Chocolate Marshmallow Reindeer

Let me tell you the story of how I came to find these adorable little reindeer pops. It started with an email from my good friend Torie. The email was entitled "Inspiration", and it had photos she had seen on Pinterest of cute holiday treats and these reindeer pops were one of the photos. I immediately fell in love and knew that I had to make them. I did come across one issue though. All I had was the photo and that it was seen on Pinterest. No link to the source of the photo, and no Pinterest account to track it down. I knew I could make the pops from the photo, so not having directions was not my issue, it was being able to site the source - and citing "Pinterest" was not going to work.

So, I took to Google to track down the source. Fortunately, I was able to find the link to the Pinterest page, which then linked me to the original source of the photo - Hallelujah!! Of course this discovery came about after I had already made the pops, but because I was inspired by the original photo, I will cite it for you all to see as well!! The photo is super adorable (even more so than the ones I made.) I worked long and late into the night to prepare these little pops for my co-workers on our last day before vacation and I was so pleased that they all loved them!!

Not only are these super cute, they were super easy to make. As in, my eight-year-old nieces could make them without any help, easy. If you need a last minute treat or something special for the kiddos, these definitely fit the bill!

Chocolate Marshmallow Reindeer Pops

As seen on Pinterest, Originally from Make'n Mold

Ingredients/Supplies

• 20-30 Large Marshmallows
• 1 24 oz package Chocolate Bark
• 40-60 mini pretzel knots
• White Candy Decorating Pen
• Red Candy Decorating Pen
• 20-30 Paper Lollipop Sticks
• Wax Paper

Preparation

1. Melt chocolate bark according to package directions in a large, narrow bowl.
2. Lay the pretzel knots, in pairs, onto the wax paper, prefereably on a baking sheet. These will serve as the antlers, so place them together as such.
3. Take a lollipop stick and push it into the bottom of a marshmallow (slightly angled downward). Turn upside down and dip into the melted chocolate and then lay onto the pretzels on the wax paper-lined baking sheet. Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator to speed the drying process.
4. Once dried (will only take 5-10 minutes), pull out of the fridge. Prepare the candy decorating pens (these need to be softned in hot water). Use the white decorating candy to place the eyes on each reindeer, and the red decorating candy for the red nose. Allow to dry for another 5 minutes or so, and then wrap and share!!