair candy wrappers. Today we still cook every batch over steady heat, test by look and aroma, and stretch brittle by hand while it sings.

We make heritage American confectionery for people who remember when sweets came from a counter, not an aisle. Small pours, honest ingredients, and textures you cannot rush: snappy, shattering, melting, glowing.

“It tastes like the fall festival of my childhood — the leaves, the cider, the candy dish that was never empty.”

From grandma's harvest candy dish to nostalgic harvest homecoming sweets, our lookbook celebrates the flavors that raised generations of American families.

Batch Specification Ledger

Texture, Batch Size & Gift Suitability

A quick reference for gift buyers, tasting hosts, and connoisseurs of classic craftsmanship.

Maple Sugar Leaves
Fine sandy melt with brown butter notes. 90 pieces per pour. Ideal for Thanksgiving hostess gifts and heritage gift baskets.
Toasted Pecan Brittle
Glassy buttery snap with sea salt. 24 slabs per pour. Ideal for holiday sweet assortments and care packages.
Cinnamon Pillows
Crisp shell with slow warm melt. 140 pillows per pull. Ideal for classic family candy dishes and retro counter displays.
Molasses Honeycomb
Airy toffee shatter with burnt honey. 18 blocks per pour. Ideal for autumn tasting boxes and connoisseur flights.
Brown Butter Praline Melts
Silky Southern-style melt with toasted pecan. Limited weekend pours. Ideal for specialty food gifts for parents.
Apple Cider Caramels
Soft orchard chew with spiced cider. Small autumn runs. Ideal for grandparent gift collections and homecoming treats.

Interactive Harvest Gift Matcher

Build a Tasting Box Around Your Table

Answer three quick questions and we will suggest a tasting order from the harvest collection. Made for holiday hosts, gift buyers, and nostalgic sweet lovers.

Step One: Occasion

What are you gathering for?

Step Two: Texture

Which bite do you love most?

Step Three: Crowd

Who is sharing the tin?

Your Harvest Match Awaits

Tap one choice in each column and we will suggest a tasting order from our country fair collection.

Every suggestion draws from small-batch harvest sweets made in our Franklin, Tennessee candy kitchen.

Keepsake harvest gift tins filled with artisan pecan maple and cider candies

Franklin, Tennessee Candy Kitchen

A Porch-Worthy Heritage Gift Collection Guide

Use this showcase as your guide to heritage gift baskets, keepsake tins, and autumn tasting boxes. Each entry notes textures, pairings, and the memories it was made to stir.

  • Childhood penny candy counter favorites, refreshed for grown-up gifts
  • Old-time candy counter textures: snap, shatter, melt, and glow
  • Tasting notes written for hosts, collectors, and holiday planners
Meet Our Candy Makers