With a marshmallow body, coconut beard and chocolate candy hat, sweet Santas will appeal to kids of all ages!
Marshmallow Santas
- Prep Time 1 hr 10 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Servings 10
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 10 small pretzel twists
- 5 oz vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark) from 16- or 20-oz package, chopped (slightly less than 1 cup)
- 20 large marshmallows
- 1/4 cup red sugar
- 40 miniature chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1/4 teaspoon pink sugar
- 10 red cinnamon candies
- 10 red or green foil-wrapped milk chocolate candy bells
- 5 large green gumdrops, cut in half
- 20 candy-coated chocolate candies
Instructions
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Step1Place cooking parchment paper or waxed paper on cookie sheet; place pretzels on paper for feet of Santas.
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Step2In 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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Step3Using 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. Place 2 miniature chocolate chips on front for buttons (where feet extend). Insert another marshmallow on skewer; dip again, allow excess to drip off. Sprinkle with coconut; sprinkle with small amount of pink sugar for face; add eyes (miniature chocolate chips) and nose (red cinnamon candy). Place on top of other marshmallow. Set aside to cool, or refrigerate. Repeat with remaining marshmallows.
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Step4When 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.
Nutrition
230
Calories
8g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
39g
Total Carbohydrate
31g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Santa
- Calories
- 230
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 12%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 26%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 60mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 80mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 39g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 31g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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