Description
Homemade peppermint candy spoons combine festive holiday cheer with delightful culinary creativity. Guests will adore these edible utensils that add whimsy and sweet peppermint flavor to warm winter beverages.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 bag (12 oz/340 g) peppermint hard candies (crushed)
- Cooking spray (for greasing the molds)
- White chocolate (melted)
- Dark chocolate (melted)
- Candy canes (crushed)
- Holiday sprinkles
Instructions
- Mold Preparation: Preheat oven to 300F (150C) and lightly spray silicone spoon mold with cooking spray for effortless candy extraction.
- Candy Crushing: Encase peppermint candies in a sealed plastic bag and gently fracture using a rolling pin, creating small, irregular fragments without pulverizing into powder.
- Mold Filling: Meticulously distribute crushed candy pieces into each mold cavity, pressing fragments thoroughly to ensure comprehensive spoon coverage and uniform shape.
- Melting Process: Transfer filled mold onto a baking sheet and place in preheated oven, observing candy transformation for 5-8 minutes until completely liquefied and seamlessly blended.
- Cooling and Solidification: Remove baking sheet from oven and allow peppermint spoons to cool entirely within the mold, ensuring complete hardening and structural integrity.
- Finishing Touches: Delicately extract hardened spoons from silicone mold, inspecting for smooth edges, then embellish with melted chocolate drizzle and additional crushed peppermint or decorative sprinkles, permitting final decorations to set completely before serving.
Notes
- Choose Quality Candies: Select fresh, uniform peppermint hard candies for consistent melting and smooth texture.
- Control Crushing Technique: Use gentle rolling pin pressure to create small, even candy chunks without reducing them to powder.
- Monitor Melting Time: Watch carefully during 5-8 minute baking window; slight over-browning can create bitter taste and unpleasant color.
- Prevent Sticking: Always use non-stick silicone mold and light cooking spray to ensure easy candy spoon removal without breaking.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 70
- Sugar: 13 g
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Fat: 3 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg