Make chocolate dipped marshmallow wands

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chocolate dipped marshmallows, food wands, kids party food, marshmallow wands, marshmallows, party food, party wands

Three things you need to know if you’re planning to make these for your child’s party:

Sunshine, chocolate and marshmallows equals a sugary pool of goo
Allow at least an hour to make a bakers’ dozen
An eye for detail and patience are both vital when making these

These colourful chocolate dipped marshmallow wands are cute and add a burst of colour to the party table. Pack them into little clear bags, tie a ribbon, add a tag and they can be personalised and given to party guests – or popped into party bags. This is the first time I’ve tried making these, and I’m not sure if I’ll be doing it again fairly soon. Talk about fiddly and time-consuming, but both my kids – and the neighbours’ kids loved them. In consideration for parents perhaps I should’ve attached a firm bristled toothbrush and sleeping pill to the wand… no denying it’s a mean clout of sugar.

Here’s what was used:

Paper straws
Marshmallows
Cake sprinkles
Small clear food bags (ie: lollipop bags)
Ribbon
Good quality chocolate (I only ever buy mine from the Chocolate Trading Co)

Here’s how they were assembled:

I kept the marshmallows in the fridge to firm up, then pierced the centres with the tip of a sharp knife before popping in a paper straw. Once lined up, I melted the chocolate in the microwave – be really careful as you can easily burn the chocolate). Then the process began of dipping the marshmallows into the chocolate, followed by a scattering of sprinkles. Over and over and over again.

If you don’t have a cakepop stand then pierce tiny holes into a small cardboard box to hold the marshmallows in the fridge while the chocolate sets. Once the chocolate has set place a small clear food bag over each marshmallow, tie with ribbon and then thread on a gift tag. Keep in the fridge until you serve them. They look great propped into a vase (or glass jar) – which you can decorate, or placed on a food tray – or in a cakepop stand.

Good luck! (keep that glass of wine on standby, you may need it)