I joined a linky party (my first one) I am so excited. A party right from my own home and I didn't have to clean a thing! Speaking of parties, last night was our monthly BUNCO ladies night out. My sister and I were on the same page and brought dipped St. Patty's Day treats. I made the shamrocks. My inspiration piece came from http://sunscholars.blogspot.com/2011/02/st-pattys-day-fun.html. They were super simple and fun to make with the kids so I thought I would share them here.
You will need:
CANDY MELTS
Green food coloring
Small pretzels
Wood skewers
Wax paper
I took some white candy melts (If you are fortunate enough to have a Winco close by, purchase these from the bulk section this way you can buy only what you need, and they are a little cheaper than from a Craft store) I put the candy melts into a microwaveable bowl and put them in for 1 minute on 50%. Take out melts and stir. Place back in microwave at 50% power and for 30 secs. Remove and stir. Continue to repeat this step until candy melt are melted. When candy has melted add 8 drops of liquid food coloring and stir until incorporated. This is where the fun begins.
Spread wax paper on working surface. Place 3 pretzels in the melt, flip them over so that you are coating both sides. Use the wood skewer to remove the pretzel by sticking the skewer in the little hole of the pretzel. Shake off excess. Now place the three pretzels so that the are touching. I also broke off a piece of a pretzel to form the stem of the shamrock. I dipped it in the melt and placed it at the bottom of the three full pretzels. Let the candy melt harden. Once hardened you can trim off any excess chocolate. This project is very forgiving. The kids loved dipping and I loved that I could trim off the blobs of chocolate.
*My sister used the same process for dipping the oreos pictured. My sister and I were discussing how we might kick it up a notch next time, and think it would be fun to use mint chocolate chips instead of the candy melts next time.
Parties I am linked up with:
