Skittles marshmallows on a stick: Ground skittles coat marshmallows for flavorful, rainbow unicorn food!
Skittles marshmallows
You know how I pulverized a whole bunch of Skittles that Wrigley sent me to make homemade Pixie Sticks from straws? Well, I had tons left over, so naturally I had to turn to marshmallows and lollipop sticks. Because it’s necessary to coat candy with more candy. And thus: Skittles marshmallow pops. The perfect rainbow and/or unicorn food.
If you like these, you can also make rainbow marshmallows with sprinkles. You can also make them dipped in vodka.
how to make Skittles marshmallows
To make Skittles-coated marshmallow pops…. First, separate and grind your Skittles (find those instructions for grinding Skittles HERE). Then skewer a marshmallow, dip in a bowl of water, dab the marshmallow on a paper towel, hold the marshmallow over a bowl and sprinkle the ground Skittles over the marshmallow to generously coat. Prop in a Styrofoam block and let dry. Serve your flavorful Skittles marshmallows at a rainbow party or unicorn party.
The Partiologist says
March 25, 2012 at 1:41 pmI love skittles and I love marshmallows – what could be better! Plus they’re super cute!
Jelly Shot Test Kitchen says
March 25, 2012 at 2:30 pmOMGoodness! Adorable! You’re brilliant! XO M.
Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen says
March 25, 2012 at 2:31 pmI love you for doing this. Love.
Carrie's. Creations says
March 25, 2012 at 3:51 pmSounds yummy!
Anne Marie@ simplysweeter.blogspot.com says
March 25, 2012 at 4:19 pmPretty!!!
Lisa @ Sweet 2 Eat Baking says
March 25, 2012 at 9:18 pmI love your creativity. Coating candy with more candy.. I LOVE it!
I can imagine just how good these taste when you bite into them and resisting licking that yummy skittle dust that will form on your lips. Yum!
Lizy B says
March 25, 2012 at 9:37 pmLove these! What a perfect craft to do at a rainbow party!
Barbara says
March 25, 2012 at 10:04 pmVery pretty AND I’d like one right now. I call dibs on the red one! What a cool way to add more great flavor to marshmallows! I know these will be a big seller at school bake sales. No baking required makes it even better.
Jennifer (Savor) says
March 25, 2012 at 11:09 pmI adore you & your creativity!
meaghanmountford says
March 25, 2012 at 11:48 pmOh gosh, gee, I don’t know if I’d say “brilliant.” I might say “brilliant genius.” 🙂
Lisa, these were way better than even dipping just in sprinkles. Something about the Skittles flavors… and the combo made them extra soft inside, I don’t know. It was magic.
Katrina, why, I love you, too, ever so much.
Barbara, sold, you got the red.
Thank you all!
Stephanie, mom of 2 teens @ expecting #3 says
March 26, 2012 at 3:45 amI would love to say I got this b/c I knew the new baby would live it someday but in truth I really had to get it for my 17-year-old son who could eat his weight in skittles 🙂 I sure can’t wait to see my oldest baby holding my youngest baby!
sweetsugarbelle says
March 26, 2012 at 3:52 amThis made my mouth water!
Sue @ Cakeballs, cookies and more says
March 26, 2012 at 12:49 pmthey look super cute, how do they taste? I wonder how sugar loaded we could get off these, LOL.
meaghanmountford says
March 26, 2012 at 2:39 pmDefinitely sugar on top of sugar Sue, but I thought they tasted way better than even marshmallows dipped in sprinkles! they water/Skittles combo made the marshmallows inside stay nice and soft and the Skittles added flavor to each one. I couldn’t eat a bagful, but yum, so so so good!
Karen @ Sugartown Sweets says
March 26, 2012 at 3:57 pmI love finding crafts on your blog that i can make with my grandbabies! These look fun! 🙂
Kathia says
March 26, 2012 at 6:13 pmCandy topping candy is just a perfect snack isn’t it?
What a great idea.
shelly (cookies and cups) says
March 27, 2012 at 12:31 pmOh yes. These need to happen in my life. My dentist thanks you.
Marta says
March 29, 2012 at 6:15 pmOh my goodness those look delicious! My mouth was watering just from looking at them, I have to try them 😀
Danijela says
April 1, 2012 at 6:30 pmYou have the most amazing ideas. I like this marshmallows very much…they look delicious.
Phyllis Lass Thomton says
June 3, 2012 at 11:10 pmMy family is having a Family Reunion and we are quite the crowd. Somewhere around 300+
my best guess. Since I’m a “Gramma Chef” as one of our Grand-Littles, I offered to bring Desserts/treats for the Gang! I want to Thank You for this terrific idea. I’ll post photo’s after July 8th!!!
meaghanmountford says
June 4, 2012 at 7:59 amWow, Phyllis, I’m picturing 300 marshmallow pops 🙂 !! Whatta sight. Please do post pictures! And side note: sprinkles instead of the Skittles will make things go much, much quicker when you have so many to do!
midi says
July 3, 2012 at 1:45 pmI’ve made Skittles Vodka and loved it, do you think I could dip the marshmallow in Vodka rather than water (for the adults lol).
great idea by the way!
meaghanmountford says
July 3, 2012 at 6:26 pmYes. Yes I do. I think that would be genius!!
midi says
July 12, 2012 at 5:16 pmtried it with vodka, think i need to leave them in a little longer, also how do you crush the skittles to get a fine powder, as i struggled 🙂
meaghanmountford says
July 12, 2012 at 8:24 pmMidi, I used a coffee grinder. It worked like a charm. I was surprised how fine it got the Skittles, given the chewy insides. After grinding a LOT (way more than I needed), the grinder started collecting the Skittles and it got stickier and stickier. I should’ve stuck with just a smaller batch.
Vanessa says
March 14, 2013 at 1:08 pmBrilliant. How far in advance could these be made and still be tasty?
Thanks!!
meaghanmountford says
March 15, 2013 at 12:55 pmHi Vanessa, kept in a sealed container, I’d not go more than a few days, though these didn’t last long. But Skittles and marshmallows each independently last awhile, so maybe they’d go even longer!