The holiday season is just around the corner, and before you know it, you'll be up to your ears in light strings, wrapping paper and candy canes.Looking for a way to use the delicious candy during the holiday season?There are many ways to use the red-and-white striped sweets you have lying around, from baking to decorating to making Christmas-themed accessories for displaying in your home.You can get started with a clever idea.
Step 1: Make a bark out of it.
It's one of the easiest ways to incorporate candy canes into the kitchen.Combine melted white chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate morsels and a little peppermint extract and top with crushed candy cane pieces.When given as a gift or served as an after-dinner delight, this timeless treat is guaranteed to please.To keep melted chocolate from sticking as it cools, line your baking dish with wax paper.You can send homemade bark along with your Christmas cards.
Step 2: They should be dipped in chocolate.
Candy canes can be coated with a rich chocolate shell.Dunk the stems of the candy canes into a container of melted milk, dark or white chocolate, then drizzle with another variety of chocolate for a visual contrast.The combination of melt-in-your-mouth chocolate and peppermint will make these sweets even sweeter.Chocolate-Dipped candy canes can be stuck into marshmallows covered in chocolate, rolled in nuts, or crushed candy pieces.
Step 3: They can be crushed up for a topping.
Put candy canes in a plastic bag and pound them to make small pieces.It's possible to use these to lend a little minty flair to almost any drink, dessert or sweet treat.The red and white pattern will make your baked goods more festive.Candy cane pieces can be used to top cakes, brownies, and homemade candy.Eggnog can be served in shot glasses with candy canes around the rim.
Step 4: They can be used to stir a beverage.
The next time you serve a steaming cup of coffee, hot cocoa or spiced tea, slip a candy cane in the mug.The beverage will have a sweet flavor as it is dissolved.On a chilly winter day, what could be better?Adding candy canes to a pot of hot cocoa would be similar to making cinnamon sticks for apple cider.Give gifts of coffee, tea or cocoa by stuffing them into an oversized coffee mug and taping a candy cane to the outside.
Step 5: They can be used as Christmas ornaments.
If you don't have enough ornaments to decorate the tree, loop a few candy canes onto the branches here and there.They are the perfect size and shape to hang from the tree, which is a delightfully unexpected place for them to turn up.If you're looking for something new to add to your ornaments, a box of candy canes may be what you need.It's best that you don't have to remove the candy canes from their plastic wrappers because they can be recycled year after year.The striped candy canes will make your tree look more interesting.
Step 6: They can be put together to make a wreath.
Attach the candy canes with hot glue.The wreath is eye-catching and can be used to decorate any door in the house.Attach ribbon, tinsel, or evergreen garlands to your wreath.It is possible to have a circular wire frame that will hold the candy canes in place.Hang the wreath with a thumbtack, hook or wall strip.
Step 7: They should be turned into napkin rings.
It is easy to get into the Christmas spirit at a dinner party.Attach a candy cane to each folded linen around the table using a length of ribbon or a strand of twine, then tuck the silverware in underneath or lay the napkins directly in the center of each plate.Your guests will love the festive touchDon't break the candy canes while you're tying them down.Encourage your guests to eat their candy after the meal.
Step 8: A centerpiece is a good place to accent it.
Take a bundle of candy canes and line them up in a row around the outside of a lackluster bowl, vase, candle holder, or serving dish to create a brilliant display.If you want to make the candy canes permanent additions to your holiday decorations, you can glue them down using double-sided tape or ribbon.Make sure that the candy canes are symmetrical around the surface of the item you're decorating.Buying new Christmas accessories for your home is much more expensive than enhancing old pieces with candy canes.
Step 9: Reindeer with candy cane.
For a fun arts and crafts project you can do with your younger kids, gather some simple materials and turn ordinary candy canes into cute reindeer faces.Stick on the eyes, tie a ribbon around the middle, and twist a brown pipe cleaner onto the top to serve as the antlers.Hang the candy cane reindeer from the Christmas tree.Kids and students can personalize their reindeer with string, pipe cleaners, glitter, glue, ribbon, construction paper and other materials.Pick one reindeer and glue a red felt ball onto the end of a hook to make a shiny nose.
Step 10: Piece together sleighs.
Place two candy canes side-by-side with the hooks facing up, layer fun-sized candy bars on top from largest to smallest and tie it all together using multicolored ribbon.Mini candy sleighs can be used to present a bundle of sweets.They could be used to present gift cards that are too small to wrap.Candy sleighs can be used as party favors or stocking stuffers.
Step 11: You can use them to display your business cards.
Holiday cheer is more than just for the homestead.Two candy canes can be tied together and used as a seasonal business card holder.You can replace the normal card holder on your desk or service counter with this easy Christmas-themed version.Attach the candy canes to the shafts with a thin line of glue.The hooks are wide enough to hold a stack of business cards.
Step 12: You can make a framed photo ornament.
It's possible to make room for candy canes on your Christmas tree by crafting handmade frames.Glue the ends of candy canes together.Attach a photo of a loved one or special memory to the back of the candy canes.When hung from your tree, your memories will be preserved forever.The candy cane frame is tall and slender, making it a perfect fit for most wall-sized portraits.This is a thrifty way to use candy canes while also finding a purpose for old photos.