Since I am talking chocolate at 5:30am, I figure it would be okay to post a recipe for candy.
1 pound white chocolate almond bark
1 bottle of candy flavoring - cherry (you won't use it all)
1 box of crushed cherry candy canes
optional - molds (I used stars and roses)
optional - a cookie sheet topped with wax paper
1) Melt the bark over a double boiler, or straight in a pot.
2) Mix in the crushed candy canes and stir.
3) Use the oil to taste - usually 4 drops should do it.
4) Stir again to make sure oil is all the way through the candy mixture.
Using a teaspoon, put the candy mixture in whatever mold you choose or drop onto wax paper.
If using the molds, you want to pick them up a bit and drop them on a hard surface, like the counter, to get them level (like a cake). Pick up the mold and look at the bottom - you don't want to see any air holes. If you do, then drop them again onto the hard surface until the air holes are gone.
Place warm candy molds or drops in the freezer to harden. (5 minutes or less)...
While you are waiting for the candy to harden - remove the rest of the melted chocolate mixture off the heat. If you need to reheat it, that can be done.
You can find molds at craft stores, specialty food or candy stores, sometimes where they sell Wilton products....
