Chocolate Dipped Candy Canes - Make and Takes (2024)

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Chocolate Dipped Candy Canes

Hot Chocolate is the drink of choice at our house this season. We drink it plain, with marshmallows, with chocolate shavings, or topped with Peppermint Whipped Cream Magic. Seeing as I love chocolate and mint together (almost as much as I love chocolate and peanut butter together), I decided to make some of these Chocolate Dipped Candy Canes. They’re fun to dip and give your hot chocolate an extra chocolatey pepperminty boost… Mmmmmmm!

Wrap these chocolate dipped candy canes up and pass them out to neighbors this holiday season. Add a packet of hot cocoa, and a cute gift topper, and you’ve got the perfect holiday present.

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Ingredients:

  • candy canes
  • chocolate
  • Hot Chocolate Drink Mix

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Method:

Melt some of your favorite chocolate. I used milk chocolate chips and melted them in the microwave for 1 minute at a time. Then dip the candy canes into the chocolate. I dipped them on both sides because I didn’t know which way people may like it, but I like the tops dipped and then use the stick to stir. Lay them on wax paper to cool. Now dip them into your Hot Chocolate Drink and enjoy! These are so tasty. I know you will love them.

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Chocolate Dipped Candy Canes

Instructions

  1. Melt some of your favorite chocolate. I used milk chocolate chips and melted them in the microwave for 1 minute at a time.

  2. Then dip the candy canes into the chocolate. I dipped them on both sides because I didn’t know which way people may like it, but I like the tops dipped and then use the stick to stir.

  3. Lay them on wax paper to cool. Now dip them into your Hot Chocolate Drink and enjoy!

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Marie

Marie is a mom of 3 living in Seattle, WA. She's been the founder and managing editor of Make and Takes for the last 16 years, sharing DIY tutorials for home, family, and fun. Author of Make and Takes for Kids, Early Childhood and Elementary graduate, and currently teaching 2nd grade in Seattle!

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chocolate, dessert, drinks, hot chocolate, peppermint

36 comments

  1. The kids and I made these as teacher gifts and packaged them with the cocoa and some giant holiday marshmallows. Thanks for the great idea – the teachers loved them.

  2. I thought of this on my on and,of course, they are all over the internet! They are not quite as easy as they sound, as the lady says. You do have to practice. It is fun eating the mistakes and I have totally learned how to unwrap candy canes properly for the first time in my life. You can also put sprinkles on them and you can also use some white chocolate or other flavor canes. You can also use fat, soft peppermint sticks and coat them with fancy Belgian dark chocolate. Be creative. This can get complex. My biggest problem is wrapping to send to away family members. A little plastic sack such as you show on here would be nice. I might have to pay a visit to Hobby Lobby or something to find this. Thank you.

  3. These look so easy and perfect to add to gifts. Thanks for this awesome idea!

  4. We made these last year. Something to dress them up even more- use white chocolate (looks *so* good on the white and red peppermint) and put red sprinkles on the chocolate while its still soft.

  5. Thank you for all these great, inexpensive, quick neighbor/teacher cmas gift ideas!

  6. Absolutely adorable and I love your gift package photo! What a great idea!

  7. We tried this tonight and it was a little harder than I thought. Some of the candy canes have a lot of chocolate! Then of course we broke a lot too. Hmmm. More practice is necessary. I do like how they taste even if they aren’t as pretty as yours. Thanks for another great idea.

  8. Super idea! I showed these to my 12-year-old son and he wants to make them for his newspaper customers (he’s the neighborhood paper boy) as a thank you for the Christmas tips.

    Thanks for the great ideas.

  9. super cute and so easy! thanks for the great ideas :)

  10. I made these exact little packages last year for my daughter’s friends and they were a big hit! Merry Christmas!

  11. These are gorgeous! What a fun idea! MMMMMM I can nearly taste the pepperminty cocoa now. Thanks!

  12. Triple love theses and so did my kids!!!

  13. These are awesome! We are doing the chocolate dipped spoons and hot chocolate with my daughters girl scout troop, this is a great project to do with that!!!

    TY TY TY !

  14. I just had to make some hot chocolate! What a great idea!!

  15. Yummy. They look delicious! For adults, they would be cute with the cocoa and a small bottle of peppermint schnaps.

  16. Thanks!!. I’m going to give these to all the kids teachers. Nice present AND consumable. YEAH!!

  17. Hi marie! Thanks for the idea. Definitely doing this for the neighbors! Love it!

  18. This will be a great addition for the snowman soup that I am giving as teacher gifts.

  19. Thanks so much for this post. I’m making homemade hot cocoa mix as gifts and these will go with it perfectly!

  20. Just wanted you to know that I am posting this on Little Nummies. Either tomorrow or next Friday. Just so you know!! Thanks!! =)

  21. What a fun idea! Hot chocolate is a fave around here too!! It’s always exciting to find new things to put into it! I am stuck with flavored creamers in mine. It’s really yummy!! Right now I have the gingerbread creamer…it’s really good in it!!

    ~ Thanks for sharing!!!

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FAQs

How to make candy canes step by step? ›

Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. ...
  2. Set up your workstation. ...
  3. Mix and heat candy cane “dough.” Combine sugar, corn syrup, water, cream of tartar/vinegar, and a pinch of salt in your saucepan. ...
  4. Add peppermint oil. ...
  5. Dye the dough (Method 1). ...
  6. Dye the dough (Method 2). ...
  7. Form the red and white stripes.
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What is the easiest way to dip candy in chocolate? ›

Drop your candy or truffle in the chocolate and spoon the chocolate over the top. Swirling makes the truffle break. Use a fork to lift the truffle out of the chocolate. The excess chocolate will drip down through the tines of the fork.

What kind of chocolate is best for dipping? ›

The ideal chocolate for melting and dipping is called "couverture" chocolate. (Find it here and here.) Couverture chocolate has a higher ratio of cocoa butter to cocoa, which helps it melt more smoothly. If you can't find couverture, use the best quality chocolate that you can find.

What is the machine that makes candy canes called? ›

A Keller Machine is a machine for bending candy cane sticks.

How do you make melted candy cane ornaments? ›

Steps
  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. Spray insides of cookie cutters with cooking spray; place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. ...
  2. Bake 4 to 6 minutes or until candy is melted. Cool 3 minutes. ...
  3. String ribbon through hole in ornament, and tie for hanging.

How to make candy canes for decorations? ›

PVC Candy Cane Decorations
  1. Step 1: Get PVC Pipe and Paint. These candy canes are made of standard 3/4" PVC pipe. ...
  2. Step 2: Bring the Heat. ...
  3. Step 3: Clean and Paint. ...
  4. Step 4: Mask the Stripes. ...
  5. Step 5: Paint It Red. ...
  6. Step 6: Plant the Candy Canes!

How to make xmas candy cane? ›

Homemade Candy Canes Recipe
  1. 3 1/2 C granulated sugar.
  2. 1 C corn syrup.
  3. Pinch salt.
  4. 1/2 C water.
  5. 1/2 tsp vanilla extract.
  6. 1/2 tsp peppermint oil or 1 1/2 tsp peppermint extract (adjust according to your flavor preference)
  7. 1/2 tsp red gel food coloring (more or less depending on your color preference)

What is the best glue for candy canes? ›

A hot glue gun works best, but tacky glue can also be used. I choose to use the hot glue gun, with silver sparkle glue sticks.

What does cream of tartar do in candy canes? ›

Cream of tartar helps give the candy canes their more white color and softer texture so this ingredient isn't always used but is definitely preferred.

How long does it take to melt peppermint candy? ›

Bake the candies for 5-6 minutes.

Check on the mints—if they've melted together into a uniform shape, you can take them out of the oven.

What liquids dissolve candy canes? ›

Candy canes, and most candy, are made up of sugar molecules (sucrose) which dissolve in water (see: solubility) because they form bonds with the water molecules. Sugar and water molecules will attract each other and form bonds and if the attraction is strong enough... they will separate!

How to keep melted chocolate soft for dipping? ›

You can keep melted chocolate from returning to a solid by maintaining it at a temperature between 88 and 90 F, according to Michigan State University. This is too cool for it to burn, but isn't warm enough for it to harden.

How to thin melted chocolate for dipping? ›

To thin melted chocolate, add a small amount of neutral oil, like vegetable oil or cocoa butter, stirring gently until it reaches the desired consistency. Melt slowly to avoid overheating, and keep water out to prevent the chocolate from seizing.

How do you thin chocolate for dipping candy? ›

Add oil, butter, or shortening to thin a small amount of chocolate. The best way to thin chocolate is with the addition of oil. The exact amount of oil you will need will depend on the thickness of your chocolate and your desired consistency. Start by stirring in just a little splash, then add more if you need to.

How do you set melted chocolate? ›

Chocolate typically takes about 20-30 minutes to fully harden and set at room temperature. By placing your melted chocolate in the fridge, you can cut these times in half, speeding up the hardening process.

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