Description
Chocolate Crispy Gingerbread Pops are festive treats made with crispy chocolate Rice Krispie squares topped with melted chocolate gingerbread men, decorated with holiday sprinkles and icing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 tbsp (60 g) butter
- 300 g mini marshmallows
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 150 g Rice Krispies (or any puffed rice cereal)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 200 g milk chocolate (melted)
- Gingerbread man silicone mold OR cookie cutter + parchment
- Red, white, green candy melts or M&M’s (buttons)
- White royal icing (details)
- 12 candy cane-style sticks or cake pop sticks
- Extra melted chocolate (as glue)
Instructions
- In a pot, melt butter on low heat.
- Add mini marshmallows, stir until fully melted.
- Mix in cocoa powder, vanilla, salt.
- Remove from the heat and fold in the Rice Krispies until well coated.
- Press mixture into a 20×20 cm lined pan.
- Smooth the top with a greased spatula.
- Let set 30 minutes, then cut into 12 rectangles.
- Melt the milk chocolate until smooth.
- Pour into a gingerbread silicone mold (or spread on parchment and cut shapes).
- Tap to remove air bubbles.
- Chill 10–15 min until firm.
- Use white icing + candies to create the cute look.
- Dip the tip of each striped stick in melted chocolate.
- Insert halfway into a crispy square (chocolate acts as glue).
- Add a little melted chocolate on top of each square.
- Press a decorated chocolate gingerbread man onto the melted chocolate.
- Allow everything to set for 15 minutes.
Notes
- Optional: Sprinkle a tiny bit of powdered sugar for “snow” on the gingerbread men.
- Ensure the chocolate is fully melted for smooth pouring.
- Let the decorations set completely before assembling the pops.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pop
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg