Monday, February 8, 2016

Valentines Marshmallow Pops

My girls and I had some fun making these Valentines Pops recently.   They had seen these for sale in Anthropology for $4.00 a piece.  Inspiration was born; they thought "we can make these easily". And then they inspired me as well. We shopped for  the ingredients we wanted and went to work, and let me tell you they were very quick and simple to make. They made delightful Valentines presents for several of the get-togethers we had, and they also made the cutest  Valentines Bouquet in our dining room. This is something that young and old alike will enjoy making.  You will have to be patient to let the kids have their turn... because other wise you might be tempted to do it all yourself.









Valentines Marshmallow Pops
Ingredients:
Lollipop Sticks (found at craft stores or baking supply stores).
Clear Plastic bags (for wrapping each finished Marshmallow).
Ribbon (to secure plastic bags around lollipop stick).
1 bag Marshmallows: Large and extra large Marshmallows are what we used(in the picture above, Elizabeth is holding the extra large Marshmallows)
1 bag Melting wafers or melting chocolate of choice (we used 1 each of chocolate and pink melting wafers).
Assorted Sprinkles, Shredded Coconut or Nuts

Instructions:
  1. Prepare a work surface, by placing Lollipop sticks and Marshmallows neatly within grasp, various sprinkles in separate bowls, 2 or 3 mugs or cups to place dipped Marshmallows in for drying, and bags and ribbons for wrapping once dry.
  2. Heat melting wafers or chocolate in a double boiler and heat slowly and stir until melted and smooth.
  3. Form an assembly line with melted chocolate, Marshmallows, sticks and sprinkles with in grasp.
  4. Place a popsicle stick into the middle of a Marshmallow and dip halfway into the melted chocolate. Use a knife to help remove excess chocolate.
  5. Use one hand to hold the marshmallow, and the other hand to sprinkle the coconut or sprinkles onto the melted chocolate covered marshmallow.
  6. Set Marshmallow "stick side" down into a mug or glass, and allow to dry completely.
  7. Once dry, cover with plastic and tie a pretty bowl around the plastic to seal.
  8. Display or carry in a cute Valentines bucket.  We had some Florist Foam, that we put into a bucket and covered with confetti type filler.  Then each pop could be stuck into the foam and made to look like a cute bouquet; you could also use this as a way to dry your pops.














































Have fun!
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6 comments:

  1. A edible bouquet... Yes please!
    They look so pretty and easy too!
    Might have to have the boys create some for Valentine's Day.
    I bet they will come up with some camo creations! ☺
    Enjoy your week!
    Hugs, Amy

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  2. Wow those are so cute. I will have to look for some big marshmallows here they might be tough to find...bags of chocolate chips come in the smallest bags and there are like no varieties here...my daughter would love this thanks for sharing ~Heather

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  3. SO cute! And, as always, your photography is gorgeous. What FUN these would be to give and receive at Valentine's Day (or anytime)....so pretty. Big Hugs to you! Love, Camille

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  4. I am not a marshmallow lover but these look beautiful! You are so creative in the kitchen.

    ~Cinnamon

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  5. How sweet, I love anything pink and so pretty!
    Happy Valentines Day
    Happy Birthday too!
    Love, Roxy

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  6. What an amazing and wonderful gift for Valentine's Day! I loved your pictures, they really were awesome to help visualize the whole process of making them. I am going to show these to my son, as he has a special someone he might could make and give these to ;) Thanks for the awesome inspiration! I like Amy's suggestion above too of camo... for the special man in your life! :)

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