Bake Sweet Candy for Quick Christmas Ornaments
- Wrapped peppermint hard candies (red or green)
- Hard decorative candies, such as sprinkle decorations, silver dragees
- Wire ornament hangers
- Waxed paper
- Baking sheet; oven
- Hot-glue gun and glue sticks
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lay waxed paper on top of flat baking sheet. Unwrap candies and arrange on waxed paper in desired shape (tree, wreath, or candy cane), making sure candies are touching. Bake for 3 or 4 minutes, until candies are softened a bit, watching closely so they don't overbake and flatten (oven temperatures vary, so experiment to assess the right length of time for baking).
- Remove from oven and immediately press desired candy decorations into softened peppermint candies. Immediately push wire ornament hanger into the top middle peppermint candy, or glue it to the back of hardened ornament. Cool and remove from waxed paper.
The candy I bought seemed to puddle before it would really stick together. I don't know if that speaks to the quality of the candy or if 350 is too high.
12/17/2011 12:29:29 PM Report AbuseI love this idea. Should the ornaments be sprayed with polyurethane or something to discourage pesky sweet eaters like bugs or rodents?
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