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These 30 candy cane desserts are a must try this holiday season. Forget hanging those candy canes on your tree this year and chop them and throw them in one of these festive recipes instead!
No matter how many holiday seasons go by, I never seem to get my to do list done on time. Tell me I’m not alone. Have you gotten everything done on your to do list yet? Yea me neither. I still have presents to wrap and also still a few to get! Ugh does it ever end? So let’s pause shall we and indulge in a whole bunch of tasty desserts with candy canes instead of accomplishing that to do list.
I love procrastinating.
Like putting up the Christmas tree and decorating with candy canes. I don’t know about you but I love grabbing a couple boxes. One to decorate with. One (or maybe two!) to bake with.
Candy Cane Desserts To Bake
So if you love baking with candy canes and peppermint this time of year too I have 30 candy cane desserts for you to try!
Chocolate Peppermint Cake
This easyย chocolate peppermint cakeย recipe is made with a moist chocolate cake, peppermint flavor, and topped with a peppermint cream cheese frosting! It's baked as an easy sheet cake, so it's a breeze to decorate for the holidays. Simply top with a few crushed candy canes for a fuss-free holiday dessert!
Theseย peppermint bark cookiesย are soft, chewy chocolate cookie flavored with peppermint are dipped in melted white chocolate and decorated with crushed peppermint candies. They are the perfect cookies for a holiday cookie tray!
This no bakeย peppermint cheesecakeย is made with an Oreo cookie crust, peppermint extract, and melted white chocolate! This is the perfect Christmas dessert you can the day before! No water bath needed.
A candy bark recipe with crushed candy canes and mini marshmallows
Chocolate Peppermint Bark
This easy to make chocolate peppermint bark recipe is perfect for gifting to family and friends during the holidays. Made with a little peppermint extract and two kinds of chocolate, this peppermint bark gets topped with crushed candy canes for an easy no bake festive treat.
Chocolate Peppermint Kiss Cookies- a chocolate mint crinkle cookie topped with a candy cane kiss in the end! Perfect chocolate mint cookies for the holiday season!
Forget putting the candy canes on your tree put them in your buttercream instead. These candy cane cupcakes start with an easy one bowl dark rich chocolate cupcake and finished with a pink swirl of a candy cane buttercream frosting!
Peppermint Puppy Chow is one of my go-to recipes for the holidays. This is the perfect holiday treat for gifting and for snacking. It's a no-bake recipe, ready in about 10 minutes. This is Puppy Chow recipe without peanut butter, but certainly does not lack in flavor!
Hereโs a fun take on the classic moon pie for the holidays: two chocolate brownie cookies sandwiched with peppermint-flavored marshmallow crรจme and rolled in crushed candy canes
This easy four-ingredient Peppermint Ganache Pie features a smooth, rich chocolate filling inside of an Oreo crust and topped with crushed peppermint. Itโs the perfect Christmastime dessert you can make in less than 10 minutes!
These Peppermint Mocha Cookies are crisp, chewy, chocolatey cookies with hints of espresso and peppermint! They're just perfect for the holiday season and, frosting with some royal icing, you can decorate them as simply or elaborately as you'd like!
White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge is super creamy, made with white chocolate baking squares, marshmallow cream, sour cream (trust me!), and crushed peppermint candy canes. Itโs the perfect Christmas treat.
This Mini Candy Cane Cheesecake will be a great dish to share with your friends and family. With how amazing this dessert is, it may become a favorite in your household.
These beautiful Peppermint Snowball Cookies are perfect for Christmas! Soft, buttery cookies are loaded up with peppermint and white chocolate, rolled in powdered sugar.
This Peppermint Cookie Pizza couldnโt be easier to make! It only needs a few simple ingredients and makes the perfect dessert for your next holiday get-together.
Red Velvet Cake Roll with Chocolate & Peppermint Butter Cream Frosting
This red velvet cake roll is filled with peppermint buttercream frosting, instead of the typical cream cheese frosting. The whole thing is then topped with crushed candy canes for a delicious holiday flare.
Candy Cane Frosted Cookies are the perfect addition to all your Holiday celebrations! You'll love the taste of BRACHโs crunchy Peppermint Crushed Canes with delicious peppermint buttercream frosting on top of super soft, cakey, and sweet sugar cookies!
This Candy Cane Mousse Cake is a knockout Christmas dessert! It has alternating layers of moist chocolate cake and candy cane mousse, covered with a shiny chocolate glaze and a spectacular candy cane topping.
You'll love this No Bake Candy Cane Pie that's made with cream cheese, real peppermint and crushed candy canes on an Oreo cookie crust. It's the perfect peppermint pie recipe for the holiday season!
Add a festive spin to your brownies this holiday season and bake peppermint brownies with chocolate ganache. These dessert bars are extra fudgy with just the right amount of mint flavor. They will be a hit at your Christmas parties!
This festive pink Peppermint Ice Cream is a Christmas time favourite, featuring a rich egg custard base flavoured with peppermint extract and flecks of crushed candy cane. The perfect dessert after a holiday meal!
This easy to make chocolate peppermint bark recipe is perfect for gifting to family and friends during the holidays. Made with a little peppermint extract and two kinds of chocolate, this peppermint bark gets topped with crushed candy canes for an easy no bake festive treat.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (or wax paper, or tin-foil also work). Set aside.
Microwave the semi-sweet chocolate in a microwave safe bowl until melted. I do this by heating the chocolate for 30 seconds, and then stirring it. Then microwaving in 15-second intervals, stirring in between, until itโs all melted. Stir in ยฝ teaspoon peppermint extract.
Pour the chocolate onto the prepared baking sheet and spread out into a thin layer, using a spatula, into about 10 to 12 inch circle, 1/4 inch thick.
Refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes.
Microwave the white chocolate until smooth. I microwave the same as I did for the semi-sweet chocolate, first for 30 seconds, then in 15 second intervals after that until smooth. Stir in the remaining ยฝ teaspoon peppermint extract.
Pour over the chilled, hardened semi-sweet chocolate layer. Spread it out to an even thin layer with a spatula. Sprinkle on the crushed candy canes. Refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes. Then using your hands, break the bark up into pieces. STore in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
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Notes
Storage: Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks, at room temperature, or in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.
Freezing: I do not recommend freezing as the candy would become sticky.
WhiteChocolate– Use a kind of white chocolate that has cocoa butter in it and not one that contains palm oil, or it may not bond to the dark chocolate.
Peppermint extract – I added this for more peppermint flavor, but you could always omit this.
Candy Canes – I used this crushed peppermint crunch, but you can use peppermint candies, or a few candy canes crushed up.
Thanks for sharing! They all look wonderful!
you’re very welcome Kim ๐
I am saving this! I have been looking for the perfect dessert to make this Christmas, and I see several that caught my eye.
Love all of these, my mouth is watering!! Candy canes make the season complete, great roundup!! Thank you for including us!
I agree candy canes complete the season for sure..and of course!! You’re welcome ๐