I don’t know about your house, but every year at this time, our house fills up with candy canes. People buy them for us by the box and everyone seems to be handing them out whenever my kids leave the house.
Now, it’s not that I’m not a fan of candy canes, but I don’t necessarily want my kids winding them right into their mouths for the entire month of December. So, we’ve found a few uses for them.
Cupcake Toppers
My holiday cupcake of choice is a chocolate cupcake with a buttercream frosting. I add a splash of peppermint flavor to my frosting and then stick a small candy cane into the top of the frosting. Then, I work hard to give these cupcakes away!
Hot Candy Cane Cocoa
I drop a candy cane into each steaming mug of cocoa. Not only does it give the cocoa a peppermint twist, but my kids like to stir the cocoa and lick the chocolate off the candy cane. (Okay, so I admit it—I kind of enjoy this part too.)
A friend of mine gets even fancier by making candy cane whipped cream. She crushes up candy canes in her blender and then adds the powdered candy cane to the heavy cream in her stand mixer. Then she tops her hot chocolate with a delicious dollop of whipped peppermint cream!
Candy Cane Brownies
I can’t be alone in thinking that chocolate and peppermint make a great couple, can I? I crush up two candy canes and add them to my chocolate brownie mix for a delicious (and a little sticky) holiday brownie. Add some white and red frosting stripes for extra holiday flair.
Candy Cane Oreos
I’ve seen this done a couple of different ways, but I’m usually in a hurry. So, I melt some chocolate chips in the microwave. As they’re melting, I crush up a few candy canes. Then, I dip the Oreos in the chocolate, and then in the candy cane pieces. Simple, but these little fellas get me lots of compliments!
For more ideas, check out candy cane recipes on Say Mmm.
Posted by Robin
