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The Christmas Mouse
by Clabbergirl on December 16, 2010 in Candy, Desserts
Recipe Description
These are so cute on a cookie platter or in a tin of homemade candies!
Preparation Instructions
Melt the chopped paraffin in the top of a double boiler over low heat. When the wax has completely melted, add chocolate chips. Stir until melted. Turn off heat. Dip the cherry (which has been drained and dried off with paper towels) into the melted chocolate and place onto Silpat or parchment-lined cookie sheet.
Immediately press the kiss onto the cherry, holding in place for several seconds. Dip the pointed tips of the almonds into the chocolate and place between the cherry and kiss until the chocolate sets up, several seconds. Using a toothpick or a skewer, dot chocolate onto the tip of the kiss to form the nose. Do the same for the eyes. You can stop with one or continue on to form a mouse army.
The melted chocolate covers approximately 75 mice. If you want to stop, the chocolate can be stored in the fridge and used again by slowly reheating it in the double boiler.
Ingredients
- ½ bars (4 Oz. Bar) Gulf Wax (paraffin), Chopped
- 2 cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1 whole Maraschino Cherry, Stem Attached
- 1 whole Hershey's Kiss
- 2 whole Pieces Of Slivered Almonds
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staceytx on 12.17.2010
These look adorable! I’m sure my girls would have a blast making these!!
sarahnew on 12.17.2010
I saw this as a featured recipe over at justapinch.com I think kids would really love them.
http://www.justapinch.com/recipe/chocolate-mice-by-jennifer-barley-jennay96-feature
Clabbergirl on 12.17.2010
sarahnew- Thanks for the link. My mom has been making these little mice for the holidays for about ten years now. She makes hers without eyes, and we always laugh and call them zombie mice. I like the eyes and nose better- it gives them a bit more character. My son just took a giant platter of mice to school today for his Xmas party. Kids gobble them up!
shornrapunzel on 12.20.2010
What is the wax for?
cupoverflows on 12.20.2010
So cute! I am making these soon! Shornrapunzel – the wax gives shine and prevents your final product from melting from what I understand…
Andrea Rayna on 12.20.2010
Oh, yours are so much cuter with the little eyes and nose! Thank you for sharing, this is just the simple little treat that I like to do with the children in my life!
Happy Christmas!
natalieanne on 12.20.2010
I totally forgot about these! I remember getting them at Christmas parties in elementary school! My 3 year old little boy would LOVE to make these.
juju821 on 12.21.2010
I haven’t tried this, but it seems that you could just use chocolate almond bark to coat the cherries. It’s easy to find and use, and you can melt it in the microwave–just be sure to use the defrost setting and follow the directions on the package. This is what I use to coat my Bakerella-style cake balls and it works like a champ. OR you might use those little candy melt wafers–then you could do them in different colors! Red and green Christmas mice, anyone?
Clabbergirl on 12.21.2010
I just wanted to say that I use paraffin because it gives the chocolate such a nice shine. It also seems easier to reheat if there is leftover chocolate. It’s kind of old fashioned but it works for me:)
larry on 12.23.2010
I made these yesterday to give out on my Christmas
goodie platters that I give away. They are so cute.
I did taste one however and they are not very good to eat. Too waxy, yet I followed the instructions.
They are fun to make but messy.
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