Description
These adorable Chocolate Cherry Mice are a delightful and easy-to-make treat perfect for parties or festive occasions. The combination of sweet maraschino cherries, creamy chocolate, and crunchy almond ears creates a fun bite-sized snack that looks as charming as it tastes.
Ingredients
Scale
Chocolate Coating
- 1 cup milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon shortening
Mouse Components
- 20 Maraschino cherries (with stems)
- 20 Hershey Chocolate Kisses
- 40 sliced almonds
Decorations
- 1 tube white icing
- 1 tube black icing
Instructions
- Melt the Chocolate: In the microwave, melt the chocolate chips and shortening together on low heat for 1 minute. Stir the mixture thoroughly until it becomes smooth and glossy, ensuring there are no lumps.
- Assemble the Mice: Hold a maraschino cherry by its stem and dip it into the melted chocolate, coating it thoroughly. Immediately press a Hershey’s Chocolate Kiss onto the cherry to form the mouse’s head. Carefully wedge two sliced almonds between the cherry and chocolate kiss on each side to resemble ears.
- Set and Decorate: Place the assembled chocolate cherries on wax paper to allow the chocolate to set and harden. Once set, use white icing to pipe small dots for eyes on the chocolate kiss. Then, add a tiny dot of black icing on top of the white dots to create pupils, giving your mice adorable faces.
Notes
- Use shortening in the chocolate to give it a smoother texture and help it harden nicely.
- Be gentle when inserting almond slices to avoid breaking the chocolate coating.
- Allow sufficient time for chocolate to set before decorating to prevent smudging.
- For a dairy-free version, use dairy-free chocolate chips and suitable icing substitutes.
