Chocolate Mice 239 Food

CHOCOLATE CHRISTMAS MICE (OR ANYTIME MICE)

Chocolate Christmas Mice (Or Anytime Mice) image

My mom taught my little brother and me how to make these little mice. They are so fun! I'm guessing about the quantities and yield.

Provided by Sayster

Categories Candy

Time 30m

Yield 2 pounds of mice

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 lb cherries, with stems
1 lb Hershey chocolate kiss
semi-sweet chocolate chips, for melting
sliced almonds
icing (optional) or red-hot candies (optional)

Steps:

Melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler and dip a cherriy into the chocolate, holding by the stem ("tail").
Set cherry on its side on waxed paper. This is the mouse's body and tail.
While chocolate it still gooey, "glue" on a hershey's kiss to the mouse's body, with the bottom of the kiss touching the cherry and the pointy part pointing out, the opposite direction that the tail is pointing.
Add sliced almonds in the seam for ears.
Decorate with icing or red hots for eyes and nose.
Repeat with the rest of the cherries, etc.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1386.2, Fat 67.8, SaturatedFat 42.1, Cholesterol 52.2, Sodium 179.2, Carbohydrate 178.6, Fiber 13.5, Sugar 152, Protein 20.3

CHOCOLATE MICE

Chocolate Mice image

Kids will love these, they are whimsical and fun. Cute chocolate mice rolled in confectioners' sugar or chocolate cookie crumbs are very realistic.

Provided by Rosina

Categories Desserts Cookies No-Bake Cookie Recipes

Time 2h20m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
⅓ cup sour cream
1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs
⅓ cup chocolate cookie crumbs
⅓ cup confectioners' sugar
24 silver dragees decorating candy
¼ cup sliced almonds
12 (2 inch) pieces long red vine licorice

Steps:

Melt the chocolate, and combine with sour cream. Stir in 1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs. Cover and refrigerate until firm.
Roll by level tablespoonfuls into balls. Mold to a slight point at one end (the nose).
Roll dough in confectioners sugar (for white mice), and in chocolate cookie crumbs (for dark mice). On each mouse, place dragees in appropriate spot for eyes, almond slices for ears, and a licorice string for the tail.
Refrigerate for at least two hours, until firm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 176.4 calories, Carbohydrate 27.4 g, Cholesterol 3.1 mg, Fat 7.2 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 89.8 mg, Sugar 17.5 g

CHOCOLATE HALLOWEEN MICE

Chocolate Halloween Mice image

Make and share this Chocolate Halloween Mice recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Dari Donovan

Categories Candy

Time 17m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4 (1 ounce) semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
1/3 cup sour cream
1 cup chocolate wafer, finely crushed
1/3 cup additional chocolate wafer, finely crumbled (for dark mice)
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar (for white mice)
24 silver dragees (small silver, edible balls for eyes)
24 sliced almonds (for ears)
12 licorice, strings (for tails)

Steps:

Melt the chocolate, and combine with sour cream. Stir in 1 cup of the chocolate wafer crumbs. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate until firm.
Roll by level tablespoonfuls into balls. Mold to a slight point at one end (the nose).
Roll dough in confectioners sugar (for white mice), or in chocolate wafer crumbs (for dark mice).
On each mouse, place dragees in appropriate spot for eyes, almond slices for ears, and a licorice string for the tail.
Refrigerate for at least two hours until firm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 254.7, Fat 12.2, SaturatedFat 5.9, Cholesterol 7.1, Sodium 184.1, Carbohydrate 37.3, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 24.7, Protein 2.9