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    Home » Chocolate » Candy cane hearts with white chocolate centres

    Candy cane hearts with white chocolate centres

    By Amy Treasure · Dec 11, 2016 · 34 Comments

    Have you got any candy canes hanging around from Christmas? Here's the perfect opportunity to use them up by making a homemade gift for Valentine's day!

    Candy cane peppermint hearts filled with a white chocolate centre and decorated with festive sprinkles

    These candy cane hearts with white chocolate centres and decorated with sprinkles are the simplest little treats to put together. You could also make miniature ones from the smaller candy canes and keep a jar full of them in the fridge or wrap them in cellophane and tie a pretty red ribbon around.

    How to make candy cane hearts

    Full instructions for how to make candy cane hearts

    • Preheat your oven as hot as it will go.
    • Arrange the candy canes on baking paper in the rough shape of a heart.
    • Heat them in the oven for around 3-5 minutes. Keep an eye on them, I have been left with a bubbling puddle of sugar many times if I've let myself get distracted. You want them soft and malleable but not at melting point.
    • Take them from the oven and work quickly to get them into shape as they will set rock hard again once cool. Pinch together the top and the bottom of your heart shape taking care not to burn your fingers.
    • Next, melt some white chocolate and spoon the melted chocolate into the centre of your hearts.
    • Add some festive sprinkles or edible glitter.
    • Leave them to set in the fridge for an hour, and then wrap them (or eat them) as you wish.
    • Merry Christmas!

    As I had so many candy canes I decided to make some white chocolate dipped peppermint pretzels (or breadsticks in other words!) you can see a post with the instructions here.

    Peppermint pretzels

    Pin this recipe to your Christmas board

    Make candy cane hearts for your loved ones this Christmas in three simple steps. The candy cane hearts are a perfect peppermint treat with white chocolate centres and decorated with festive sprinkles. Give as a thoughtful home made gift or make miniature versions and hang them on your Christmas tree.

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    Comments

    1. Donna

      December 11, 2016 at 11:23 pm

      These are awesome - what a wonderful idea! I'll be trying these next year - lack of kitchen is the only thing stopping me this year! x

      Reply
      • Amy Treasure

        December 12, 2016 at 10:14 am

        Thank you Donna! Oh having no kitchen is a nightmare but just think how amazing when all your work on the house is finished! x

        Reply
    2. Emma

      December 12, 2016 at 12:36 pm

      These are brilliant and I love that they are so easy to make and that you could get the kids to help too, with adding the sprinkles. Perfect for hanging on the tree too. :-)

      Reply
    3. Angela Milnes

      January 17, 2017 at 2:21 am

      These are awesome! I love the video too!

      Reply
    4. Mim

      February 03, 2017 at 12:26 am

      Oh these are just gorgeous - you're very inventive! Send me some - although I'm not sure they would survive the mail ha x x #TheListLinky

      Reply
    5. Mackenzie Glanville

      February 03, 2017 at 4:16 am

      they look amazing, and again your photography is gorgeous too! #TheListLinky

      Reply
    6. Jo from Organised Jo

      February 03, 2017 at 7:59 am

      What a fab idea for reusing up candy canes. I'm off to check the left over stash, which has probably has been found and raided by the 5 year old! #thelistlinky

      Reply
    7. New Mummy Blog

      February 03, 2017 at 9:20 am

      What a brilliant idea! They look and sound fab, they don't seem to take too much time either #thelistlinky

      Reply
    8. Emma t

      February 03, 2017 at 10:43 am

      I love these and every year mean to make some. I do have some canes left so should do them

      Reply
    9. Cathryn - Little Paper Swans

      February 03, 2017 at 10:48 am

      These look great and a perfect way to use up any leftovers from Christmas!

      #TheList

      Reply
    10. Megan - Truly Madly Kids

      February 03, 2017 at 11:28 am

      Such a cool idea! Might do these for the cake sale at school - a good alternative to cake!

      Reply
    11. Gail

      February 03, 2017 at 11:32 am

      These are so sweet - what a lovely idea for Valentine's Day! :)

      Reply
    12. Helen

      February 03, 2017 at 12:45 pm

      These look like the sugar hit we all need sometimes and perfect for Valentine's Day! #TheList

      Helen x

      http://www.treasureeverymoment.co.uk/

      Reply
    13. OddHogg

      February 03, 2017 at 3:27 pm

      These are cute - but there's no way we'll have our new kitchen in time for Valentines so I'll just have to drool over them online rather than try them myself #thelist

      Reply
    14. Toni | Gym Bunny Mummy

      February 03, 2017 at 3:56 pm

      These are so cute, perfect for the kids to make & take into school x #TheList

      Reply
    15. Jade

      February 03, 2017 at 5:29 pm

      Oh my goodness, these look amazing. I'm definitely going to try to make them with my girls.

      Reply
    16. Savings 4 Savvy Mums

      February 03, 2017 at 8:07 pm

      Wow these look lush and so easy to make! #TheListLinky

      Reply
    17. Laura - Dear Bear and Beany

      February 04, 2017 at 7:54 pm

      These are super cute! I love white chocolate, so if anyone that game these to me would have a place in my heart x

      Reply
    18. Alana - Burnished Chaos

      February 04, 2017 at 8:29 pm

      What a great idea for using up all those candy canes that never get finished x
      #TheListLinky

      Reply
    19. Anna Brophy

      February 05, 2017 at 1:02 am

      These look so cute and easy...maybe I could even do them... Wouldn't the fella get a surprise. #TheListLinky

      Reply
    20. Crummy Mummy

      February 06, 2017 at 2:00 pm

      These look just gorgeous & what a clever idea! BB will love this! #thelistlinky

      Reply
    21. Alex @ That Butterfly Effect

      February 07, 2017 at 12:55 am

      Another one to drool over :) love the photography as well! xx #TheListLinky

      Reply
    22. Adventures of Mummy and Me

      February 07, 2017 at 7:11 pm

      Oh wow these look amazing! Unfortunately we candy canes don't tend to last much past (or sometimes, even to) Christmas in our house, but maybe next year I'll have to store a spare box and try this! #TheListLinky

      Reply
    23. Lauren

      February 07, 2017 at 8:06 pm

      we always seem to have canes left over after Christmas-I never know what to do with them! At least I know now ;)

      Reply
    24. Nicole - Tales from Mamaville

      February 08, 2017 at 4:24 pm

      This is one of the cutest, novel (and sounds delicious) ideas for Valentine's Day. Heck, I would try them anyways... who can resist white chocolate?:)
      #TheListLinky

      Reply
    25. EssexKate

      February 09, 2017 at 3:13 pm

      Ooo clever. And now I know the trick of melding candy canes I'm thinking of what great stuff I could do for next Christmas #TheListLinky

      Reply
    26. Wendy

      February 09, 2017 at 11:07 pm

      These are just so cute..I'm definitely going to do them as a Valentine's activity with my boy.xx #thelist

      Reply
    27. Phoebe | Lou Messugo

      February 10, 2017 at 12:25 pm

      Such an ingeniously simple idea, I love it! #TheListLinky

      Reply
    28. Mummy and the Mexicans

      February 15, 2017 at 1:06 am

      This is a great idea, and would work just as well for Valentine's Day as for Christmas! #TheListLinky

      Reply
    29. Aly

      February 16, 2017 at 1:34 pm

      Love these Amy! I have scheduled TailWind to pin to several boards over the next few weeks,

      Reply
      • Amy Treasure

        February 17, 2017 at 1:18 am

        That's so nice of you, thank you Aly. I am really glad you like them - I loved making them!

        Reply
    30. Eve

      February 09, 2021 at 5:20 am

      They would look nice with ruby chocolate.

      Reply
      • Amy Treasure

        February 10, 2021 at 9:33 am

        Yes they would! I haven't had a chance to try Ruby chocolate yet but I hope to soon.

        Reply

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