Marshmallow Treat Pops Food

CHOCOLATE-COVERED MARSHMALLOW POPS

Steps:

• Place chocolate melts in a microwave-safe bowl, and heat in the microwave on 50% power for 1 minute. Stir well. Continue heating on 50% power in 30-second intervals, stirring in between each, until completely melted. Do not overheat or the chocolate will become unworkable.
• While the candy melts are in the microwave, push sticks into the center of each marshmallow on one of the flat sides so they sit firmly without piercing through the other side.
• Place sprinkles and other decorative toppings into small bowls. Line a sheet pan with a piece of waxed paper and set aside, or prepare a block of styrofoam or florist's foam for allowing the chocolate to set.
• Dip the tops of marshmallows into melted chocolate and let any excess drip back into the bowl. Wait about 10 seconds, then sprinkle toppings onto the marshmallows with your hands or a spoon.
• Stick the pops into styrofoam blocks so the chocolate can set. If you don't have styrofoam, you can set them on a sheet pan lined with wax paper, stick side up. Let sit until chocolate is set, about 30 minutes.

MARSHMALLOW POPS

Steps:

• Melt the chocolate- or white chocolate-almond bark (or both) in a double boiler (melt separately if using both). Next, melt the blue and orange candy melting wafers separately in double boilers. Stir them all until they are nice and smooth. These will be your marshmallow coatings.
• One by one, dip the very tip of each lollipop stick into one of the coatings. Then stick that end of the stick into a marshmallow until it's not quite all the way through. Repeat with the rest of the marshmallows, standing them up as you go.
• Next, roll each marshmallow in the coating of your choice, and then tap the stick gently on the side of the double boiler to get rid of the excess. Using your fingers, sprinkle the topping of your choice all over the coating. For a rocky road version, dip in the chocolate and roll in the chopped pecans. For a s'mores version, dip in the chocolate and roll in the graham cracker crumbs. For a cookies and cream version, dip in the white chocolate and roll in the crushed chocolate sandwich cookies.
• Set the pops, stick-side up, on a piece of waxed paper, or stick them into florist foam (used to make flowers stand up).