Up to your knees in leftover candy canes? And not all baked-out after the holidays? It's time to get the hammer out. Check out these 5 delicious treats whose star ingredient is crushed candy canes:
Each of these recipes look easy enough to tackle with kids. And they would surely help you eat them.
1. White Chocolate and Peppermint Popcorn by Skip to My Lou
2. Candy Cane Chocolate Bark by munchin with munchkin
3. Chocolate Candy Cane Snowflakes by Gluten-free Girl and the Chef
4. Candy Cane (Salted) Chocolate Brownies by Oh Darling
5. Peppermint Candy Cane Marshmallow by Canelle et Vanille
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my mother used to keep a handful of them in the drawer of her bedside table. if one of my sisters or i woke up in the middle of the night with a cough or sore throat, she'd break off a piece of candy cane - works just as well as a cough drop.
I planned to do a peppermint valentine party for my daughter and collected lots of ideas for things to do with candy canes. My favorite is peppermint hearts: http://www.skiptomylou.org/2009/01/21/candy-cane-hearts/
You can make peppermint whipped cream: http://www.makeandtakes.com/peppermint-whip-cream-magic
Candy cane cake: http://www.hwtm.com/themes/christmas/peppermint_twist/menu
Donut holes or cake balls or marshmallows on lollipop sticks, dipped in white chocolate and rolled in crushed candy canes.
Also, frost sugar cookies or brownies with cream cheese icing and sprinkle the tops with crushed candy canes.
Of course there's always hot chocolate flavored with candy canes, too. Perhaps try hot chocolate on a stick, and stir in crushed candy canes before the chocolate sets up: http://www.makeandtakes.com/hot-chocolate-on-a-stick