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Halloween Marshmallows

These fun and spooky Halloween Marshmallows are an easy treat for your next Halloween party or to hand out as favors!
Prep : 10 Total : 25 minutes

Ingredients
  

For All Marshmallows

  • 10 regular size Marshmallows
  • 0.5 cup Belgian extra dark chocolate measure before melting
  • 2.25 cups Belgian white chocolate divided, measure before melting
  • oil-based candy color for coloring chocolate

For Ghost Marshmallows

  • 0.25 cup white chocolate for eyes, melted

For Jack-o'-Lantern Marshmallows

  • 0.5 cup white chocolate melted with orange candy coloring
  • 0.5 cup white chocolate melted with green candy coloring
  • 1 pretzel stick Pretzel stick cut in half, for stems
  • 2 Oreo cookies Oreo cookies for features

For Witch Marshmallows

  • reserved green melted chocolate from Jack-o'-Lantern
  • reserved black melted chocolate from Ghost
  • assorted sprinkles for hair and warts
  • purple sprinkles for hat decoration

For Monster Marshmallows

  • 0.5 cup white chocolate melted with purple candy coloring
  • 4 unicorn horn sprinkles for horns
  • purple sprinkles for fur

For Bat Marshmallows

  • 0.5 cup Belgian extra dark chocolate for coating
  • 2 Oreo cookies Oreo cookies for wings
  • 4 mini chocolate chips for ears
  • red jimmies sprinkles for mouth

For Decoration

  • candy eyes in various sizes

Instructions
 

Ghost

  • To make the Ghost, melt 1/2 cup white chocolate in a deep microwave-safe bowl or mason jar. Stir well in 20-second increments until smooth. In a separate bowl, melt 1/4 cup white chocolate with a few drops of black candy coloring for the eyes.
  • Prepare a plate or baking sheet lined with waxed paper. Set aside.
  • Dip a paper straw or lollipop stick in the melted white chocolate and then pierce it into the base of a marshmallow. Next, dip your marshmallow in the white chocolate, fully coating all sides. Allow excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl. Place on the wax paper-lined plate and refrigerate to set. Meanwhile, put some melted black chocolate in a piping bag or a sandwich bag with a tiny hole cut out for piping.
  • Once the white chocolate has set, remove the marshmallow from the refrigerator and add two oval-shaped eyes and a mouth using the black chocolate to form your Ghost. Allow to set completely before serving.

Jack-o'-lantern

  • To make the Jack-o'-lantern, melt 1/2 cup white chocolate with orange candy coloring in a deep microwave-safe bowl or mason jar. Stir well in 20-second increments until smooth. In a separate bowl, melt 1/2 cup white chocolate and add a few drops of green candy coloring.
  • Dip a paper straw or lollipop stick in the orange chocolate and then insert it into a marshmallow.
  • Dip the marshmallow in the orange chocolate, coating evenly on all sides and the base. Allow excess chocolate to drip off and place on the wax paper-lined plate.
  • Carefully separate an Oreo cookie. Scrape off the cream from one side. Using a paring knife, cut 2 small triangles for eyes and 3 small jagged shapes for the mouth from the cookie.
  • Place the Oreo shapes on the marshmallow to form the eyes and mouth. Break a pretzel stick in half and insert it into the green melted chocolate for the stem. Allow the Jack-o'-lantern to fully set. Reserve the extra green chocolate for the Witch pop.

Witch

  • Dip a paper straw in the melted green chocolate reserved from the Jack-o'-lantern (re-warm if needed).
  • Dip the straw into a marshmallow and then fully dip and coat the marshmallow with the green chocolate until evenly coated. Allow excess chocolate to drip off and place on the wax paper-lined plate.
  • Add candy eyes, a round green sprinkle for the nose, green jimmie sprinkles for the mouth, and orange jimmies for the hair. Finish the face with gold nonpareils for warts.
  • To make the witch hat, scrape the cream from an Oreo cookie. Use one side as the base and cut a triangle for the top. Use some of the reserved black chocolate from the Ghost to attach the triangle to the hat base. Add more black chocolate to the seam and adhere purple sprinkles to decorate the hat.
  • When the Witch has fully set, attach the hat using more melted black chocolate. You can place it in a cup in the refrigerator to allow it to set upright. Once dry, your witch is party-ready!

Monster

  • To make the Monster, melt 1/2 cup white chocolate with a few drops of purple candy coloring in a deep microwave-safe bowl or mason jar. Stir well in 20-second increments until smooth.
  • Dip a paper straw into the purple chocolate and then into a marshmallow. Dip the marshmallow in the purple chocolate, allowing it to fully coat and excess chocolate to drip back into the jar.
  • Place the marshmallow on the wax paper-lined plate. Add a large candy eye to the center, two unicorn horn sprinkles to the sides, and some purple sprinkles for fur.
  • Allow your monster to fully set before adding to the party display.

Bat

  • To make the Bat, melt 1/2 cup extra dark Belgian chocolate in a deep microwave-safe bowl or mason jar. Stir well in 20-second increments until smooth.
  • Prepare the bat wings: Take a scraped Oreo cookie half, cut it in half, and then in half again to form 2 wings. Place the Oreo wings on the wax paper-lined plate.
  • Dip a paper straw in some dark chocolate. Insert the straw into a marshmallow. Dip the marshmallow into the dark chocolate until fully coated. Place the dipped marshmallow on top of the Oreo wings.
  • Add 2 candy eyes, 2 mini chocolate chip ears, and red jimmie sprinkles for a mouth.
  • Allow all to set. The cutest bat ever is ready for the party!

Notes

These Halloween Marshmallows are best eaten the day they are made. Storage in the refrigerator will cause moisture and therefore the decorations will run, creating a disappointing mess.
This is a fun recipe to make at a kid's party. They will love creating the creatures and adding on their features! Adults can do the dipping and kids can add decorations (for less mess)!