Cake Pop Crush

So I wanted to add a little Christmas flavor to my usual Oreo Cake Pop Truffles and I happened upon a delicious little box of Candy Cane Joe-Joe’s at Trader Joe’s last week. Mistake number one was thinking one box would be enough.  Before I could get to the Cake Pop Truffle making, I found that more than half the box was empty…oops…(They’re even yummy simply dipped in ice cold milk!)  But anyway, about the cake pops. After making a second trip to Trader Joe’s,  I reminded myself, “these are only for cake pops…only for cake pops”.

To make my minty version of the Oreo pops, I simply replaced the original Oreo cookies with these little peppermint ones and made the Oreo Cake Pop Truffle batch as usual.  The Candy Cane Joe-Joe’s box is 16oz vs. Oreo’s 18oz, but it didn’t seem to make much of a difference…it’s a little more moist, but definitely worked.  I chose vanilla candy coating because that’s what I had in the pantry, but chocolate would have been lovely as well.  Prior to dipping the truffles in the candy coating, I placed a large candy cane into two Ziploc bags, one inside the other (surely my daughters won’t miss one little candy cane) and using a rolling pin smashed it into tiny pieces. Perfect for sprinkling over the freshly dipped truffles.

In the end I had some delicious little Candy Cane Cake Pop Truffles that were perfect for serving, giving as quick gifts, or just to snack on during Christmas time.

FYI:  Trader Joes’s probably won’t stock the Candy Cane Joe Joe’s for much longer…better go stock up…one is never enough.

Candy Cane Cake Pop Truffle Recipe:

1- 16oz box Trader Joe’s Candy Cane Joe-Joe’s

1- 8oz block of cream cheese (room temp for easier mixing)

1- bag of candy coating of your choice (follow melting directions on package)

1-2 large candy canes

Follow directions shown for the original Oreo Cake Pop Truffles.

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