Chocolate Cherry Mice
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Chocolate Cherry Mice are adorable no-bake Christmas treats made with chocolate-coated maraschino cherries, sliced almonds, Hershey's Kisses, black icing, and red candies. They'll add festive decoration to any holiday dessert platter!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon shortening
- 20 maraschino cherries with stems
- 20 Hershey’s kisses
- 1 tablespoon almonds Sliced. Have more than enough for matching sizes, and because they break easily
- Black icing writer
- 1 tablespoon Small red candies Dragees or cinnamon candies
Instructions
- Place chocolate chips and shortening in a small microwave-safe mixing bowl.
- Heat in 30-second increments, stirring between each, until chips are mostly melted.
- Stop heating and continue stirring until the mixture is fully melted and smooth.
- Spread a sheet of parchment paper on your work surface.
- Hold a maraschino cherry gently by its stem. Be sure any excess cherry juice has been removed, or dab the cherry onto a paper towel. Dip the cherry down into the chocolate mixture to coat well. Lift out and place on the parchment paper. You can adjust how you set the cherry to determine how the “tail” of the “mouse” will set.
- Place a Hershey’s kiss with the flat side leaned onto the chocolate-dipped cherry to form the mouse’s head.
- Repeat these steps for about half of the cherries. This will allow the chocolate to set up just a bit before adding the other face components.
- Identify slivered almonds that are similar sizes for each mouse’s ears. Break the narrower end’s tip off of each ear. Wedge the “ears” between Hershey's kiss and the cherry.
- Use a small hole in the icing writer and dot two eyes onto the mouse’s head.
- With a toothpick, dab a bit of the melted chocolate onto the point of the Hershey’s kiss. Place a red candy onto the tip of the nose.
- Allow the chocolate to set and harden. Gently peel the “mice” off of the parchment paper to eat.
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Notes
- When sourcing your Maraschino cherries for these mice, make sure that you buy those with stems. The stems are for the mice tails which I think is a super cute detail that shouldn’t be overlooked and is well worth some additional time searching at your local stores or online.
- If you’re in a hurry, a clever way to speed up the drying time of the chocolate coated cherries is by placing them on a parchment paper lined tray in the freezer for a couple of minutes.
- It doesn’t really matter what flavor of Hershey’s Kisses you use for these mice. You can use an assortment or one specific type depending on your personal preference.
- Make sure to reheat your chocolate for 15 minutes at a time should your chocolate start to thicken to the extent that dipping your cherries becomes tricky.
- While your chocolate needs to be adequately melted for dipping your cherries, it actually works best to use slightly cooled and thickened chocolate when you attach the mice ears, nose and eyes.
Nutrition
Calories: 83kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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