Candy Cane Hearts

I see these candy cane hearts all over the web and in stores. Left with some extra candy canes after Christmas I thought I would give it a try!

All you need are candy canes (I used mini ones) and lollipop sticks.

Place candy canes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  Remember to leave enough room for the sticks.

Bake at 300 degrees for ABOUT 5 minutes.  All ovens are different so watch closely until you decide the right time for your oven.  Bake until you just see the candy cane melt.

Place a stick in the candy canes.

Pinch candy canes around the stick.  The candy canes and pan will be hot so be very careful!

Once completely cool you can wrap them up and you have cute treats!

I think they also make really great cupcake toppers. I had to break about 1/2" off the stick to make it fit into the cupcake.

Last year someone showed me solid hearts they were making.  I can't find where I saved it anywhere!  If it was you please e-mail me and I will link to you!

Be sure to check out how Make and Takes shows you how to spell LOVE out of melted candy canes!

More ideas for Valentine's Day Crafts, activities, cards and decorations can be found here.

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88 Responses to “Candy Cane Hearts”

1. #51 KIDOINFO - parents and kids - providence and beyond » Valentine’s Day Projects for Children says:

   February 2, 2009 at 5:01 am

   [...] crafty valentine project ideas and ways to celebrate: • Candy cane hearts from Skip to My [...]
2. #52 Debbie says:

   February 2, 2009 at 9:12 pm

   Oh these are darling, I’m definitely going to try making them! Thanks for sharing–darling blog!
3. #53 Kristina says:

   February 6, 2009 at 5:32 am

   This is so great! I am so telling everyone I meet!
4. #54 Cooking | Make Valentines Out of Leftover Candy Canes says:

   February 7, 2009 at 4:01 am

   [...] How To Make Candy Cane Hearts at Skip To My [...]
5. #55 10 Valentine’s Crafts | says:

   February 9, 2009 at 1:03 am

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6. #56 Great Valentines Roundup « Newlyweds! says:

   February 11, 2009 at 2:58 pm

   [...] Skip to my Lou- Candy Cane Hearts [...]
7. #57 Deepa says:

   February 12, 2009 at 4:39 pm

   so cute, i made them this year for a vday party for my kids and their friends
8. #58 Cool hearts « rovingbubs says:

   February 13, 2009 at 11:05 am

   [...] in today’s wide wide web world, I searched and found this which is the closest thing to the candy I’m looking for without the stick.  It’s easy [...]
9. #59 PATRICIA says:

   February 14, 2009 at 5:19 am

   gracias yo tengo un pequeño negocio de dulce la idea es genial
10. #60 A New Look « Upsiedoodle says:

    February 19, 2009 at 11:43 am

    [...] it for a month or so, but I’ve already done 2 of the projects I found there. I made these candy cane hearts for Valentine’s Day. I actually ran into $.05 boxes of leftover Christmas candy canes at [...]
11. #61 Suzie says:

    September 26, 2009 at 2:46 pm

    WONDERFUL!!! Every year we host an open house for our church family. This year my theme is Candy Cane Lane. These will make great party favors. Thanks for the idea.
12. #62 Minty Fresh Valentines | GoodyBlog says:

    November 12, 2009 at 1:33 pm

    [...] sharing some cute, heartfelt ideas for this year's love fest. How adorable (and easy) are these heart-shaped candy canes from Skip to my Lou? If you happen to have a leftover bag of these traditional Christmas candies, [...]
13. #63 Blue Light Bride » I heart candy canes! says:

    December 2, 2009 at 10:58 pm

    [...] I thought this craft was so cute and easy for favors.  All you do is buy mini candy canes and melt them slightly in the oven and then place a sucker stick in the middle.  The would make really cute party favors for your guests.  Check out the complete instructions on this blog. [...]
14. #64 Advent Calendar: December 10th « The Powell Family says:

    December 12, 2009 at 11:15 am

    [...] less messy to eat than regular candy canes.  The instructions for the lollipops are found here, and the step-by-step for the paper candy-canes can be found here.  Grandpa and Grandma are [...]
15. #65 naoko says:

    December 23, 2009 at 11:19 am

    Thanks for the tutorial! I bet we’ll go through the box faster with these pops. This is a great idea.
16. #66 wendy says:

    December 23, 2009 at 3:36 pm

    These are SO cute. I just found you through DeEtta’s blog. Thanks for sharing the idea. Wendy
17. #67 MK says:

    December 29, 2009 at 9:47 am

    OK, this will be a “must” for our Valentine Tea! I wish had stumbled on this a few days ago when I saw lots of candycanes on clearance right after Christmas, but it’s probably still not too late. Thank you for the great idea!!!!!!
18. #68 Angie Neil says:

    January 3, 2010 at 11:47 pm

    Thank you for the cute tute! I featured it on my blog (on the sidebar)!
19. #69 Jodie R. says:

    January 10, 2010 at 8:08 pm

    And here I thought I was being original putting these little candy cane hearts (that I’ve seen all over the web) on a cupcake! Hmpf! My son was born on Valentine’s Day, and I’ve been planning on doing this for his birthday. I wasn’t going to put a stick in them and was planning on just laying the hearts down flat on the cupcake, but your idea is adorable!
20. #70 for your love… - Fly Through Our Window says:

    January 13, 2010 at 4:39 pm

    [...] by and adapted from: Skip to My Lou! Share and [...]
21. #71 Yummy Valentine Treat Ideas | How Does She... says:

    January 14, 2010 at 6:20 am

    [...] This makes a plain cupcake look appetizing!  From skp to my lou [...]
22. #72 Dixie Phillips says:

    January 17, 2010 at 7:42 am

    Love it, love it, love it!
23. #73 Ashley says:

    January 18, 2010 at 8:33 pm

    Such a cute idea!
24. #74 Candy Stick Lane says:

    January 26, 2010 at 10:23 am

    Hi! This is a wonderful tutorial – when i got to the bottom i noticed that your last pic is part of my blog header – I paid someone to make my header and i dont know if they took it w/o your permission or if they had your permission or what – but please let me know – if you want me to take it down, or give you credit for it or put a link to your blog from mine or pay you or whatever – there is a link to my blog so you can see how its used. my email is
    candysticklane@gmail.com
    im terribly sorry – Renee
25. #75 AmyB says:

    January 27, 2010 at 9:51 pm

    So…Thank you so much for this great idea! I cannot wait to try it
26. #76 cutecupcakesallthetime says:

    January 31, 2010 at 10:59 pm

    I really think the heart shaped cupcake topper is adorable. I posted a link to you on my blog. i just started a blog that is devoted to cute cupcakes. I hope you will check it out. We will be posting cupcake pictures daily. I will definitely be checking your blog for more cupcake pics in the future.
27. #77 Valentine’s Day Treats « The Kankelfam says:

    February 12, 2010 at 1:18 pm

    [...] saw these cuties on Skip to My Lou back in January. I went out and found some clearance candy canes with the intention to make these [...]
28. #78 A Handmade Valentine’s | Just Spotted says:

    April 18, 2010 at 9:54 am

    [...] Heart CardRice Krispie KissesCandy Cane HeartsCandy iPodRed Velvet CakeCrayon HeartsFelt Fortune CookiesWoven Heart Basket52 Reasons I Love You [...]
29. #79 Kids Advent Activities | Countdown for 2010 | Alanna George says:

    November 23, 2010 at 2:21 pm

    [...] Make Candy Cane Heart Suckers [...]
30. #80 Candy cane lollipops and denial. « twirling betty says:

    December 18, 2010 at 3:32 am

    [...] used this tutorial. There is a real art to getting the candy canes to the stage where you can mould them [...]
31. #81 Save those Candy Canes for Valentine’s Day! | Christmas-Bargains.net says:

    January 8, 2011 at 1:24 am

    [...] http://www.skiptomylou.org/2009/01/2…y-cane-hearts/ [...]
32. #82 Lori says:

    January 9, 2011 at 2:35 pm

    Oh my goodness. This is one of the cutest things I’ve ever seen and how simple. Thanks for sharing.
33. #83 JennR says:

    January 10, 2011 at 7:57 pm

    So cute!
34. #84 Valentine’s Day Craft Projects for Kids : KIDOinfo – parents and kids – providence and beyond says:

    January 25, 2011 at 5:03 am

    [...] Candy cane hearts (from Skip to My [...]
35. #85 Striped Valentines « Tinystitches's Blog says:

    February 9, 2011 at 2:43 pm

    [...] The Valentine experiment worked!  A couple of Saturday’s ago I spent a couple of hours unwrapping candy cane after candy cane and slowly melding them together into these colorful striped hearts using the general instructions found here. [...]
36. #86 sweet hampers says:

    February 22, 2011 at 3:38 am

    This looks very sweet,I remember the time when my special someone gave me a bouquet of candy cane hearts.I just laugh because I’m expecting a flower but he told me that flowers cannot be taste how much sweetness she feels with me.
37. #87 Develop and Increase in Compassion | Inkablinka says:

    September 2, 2011 at 11:55 am

    [...] also make this fun treat to leave with the sisters you visit. Cindy from Skip to My Lou explains here how to melt mini candy canes and stick together into hearts. Cute! Share this:EmailFacebookPrint [...]
38. #88 Laurie says:

    January 9, 2012 at 10:15 am

    So cute! I found you from Pinterest. I hope it is ok for me to post this on my blog with a link back to you. Please let me know if that is a problem, and I will remove it. Thanks for the inspiration! laurie