Chocolate Covered Candy Canes

Name: Chocolate Covered Candy Canes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 candy canes (about 6 inches long); 118 milliliters semisweet chocolate chips; 2 teaspoons vegetable shortening

Chocolate Covered Candy Canes might be just the side dish you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly recipe has 105 calories, 0g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. If you have candy canes, semisweet chocolate chips, vegetable shortening, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Line a jelly roll pan or large cookie sheet with waxed paper or parchment paper.

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Jelly

Roll

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Frying Pan

In a double boiler or saucepan, heat 1/2 cup chocolate chips and the shortening over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted.

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Chocolate Chips

Shortening

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Double Boiler

Sauce Pan

Tip saucepan so chocolate runs to one side. Dip one candy cane at a time into the chocolate, coating about 3/4 of the cane.

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Candy Cane

Chocolate

Dip

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Sauce Pan

Place on waxed paper in the prepared pan or cookie sheet. Note: If your cane breaks at the curve, don't worry; just spoon out the broken piece and "fit" them together on the parchment sheet--the chocolate will help them stick together.

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Chocolate

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Baking Sheet

Frying Pan

Let stand about 2 minutes or until chocolate is partially dry.

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Chocolate

Sprinkle the freshly dipped canes with sprinkles or small candies (I used a Christmas-y red and green mix).

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Sprinkles