Holiday Candy Trains
Choo-choo! Holiday Candy Trains can brighten as well as add fun to any buffet or table arrangement.
Yield: 4 candy trains
Equipment
- Glue gun and glue sticks
- 4 (16 inch lengths) 3/8 inch wide red or green ribbon
Ingredients
- 16 packages chewing gum (5 sticks each)
- 12 (1 1/2 ounce) packages raisins
- 64 round peppermint candies
- 4 rolls ring-shaped hard candies
- 4 foil wrapped Hershey 's Kisses milk chocolates
- Assorted foil-wrapped candies
- 12 miniature candy cane sticks
Instructions
- For cars of each train, glue end of 1 ribbon onto wide side of 1 gum package, 1 raisin package, 2 more gum packages and 1 more raisin package, spacing cars about 1/2 inch apart. For wheels, glue 4 peppermint candies onto sides of gum packages and 2 candies onto sides of raisin packages.
- For engine, glue roll of ring-shaped candies onto first ribbon-topped gum package. Glue 2 foil-wrapped milk chocolate candies onto top of engine.
- Glue additional candy canes and raisin packages to train cars as shown in photo or as desired.
- Repeat to make remaining 3 trains.
Notes
Did You Know...Clear tape can be used instead of glue.
Purchasing: Browse a candy store to discover new gems to use when making trains.
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from: Betty Crocker Kitchens
Hershey's and Kisses trademarks and associated trade dress are registered trademarks of The Hershey Company.
