topic Re: Crushing Candy Canes in Kitchen

Crushing Candy Canes

Daysdee — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 02:06:39 GMT

Do you do this in a plastic bag or have you ever crushed them in a Vitamix? I need crushed pieces for a cookie recipe (or two).

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SharkE — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 02:12:56 GMT

I put in zip lock bag and stomp on 'em . Or put on hard surface and using a small kitchen hammer bam 'em.

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brii — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 02:14:14 GMT

It depends how fine you need them. I've smashed them by hand and even run them through a manual nut grinder.

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Nightowlz — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 02:17:35 GMT

I smash in a Ziploc bag & use DH's rubber mallet. If you don't want your Vitamix container scratched up I don't think I would use it for that.

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KYToby — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 02:51:59 GMT

I crush them this time of year for peppermint bark. I simply put them in a zip top freezer bag and use a heavy metal or wooden spoon.

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YellowLabMom — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 02:56:26 GMT

I put peppermints in my Kitchenaid food processor once and it scratched the bowl very badly. It's cloudy looking now.

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homedecor1 — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 03:13:21 GMT

Or you can buy them at Michaels or Joanns well worth the extra $ to me because they are all the right size and no powder residue. As a matter of fact I used my food processor and it scratch the bowl terribly and it's still ""cloudy"" years later!

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peachesncream — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 03:41:41 GMT

I also use a ziplock bag - squeeze most of the air out - and the flat side of a meat mallet/tenderizer.

At my DD's house I use a hammer.

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Ladybug724 — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 03:44:10 GMT

I use a Ziplock bag and a hammer. Just make sure all of the air is out of the bag

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JustJules — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 04:01:57 GMT

Plastic bag and a rolling pin, or the bottom of a saucepan. If you want some small crushed pieces, I would think your Vitamix might over crush them so you end up with fine peppermint powder. I needed some peppermint candy pieces for some brownies the other day and just used the bag method with a couple candy canes.

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Daysdee — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 04:30:30 GMT

Thanks, ladies. I have a couple of new recipes I want to try. Will use the plastic bag method. (or if I get a chance go buy crushed at Michael's)

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CaryH — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:29:26 GMT

I just yesterday did this for 2 recipes I made for my office party and I used the small candy canes and I put them in a vacuum seal bag (because its a bit thicker) and I smashed the heck out of them with my french rolling pin. Worked like a charm!

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Caitlinh429 — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:46:14 GMT

i also put them in a ziploc bag and smack em (relieves a lot of anger and stress LOL)

i also have broken the candy canes in half and chopped them up in a food chopper.

don't know if you have one, they look like this:

saves me from crying when chopping onions as well

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Gerdane — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 01:24:51 GMT

Just wanted to chime in that I've seen bags of crushed candy canes at my local Meijer grocery store. Nice and easy for all kinds of baked holiday goodies and on top of whipped cream on hot cocoa! I believe Brach's candy makes them. If you want to crush your own, I would pulse them in a food processor and use a sieve to get rid of any excess powder.

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misschristy — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 07:30:25 GMT

I'm not making my cookies that require crushed candy canes this year, however no matter how I do the crushing, I hate it! It's well worth the money to buy them pre-crushed which I will do the next time.