Marshmallow Pops

The other day I made Death Cakes for a co-worker?s Daycare Center dessert auction. Of course, I didn?t call them ?Death Cakes?. Who would bid on Death Cakes at a Daycare Center? Instead I came up with some bogus fancypants name: Black and White Tuxedo Cupcakes. I guess it worked out okay, because apparently the dessert auction alone raised over $1,000. Hooray!

Anyway, I had a ton of leftover ganache, so I made marshmallow pops. These are extremely easy and lots of fun for kids.

You?ll need:

? A bag of large marshmallows
? Lollipop sticks (You can get 50 of them for under $2 over at Amazon).
? Ganache
? Candy sprinkles


Stick a marshmallow on a lollipop stick. Dip the tip in ganache. Dip the ganache?ed marshmallow in candy sprinkles. Fill a cup, jar, or small bowl with rice, lentils, stones, or whatever you have on hand (I used split peas) and stick the finished pops in upright to dry.













I brought these in to work and several people asked for my ganache recipe. It?s super simple:

Throw a bag of chocolate chips* into the bowl of a double-boiler pan. If you don?t have a double-boiler (like me) stick a metal bowl over a simmering pot of water and use that. Once the chocolate has melted, add a splash of whipping cream. I really don?t have an exact measurement for you; maybe about ¼ cup? Stir the mixture constantly until it?s all warm and melty. Voila! Ganache!

*Don?t get icky generic chocolate chips. Use a good brand like Ghirardelli. 60% cacao or more.

Also, DON'T microwave the chocolate. The double-boiler method is such a better way to make ganache. It turns out much smoother and tastier, in my opinion.