Marshmallow Santas

Name: Marshmallow Santas
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 20 candy-coated chocolate candies; 142 grams vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark) from 16- or 20-oz package, chopped (slightly less than 1 cup); 40 miniature chocolate chips; 118 milliliters shredded coconut; 5 larges green gumdrops, cut in half; 20 larges marshmallows; 10 red or green foil-wrapped milk chocolate candy bells; 10 smalls pretzel twists; 10 red cinnamon candies; 59 milliliters red sugar; 0 teaspoons pink sugar

Marshmallow Santas is a dairy free side dish. One serving contains 340 calories, 2g of protein, and 16g of fat. This recipe serves 10. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up foil-wrapped milk chocolate candy bells, vanilla-flavored candy coating from 16-), marshmallows, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Place cooking parchment paper or waxed paper on cookie sheet; place pretzels on paper for feet of Santas.

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Pretzels

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

In 1-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave candy coating uncovered on High 35 seconds, stir. Continue heating 10 seconds at a time until smooth after stirring.

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Almond Bark

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Measuring Cup

Microwave

Using wooden skewer inserted into 1 flat end of marshmallow, dip marshmallow into melted coating. Allow excess to drip off; sprinkle with red sugar, and place on top of pretzel.

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Marshmallows

Pretzels

Sugar

Dip

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Skewers

Place 2 miniature chocolate chips on front for buttons (where feet extend). Insert another marshmallow on skewer; dip again, allow excess to drip off.

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Mini Chocolate Chips

Marshmallows

Dip

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Skewers

Sprinkle with coconut; sprinkle with small amount of pink sugar for face; add eyes (miniature chocolate chips) and nose (red cinnamon candy).

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Mini Chocolate Chips

Red Cinnamon Candy

Coconut

Sugar

Place on top of other marshmallow. Set aside to cool, or refrigerate. Repeat with remaining marshmallows.

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Marshmallows

When coating is firm, attach hats (foil-wrapped chocolate candy bells) tassels (miniature marshmallows) and bags (gumdrop halves) with small amount of melted coating. Use toothpick to make small opening for arms (candy-coated chocolate candies); insert arms into marshmallows with small amount of melted coating.

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Mini Marshmallows