I found these gorgeous pastel striped candy canes recently.
I loved them so much that I bought ten boxes of them. That's a lot of candy canes. Even for me. So, what does one do with ten boxes of candy canes, you ask? Well, I decided to make my own version of those old-fashioned reception mint sticks - the pastel candy sticks dipped in chocolate and wrapped in cellophane.
To make my own candy sticks, I started by removing the curved potion of the candy canes in order to transform them into "sticks". You could obviously leave them as canes if you so desired, but I was in the mood for sticks. :-). This was really a very easy process - I just scored each cane with a knife (where I wanted the break to be) and then gently snapped off the tops.
The girls were happy to help me dispose of these!
Transformed sticks...
Next, I melted some white chocolate (milk or dark chocolate would be delicious, too) - you can use candy melts for this if you wish. Then, I just dipped each stick in the melted chocolate and then immediately rolled them in some pretty nonpareils.
I let them sit for about ten minutes to set up before I packaged them.
I simply placed them in cellophane bags and tied them with some lavender ribbon.
That's it! Super easy candy cane treats!
II also wanted to let you all know that I'm headed out of town for a family vacation. A little bit of snow and I'm ready for sunny skies and warm beaches. I am such a Winter wimp! Anyway, Have a great week and I'll be back soon...
:-)
Jessica


