Give the perfect DIY Christmas gift this holiday season: Peppermint Candy Spoons. Easy to make and a great way to add a festive feel to a warm cup of cocoa or coffee.
Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Spoons
Our easy DIY Peppermint Candy Spoons are the perfect holiday project and homemade Christmas gifts that take plastic drink stirrers and turn them into edible sweet treats with a gourmet seasonal twist.
I love making everyday items out of melted candy, especially when they come together so easily, look cute, add delicious flavor, and (like these candy cane spoons) pair perfectly with hot holiday drinks. Ever since my Peppermint Candy Dish and Peppermint Shot Glasses, I have been busy melting and molding! Speaking of melting, check out this Melted Snowman Chocolate Bark!
Give your hot chocolate or coffee beverage a boost of festive flavor with these peppermint chocolate spoons. Because mint just belongs in other recipes besides chocolate bark, cakes, and cookies!
Why We Love This Peppermint Candy Spoons Recipe
- Quick and easy to make in minutes.
- Uses only 3 ingredients.
- Delicious way to add holiday flavor to a hot drink.
- Fun edible food craft to make with kids in the kitchen.
- Perfect homemade gift for teachers, friends, co-workers, and family.
DIY Peppermint Candy Spoons Ingredients
- Starlight Peppermint Candy: I prefer this brand of peppermint candies. I know it sounds crazy, but I find that the spoons come out the best with this particular brand of peppermints (this is also true with the shot glasses and candy bowls I mentioned above).
- Chocolate Candy Melts
- Holiday/Christmas Sprinkles: I prefer nonpareils, but any will work!
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Substitutions and Additions
- Choose Your Chocolate: Feel free to use your favorite chocolate flavor for dipping. Milk chocolate, semi sweet chocolate, dark chocolate, and whitle chocolate will all taste delicious.
- Crush Your Candy: You can crush starlight mints, candy canes, or other hard peppermint candies inside your candy spoon mold.
Recommended Tools
- Silicone Spoon Mold (got mine here – click link): These molds sometimes sell out around Christmas, so get it early! Others will work too, but just make sure that they are oven-safe. Personally, I prefer the shape of this one.
How to make DIY Peppermint Candy Spoons
- Crush The Candy: Crush the peppermints into small pieces.
- Melt In The Mold: Fill each spoon mold with crushed peppermints. Place in a 300 degree Fahrenheit oven and melt completely.
Pro Tip: Be sure to add extra candy at the neck of the spoon (where the spoon and handle meet). These are areas that break most easily. - Separate Your Spoons: Separate the molds from the candy carefully and remove. If one breaks, just add some more crushed peppermint and cook for a few minutes more.
- Dip And Decorate: Melt the chocolate and dip each spoon in the melted chocolate and cover with holiday sprinkles.
- Serve: Allow the spoons to dry and start stirring! Enjoy!
Tips For Making DIY Peppermint Candy Spoons
- You do need a silicone spoon mold to make these treats. Mine says it is for microwaving chocolate, but I used it in my oven over and over – no problem!
- After removing the spoons from the mold, use a new, clean fingernail file to make the edges smooth and gently file away the uneven edges. Be careful not to push too hard so as not to break the spoon.
- One full bag of mints from Target makes two full spoon molds.
- A whole bag of chocolate candy melts was way more than sufficient. Probably half a bag would work, but make sure you melt them in a deep bowl so you can dip the spoon to the depth needed.
Easy DIY Christmas Gift
Peppermint Spoons, individually wrapped, make the perfect easy DIY gift for Christmas or the holidays! Give them to teachers, friends, family, or keep a stash of spoons in your car in case you find yourself in a gift emergency! (You know what I mean, we have all been there!)
How to Make an easy DIY Christmas Gift
You will need the following to make these into a quick and easy gift:
To fill the treat bag:
- Stand the treat bag in a glass.
- Add a spoonful of chocolate mix inside.
- Gently push the spoon down into the hot chocolate mix.
Pro Tip: Remember to face the pretty part of the spoon to the front of the bag. - Either using a spoon or a spoon and small funnel, add more chocolate mix into the bag behind the spoon.
- Add the marshmallows and tie.
How to Store DIY Peppermint Candy Spoons
- To Store: Once cooled, candy spoons can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for a few months.
More Easy DIY Gift
More Great Peppermint Recipes
- DIY Peppermint Candy Bowls
- Peppermint Shot Glasses
- Easy Peppermint Fudge
- Peppermint Oreo Popcorn Bark
- DIY Peppermint Bath Salts
- Peppermint Mocha Truffles
- Chocolate Peppermint Pretzel Bites
- White Chocolate Oreo Peppermint Bark
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DIY Peppermint Candy Spoons
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Ingredients
- 1 bag Starlight Peppermint Candy
- 1 bag Wilton Candy Melts
- Holiday Sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- In a ziplock bag, crush the peppermints (I used a kitchen mallet).
- Use a teaspoon to fill the spoon mold with the crushed peppermint – be sure to put extra by the top of the spoon part and at the neck of the spoon (where the spoon and handle meet). These are areas that break easy.
- Place in oven and let melt completely. Mine took about 10 minutes, but every oven is different and you just have to watch it. Once it was pretty melts (about 8 minutes in or so) I took mine out and added some additional crushed peppermint wherever it looked thin. (the peppermint melts down a bunch, so you may have to fill it in) – then I let it cook for a few minutes longer.
- Take out of oven and let cool completely.
- Separate the sides from the candy carefully and remove. If one breaks, just add some more crushed peppermint and cook for a few minutes more.
- Optional – Melt the chocolate candy melts according to instructions on package. Did spoon end into the chocolate and immediately dip into sprinkles. Place on wax paper until dry.
Nutrition Info
ORIGINALLY POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2015 – updated November 16, 2018
How many ounces of hot cocoa powder would you say each cone held? Wanting to make these as bulk gifts and wondering how much hot cocoa mix I’ll need. Thank you!
Hmmmm… depends on the mix you are using. I would try to put at least enough to make 1-2 cups of hot chocolate.
I see in the video that your spoons looked like mine when you took them out of the mold but in the final picture yours were smooth on both sides. How did you smooth them down?
I wouldn’t say both sides of mine were perfectly smooth. The backside of mine were still bumpy.
Such a cute idea! I’m bookmarking this for Xmas!
Hi! Thanks so much for your tutorial on these fun spoons! I struggles with it, so to make it easier I placed a candy cane with the hook broken off down the spoon handle. Then placed the curved part of the hook in the spoon bowl and put a starlight mint in the spoon also. Put it in the oven and it melted down perfectly! I have a picture of how I placed everything if you’d like to see it.
We made these for gifts this year and they are so fun and easy! I’ve never had much luck with a mallet and bag – always rip them open with it – so we just put the candies in a mini food processor and it worked perfectly. Easy to spoon into the mild and refill as needed, and the spoons came out of the mold without any problems at all. Follow the tip of refilling as needed when they are cooking And they will be thick enough to pull out without breaking. Thanks so much for such a great idea!
Thanks so much!
Do you need to add instructions for the hot chocolate that you give as a gift with the cute spoon?
I haven’t, but you certainly could put a cute little instruction note!
Thank you
I mad e these. They are difficult. I used a funnel and spoon to get the candy powder to stay in the molds the second time. These took way more time than I initially allowed. They turned out very cute.
Yikes! I’ve purchased the mold, plastic bags, and peppermints. Now I don’t see the picture of how you filled the bags with hot chocolate, etc. Where can I find the pic to use as a guide? Thanks! I’m planning on making these for a retired teacher Christmas Party.
Hi Karen – If you look at the video within the post, it will show you how I filled the bags with Hot Chocolate!! It is really very easy – just fill it with the powder, add some mini marshmallows, slide in the spoon and tie with a string! Hope that helps!
Thank you so much!
Hey does anyone know how to make the spoons not sticky. I did this last year and made a bag with hot chocolate, marshmellows on top and spoons inside. My kids loved it however when the spoons were pulled out hot chocolate and marshmellows were stuck to it. What is the trick? When i buy mint candies they arent sticky
Hi Ashley! These are the ONLY mints I will use! I don’t know why, but they are the best! I buy bags of them!!
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Hi! Have you ever made these with crushed candy canes instead of the peppermint stars?
Thank you! ?
I have not! BUT, I don’t see why it wouldn’t work if you crush them fine enough.