Dipped Peppermint Spoons Food

CANDY CANE HOT COCOA SPOONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Spray 3 soup spoons lightly with cooking spray. Place 3 unwrapped candy canes on the prepared baking sheet and bake until the candy canes are slightly soft and pliable and very warm to the touch, 8 to 10 minutes. Gently lift a candy cane and place onto one of the greased spoons (if they're too hot to touch, lift with a paper towel.) Mold and gently press the curved top of the candy cane into the bowl of the spoon so that it takes the shape of the spoon; the center of the bowl will be bare. Mold the straight part of the candy cane to the handle of the spoon. If the candy canes cool too quickly, you can pop them back in the oven for a minute or two to soften again. Let cool on the spoons while you bake the next batch of candy canes, continuing until you've molded them all.
• Melt the 3 chocolates in 3 separate small bowls by microwaving each on 50 percent power in 20-second intervals, stirring in between each, until melted.
• Dip the bowls of the candy cane spoons into the melted chocolate; you will have 4 of each type of chocolate. Set the spoons so that the chocolate-covered bowls sit flat on the cooled baking sheet and the handles tilt upward resting on the baking sheet rim. Let the chocolate set slightly, 10 to 15 minutes at room temperature or 5 minutes in the refrigerator. Keep the remaining chocolate in the bowls warm and melted, returning them to the microwave if necessary.
• Spoon some melted chocolate into the open unfilled space in the bowls of the spoons. Sprinkle with marshmallows, chocolate chips or crushed candy canes, mounding them in the center so they look like they're on the spoon. Let harden completely at room temperature, about 1 hour, or in the refrigerator, 15 to 20 minutes.

CHOCOLATE AND PEPPERMINT COFFEE SPOONS

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Melt the chocolate with the coconut oil in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Stir occasionally until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is combined.
• Put the peppermint candies in a plastic bag and smash manually, or put in a food processor and pulse for a more even consistency.
• Dip a coffee spoon into the chocolate mixture and twirl so that the chocolate coats the spoon evenly. Place on the prepared baking sheet and sprinkle immediately with the peppermint candies. Repeat with 3 additional spoons. Allow to set in a refrigerator for 10 minutes.

SPIDER SPOONS

Steps:

• Wrap 1 pipe cleaner around the fork and spoon to hold them together (the fork "fangs" should be on the bottom and the spoon "head" on the top). Wrap the remaining 4 pipe cleaners around the handle once so there are 4 legs on each side. Bend the legs to create the spider's knees and feet.

CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT SPOONS

Steps:

• Dip spoons in melted chocolate; shake off excess.
• Place on waxed paper lined tray.
• Sprinkle 1 side with crushed candy.
• Allow chocolate to set.
• Wrap in food safe cellophane; tie with ribbon.