mint chocolate frankenpops

Recently the three of us participated in a chocolate bulk buy with some friends, which included these yummy mint chips. Now that we've got them coming out of our ears, we've got to find a good way to use them! (You can only make so many pans of mint-chocolate brownies.) Stacy thought they were the perfect color for Frankenstein's face, so we melted a few and made our own Frankenpops, based on our marshmallow pops post. We made them for the kids, but I couldn't believe how yummy they tasted, especially with the chocolate frosting hair!

Frankenpops

What you'll need:

*Large marshmallows
*Sucker sticks
*Mint chips (we used about 1 cup)
*Shortening
*Chocolate frosting and an icing bag/tip

First, melt you mint chips in a glass bowl in the microwave. Start with about 60 seconds, then stir. Microwave in 30 second increments, stirring after each, until smooth. Add about 1 tsp. shortening to the melted chips and stir to make the mixture thinner.


Next, stick your sucker sticks in the end of your marshmallows and start dipping! We just covered the tops and sides of ours.



Using a knife or frosting spatula, smooth out the sides and top to square-off Frankenstein's head.


A favorite tip of ours--stick them in playdough until they dry.


Before they hardened, we added eyes using Bake It Pretty's royal icing eye balls. These are so fun and last a long time. If you're just using frosting for your eyes, wait for your mint to harden. Then use your frosting in a bag with a small decorating tip to create hair, eyes, and mouth. We added the bolts on the side of his head the same way.




Isn't he cute? With the combination of mint and chocolate, these little pops are monstrously good!