Celebrate the chilly weather with these fun Polar Bear Paw Marshmallows! Such a cute simple holiday idea for a party or just for fun! Today I am going to show you how to make these super cute paw print marshmallows using chocolate chips and shaved coconut.
Polar Bear Paw Marshmallows
To make these tasty little winter treats, you will need jumbo marshmallows for the base. The large paw pad is made with a dark chocolate candy melt. The 3 smaller paw pads are dark chocolate chips. It’s important that the chocolate is all dark chocolate so that the colors coordinate. You will also need shaved coconut.
Start by cutting a jumbo sized marshmallow in half. Kitchen scissors will get this job done very easily. Pour some shaved coconut onto a plate. Next, dip the sticky side of the marshmallow halves into the shaved coconut. If the marshmallows are slightly misshapen, you can press it into a perfect circle shape at this time. The coconut shavings now look like white polar bear fur. The paws are starting to come together!
Now you’re going to take a handful of the dark chocolate melting wafers and place them in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave the chocolates in 30 second intervals. Place the melted chocolate into the corner of a plastic baggie. Cut the tip off of the plastic baggie and use the melting chocolate as glue. Place a small amount of the melted chocolate glue onto 3 chocolate chips and one chocolate wafer. The melted chocolate will eventually dry helping everything stick in place.
These adorable treats are perfect all winter long! Kids love making them and everyone loves eating them. They not only look adorable, they’re tasty too… especially for those of us who love chocolate and marshmallows.
More Winter Treat Ideas by Smart School House:
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Snowball Cookies
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Christmas Trees Made with Pretzels
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Grinch Skewers
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Candy Train
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Candy Cane Reindeer
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Santa’s Snack Mix
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Strawberry Santas
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Meringue Christmas Trees
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Candy Sleigh
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Graham Cracker Crunch
Polar Bear Paw Marshmallows
You Will Need
- Jumbo marshmallows (the biggest ones they sell)
- Dark chocolate chips
- Dark chocolate candy melts
- Shaved coconuts
- Scissors
- Plastic bag
- Microwavable bowl
- Plate
Directions
- Cut a jumbo sized marshmallow in half with kitchen scissors
- Pour some shaved coconut onto a plate.
- Dip the sticky side of the marshmallow halves into the shaved coconut. If the marshmallows are slightly misshapen, you can press it into a perfect circle shape at this time.
- Take a handful of the dark chocolate melting wafers and place them in a microwave safe bowl
- Microwave the chocolates in 30 second intervals
- Place the melted chocolate into the corner of a plastic baggie
- Cut the tip off of the plastic baggie and use the melting chocolate as glue
- Place a small amount of the melted chocolate glue onto 3 chocolate chips and one chocolate wafer. The melted chocolate will eventually dry helping everything stick in place.
