Wednesday … February 29 … it’s leap year! The first thing I thought of was … leap-frog 🙂
This is a first for me … I’ve never made anything for leap year. It just seemed like a good reason to make frog marshmallow pops!
This is what you will need …
- Jumbo marshmallows (any flavor will do)
- Large marshmallows (any flavor)
- Lollipop sticks (6″ – 8″)
- Candy eyes
- Green candy melts/ chocolate (1 pound for 10 – 12 frogs)
- Dark chocolate/candy melts
- Red candy melts/chocolate
- Squeeze bottles or pastry bags
Before we start, I want to let you know that I am using chocolate & caramel marshmallows. These have been in the cupboard for a long time and I need to use them up. The flavors don’t matter … but the size does matter …
I cut the jumbo marshmallows in half …
Dip the tip of the stick in melted green candy …
Insert the stick in the jumbo marshmallow (1/2) and push it all the way thru …
Dip the tip of the stick again in the candy …
Now insert the stick in the large marshmallow and set aside to let the candy harden up …
Dip the whole marshmallow pop in the melted candy and tap off the excess. Lay the pop on wax paper and pop in the fridge or freezer for a few minutes to harden up …
Use a small knife to trim up any puddles or drips …
Put some melted green candy in a squeeze bottle or pastry bag and draw legs and toes …
Use the same green chocolate to attach eyeballs …
Use dark chocolate to give these little guys a mouth and nose …
Use red chocolate to draw a tongue … only if you want … the more I look at them, I don’t like the tongue …
So here are my silly little leap frogs …
SWEET SIMPLE STUFF 
hey, kids gonna love it 🙂
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It’s sugar on a stick!
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Your mind works in the weirdest way and comes up with the cleverest ideas, LOL.
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I agree about the weird … not sure about the clever … my hubby thinks the frogs with tongues look like snakes.
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So cute! So much patience to make these. The kids are going to love them!
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Very little patience needed … easy peasy!
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These are adorable!
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Thank you 🙂
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Well Brenda what can I say but you did it again. These are soooo cute.
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Thanks a bunch!
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These rock! I love them
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Thanks 🙂
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These are so cute!! I featured them on my blog today: http://vixenmade.blogspot.com/2012/02/happy-leap-year-day.html
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I’m glad you liked them 🙂
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I have a few questions for the green candy that you melted what kind did you use cause I cant seem to find any in my local Bulk Barn, OR can i use white choc melted with green foodcolouring …i knwo it gives it a weird taste sometimes but I would appreciate any feedback
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You can use white chocolate, but the food coloring should be oil based or powdered … gel or water based food coloring generally do not work well with chocolate. Hope this helps
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