Valentines Marshmallow Pops
Who wouldn’t love marshmallows on a stick covered with chocolate and decorated with Red, Pink and White candy melts? These Valentine’s Marshmallow Pops are both tasty and adorable.
Marshmallows and Chocolate are a classic dessert combination. Add in a lollipop stick and some pretty Valentine’s colors you’ve got yourself a unique and delicious family treat. These Valentines Marshmallow Pops are sure to please on February 14th! And did we mention how easy they are to make? Your family will beg for them again and again!
How to Prepare the Marshmallows
Step 1: Prepare the marshmallows before melting the chocolate. Marshmallows are like snowflakes … no two are the same, so you want to make sure you have like ones together. We sort through the bag of marshmallows and match them up in sets of threes.
Step 2: Place the first marshmallow on the lollipop stick.
Step 3: Add the second marshmallow, and adjust them on the lollipop stick.
Step 4: Add the third marshmallow but only press the marshmallow halfway down onto the stick. You do not want the stick to come out the top of the third marshmallow or the marshmallow will dry out.
How to Prepare the Chocolate
Step 5: Place the 1/2 cup of melting wafters on a microwave-safe dish or paper plate. (This amount of chocolate should be enough to cover four Marshmallow Pops.)
Step 6: Microwave the chocolate for 30 seconds, check it and give it a stir.
Step 7: Continue to microwave the chocolate, 10 seconds at a time, Alternating between heating and stirring.
Step 8: Once the chocolate is almost completely melted, give it a final stir to make sure it is completely smooth.
How to Cover the Marshmallows in Chocolate
Step 9: Roll the marshmallows on the stick in the melted chocolate.
Step 10: If you have problems rolling the marshmallows in the chocolate, have a spoon handy and you can spoon the chocolate over the marshmallows and smooth out the chocolate on the marshmallows.
Step 11: Don’t forget to dip the top of the marshmallow into chocolate.
Step 12: Once the marshmallow pop is completely covered with chocolate, lightly tap the stick on the edge of the plate to get the excess chocolate off. Give it a once over to make sure it is all covered and place it on a piece of parchment paper. This will leave a “flat side” on the marshmallow, so if you want it rounded on all sides you will have to let them dry standing up and for that, you will need a form brick to put the sticks into.
How to Decorate the Marshmallow Pops
Step 13: You can use candy melts to decorate the Marshmallow Pops. Candy melts can be found in the Cake Decorating section in most Craft Supply stores, Amazon, and Walmart. We used Red, White, Light Pink, and Dark Pink.
Step 14: While the chocolate on the marshmallow pops is drying, melt 15-20 each of different colored candy melts in individual Ziploc bags in the microwave. Microwave them in 20-second intervals, massage the baggies to make sure the candy melt mixture is melting, and then microwave again if needed.
Step 15: Once melted, cut the tip off the bag and drizzle the first color of candy melt over the marshmallow pop.
Step 16: Alternating colors, drizzle the rest of the melted candy over the Valentine’s Marshmallow Pops.
Step 17: We used Red, Bright Pink, Pink, and White.
Step 18: Allow the marshmallow pops to harden completely before serving.
Expert Tips and FAQS
What type of chocolate should I use?
We have tried both melting chocolate and chocolate chips to coat the marshmallows and found the melting chocolate much easier to use. It melted into a thinner consistency so covering the marshmallows was easier. The chocolate chips were a little clumpy and made a much thicker coating of chocolate. As for taste, there was no difference. They were both delicious.
How many marshmallow pops can I make at one time?
It is best to work with 1/2 cup of chocolate melting wafers at a time otherwise the melted chocolate will start to harden and it is too hard to cover the marshmallows.
How to get the best chocolate drizzle.
Make sure you only cut the very very tip of the plastic bag when you are decorating the marshmallow pops. You only want a small hole to give yourself more control over the drizzle.
How should I store leftovers?
Marshmallow Pops will last for a couple of weeks if you store them in an airtight container. And there is no need to keep them in the refrigerator, in fact, the chocolate might discolor if you do store them in the refrigerator.
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Valentines Marshmallow Pops
Who wouldn't love marshmallows on a stick covered with chocolate and decorated with Red, Pink and White candy melts? These Valentine's Marshmallow Pops are both tasty and adorable.
Ingredients
- 24 Marshmallows (Regular Size)
- 1 cup Ghirardelli Chocolate Melting Wafers or Chocolate Chips
- 8 Lollipop Sticks
- 20 Red Candy Melts
- 20 Bright White Candy Melts
- 20 Bright Pink Candy Melts
- 20 Pink Candy Melts
Instructions
- Prepare the marshmallows before melting the chocolate. Marshmallows are like snowflakes … no two are the same, so you want to make sure you have like ones together. We sort through the bag of marshmallows and match them up in sets of threes.
- Place the first marshmallow on the lollipop stick.
- Add the second marshmallow, and adjust them on the lollipop stick.
- Add the third marshmallow but only press the marshmallow halfway down onto the stick. You do not want the stick to come out the top of the third marshmallow or the marshmallow will dry out.
- Place the 1/2 cup of melting wafters on a microwave-safe dish or paper plate. (This amount of chocolate should be enough to cover four Marshmallow Pops.)
- Microwave the chocolate for 30 seconds, check it, and give it a stir.
- Continue to microwave the chocolate, 10 seconds at a time, Alternating between heating and stirring.
- Once the chocolate is almost completely melted, give it a final stir to make sure it is completely smooth.
- Roll the marshmallows on the stick in the melted chocolate.
- If you have problems rolling the marshmallows in the chocolate, have a spoon handy and you can spoon the chocolate over the marshmallows and smooth out the chocolate on the marshmallows.
- Don’t forget to dip the top of the marshmallow into chocolate.
- Once the marshmallow pop is completely covered with chocolate, lightly tap the stick on the edge of the plate to get the excess chocolate off. Give it a once over to make sure it is all covered and place it on a piece of parchment paper. This will leave a “flat side” on the marshmallow, so if you want it rounded on all sides you will have to let them dry standing up and for that, you will need a form brick to put the sticks into.
- You can use candy melts to decorate the Marshmallow Pops.
- While the chocolate on the marshmallow pops is drying, melt 15-20 each of different colored candy melts in individual Ziploc bags in the microwave. Microwave them in 20-second intervals, massage the baggies to make sure the candy melt mixture is melting, and then microwave again if needed.
- Once melted, cut the tip off the bag and drizzle the first color of candy melt over the marshmallow pop.
- Alternating colors, drizzle the rest of the melted candy over the Valentine's Marshmallow Pops.
- Allow the marshmallow pops to harden completely before serving.
Notes
We have tried both melting chocolate and chocolate chips to coat the marshmallows and found the melting chocolate much easier to use. It melted into a thinner consistency so covering the marshmallows was easier. The chocolate chips were a little clumpy and made a much thicker coating of chocolate. As for taste, there was no difference. They were both delicious.
Candy melts can be found in the Cake Decorating section in most Craft Supply stores, Amazon, and Walmart. We used Red, White, Light Pink, and Dark Pink.
It is best to work with 1/2 cup of chocolate melting wafers at a time otherwise the melted chocolate will start to harden and it is too hard to cover the marshmallows.
Marshmallow Pops will last for a couple of weeks if you store them in an airtight container. And there is no need to keep them in the refrigerator, in fact, the chocolate might discolor if you do store them in the refrigerator.
Did you Make this Recipe? Leave a review below, then snap a picture and tag @twosisterscrafting on Instagram so we can see it!
