Marshmallow snowmen! Easy Christmas or winter treat ideas.
Marshmallow snowmen for the win! Marshmallows are the perfect snowman canvas.
And as I’ve been so into marshmallows lately, it was just a matter of time before I made marshmallow snowmen.
These are super easy and kid-friendly. As you can see from the masterpiece in pink and purple below, my 2-year old loves using my edible pens on marshmallows.
You may also use bits of pretzel sticks for the arms instead of cloves (though I like the stubby stick-like cloves, and they smell so lovely), and any candy you can find for the hat and nose. Instead of skewers, you can use lollipop sticks, too.
how to make marshmallow snowmen
you will need:*
marshmallows
edible pens
skewers
candy corn
large gum drops
whole cloves
sharp knife
light corn syrup
*NOTE:
Edible pens are available at craft stores, though I use Americolor gourmet writers, available in specialty stores and online.
Find skewers in the supermarket or drug store.
If you can’t find candy corn, you can also tint fondant (found at the craft store) with orange food coloring to make the carrot nose. See my melting snowman cookie post for instructions how to do that.
Lastly, you can also substitute large chocolate sprinkles or pieces of black licorice lace for the cloves to make the snowman totally edible, or omit the arms altogether.
what to do:
Skewer two marshmallows.
Cut a large gum drop in half with a sharp knife and place on top of the marshmallows.
Press skewer into gum drop to keep in place.
Cut off the yellow bottom of a piece of candy corn and dab flat end in light corn syrup.
Press onto the top marshmallow for the carrot nose.
With a black edible pen, make dots for eyes and mouth. With any other color, make dots for buttons on the second marshmallow.
Press cloves into sides for arms. (If you have difficulty getting cloves into the marshmallows, use a toothpick to make holes.)
Let snowman rest on his back for a couple hours or overnight to let the nose dry.
Sue Sparks says
ADORABLE! I'm going to make these, but I don't know if I can find any fall candy corn:(
Chic Cookies says
Hi Sue, I of course did an internet search on marshmallow snowmen AFTER I did these, because Martha has some and she used a piece of gummy fish? So I'm sure you can find alternatives. Fondant, maybe pieces of Dots or gumdrops…
Jennifer(Savor) says
LOVE the 2 yr old marshmellows!
Chic Cookies says
She spent almost an hour on them. Seriously. I had to pry her fingers off of the markers.
apparentlyjessy says
I think perhaps you need to change your name from 'The Decorated Cookie', to 'The Decorated Marshmallow and Cookie'! Cause you rock the marshmallow decorating just as much as you do cookies! Another great holiday idea! I love that your 2 year old likes to participate too 🙂
Amanda says
Cuuuuute!!
J+S says
Love, love, love it. I would love to re-post and credit to you. Keep the marshamallow ideas coming!~Jenifer
An Almost Unschooling Mom says
Very cute – We just discovered the joy of drawing with edible markers on marshmallows – it is great fun!
hedgehoghomeschool says
We made these last week, before I saw your blog post. I wish I would have thought to use skewers. Ours kept flopping around. For ours we used bits of raisins/craisins for the eyes and mouth, an orange TicTac for the nose, skinny pretzel sticks for the arms, a Hershey's kiss for a hat, and red licorice laces for a scarf. We used vanilla frosting as "glue" to stick things together.
Jennie Bender says
So cute, my preschoolers will love it! Thanks for the idea!
Anonymous says
We used plastic drinking straws instead of skewers, that made them safer for the two year old…
Rosa Rood says
Love it!Searching for other paint ideas..but I'll try these snowmans !!