Candy Cane Dessert Squares
By Yankee Magazine|Oct 16 2007|
This crowd-sized recipe can be served frozen or refrigerated, making it ideal for a holiday buffet.
Yield
24 servings
Total Time
25 minutes
Ingredients
Crust:
2 cups (36 wafers) finely crushed chocolate wafer cookies
1/2 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, melted
3 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
Combine all crust ingredients in small bowl. Press onto bottom of ungreased 13×9-inch baking pan. Set aside.
Chocolate Layer
Ingredients
1 cup real semi-sweet chocolate chips
2/3 cup LAND O LAKES® Heavy Whipping Cream
Instructions
Melt chocolate chips and 2/3 cup whipping cream in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth (4 to 5 minutes). Pour over crust. Place in freezer while making filling (at least 10 minutes).
Filling
Ingredients
1 cup powdered sugar
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoons peppermint extract
1-1/2 cups LAND O LAKES® Heavy Whipping Cream, whipped
2/3 cup coarsely crushed red or green hard peppermint candies
24 small candy canes, if desired
Instructions
Combine powdered sugar, cream cheese and peppermint extract in large bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until smooth and creamy. Gently stir in whipped cream and crushed candies. Spread evenly over chocolate layer. Sprinkle with additional crushed candy, if desired. Freeze 4 hours or overnight.
To serve, cut into squares. Top each square with candy cane, if desired. Serve frozen or refrigerated. Store frozen.
TIP: To crush candy, place candy in resealable plastic food bag and pound with a rolling pin or meat mallet, checking often to make sure you don’t pulverize the candy.
TIP: To remove the powdery residue from the crushed candy, place crushed candy in a mesh strainer; shake back-and-forth until most of residue is removed.
