These 3 ingredient Christmas Marshmallow Pops look just like mini Christmas puddings and are a fun activity to make with the kids for end-of-year class gifts!
With the countdown to Christmas and the end of the year well and truly on, there's no better time to start whipping up some yummy Christmas treats. These Christmas marshmallow pops are the perfect thing to make with the kids, plus they make super cute gifts for friends and family!
What You Need
- marshmallows
- milk chocolate
- white chocolate
- red and green mini M&Ms
- cake pop sticks
How To Make Christmas Marshmallow Pops
Step 1 - Insert the cake pop sticks into the base of the marshmallows
Step 2 - Dip the marshmallows into the milk chocolate
Step 3 - Drizzle over the white chocolate
Step 4 - Decorate with mini M&Ms and tie with a ribbon
Tips For Making Christmas Marshmallow Pops
- Use standard sized marshmallows (not jumbo or mini) - I generally use these ones.
- Add a little coconut oil or vegetable oil to your milk chocolate when melting as this will make it easier to coat the marshmallows.
- Allow the milk chocolate to set before drizzling with white chocolate.
- Red & green mini M&Ms can be bought in a tube of mini multi-coloured M&Ms - simply remove the red and green ones to use.
- Cake pop sticks are small plastic sticks that can be bought from the baking aisle of supermarkets.
- If you have a cake pop holder/stand, this is very useful for holding the marshmallow pops upright while they set. Alternatively, you can insert them into a piece of foam while you decorate.
Storing Christmas Marshmallow Pops
These marshmallow pops can be stored in the fridge for up to 1 week. Please note that the colour of the M&Ms will fade in the fridge. If you live in a cold climate, you can keep them stored at room temperature for 1 week. This recipe is not suitable for freezing.
If giving as a gift, simply wrap in cellophane or place into a clear plastic bag and tie with a ribbon.
More Christmas Recipes To Make With The Kids
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Christmas Marshmallow Pops
Ingredients
- 12 marshmallows
- 250 g milk chocolate
- 150 g white chocolate
- 24 green mini M&Ms
- 12 red mini M&Ms
Instructions
- Place one marshmallow onto the top of a cake pop stick.
- Repeat with the remaining marshmallows.
- Melt the milk chocolate in the microwave on 50% power for 2-3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until just melted (if using a Thermomix, melt on 60 degrees, Speed, 2, 3 minutes - scrape down the sides halfway through).
- Dip each stick into the melted chocolate, allow any excess to drip off and then place into a cake pop holder (or a piece of florists foam).
- Allow the milk chocolate to set (it will only take a couple of minutes).
- Meanwhile, melt and white chocolate in the microwave on 50% power for 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until just melted (if using a Thermomix, melt on 60 degrees, Speed, 2, 2 minutes - scrape down the sides halfway through).
- Using a teaspoon, place a dollop of white chocolate onto the top of each marshmallow and use your spoon to push some of the chocolate over the edge (to resemble dripping).
- Working quickly, place 2 green mini M&Ms and 1 red mini M&M onto the white chocolate (if your chocolate has already set, simply add a tiny bit of melted chocolate to the bottom of the M&Ms and 'glue' them on).
- Tie a ribbon around the base of each marshmallow.
- If giving these marshmallow pops as a present, simply wrap in cellophane and tie with ribbon.
Notes
- Use standard sized marshmallows (not jumbo or mini) - I generally use these ones.
- Add a little coconut oil or vegetable oil to your milk chocolate when melting as this will make it easier to coat the marshmallows.
- Allow the milk chocolate to set before drizzling with white chocolate.
- Red & green mini M&Ms can be bought in a tube of mini multi-coloured M&Ms - simply remove the red and green ones to use.
- Cake pop sticks are small plastic sticks that can be bought from the baking aisle of supermarkets.
- If you have a cake pop holder/stand, this is very useful for holding the marshmallow pops upright while they set. Alternatively, you can insert them into a piece of foam while you decorate.
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Isaac says
They are very fun to make and very delicious. Only problems is that it takes quite a while and gets very messy. Apart from that there really
Lucy says
Hahaha and especially messy when made with toddlers!
Lili says
These are so lovely..going to make them. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Bake Play Smile says
Oh thank you!! xx
Yus says
These look gorgeous! How long will they keep for and do I need to store in the fridge?
Lucy Mathieson says
Hi there, no you don't need to store them in the fridge and they'll last up to a week in an airtight container. xx