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I had so much fun making these with my little girl today! Ok, she’s 16 & she’s taller than I am & she only made 1 & then she immediately ate it. But we DID have fun! That part is true. If you have little people at your house they will LOVE these. They would be super cute for a class treat, teacher gift or a little something for your VALENTINE!
I had good intentions when I bought these candy canes in December but never got around to using them as planned. I remembered seeing this idea in Family Fun magazine last year at the dentist office. I was happy to find the instructions again HERE.
After reading the reviews, I adapted the instructions a bit & I found these to be quick & easy. I made one dozen pops in about 30 minutes.
Sweet Heart Valentine Pops
24 mini candy canes
12 6" lollipop sticks
1 cup white candy coating, like CandiQuik
Sprinkles
1. Heat oven to 300 degrees. On a parchment lined baking sheet, arrange the candy canes as hearts with the lollipop stick centered in between the two candy canes. Bake for 3 minutes. You want them to be malleable, but not melted.
2. Remove from oven & shape candy canes into hearts by pinching the the bottom of the heart into the stick and pinching the top ends together. I also pulled the edges out to make my hearts more round and full. They will be hot & you need to work fairly quickly. If the candy canes harden before you have them shaped, just stick them back in the oven for a couple of minutes. I re-heated mine a few times before I got the hang of shaping them the way I wanted them.
3. Melt candy coating in the microwave at 30 second intervals on medium power, stirring between heatings, until smooth.
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4. Spoon the melted candy coating into the center of each heart, then top with sprinkles. Cool the pops before serving or wrapping.
Pin ItP.S. If you want to do this even easier, don't soften & shape the candy canes. Just spoon the candy coating right onto the arranged candy canes & sticks. You can also make these without the lollipop sticks.
Those are so cute!!! Thanks for the how to!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Heather! I'm glad you like them! :)
DeleteLove them, I hope I can still find candy canes. I GAVE MINE AWAY. :-(
DeleteWill remember for sure next year!!
What a darling idea! I wish I still had some of those candy canes, I will have to remember this idea for next year!
ReplyDeleteHi Rita, I should have bought more when they were on clearance. It seems like the candy canes are always the last thing left on the Christmas shelf at the store.
DeleteThose are so cute. If only I liked peppermint.
ReplyDeleteHi Christina, I'm going to be on the lookout for some fruit flavored mini candy canes next Christmas for sure! I think cherry would be YUMMY! :)
DeleteThey look lovely. Will have to see if I can get mini candy canes here. Bet if I do they'll only be mint flavour...
ReplyDeleteActually mint and white chocolate go really well together :D
Lisa xoxo
Hi Lisa, good luck on finding mini candy canes! I love peppermint & chocolate too!
Deletethat is sooo stinkin' cute!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you like them! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteSo cute & tasty!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Pam! Happy Valentines Day! :)
DeleteThey are so so cute!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for taking the time to visit & post! :)
DeleteThese are so adorable! I was just eying my giant pile of leftover candy canes! Love these.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Reeni! I STILL have more candy canes, lol. I see peppermint hot chocolate in my future! :)
DeleteOhh! I LOVE this. What an amazing idea, and such beautiful pics.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the sweet comment, Alison!
DeleteHey thanks for stopping by my blog. I have added the Spanish Rice recipe. I hope you try it and enjoy it as much as we do! I've added your blog to my reader. I'm looking forward to trying some of your recipes!
ReplyDeleteYAY! Can't wait to try your Spanish Rice recipe!
DeleteThese are so cute...just love them to bits.
ReplyDeleteI'm following you too...that apple crustata made up my mind!
ReplyDeleteyou should make it asap! let me know what you think! :)
DeleteVery cute - thanks for sharing these with me. I made these last year and loved them! Not to mention how easy they are to make!
ReplyDeleteI just bought small candy canes 2 weeks ago. I bought them just for these! I cannot wait to make them.
ReplyDeleteThese are great. My sisters wedding is coming up in march, her color theme is red and white how great would these be as favors. I just found some online to purchase. Too bad I hadn't seen this a week or so ago our local CVS had tons of them. :( THanks for posting..
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