Christmas Marshmallow Pops are a fun, edible holiday craft to make with kids. Get creative and decorate a delicious homemade dessert that you can hold with a candy cane handle.
Candy Cane Marshmallow Pops
Our chocolate-covered Christmas Marshmallow Pops recipe takes a classic decorated cake pop and gives it an easy-to-make marshmallow makeover!
Making these Christmas marshmallows is the perfect way to dress up dessert and decorate holiday treats with kids – simply slide the marshmallows onto the candy cane stick, cover them in white or milk chocolate, and drizzle with colored melted candy or sprinkles.
Chocolate marshmallow Christmas crafts create less mess than cooking a cake (for cake pops), plus these decorated marshmallow desserts taste just as delicious!
Why We Love Marshmallow Pops
- Quick and easy to make and decorate.
- Uses a handful of simple ingredients.
- Customize your candy melt coating by changing the colors to match any season or celebration.
- Edible activities double as delicious desserts, cute crafts, and adorable decor.
- Flavored like my peppermint hot chocolate but prepared on a stick instead of in the crock pot.
- Great for holiday parties, gift giving, or party favors.
Christmas Marshmallow Pops Ingredients
- Candy canes: Candy cane sticks will also work well.
- Marshmallows
- Chocolate candy melts: You can use a colorful melting chocolate if you’d like.
- White chocolate candy melts
- Green candy melts: I used a lime green color, but feel free to use any green you like.
- Red candy melts
- Holiday sprinkles
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Substitutions and Additions
- Swap The “Stick”: Feel free to make your marshmallow pops with candy cane sticks, lollipop sticks, or Cake pop sticks instead of the classic candy cane. You can also make a mini version using mini candy canes and a single marshmallow.
- Skip The Stick: If you want to prepare your pops without the stick, just skip the part where you thread the marshmallows onto the candy canes and coat the individual marshmallows in chocolate to decorate.
- Decorate Your Desserts: This recipe can be a blank canvas for creating your own custom-decorated desserts. You can use a variety of M&Ms, nonpareils, sprinkles, cookie crumbs, crushed nuts, crushed candy, coconut flakes, or any other festive food and colors.
Recommended Tools
- Parchment paper or wax paper
- Piping bags or a spoon to drizzle
How to Make Christmas Marshmallow Pops
- Assemble: Thread 3 marshmallows onto each candy cane.
- Melt The Chocolate: Melt chocolate in the microwave in 20-second intervals, stirring between each, until smooth. Repeat with the white melting chocolate and the colored candy melts.
Pro Tip: If the package has different instructions, follow those instead. - Coat: Coat half of the marshmallows in melted brown chocolate and half in melted white chocolate, leaving the candy cane loop out.
- Decorate: Sprinkle some pops with crushed candy canes and/or sprinkles and/or drizzle some with melted colored candy. Allow the pops to harden for about 5 minutes before serving.
- Serve: Enjoy!
Tips For Making Christmas Marshmallow Pops
- You can easily crush your candy canes in the food processor or place them in a ziploc bag and crush with a rolling pin.
- Allow the candy coating to harden before storing them.
How to Store Christmas Marshmallow Pops
- To Store: Once the chocolate has hardened on the marshmallows, seal the marshmallow pops in an airtight container and store them at room temperature for up to 7 days. I suggest storing them in the fridge if you live in a warm place.
- To Freeze: I do not recommend freezing these marshmallow pops.
More Christmas recipes to Make with Kids
Looking for more Christmas crafts to make with kids? When it comes to Christmas treats, I’ve got plenty, from classic cookies to creative snacks.
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Other Easy Holiday Treats
- Chocolate Christmas Candy
- Christmas Crockpot Candy
- Rum Balls Recipe
- Christmas Tree Cheese Ball
- Christmas Puppy Chow
- Christmas Cherry Bombs
- Christmas Jello Balls
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Christmas Marshmallow Pops
Serves — 6
Christmas Marshmallow Pops are easy to make using marshmallows, candy canes, chocolate, and sprinkles. Fun, festive, and delicious!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Cool Time 5 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 6 candy canes unwrapped
- 18 large marshmallows
- 1 cup melting chocolate
- 1 cup white melting chocolate
- ¼ cup green melts
- ¼ cup red melts
- 2 tablespoons crushed candy canes
- 2 tablespoons holiday sprinkles
Instructions
- Assemble. Thread 3 marshmallows onto each candy cane. You can unwrap them, but they like to break easily. If you leave them wrapped, give them a quick gentle wash first!6 candy canes, 18 large marshmallows
- Melt the chocolate. Place the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 20-second intervals, stirring between each, until it is melted and smooth. Do the same with the white melting chocolate as well as the red, white, and green melts. If the package has different instructions, follow those instead!1 cup melting chocolate, 1 cup white melting chocolate, ¼ cup green melts, ¼ cup red melts
- Coat. Working quickly, coat half of the marshmallows in melted brown chocolate and half in melted white chocolate. Use a spoon to drip the chocolate over the entire marshmallow pop, leaving the candy cane loop out. Set them aside on parchment paper.
- Decorate. While the chocolate is still wet, sprinkle them with crushed candy canes and/or sprinkles. Melt the colored candy melts according to the package instructions and drizzle them over some of the pops. You can use a pipping bag to make designs or drizzle. Set the pops aside for about 5 minutes to harden.2 tablespoons crushed candy canes, 2 tablespoons holiday sprinkles
- Serve.
Jenn’s Notes
Storage:
- To Store: Once the chocolate has hardened on the marshmallows, seal the marshmallow pops in an airtight container and store them at room temperature for up to 7 days. If you live in a warm place, I suggest storing them in the fridge instead.
- To Freeze: I do not recommend freezing these marshmallow pops.
- You can easily crush your candy canes in the food processor or place them in a ziploc bag and crush with a rolling pin.
- Allow the candy coating to harden before storing them.
Nutrition Info
Serving: 6g | Calories: 386kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 88mg | Potassium: 4mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 63g | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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