These cute Candy Cane Hearts are one of my favorite simple Christmas treats! They’re a perfect addition to a plate of Christmas cookies, and so simple they are a project the kids can help with too. These Candy Cane Hearts make cute little gifts or classroom treats!
More Christmas Treats To Try
- Hot Cocoa Cookies
- Spritz Snowflake Cookies
- Christmas Sprinkle Cookie Bites
- Sugar Cookie Recipe
- Cranberry Orange Cookies
- Snickerdoodle Cookies
- Watercolor Snowflake Cookies
- Winter Wonderland Cookies
- Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti
What You’ll Need
- A box of mini candy canes (see “note” below)
- White Chocolate, Vanilla Candiquick or similar
- Semi-sweet Chocolate, Chocolate Candiquick or similar
- Sprinkles
How To Make Candy Cane Hearts
1. Place waxed paper or a Silpat
type liner on a baking sheet.
2. Lay two mini candy canes next to each other, creating a heart. Continue filling the baking sheet with heart shapes.
3. Melt the white and semi-sweet chocolates (in separate bowls), using short intervals in the microwave, or in a double boiler.
4. When the chocolates are melted, spoon or pour into a piping bag or thicker ziplock type bag. Cut off a tiny tip from the bag, and begin filling in the heart shapes with chocolate. I like to use both flavors of chocolate for each heart. So if I do a layer of white chocolate first, then after it cools a bit, I add a layer of semi-sweet chocolate on top.
5. After adding both layers of chocolate, top with sprinkles of your choice.
6. Set the baking sheet (of chocolate filled hearts) in a cool place (for me this is on top of the washer in the garage) while the chocolate cools. Once cool, remove hearts from baking sheet and store in an airtight container.
I have found that the candy canes that work best for this project are ones with a dull finish (not shiny). It seems candy canes with a shiny surface tend to get sticky after a day or two.
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How to Make Candy Cane Hearts
Candy Cane Hearts
Ingredients
- 12 mini candy canes 1 box, see “note” below
- 14 oz vanilla chocolate Candiquik or similar
- 14 oz semi-sweet chocolate Candiquik or similar
- sprinkles
Instructions
- Place waxed paper or a Silpat type liner on a baking sheet.
- Lay two mini candy canes next to each other, creating a heart. Continue filling the baking sheet with heart shapes.
- Melt the white and semi-sweet chocolates (in separate bowls), using short intervals in the microwave, or in a double boiler.
- When the chocolates are melted, spoon or pour into a piping bag or thicker ziplock type bag. Cut off a tiny tip from the bag, and begin filling in the heart shapes with chocolate. I like to use both flavors of chocolate for each heart. So if I do a layer of white chocolate first, then after it cools a bit, I add a layer of semi-sweet chocolate on top.
- After adding both layers of chocolate, top with sprinkles of your choice.
- Set the baking sheet (of chocolate filled hearts) in a cool place (for me this is on top of the washer in the garage) while the chocolate cools. Once cool, remove hearts from baking sheet and store in an airtight container.
Notes
Nutrition
Enjoy!
Great idea Glory! These are so cute. If the candy canes get sticky, I wonder if you could dust them with a bit of confectioner’s sugar.
My daughter made the candy cane hearts. The candy canes are sticky. Why?
Hi Erma, I have found that sometimes candy canes that have a more shiny surface do tend to get sticky. Try to look for candy canes with a dull surface and you may have better luck! Humidity in the air can also be a factor, if it’s very humid where you are you may want to try and package them up as quickly as they are set.
Hey just wondering if these freeze well? Looking at doing them for a Christmas baking exchange 🙂
Thanks!
I would not recommend freezing them.
Hello, love your site! These are clever,cute and wonderful for Christmas, thanks
this is just so cute…love this!!…
Love this idea, but every single mini candy cane broke in the process of removing the plastic. I was being careful, but it still it got frustrating. Any helpful hints? I cut off the ends of the plastic with scissors and carefully tried removing the plastic, but they still broke.
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Would be divine if you added a little Creme de Menthe to flavor the chocolate!!!
Omgosh seriously all these ideas are so cute! I want to try them all!. 🙂
So Simple yet effective. I'll definately give these a run