Description
Festive bite-sized dessert with peppermint and chocolate flavors, perfect for holiday celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box white cake mix
- Water (as per cake mix instructions)
- Eggs (as per cake mix instructions)
- Vegetable oil (as per cake mix instructions, plus 2-3 tbsp for coating)
- 1/4 cup crushed peppermint candy (plus extra for topping)
- 1/3 tsp peppermint extract
- 1 can vanilla frosting
- 12 oz peppermint candy coating
Instructions
- Crush peppermint candy into small pieces using a rolling pin or food processor.
- Prepare cake mix as directed, adding peppermint extract. Fold in crushed candy. Bake and cool completely.
- Crumble cooled cake into a bowl. Mix in 3/4 of the frosting until the texture resembles dough.
- Roll mixture into 1-tbsp balls and place on a lined cookie sheet. Freeze briefly for easier dipping.
- Melt candy coating in the microwave. Stir in 2-3 tbsp vegetable oil to thin.
- Dip each ball in coating, tap off excess, and place back on the sheet. Sprinkle with extra crushed candy.
- Let set completely before serving. Refrigerate if needed.
Notes
- Use leftover frosting for other desserts.
- Store cake pops in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake pop
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12
- Sodium: 120
- Fat: 7
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 10
Keywords: Peppermint Bark Cake Pops, Christmas cake pop ideas, holiday dessert, chocolate cake pops