How to Make Chocolate Covered Marshmallows on a Stick

Chocolate-covered marshmallows-on-a-stick are a delicious treat that are inexpensive and easy to make.

You'll need:
1 10 oz. bag of marshmallows
1 12 oz. bag of chocolate chips
12 lollipop sticks
12 small candy bags with twist ties or ribbon
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
Rainbow decorettes or multi-colored jimmies, optional
Wax paper

Instructions:
1. Line cookie sheet with wax paper.

2. Stick three marshmallows on one lollipop stick. Repeat until all the marshmallows are gone. (You should have 12 sticks with marshmallows on them.)

Tip: Stagger the marshmallows so that they're not all lined up exactly, and only push the top one on half-way.
3. Melt chocolate chips and oil in saucepan over low heat.

4. Hold the marshmallows-on-a-stick over the saucepan and, using a large spoon, coat the marshmallows with chocolate.

Tip: Make sure none of the white marshmallow is showing through the chocolate. (Rotate the stick to get chocolate on all sides.

5. Let excess chocolate drip back into the pan.

6. Dip the end of the chocolate-covered marshmallow-on-a-stick in a small bowl of decorates, sprinkles, or jimmies; if desired.

7. Place chocolate-covered marshmallow-on-a-stick on a cookie sheet lined with waxed paper and chill for at least 30 minutes.

8. Wrap each chocolate-covered marshmallow-on-a-stick in a candy bag and close with a twist tie or decorative ribbon.

Tips:

You can make chocolate-covered marshmallows-on-a-stick for just about every occasion! Use rainbow sprinkles for a birthday party, pumpkin and black cat decorettes for Halloween, and trees and snowman for Christmas. Check the baking aisle or the bulk food section at the grocery store for selection.

Chocolate-covered marshmallows-on-a-stick are very easy to make- so it's a good activity to do with kids! Little ones will need supervision, but older kids (If they're old enough to use the stove) could do it by themselves and then give them as gifts.

Chocolate-covered marshmallows-on-a-stick are inexpensive to make. I bought 50 lollipop sticks for $1.49, a 12 oz. bag of Nestle's chocolate chips for $1.69, a bag of marshmallows for 99 cents, bulk decorettes for 22 cents, and 25 bags with twist ties for $1.49. That's a total of $5.88 for 12 chocolate-covered marshmallows-on-a-stick. Now, if you wanted to spend an extra $2.68, you could make 12 more, so for $8.56 you can make two dozen chocolate-covered marshmallows-on-a-stick. That comes to less than 36 cents each!

Chocolate-covered marshmallows-on-a-stick are easy, inexpensive, and delicious!