♥ HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY EVERYONE ♥
Yesterday morning a brilliant idea appeared in my brain … at least I thought it was brilliant!
I have been thinking about making cherry marshmallow pops for some time, but I hadn’t decided how or why I would make them … just knew that I wanted to make them.
At about 7:00am it all came together for no apparent reason … make cherries in honor of George Washington … you know, the chopping down the cherry tree story and make top hats in honor of Abraham Lincoln. I made top hats for snowmen and pilgrims … never for a president!
Brilliant, I tell you … brilliant! So I thought …
I’ll try to make this a story short … I have two old friends, the three of us have old basic cell phones that don’t have large screens like smart phones. I sent this photo …
to my friends’ phones with this message … “Can you guess what these are for?”
Friend #1 (who happens to be a big Abraham Lincoln admirer) responded with a text message … “A hat and 2 mops? But remember my pic is very small.”
My response … “We are taking up a collection to buy you a new phone and new glasses!” Yes, that was a sarcastic remark … she never wears her glasses anyway 😉
Friend #2 responded … “Presidents’ Day do I win a prize?”
My response … “You are correct and you do win a prize” … I didn’t tell her what the prize was because I used part of her prize in the cherry pops. She loves cherry Tootsie Pops and cherry candy canes. I bought the candy sticks (stems) for her and used part of them … really she get half of a prize … please don’t tell her 😉
Friend #2 then showed the photo to her hubby … he thinks that my pops look like a hat and two swollen feet! I hope he wasn’t wearing his glasses 😉
This is what you will need to make Cherry Marshmallow Pops and Top Hats. If you want to make mops or swollen feet … contact my friends that need to wear their glasses …
- Large Marshmallows
- Thin chocolate wafer cookies (Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers)
- Dark chocolate/candy melts (1 lb. for about 25 pops)
- Red sugar (I used pearlized red crystals)
- Black nonpareils (or sugar or any black sprinkle)
- Cherry chocolate coated candy sticks (I found at Cost Plus/World Market)
- Paper & scissors to make leaves and twine to tie cherries together
To make the cherries … work on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper and you will need 1 or 2 paper towels …
- Insert a “stem” into marshmallow as shown. Stem alternatives – peppermint reception sticks, pretzel sticks, Pocky Sticks, lollipop sticks coated in chocolate … you get the idea. I consider the cherry sticks a lucky find … it was meant to be. Sorry again to Friend #2 … you do get half a box 😉
- Dip the marshmallow in water.
- Pat marshmallow with a paper towel to remove excess water.
- Immediately roll marshmallow in sugar, pressing sugar if necessary.
- Tie two cherries and 1 leaf together with twine.
To make the top hats … again work on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper …
- Dip the tip of a stick in melted chocolate and insert in marshmallow, let chocolate harden up.
- Dip marshmallow in chocolate and tap to remove excess chocolate.
- Spoon nonpareils over sides of marshmallow and area where stick is inserted.
- Place marshmallow on chocolate wafer cookie, set aside and allow chocolate to harden up.
I am feeling insecure … do my cherry pops look like cherries … should I buy glasses for my friends … do I make too many sarcastic remarks?
I ♥ your comments (that is not sarcastic) …
Very cool marshmallow pops? I like the idea of dipping the sticks into chocolate first. Were you able to watch the presidental address the other day. Living in Asia it is sometimes difficult to get access to these programs. Take Care, BAM
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Thank you and yes, we did watch the address 😉
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Brenda, did my comment go through? I am having difficulty with this now that I have switched to a.com instead of a wordpress site. Happy Velentines Day. BAM
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I found you in my Spam! YOU ARE NOT SPAM 😉
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(Ha, BAM beat me here!) Brenda, I don’t have even basic picture capabilities on my cell phone. Sometimes the pics on these blogs are even too small for me to appreciate, so I enlarge them. Yep, they look like cherries!
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Thank you … I need validation 😉
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How cute are these? My daughter is in 2nd grade and is studying the presidents. She’d get such a kick out of these!
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Thanks Dorothy 😉
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No glasses needed! Love them. Am sure Pres Obama would enjoy them!!
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Pretty sure the president will not see them 😉
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very clever to come up with something like this for President’s Day and Very fitting.
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I didn’t really plan it … it just happened 😉
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Wow! Very, very adorable and delicious! You should have a book 🙂
Honest creativity 🙂
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Thank you and LOL 🙂
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This is a great idea! Very beautiful and delicious!
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Thank you 🙂
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You’re funny:) These are so adorable! I especially love the cherries! At first I thought the stems were black licorice, which could work too.
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I did not think of licorice … thanks for the tip 🙂
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These were so cute! I made them with my kiddos for President’s day. I homeschool them so it went right along with our lesson. Somehow we took a detour when a pop got smushed into my carpet.. so might have to hire a carpet cleaner but other than that it was a great day with lots of learning and a yummy treat to finish. ❤️
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