Crazy for Candy Canes

By Lindsay on December 17, 2007 3:27 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Ah, the nostalgic red and white candies that appear in stores just after Thanksgiving. Sure you can hang them on your tree or just peel away the cellophane wrapper and munch, but there are many ways other ways to enjoy these peppermint sweets.

Fresh Peppermint Lemonade: Snap off the hook off the cane so you just have a peppermint stick. Bite off the end so the tiny holes that run through the stick are exposed. Roll a lemon back and forth to get the juices flowing then stick the cane in the lemon. Suck the juice out through the candy straw. It's sooooo yummy!

Candy Cane Mocha: Make some coffee. Pour a cup and add 1 tbsp of your fav hot chocolate mix ( I like Spicy Maya by Chuao) and some milk. Stick a candy cane in it and savor the season!

Ice Cream Topper: Buy one of those huge candy cane sticks. Unwrap it and place in large zip lock bag. Crush it into little pieces with a meat pounder or other "smashing" object. Sprinkle on your ice cream.