Easy Kids Crafts: Marshmallow Franken Pops

A quick and easy marshmallow treat recipe for Halloween. Made with chocolate candy coated marshmallows, making these treats make for a great Halloween activity.

Ingredients for Franken Pops

• 1 – 16 ounces dark green candy coating
• 2 tablespoons white candy coating
• 2 tablespoons black candy coating
• 1/4 cup purple candy coating
• 1 bag large marshmallows
• special equipment: 36 lollipop sticks

Instructions to Make Franken Pops

Here’s a step-by-step video showing you how to make Franken Pops

• Melt the dark green candy coatings in the microwave in thirty second intervals, stirring after each time until the chocolate is smooth.

• Dip a lollipop stick ¼” in and then into a marshmallow ¾ of the way through.

• Dip marshmallows into the melted coating, turning the marshmallow as it coats.

• Tilt the marshmallow over a cup and gently tap the stick until excess coating drips off.

• Allow the pops to dry by sticking the end of the stick into a foam block.

• As the pops dry, make the eyes by piping small 1/8-1/4-inch circles of melted white coating.  Finish the eyes by adding a small speck of melted black coating to the center of the white “eye balls.”  Allow the eyes to harden before using.

• Once the green coated pops are hard, dip only the top of each marshmallow in the melted purple coating.  Using a toothpick, add texture to each pop’s hair.  Allow the hair to dry before adding facial features.

• Add a little dot of chocolate where the eyeballs will be placed.  Using the melted coating as glue, add two eyeballs to every pop.

• Using an edible black ink marker or melted black coating which is in a piping bag with a tiny opening, pipe a decorate scar and mouth on each pop.

• Allow the pops to harden before eating.