Holiday Candy Trains recipe

Makes 4 candy trains

Glue gun and glue sticks
4 sixteen-inch lengths 3/8-inch-wide red or green ribbon
16 packages chewing gum (5 sticks each)
12 packages (1 1/2 ounces each) 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

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Glue additional candy canes and raisin packages to train cars as shown in photo or as desired.

4. Repeat to make remaining 3 trains.

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.

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Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Betty Crocker 2007/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved.