What Is Peppermint stick candy and How Can I Use It?

Here's everything worth knowing about peppermint stick candy and how to pick it, what it is, how to store it, and what to use instead, plus 22 recipes to cook tonight.

Recipes using peppermint stick candy

There are 22 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Candy Cane Cheesecake

Made this one last night, and it came out beautiful and delicious. I could find all these creamy, smooth and delicious things in every bite.

Peppermint Candy Cookies

Peppermint candy cookies with a buttery walnut shortbread shell hiding a pink cream cheese filling inside. Rolled in crushed peppermint and powdered sugar after baking.

Peppermint Cloud

Peppermint cloud pie with rice, melted marshmallows, crushed candy canes, and whipped cream in a chocolate crust, drizzled with fudge sauce. A dreamy no-bake holiday dessert.

Chocolate-Peppermint One-Bowl Brownies

Fudgy one-bowl peppermint brownies made with real unsweetened chocolate, drizzled with white chocolate, and topped with crushed candy canes. A festive holiday brownie.

Peppermint Fudge Pie

No-bake peppermint fudge pie layered into a chocolate wafer crust, with a creamy marshmallow filling studded with crushed peppermint candy. A holiday classic with cool, minty crunch.

Ice Cream Pie

Peppermint ice cream pie with creme de menthe, semi-sweet chocolate, and crushed candy in a graham cracker crust. A frozen mint-chocolate dessert that sets in 5 hours.

Peppermint Stick Pie

Pink peppermint stick pie set into a chocolate wafer crust, with a no-bake marshmallow-and-cream filling stained candy-cane red. Topped with crushed peppermint sticks for crunch.

Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake

Old-fashioned chocolate cake with crushed peppermint stick candy folded right into the batter. A tender cocoa layer cake with a cool, pepperminty crunch. Straight out of a mid-century church cookbook.

Chocolate Peppermint Pinwheels

Chocolate peppermint pinwheel cookies swirl cocoa-rich chocolate dough with crushed peppermint candy dough into a spiral slice-and-bake Christmas cookie. A holiday tin classic with bracing mint and deep chocolate.

Peppermint Meringues

Light, crisp peppermint meringue cookies made with egg whites, sugar, and crushed candy canes. Slow-baked until dry and melt-in-your-mouth airy.

Peppermint Candy Fudge

Peppermint candy fudge: crushed peppermint sticks boiled into a chocolate marshmallow fudge for cool, minty bite and a creamy set. A festive Christmas candy that cuts into clean squares.

Festive Peppermint Pie

Festive peppermint pie with layers of mint-spiked fruit and whipped cream, fudgy chocolate marshmallow sauce, and a toasted meringue top with crushed candy cane.

Christmas Tree Cake

Christmas tree cake cut from a 13x9 sheet cake into a tree shape, frosted green and decorated with peppermint candies, pretzel rod trunk, and a gumdrop star. Festive holiday show-stopper from one boxed mix.

Pink Peppermint Chiffon Pie

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this decadent pie that's fun to make and enjoy.

Red & White Peppermint Cake

Red and white peppermint cake made with white cake mix and crushed candy canes, topped with vanilla frosting and more peppermint. A festive holiday cake with cool minty crunch.

Red & White Peppermint Cake

Red and white peppermint cake made with white cake mix and crushed candy canes, topped with vanilla frosting and more peppermint. A festive holiday cake with cool minty crunch.

Peppermint Candy Brownies

Fudgy peppermint brownies with crushed candy canes, unsweetened chocolate, and chopped nuts folded into the batter. A chocolate-mint treat ideal for holiday baking and cookie tins.

Peppermint Rounds

This cut-out cookie from Bev Bosveld of Waupun is dressed up with chewy oats and crushed peppermint for a pleasing result.

Peppermint Cheesecake

No-bake peppermint cheesecake with crushed candy canes, milk chocolate chunks, and whipped cream on a chocolate wafer crust. Set with gelatin, no oven needed for the filling.

Ruth's Peppermint Pinwheels

Red and white peppermint pinwheel cookies with a buttery almond dough, rolled jelly-roll style and topped with crushed candy canes. A festive Christmas cookie classic.

Mint Moments

Mint Moments are melt-in-your-mouth butter cookies with cornstarch for tenderness, rolled in crushed peppermint candy and powdered sugar while still warm.

Frozen Peppermint Cheesecake

No-bake frozen peppermint cheesecake with a chocolate wafer crust, cream cheese filling, crushed candy canes, and whipped cream. A pink holiday showstopper.

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