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Decorated Christmas marshmallow pops with icing and sprinkles on a table.
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Easy Homemade Christmas Marshmallow Pops: Santa's Bag

See how to make these easy Sant's bags Christmas marshmallow pops to be a part of a festive celebration or as a gift this holiday season!
Prep Time45 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: christmas marshmallow
Servings: 12
Calories: 208kcal

Ingredients

  • 12 jumbo marshmallows
  • 1 bag mini marshmallows
  • 2 bags 12 oz red chocolate melts
  • 1 bag 7 oz white cookie decorating icing
  • 1 bag 7 oz green cookie decorating icing
  • 1 bag 7 oz red cookie decorating icing
  • 1 bag 7 oz brown cookie decorating icing
  • Holiday sprinkles
  • Holiday straws

Instructions

Santa’s Bag

  • Place a silicone baking mat inside of a baking sheet. If you don’t have one, a piece of parchment paper or wax paper will work in its place.
  • Set aside your 12 jumbo marshmallows and 12  red and white straws.
    12 jumbo marshmallows
  • Using a microwave-safe bowl, melt your red melting chocolate
    2 bags
  • Stir until smooth.
  • Put a small dollop of the red melting chocolate on the center of the jumbo marshmallow.
  • Insert the straw through the red chocolate in the center of the jumbo marshmallow.
    Holiday straws
  • Set aside to dry.
  • Reheat the red melting chocolate in the microwave and stir until smooth.
  • Dip the jumbo marshmallow in the melted red chocolate, coating it almost to the very top.
  • Place a dollop of the white cookie decorating icing on each mini marshmallow. Put the mini marshmallows around the top of the jumbo marshmallow.
    1 bag mini marshmallows
  • Coat the mini marshmallows with the white cookie decorating icing to give it a fluffy look. Set to the side to dry.
    1 bag

Gingerbread Man, snowmen, and Gift Boxes instructions

  • Create your Christmas characters on the parchment paper using your brown, red, green, and white decorating icing. Set to the side to dry.
    1 bag, 1 bag, 1 bag, 1 bag
  • Decorate your Santa’s bag by using the white decorating icing for the drawstrings on the front.
    1 bag
  • Add some white icing on the top of the jumbo marshmallow.
    1 bag
  • Put the snowmen, gingerbread men, and gifts on top of the white icing. 
  • Finally, add your holiday sprinkles. Set to the side to dry. 
    Holiday sprinkles

Notes

TIP! Instead of the icing, you can use melted white chocolate. Add food coloring to achieve red, green, and brown. Use a pipping bag for decorating.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 208kcal | Carbohydrates: 36.6g | Protein: 1.9g | Fat: 3.8g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 208mg | Potassium: 37mg | Sugar: 25.7g | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg