What is the easiest way to crush candy canes?
Here’s the easiest way to crush them:
- Unwrap candy canes and place them in a large, sealed, bag.
- Place bag on a flat surface, like your counter.
- Use a hammer or mallet to break the candy canes into small pieces.
How do you crush peppermint candy?
Coarsely crush the peppermint candies in a resealable plastic bag using the smooth side of a meat mallet. Since the candies are so hard, the heftiness of the mallet is the best thing for breaking them up quickly.
How do you smash peppermint?
Place peppermint candies in a large resealable plastic bag. Close bag. Pound with rolling pin, heavy skillet, mallet or small hammer until coarsely crushed. Or, process in food processor using on/off pulsing action.
Can you crush candy canes in food processor?
You want to do a quick manual smash of your candy, and place it in a food processor until it is to your desired consistency or finely ground into powder. It is certainly quicker to toss in the candy without pounding it before with a hammer or rolling pin for a prolonged period of time.
Can you crush candy canes in a blender?
Crushed fine candy (food processor method) Break the candy canes up by hand into smaller, more manageable pieces. If you put the candy cane in whole, it will mean a lot more work for the blender. Put the candy cane pieces in the freezer for 30 minutes. Frozen candy cane is more brittle, so it’ll be easier to crush.
How do you crush up Hard candy?
Place the hard candies that are to be crushed into the plastic food storage bag and seal the bag. Lay the bag on the cutting board. Strike the bag with the hammer, rolling pin or meat tenderizer until the candy is crushed fine enough for your purposes. A light stroke is generally all that is needed.
Can you put Jolly Ranchers in a blender?
Divide jolly ranchers in 5 jars that seal with lids (I used mason jars). Let sit for 24 hours, shaking occasionally when you think about it to help the jolly ranchers dissolve. When ready to make a slushie, add jolly rancher vodka, ice and sprite to blender. Blend until smooth and enjoy!
How do you keep candy canes from getting sticky?
Put the candy pieces into a plastic bag, seal them up tight, and lay them on your counter with a towel under the bag to avoid damaging the countertop. Smash the candy canes until you get the size you want. Store the crushed canes in an airtight container, and keep them as long as you like.
How do you break hard candy?
Put in a 300 degree oven until they are completely melted flat. This takes between 5 and 10 minutes. Pull them out and let them cool completely. At this point you can either crush them with the hard implement of your choice or break them into small pieces with your hands (though be careful, cause they can be sharp).
How do you crush Jolly Ranchers in a blender?
How do you crush Jolly Ranchers without a blender?
Smash the bag with a meat tenderizer (flat side), rubber mallet, heavy pan, rolling pin, or hammer until you reach your desired coarseness.
How do you fix candy that didn’t Harden?
Humidity is the enemy of hard candy. It will turn it into hard, sticky, goo. I’d try sealing a few pieces in an air-tight container along with some dry rice (or better, silica gel packets) and see if that works better. Instead of powdered sugar, try dusting the candies with a tiny bit of cornstarch.
What’s the best way to crush a candy cane?
Crushing candy canes can be a messy job. The bits of sugary candy gets in everywhere and before you know it, coats your floor in a mess. Try placing unwrapped candy canes into a ziplock freezer bag and then a plastic grocery bag. Put the bag onto a cutting board and bash with a rolling pin until they are broken into small pieces.
What’s the best way to make candy cane cookies?
Grease light colored baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray, line with parchment paper or use silicone baking mat and set aside. Next step, crush your candy canes. Throw them into a plastic Ziploc bag and bang them up with a rolling pin.
What’s the best way to crush peppermint candies?
To crush candy canes or peppermint candies, use a food processor or place candies into resealable plastic food bag; smash with rolling pin or bottom of heavy saucepan. For a more sparkly effect, mix finely crushed candy canes with coarse grain sugar.
Where did the candy cane cookies come from?
Candy Cane Cookies come from my 16-year-old ex-boyfriend’s (who I dumped twice) mom. I learned that his mom had adapted my award-winning Lemon Crinkle Cookies into a holiday version. I did a little tweaking myself and voila, holiday heaven in a cookie. Simple, sweet, soft and most of all, the perfect amount of peppermint flavor.