These Marshmallow Turkey treats are so cute and fun to make! Get your children involved and with a little prep work by you, the children can be a part of your Thanksgiving celebration!
Marshmallow Turkey Treats
2014-02-28 06:37:52
Serves 26
A fun edible treat, can be used as a place card holder or just to decorate your Holiday table.
Cook Time
5 min
Total Time
30 min
Ingredients
- 1 package (12 ounces) Chocolate chips
- 1 package (11 ounces) candy corn
- 52 fudge-striped cookies
- 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- 4 cups miniature marshmallows
- 6 cups crisp rice cereal
- 52 white confetti sprinkles
Instructions
- In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth.
For tails
- Use a dab of chocolate to attach five candy corns to the chocolate
- side of half of the cookies in a fan shape
- Refrigerate until set.
- In a large saucepan, melt butter.
- Add marshmallows; stir over low heat until melted.
- Stir in cereal.
- Cool for 10 minutes.
- With buttered hands, form cereal mixture into 1-1/2-in. balls.
- Remelt chocolate if necessary.
- Using chocolate, attach the cereal balls to the chocolate side of the remaining cookies.
- Position tails perpendicular to the base cookies; attach with chocolate.
- Refrigerate until set.
For feet
- Cut off white tips from 52 candy corns; discard tips.(or eat them as I did) 🙂
- Attach feet to base cookies with chocolate.
- Attach one candy corn to each cereal ball for heads.
- With a toothpick dipped in chocolate, dot eyes and attach two confetti sprinkles for eyes
Notes
- Place card can be attached with chocolate to the front of the bird or behind his head. Or you can lay the card flat in front of the cute little turkey!
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