Candy Cane Hearts

    Posted by  ·  January 21, 2009

    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.

    91 COMMENTS
    Filed Under: Recipes, Sweets, Valentine's Day

    Comments

    1. Kim
      Wednesday, February 4th, 2015
      In noticed that you stated you used cellophane to wrap the candy canes in. The picture looks like a candy bag. If it is a bag, where did you find them?
    2. Gerard
      Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
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    3. Laurie
      Monday, January 9th, 2012
      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
    4. sweet hampers
      Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
      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.
    5. JennR
      Monday, January 10th, 2011
      So cute!
    6. Lori
      Sunday, January 9th, 2011
      Oh my goodness. This is one of the cutest things I've ever seen and how simple. Thanks for sharing.
    7. cutecupcakesallthetime
      Sunday, January 31st, 2010
      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.
    8. AmyB
      Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
      So...Thank you so much for this great idea! I cannot wait to try it :)
    9. Candy Stick Lane
      Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
      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
    10. Ashley
      Monday, January 18th, 2010
      Such a cute idea!
    11. Dixie Phillips
      Sunday, January 17th, 2010
      Love it, love it, love it!
    12. Jodie R.
      Sunday, January 10th, 2010
      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!
    13. Angie Neil
      Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
      Thank you for the cute tute! I featured it on my blog (on the sidebar)!
    14. MK
      Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
      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!!!!!!
    15. wendy
      Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
      These are SO cute. I just found you through DeEtta's blog. Thanks for sharing the idea. :) Wendy
    16. naoko
      Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
      Thanks for the tutorial! I bet we'll go through the box faster with these pops. This is a great idea.
    17. Suzie
      Saturday, September 26th, 2009
      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.
    18. PATRICIA
      Saturday, February 14th, 2009
      gracias yo tengo un pequeño negocio de dulce la idea es genial
    19. Deepa
      Thursday, February 12th, 2009
      so cute, i made them this year for a vday party for my kids and their friends
    20. Kristina
      Friday, February 6th, 2009
      This is so great! I am so telling everyone I meet!
    21. Debbie
      Monday, February 2nd, 2009
      Oh these are darling, I'm definitely going to try making them! Thanks for sharing--darling blog!
    22. a thorn among roses
      Friday, January 30th, 2009
      i am in love! i was going to give these a shot this week...and now, i don't have ot experiment! adorable!!! i have peppermint love!
    23. Sarah
      Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
      Oh my gosh, insanely cute! Who would have thought!
    24. Christa
      Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
      I LOVE this idea. I am going to have my daughter help make these for her Valentine's Day party!!! How fun. I am also going to make one to go with my love story book that I just made for my husband. A nice little finishing touch :) http://www.cherishbound.com/publishing/books/9808791587.pdf
    25. Jen L.
      Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
      These are adorable! What a great use for all my leftover candy canes. Thanks for the cute idea!
    26. Family Focused Fun
      Monday, January 26th, 2009
      Super cute!
    27. Kimba @ A Soft Place to Land
      Monday, January 26th, 2009
      Adorable! I've never thought of doing this with leftover candy canes. Great idea!

      Kimba
    28. Tiffany
      Monday, January 26th, 2009
      You're my hero!
    29. Sarah Jones
      Sunday, January 25th, 2009
      One question... what did you use to wrap the lollipops with? We got the rest of the stuff. Thanks for the pictures, it made finding the items easy! My daughter even picked the ribbon. We are just lacking the wrap.
    30. Amy
      Sunday, January 25th, 2009
      OMG SO ADORABLE!!!!
    31. Miss Mouthy
      Saturday, January 24th, 2009
      I was just looking at our box of leftover mini-candy canes. This will be a fun project to give to my daughter's pre-school classmates.

      Thanks for such fun ideas that any one can do!
    32. pam
      Saturday, January 24th, 2009
      Cute!
    33. Sarah Jones
      Saturday, January 24th, 2009
      These are SO cute! I know my kids will love to make these (with help). I agree... these will be perfect for school Valentines! Thanks for sharing the how to :) I LOVE your blog!!
    34. pink at 2clever
      Saturday, January 24th, 2009
      this is 2cleve and I am thrilled finding a way to connect them.

      thanks
      Pink
      www.2cleverblog.com
    35. Kate @ Momopoly
      Friday, January 23rd, 2009
      What a great idea. I'm not kidding: Just yesterday I found a stash of mini candy canes from Christmas and thought, "What can I do to get rid of all these candy canes?"

      Now I've got my answer. Thanks for sharing!
    36. MommyDear
      Friday, January 23rd, 2009
      You have the best ideas ever. I'm always going on my sister's site to get to yours, so now I need to follow you myself. I wish I had some mini candy canes now....my boys would love these!!!
    37. brattt
      Friday, January 23rd, 2009
      Oh how cute, but where do you find mini candy canes now that Christmas is over? I had an entire box but oldest son has managed to eat them all :o( My youngest would love to help make these and they'd be great for my Girl Scout troop too!
    38. Whatever DeeDee Wants
      Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
      What a cute idea!
    39. Laura
      Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
      I just bought 2 boxes of mini candy canes ( $.62 a box...I just can't pass up a bargin!!!!!) Now I can use them for my kids Valentine's Day party!!! Love it!!!!
    40. Michelle
      Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
      What a great idea. I have a couple boxes of mini candy canes in my pantry from peppermint/chocolate cupcakes at Christmas time.
      Thanks for the "recipe." I'm going to try it out.
    41. Katie
      Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
      These are absolutely adorable! What a great idea, and so easy too!
    42. Elizabeth
      Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
      What a great idea! I have 2 boxes of candy canes left.
    43. Leslie
      Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
      I love it! What a great idea! Thanks:)
    44. Deborah
      Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
      Lovely! And so easy! Thanks for sharing.

      Deborah @ Comfort Joy Designs
      comfortjoydesigns.blogspot.com
      comfortjoydesigns{AT}gmail{DOT}com
    45. Tabitha (From Single to Married)
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      these are so cute - what a great idea! I'm loving your site and have definitely added it to my favorites!
    46. Tabitha (From Single to Married)
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      what a great idea! I just found your website and am loving all the cute ideas!

      Tabitha
      http://www.fromsingletomarried.com
    47. Deanna
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      Those are brilliant! I actually have a ton of candy canes left over and had no idea what I was going to do with them.
    48. tabitha
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      I love these! I can actually see myself making them for the kids to take to school (as opposed to drooling over the project knowing I will never make them because I'm not all that crafty).
    49. Petra
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      They are so cute, shame I haven't got any candy canes left, will make a mental note for next year!!
    50. Mindy
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      What an adorable Valentine's gift! And so easy too. Thanks for all the great ideas!
    51. Michelle G
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      Oooh, I need to find some mini candy canes now! So cute!
    52. shean
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      Those are so cute I to have left over candy canes and this will make for a great treat in my Valentine's basket.

      shean valentine
    53. Zarah
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      That's the cutest thing I've ever seen!½ I never knew this was possible - but now I know I am DEFINITELY making me some! :D

      TFS!
    54. Emma
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      What a great idea! My daughter will enjoy handing them out to her friends on Valentine's Day. :)
    55. Reminisceheirlooms
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      I love love love this. Will have to try some!
    56. Heather
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      Very cool! i have never seen this before! Nice!

      Heather
    57. Marcy
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      What a great way to use up the left overs. LOVE IT.
    58. Sandy
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      Thanks for the great idea I wish I had the little candy canes left. I only have the large ones and I think that would be to large to use. Thanks for the great ideas you come up with, Keep them coming.

      Thanks
    59. Amanda
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      These are really cute. My 7yo son wants to make them right now!
    60. Rochelle
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      Wow, what a great way to use these leftover candy canes!! Thanks SO much for sharing this creative idea, I really appreciate it!
    61. Leilane
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      I am following your blog for a week or so, and you are great. I am pretty bad on "creating" new things, so i always looking for fun things to do with my 2 girls and the candy canes are perfect for Valentines, thanks a bunch :)
    62. Tere
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      Adorable and creative! thank you :o)
    63. Lynda
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      This is exactly what I was looking for - you ROCK! I have lots of left over candy canes from a Girl Scout Christmas craft we made for our local retirement community. Now the girls can make these to hand out to their friends on Valentine's Day. I love your blog - I am soooooo glad I found it!!!
    64. Caroline
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      Wow, those are great! What a great way to use up some leftover candy canes!!

      I love your blog - we are starting the crayon shaving hearts next week (I'm searching through drawers and looking under sofas for crayons!! LOL!). And I placed an order for candy making supplies to make the heart lollipop pencil toppers. People think I'm so Martha - LOL!! I just point them to your blog!

      Thanks for all your work - it's awesome!
    65. Lori
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      VERY clever ; )-love it!
    66. Jayme
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      Great idea! I had not seen these before. What a great treat for the kids to take to school!
    67. Missy
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      I am so glad I found your blog! You have the greatest ideas!
    68. Lori
      Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
      Love love love these! I bet they smell good too!