Day of the Dead Marshmallow Topper

Name: Day of the Dead Marshmallow Topper
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 12 marshmallows; 2 oz. white candy coating wafers, melted; 12 RITZ Crackers; 3 Tbsp. decorations (colored sprinkles, sugars or nonpareils; and assorted small candies)

Celebrate Day of the Dead with these fun bite-size sweet treats. Decorate marshmallows as colorful calaveras, or sugar skulls, using colored sprinkles, sugars or candies.

Prep time:

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Servings:

Makes 6 servings, 2 topped crackers each.

Ingredient list

12 marshmallows
2 oz. white candy coating wafers, melted
12 RITZ Crackers
3 Tbsp. decorations (colored sprinkles, sugars or nonpareils; and assorted small candies)

Directions

Snip off small piece from one side of bottom of each marshmallow. (Discard snipped marshmallow pieces.)

Spread small amount of candy coating onto cut side of 1 marshmallow, then place on cracker; press marshmallow gently onto cracker to secure. Repeat with remaining marshmallows and crackers. Let stand 5 min. or until candy coating is firm.

Decorate as shown in photo, attaching sprinkles, sugars and small candies to marshmallows with remaining melted candy coating.

Recipe Tips

How to Store
Store in tightly covered container at room temperature up to 2 days before serving.
Substitute
Substitute melted white baking chocolate for the melted candy coating wafers.
Fun Variation
Use colored fine-tip edible markers (found in the cake decorating section of the grocery store), decorating icing or decorating gels to add designs and faces on the marshmallows. Or, decorate marshmallows by using the tip of a toothpick dipped into food coloring to make thin lines or dots.