Description
Sweet candy cane chocolate hearts melt holiday spirits with festive charm. Winter’s most delightful dessert combines peppermint’s cool crunch and rich chocolate’s warm embrace, inviting you to savor each delectable moment.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Chocolate Ingredients:
- ½ cup semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips
- 14 cup white chocolate chips
Candy Cane Ingredients:
- 12 mini candy canes
Supplementary Ingredients:
- ½ teaspoon vegetable oil
- Crushed candy canes
Instructions
- Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper, then artfully arrange two miniature candy canes to form a heart shape, ensuring their curved ends precisely connect.
- Select a microwave-safe vessel and combine semi-sweet chocolate chips with a touch of vegetable oil, gradually melting the mixture in short intervals while stirring to achieve a silky, uniform consistency.
- Using a spoon or piping tool, gently transfer the glossy melted chocolate into the center of each candy cane heart formation, delicately tapping the tray to encourage even chocolate distribution.
- For an elegant embellishment, transform white chocolate chips into a smooth drizzle, cascading it gracefully across the chocolate hearts, then generously sprinkle finely crushed candy cane fragments to introduce a vibrant peppermint texture.
- Allow the chocolate hearts to stabilize at ambient temperature for approximately half an hour, or expedite the setting process by placing them in the refrigerator for a brief 10-minute interval until completely firm.
- Delicately detach the peppermint-chocolate hearts from the parchment paper, presenting a whimsical and indulgent seasonal confection ready to delight taste buds.
Notes
- Arrange candy canes precisely on parchment paper to create perfect heart shapes, ensuring the tips touch for a symmetrical design.
- Use room temperature chocolate chips for smoother melting and a glossy finish that spreads evenly without clumping.
- Tap the baking sheet gently after filling chocolate to eliminate air bubbles and create a sleek, professional-looking surface.
- For dietary variations, swap semi-sweet chocolate with dairy-free dark chocolate chips and use vegan candy canes to make the recipe completely plant-based.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 30 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 21 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg