Candy Cane Pops!

  I was at Newlyweds on a budget on Dec. 1st

with this great tutorial!

Here's a Christmas treat that was actually pretty fast.

About 20 minutes.

Today I will show you how to make 

Candy Cane Pops!

(I made these for some neighbor gifts)

Start with mini candy canes!

(I got a box of 30 for $1)

 You'll need sucker sticks...mine are 8"
(4" would have been fine, but I was all out!)

and a cookie sheet!

 Arrange the unwrapped canes in heart shape with stick in center.

Bake in oven 350* for about 2 minutes.

The canes will soften.

 While they are warm, pinch the candy together 

at the top of the stick and at the 

bottom of the heart shape.

 Once the candy has cooled, it will hold together!
(it cools pretty quick!)

It's super cute just like this!

 Then I used a plastic tray 

(wax paper would probably work better)

Pour a couple spoonfuls of melted 

chocolate into the centers!

(You could then decorate with sprinkles or whatev)

 Allow them too cool.

I had one casualty...out of 15.

 Wrap and tie!

(reasons to love bakers twine!)

Super sweet gift bouquet!
They'd be great for Valentine's too!
So if you don't get around to them this month...

 This is a Stampin Up stamp colored with copics.  

I used my silhouette to cut the stacked tags!