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Rice Krispies Treat Snowmen

December 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Last week when we made the Rice Krispies Treat Ornaments, I saw a Pin with Rice Krispies Treat Snowmen.  They were just TOO cute, so naturally I had to try them out.  I will tell you that these are much more difficult, and will test your OCD tendencies in big ways… but they are fun for the girls so we trudged through.

Rice Krispies Treat Snowmen

Ingredients:

  • 1 bag miniature marshmallows
  • 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
  • 1 tablespoon of butter (WAY less than the recipe – you will see why)
  • Licorice pieces (for scarves)
  • Oreos – regular and bite size (for top hat)
  • Candies for eyes, nose, mouth… or just melted chocolate like we reverted to
  • Melted chocolate or icing to use as “glue”
  • Toothpicks
  • Moscato…. just sayin.

Melt butter and marshmallows together in a pan.  When smooth, mix in Rice Krispies cereal and coat well.  Let cool for a few minutes so that you do not burn your hands.  COVER your hands in butter (think like you are putting lotion on) and mold balls of treat in different sizes.  Place in muffin tin to help hold their shape.  *Note: if you use too much butter, they will not hold their shape.  You want these very firm.   Let cool completely.

Using toothpicks, assemble your snowmen putting smaller balls on top.   Stick licorice between head and body and secure with toothpicks.  Use one Oreo and one bite size Oreo to make the top hat, securing together with melted chocolate or icing.  Using candies or melted chocolate make the eyes, nose, mouth, and buttons.

These were not as “easy” as they looked when I originally got the idea to make them.  The girls had fun decorating them, but even they got frustrated with trying to get the eyes and mouths to look right.  I was *thisclose* to breaking out the super glue to get the candies to stick.   I am pretty certain we will not make them again – now that we have the Santa Hat Pretzels and Chocolate Chex Candy which is so much easier, and just as fun to make.

 


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Christmas Cake Pops – Snowmen

December 17, 2011 By 16 Comments

It is no secret how much I love my Babycakes Cake Pop Maker, but I fell even more in love today while making Christmas Cake Pops for a Christmas party we are attending tonight.  I made some “normal” ones, iced with sprinkles, but I wanted to make some with a bit more… personality.

Snowmen Cake Pops

Ingredients

  • Pillsbury Funfetti Cake Mix
  • 3 eggs
  • Just less than 1 cup water
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • White chocolate candy melts
  • Orange Tic Tac candies
  • Large Oreos – icing removed
  • Small Oreos – whole
  • Foodwriter Edible Markers
  • Babycakes Cake Pop Maker

I first made my cake pops with Pillsbury Funfetti cake mix.  I use a little less water than the recipe on the box calls for, as I think it is easier to spoon into the Babycakes Cake Pop Maker when it is a bit thicker.  Put all of the little cake pops on a cookie sheet and run into the freezer for at least an hour.   Take the cake pops out and put just a dab of chocolate on the sticks and stick them into the pops.  Then run them into the freezer again for another hour.  They should come out looking like this:

Gently dip each cake pop into melted white chocolate, and place Large Oreo cookie and Tic Tac into place.  Stick cake pop into Styrofoam stand and run into the freezer again to let set.  Using a tooth pick, put a dollop of chocolate in the center of the Oreo and add Small Oreo cookie to make a “top hat.”  (mine is blue – I had already colored it for “Smurf pops” before I remembered I would need it!)

Using the Foodwriter pens draw on eyes and a mouth.  (*Note: I am not very impressed with these pens at all, and when I went to Facebook to ask if I was doing something wrong, most everyone said they did not work as well as they wanted them to either.  Its the first time I have ever been disappointed in anything from Wilton.  However, they work for now until we find something better.)

I had a blast making the Snowmen Cake Pops – and they are MUCH easier than the Reindeer Cake Pops I made to go along with them!  They are super cute together though!