Cowboy candy. Jalapeño slices cooked down in sugar until the sweetness takes over.

Here's the thing people get wrong about these: the sugar kills most of the heat. It's sweet first, sweet second, with a slight bite at the back end. If you're buying them expecting a hot pepper, you'll be surprised. If you're buying them expecting candy that happens to be a pepper, you've got it right.

Put them on a cream cheese block with crackers and watch it vanish. Also good on a burger, a hot dog, or chopped into cornbread batter.

Want sweet with actual heat behind it? Granny's Hot Sweet Pickles.