Make sure you take the plastic off the candy canes first. Place your candy canes on a silicon baking mat on a baking pan or with a pan that has vegetable spray. I arranged them how I wanted them to look when they were done, but they do come out soft and you can mold them later. Set your oven to 250 degrees and cook them for 10 minutes. Right out of the oven they should be playable and easy to mold, caution – they may be warm/hot to the touch. I was easily able to mold them however I wanted. I smooshed the bottoms together and the tops together. I let them cool, placing them in my fridge for faster cooling. Now you can eat them, give them as gifts, or use them as decorations for this Valentine’s Day. They would be cute hanging with a red ribbon.

Christmas sprinkles: red, white and green sprinkles look lovely on these, but you could use whatever festive sprinkles you like, or even some chopped-up candy canes. How to make candy cane hearts Lay two mini candy canes next to each other, creating a heart. Continue filling the baking sheet with heart shapes. This craft requires a few materials, some white glue, coloured string, pipe cleaners and an accessory of your choice. Add a personal touch to your Christmas craft candy cane craft by letting your kids choose different coloured strings and pipe cleaners to work with. There are two ways to melt chocolate for bark: double boiler or microwave. I used a double boiler to melt both the white and semi sweet chocolate for these peppermint bark hearts, but you can learn all you need to know about how to melt chocolate right here. Step 5: Add the chocolate to the inside of the candy cane hearts It’s a good thing we’re not doing classroom gifts this year, because I don’t think there would be any left to hand out. But if you can keep your kids away from them…Learn how easy it is to create candy cane hearts, a perfect Valentine’s Day treat! Featuring colorful sprinkles, these candy cane hearts with white chocolate are a fun project to make with your kids. If you have ever wondered what to do with leftover candy canes, these treats are for you!

While the white almond bark is still wet, decorate the treats with sprinkles or crushed candy canes or any other decorations you can come up with. After few minutes the sugar starts to dissolve, but if you test it with a wooden spoon, you can still see sugar crystals that are not fully dissolved. Keep it on very low heat and wait a little longer until all is dissolved. Once the chocolate was melted, I was able to use a spoon to fill the hearts. You’ll want to spread the chocolate around to make sure you fill the entire thing.I prefer the Brachs brand if you can find them. They are always good quality and you won’t often find a lot of broken candy in the box. White chocolate: gives a lovely flavor and clean look to these cute hearts. You could use candy melts or a bar of chocolate but just make sure it's one you are happy to eat plain as you can taste it. I’ve divided the mixture into two parts – one – large one for the white element of the candy cane and smaller one for the red stripes. But what hasn’t changed is that every time I’ve made candy cane hearts with chocolate, the kids go completely bonkers with anticipation. I can’t tell you how many times I had to say ‘not yet’ when photographing these cuties.

Candy cane hearts with chocolate combine classic peppermint bark and festive candy canes to create a stunning treat that is perfect for holiday parties, office platters, or as gifts for Christmas and Valentine’s Day.Before your chocolate sets, you’ll want to add sprinkles to the top. I used a combination of mini hearts and gold confetti sprinkles along with some red nonpareils. They make such a personal present for someone special or a beautiful keepsake that can be used for years to come.

There was also a pound of their Bada Bing Bada Boom Gourmet Compound Chocolate Dipping & Coating Formula in Dark included! I’ll be posting a couple of recipes after the holidays using that!)

Ingredients

The most surprising part of making these was that when candy canes melt, they get stringy, kind of like cheese. I tried using a fork to press them together when they first came out of the oven, because I was worried about burning my fingers, but the fork just pushed right into the candy cane, and when I pulled it out, it brought tiny melted strings along with it. Less is more when you are adding the candy. You can always add more but it’s much harder to take some out. Place a heat-safe bowl over the top of the saucepan. Make sure the bottom of the bowl doesn’t touch the water.