Nutcracker Mice Candy

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Looking for a cute Nutcracker-themed recipe? These Nutcracker mice candies are super easy to make and very cute. You only need a few ingredients to make them and they are sure to be a hit with the kids.

Nutcracker Mice Candy

Nutcracker Mice Candy

These Nutcracker mice candies are super easy to make and very cute. You only need a few ingredients to make them and they are sure to be a hit with the kids. 
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 12 Servings

What you will need

  • 15 Hershey kisses
  • 15 Red hots candies
  • 15 Maraschino cherries WITH stems
  • ½ cup Chocolate chips
  • 30 Peanut halves
  • Small tube of black icing

Instructions

  • Line a baking sheet with wax paper and set aside.
  • Place the cherries on a paper towel-lined plate and pat them dry to get as much moisture off of them as possible.
  • Melt the chocolate chips according to package directions.
  • Holding the stem of a cherry, dip it into the melted chocolate. Place the chocolate coated cherry on it’s side on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Press a Hershey's Kiss into the opposite side of the cherry from the stem.
  • Add two peanut halves in the top between the cherry and Hershey's Kiss for the mouse’s ears.
  • Add a dab of melted chocolate on the back of a red hot and place it on the end of the hershey kiss for the mouse’s nose.
  • Use the black icing to dot two eyes on the Hershey's Kiss to complete the mouse. Repeat this process with the remaining ingredients.
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Meghan Cooper is a writer, content creator, movie critic, and geek living in Atlanta, Ga. She loves movies, traveling, and lots of coffee. Member of the Southeastern Film Critics Association, Georgia Film Critics Association, and Atlanta Film Critics Circle.

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