Christmas Mice
Recipe By :Real Food for Real People
Serving Size : 24 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Candy Chocolate
Fruit Holiday
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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8 ounces Dipping Chocolate -- or Almond Bark
24 large Maraschino Cherries -- with stems
24 roasted Peanuts -- un-broken
24 Hershey'sR Kisses candies -- un-wrapped
Round Candy Sprinkles
Tweezers
Line two baking sheets with waxed paper, then set aside.
Remove cherries from jar/juice, and drain well on paper towels, making sure
stem stays firmly attached to each cherry. Set aside.
Carefully separate peanut halves from each other, making sure not to break
the individual halves- place these in a small bowl and set aside.
In a microwave safe bowl, melt dipping chocolate or almond bark in microwave
oven, on low heat, stirring frequently to dissolve lumps. Place bowl of
melted chocolate on your work surface (I prefer the kitchen table for this),
and arrange other ingredients, and baking sheets on work surface so they are
all within easy reach.
Now you are ready to dip your mouse bodies! Take a cherry by the stem, and
dip into melted chocolate, covering entire cherry and stem. Carefully lay
dipped cherry onto waxed paper lined baking sheet, so stem (tail) turns
upward. Place one unwrapped Hershey'sR Kiss, flat side next to the 'body' so
it forms a head for your mouse. Hold it in place until chocolate is set
enough to hold by itself. Add two peanut halve 'ears' by cementing them on
with small dots of melted chocolate- then using tweezers and round candy
sprinkles, add a tiny nose to the pointed end of the head, and place eyes in
appropriate area, also cementing with melted chocolate. (A toothpick is
handy to use for adding chocolate 'cement'). You now have one Christmas
Mouse completed! Repeat process until all 24 mice are assembled.
Store mice in re-shaped paper cup cake liners, in a cool, dry place - do not
refrigerate because this will cause the mice to get white streaks.
Source: "Real Food for Real People presents: Favorite Holiday Recipes"
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