We had several handmade items to make for Shaunna’s Bridal Shower, and besides the mints, I was looking forward to making Marshmallow Pops too . Thade didn’t mind helping out either.
For the Marshmallow Pops you’ll need:
- One Bag of Marshmallows
- One Bag of Chocolate Chips (or Chocolate Melts)
- A little bit of Vegetable Oil, White Corn Syrup, a tiny bit of Vanilla, and just a bit of Milk
- A make-shift Double Boiler
- Lollipop Sticks, Cellophane Bags, Styrofoam or reused packing material for a lollipop stand
- Sugar, Sprinkles, or both
- Floss in any color, I used turquoise because it is one of the wedding colors
- A really adorable helper
Thade counted marshmallows, as I placed a lollipop stick in each one. A 16 oz bag will easily give you 50 pops, and a few marshmallows left for snacking.
Have your adorable helper place the sugar topping in a bowl, and then watch them make a big mess in the kitchen with Blue Sugar. We are using a light blue and a medium blue sugar, and hoping that the two will look turquoise in the end.
When the double boiler is warming, add your Chocolate Chips, Vanilla, Vegetable Oil, and Corn Syrup, and wait for it to melt. Just as the Chocolate is melted add in a tablespoon or two of milk and stir like crazy. You are going for a medium ganache, not too thick, not too thin.
Then it is time to dip… First into the chocolate ganache, then into the blue sugar, and then it is time to rest the pops upright on the lollipop stand.
Once the chocolate and sugar had set just a bit, I moved my marshmallow pops to the fridge. The day that I was making the pops, it was super-stinking humid, and I was worried about the chocolate setting properly.
After a few hours of chilling in the fridge, and when the cool of the evening had set in, it was time to wrap the pops and decorate them for the Bridal Shower. I used small cellophane bags, and tied turquoise floss around each of the pops.
A little bit of time wrapping and before you know it you’ve got them all done. This treat was really fun and easy to make, and the kiddos at the Bridal Shower went crazy for them.
I’m going to make these for Halloween and use Green, Purple, and Orange Sugar. These are tasty just chocolate dipped too.
