Saturday 11 February 2012

My boy lollipop

The other day I saw Susan's gorgeous gingerbread house on her blog.  It was decorated with 2 candy canes formed into a heart.

Genius!  We always have candy canes at Christmas and knocking about for age afterwards, why had I never thought of this?!!

So, I started playing about with my candy canes, as you do (I really must get out more) and decided they'd make great lollipops.  Of course, a quick internet search for suitable ingredients revealed that this was not in fact an original idea, they were everywhere.  Will anyone ever be able to come up with an original idea ever again with Google, blogs, pinterest and Facebook? I wonder...


So here's what you'll need to make sweets for your sweet:

Candy canes (if you don't have any left over from Christmas, you can buy then in old fashioned sweet shops of online)

Candy Melt (again, you can buy online at Amazon or eBay or in specialist cake shops)

Sprinkles, glitter etc of your choice

Greaseproof paper

Paper lolly sticks

Cellophane and ribbons to wrap


1. Unwrap your canes and arrange on the greaseproof paper into heart shapes.  I didn't like the elongated shape they made full length, so I snipped them shorter with a pair of scissors to make a rounder heart.  If your canes snap or break, hold the broken end over a gas flame for a fraction of a second and join back together.  Once you've filled with the candy melt, they should hold fine.


2. Open up the pointed end and lay a lolly stick inside.  Two of mine I didn't put in far enough and the end results were a bit wobbly, so I'd recommend putting the stick inside at least as far as the one on the left.

3. Melt the candy melt in the microwave as per the packet instructions.  I used about half a bag for 3 lollies (6 candy canes).  Pour or spoon inside and gently spread to ensure even coverage.


3. Go as mad as you like with your sprinkles.  Then leave to set for about 20 minutes.  Don't put them in the fridge, just leave them out on the side, away from curious little fingers.

4. Wrap with cellophane and tie with ribbons.

24 comments:

  1. I made these last year: so easy and sooo cute!!

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  2. You see, you always have great ideas before me! I reckon my brain takes a while to catch up with the rest of the world!

    What did they taste like? I think they're going to be SUPER SWEET :0)

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  3. Cute! Does the candy melt work with the peppermint candy of the canes?

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    1. I had fruit canes, so I'm not sure of the flavour combo with mint. You can get different flavoured candy melts though, so you could find one to compliment it I guess. x

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    2. I saw a dark cocoa mint flavour of the melts so that would go nicely... although I reckon most of them will!

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    1. Thanks it's so easy, and I think they look pretty profesh!

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  5. These look great and I know I have some candycanes left over...My little ones will enjoy doing this during half term!

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  6. These look fantastic. Thank you for the mention. I am so flattered. Well done you for making these. x

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    1. Not nearly as difficult as your gingerbread house. The last time I made one I had to use scaffolding and acrow-props!

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  7. Very nice! I've used that Candy melt stuff for cakepops- Nice idea for using up candy canes from Christmas - I'll have to remember this :)

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    1. Thanks T. I've never used it before, it's great stuff isn't it :0)

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  8. They look gorgeous, and I've never heard of candy melt, great idea!!

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    1. It's a funny consistency - more like a Caramac bar than sweets. I was hoping for boiled sweet type effect. Guess I'll have to keep experimenting. They look good though and were SO easy!

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  9. Wow this is the first time I have seen these made, they are fabulous I love them!

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  10. Love this idea, I always have candy canes left over from Christmas and I also have lots of cake pop sticks left over from when I had a bash at those last year but they will probably have to wait until next year as I'm snowed under with all this crafty inspiration and have no time to make any of it!! x

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  11. That's so clever! I bet my little man will love a candy heart.

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  12. These are great and would make such sweet little gifts!!! Love it!!

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  13. What a great idea - my two would love these x

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  14. What a fab idea for Valentines!

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  15. Wow, they are fantastic. I love Candy Canes!

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  16. Super have pinned these to Thrifty valentines

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