North Pole Climbers
Santa lollipop-shaped puffed rice treats, served with candy canes and personalized name cards as a festive holiday dessert.
Ingredients
Rice krispie treat mixture (using your favorite crispy rice cereal treat recipe)
to taste
White candy melts (some mixed with orange candy to create skin tone)
to taste
Light cocoa candy melts (for the base)
to taste
Green candy melts (for decoration)
to taste
Red candy melts (for decoration)
to taste
Orange candy melts (for coloring)
to taste
Blue candy melts (for decoration)
to taste
Santa candy cane mold (for making candy)
1
Frosty Friends candy cane mold (for making candy)
1
Round Comfort Grip cutter (for cutting bases)
1
Extra-large confetti sprinkles (for decoration)
to taste
Candy canes (for inserting)
a few
White cardstock (for printing names)
1
Instructions
1
Make the candy cane candy in advance
Make the candy cane candy in advance. For the skin tone shown, mix a small amount of melted white candy with melted orange candy. Use a painting or piping method to shape the candy on the candy cane (p.130). Refrigerate until set.
2
Make the bases
Place the round cutter on a jelly roll pan, filling it ¼ inch deep with melted cocoa candy. Refrigerate until set.
3
Make the rice krispie treats
Prepare the rice krispie mixture, press into muffin pan cavities while hot to shape; immediately unmold. Use the end of a candy cane to poke a hole in the top.
4
Coat the treats
Coat the treats with melted candy (p.130); refrigerate until set.
5
Assemble
Use melted candy to attach the treats to the base, stick the sprinkles onto the treats. Insert candy canes. Print names on cardstock with a marker; attach to the candy canes with melted candy. Each serves 1 person.
