Using Leftover Candy Canes
Are you drowning in leftover candy canes? Did you find some at your after Christmas sales and, now that you’ve bought boxes and boxes of candy canes, you haven’t a clue about what to do with them?
Well, grind them into peppermint sugar. Keep it in a handy container and then sprinkle in or on things like:
Cupcakes
Hot Chocolate
Brownies or Cakes
Ice cream (especially good on chocolate)
Tea
Coffee
Frosted cookies
Add to your favorite sugar cookie recipe
Dip pretzels in white chocolate then roll in it
Dip cookies in white chocolate and roll in it.
Make hearts for Valentines Day. Place 2 candy canes together to make a heart, and then put your candy cane hearts on a baking sheet and bake in the oven at 350 degrees for a few minutes until they just begin to melt. Take them out of the oven and let them cool off before removing them from the cookie sheet. You now have your own homemade Valentines Day candy!
If you also have plain chocolate bars on hand, you canmake mint chocolate bars. Simply melt them down and then put that chocolate on a piece of wax paper or foil. Before the chocolate hardens, add lightly crushed candy canes to it and then let it harden. Yum!
Make peppermint smores. If you also have leftover chocolate, you can add that to the mix as well. Or you can just use melted candy canes and marshmallows. This makes a good holiday treat too!
Donate your leftover candy canes to nursing homes, homeless shelters and other places where those less fortunate congregate. These facilities love getting sweets, and it can be a great way to brighten someone’s day.
