Description
Create festive and edible peppermint candy bowls using simple mints. These DIY peppermint candy bowls are perfect for holiday gatherings, serving treats or as a decorative edible container. Easy to make with minimal ingredients, they add a fun, minty touch to any celebration.
Ingredients
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Ingredients
- 19 Peppermint Starlight Mints (per bowl)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit to prepare for melting the mints evenly without burning.
- Prepare Baking Sheet: Place a silicone baking liner or parchment paper on a baking sheet to prevent the mints from sticking.
- Arrange Mints: Lay one mint in the center of the liner. Surround it with six mints forming a flower shape, touching closely. Then, place the remaining 12 mints around the center circle, making a second outer circle.
- Bake Mints: Place the baking sheet in the oven for about 8 minutes. Watch carefully; when the mints look shiny and just start to spread and melt—but before they bubble—they’re done.
- Prepare Glass Bowl Mold: While the mints bake, get a small glass bowl ready by placing it upside down on a stable surface.
- Cool Mints Slightly: Remove the baking sheet and let the mints cool for about 30 seconds until they’re cool enough to handle but still flexible.
- Mold Candy Bowl: Wearing oven mitts, carefully flip the silicone liner with melted mints onto the upside-down glass bowl, aligning the candy center with the bowl’s center. Gently press and shape the mints around the bowl to form a bowl shape before they harden again (within about 1 minute).
- Set the Bowl: Allow the molded candy to cool and harden completely on the glass bowl.
- Remove and Use: Once set, gently remove the peppermint candy bowl from the glass mold.
- Fill and Serve: Fill your peppermint candy bowl with candies or treats and enjoy your festive creation!
Notes
- Watch the mints carefully during baking as oven temperatures vary; over-melting will cause bubbling and ruin the bowl shape.
- Use oven mitts to handle hot candy and silicone liner to avoid burns.
- Work quickly when molding as the candy hardens fast once removed from the oven.
- Use a small glass bowl that matches the size you want your final candy bowl to be.
- Store peppermint bowls in a cool, dry place to avoid melting.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: peppermint candy bowl, DIY candy bowl, edible bowl, holiday candy recipe, peppermint starlight mints, festive candy bowl
