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DIY Valentine Suckers

By Beth Carlson February 4, 2021
I bet you have candy canes leftover and don’t know what to do with them, right?  Here’s the perfect solution; make Valentine Suckers!

The kids will love them and they are fun to make.

Ingredients:
  • candy canes
  • parchment or wax paper
  • sucker sticks or decorative straws cut in half
  • white and milk chocolate chips
  • sprinkles
  • toothpick (optional)

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Creating the Candy Cane Hearts:
  1. Heat the oven to 300 degrees and arrange the candy canes on the baking sheet.
  2. Bake for about 3 minutes.
  3. Shape the candy canes together with fingers so that they stick to the sucker stick.
  4. Let cool and set aside.

Decorating the Hearts:
  1. Microwave the chips for about 30 seconds and stir. Repeat until melted.
  2. Pour the melted chips inside the heart shape and decorate with sprinkles.

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  3. You can do a marble effect by swirling the two chocolates together.
  4.  Let cool and enjoy!

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