Chocolate-dipped Leprechaun Hat Treats are a blast to make for St. Patrick’s Day – perfect for kids school parties, gifting, or to enjoy at home!
Chocolate Marshmallow Leprechaun Hat Treats
If you’ve been following our blog for a while, you might have noticed that the girls and I love to make chocolate-dipped goodies for just about every holiday! (Like these Conversation Heart Marshmallows for Valentine’s Day and these Spiderweb Cookies for Halloween).
MY LATEST VIDEOSSo of course we had to create something for St. Patrick’s Day!
These Chocolate Marshmallow Leprechaun Hats turned out absolutely adorable! They’ll really stand out on your party table, or they make a fun treat to take to a school party.
Here’s what you need to get started:
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- Keebler Fudge Shoppe Stripes Cookies
- Jumbo marshmallows
- Ghirardelli dark chocolate melting wafers
- Green candy melts
- Coconut oil
- Green sanding sugar
- Disposable piping bag
- Silicone Baking Mat
- Toothpicks
(makes 1-2 dozen chocolate leprechaun hats)
Keep reading for photo step-by-step instructions or click here to jump to printable recipe.
How to make chocolate covered leprechaun hat treats:
Using a double boiler, melt the Ghirardelli melting chocolate and mix with a rubber spatula until smooth.
Note: You can also melt chocolate in the microwave. Be sure to use a microwave-safe bowl, stir every 20 seconds, and handle with care as bowl and contents may become hot.
Dip each cookie into the melted chocolate, one-by-one, flipping with a fork to ensure that the entire cookie is coated. Allow excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl, then place cookie onto the parchment paper (or non-stick silicone baking mat) to dry.
Tip: Chopsticks also work great for this step!
Repeat until all cookies are coated in chocolate.
While cookies are drying, dip your marshmallows.
For easier dipping, stick a toothpick into each marshmallow. (You can remove toothpicks when finished).
Dip each marshmallow almost fully into the chocolate. (You will still want to see a little of the marshmallow where the toothpick is because you will dip this side in green).
Allow marshmallows to dry completely on parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
While marshmallows are drying, melt your green chocolate.
When the green candy melts are partially melted, mix in the coconut oil. This will thin out the candy melts so that your mixture becomes smooth.
Pour the green sanding sugar in a small bowl.
Remove toothpicks from marshmallows, making sure that the chocolate has completely set.
Dip the bottom of each marshmallow (which is still uncoated) into the green candy melt. Allow excess to drip back into the bowl.
Immediately dip each marshmallow into the green sprinkles and place onto the middle of the chocolate-covered cookies you made earlier.
Repeat until all marshmallows are dipped in green chocolate and sprinkles, and attached to a cookie. They should look like leprechaun hats now. Allow to dry for about an hour.
While the leprechaun hat treats are drying, scoop the remaining melted green chocolate into a plastic piping bag. By the time your leprechaun hats have dried, you may need to re-melt the green chocolate.
Once the green chocolate is melted, cut the tip off the end of your piping bag (about the size of a pencil tip).
Pipe on 3 dots onto the middle of each hat. Using a toothpick, drag the dots together so that you can connect them and make a shamrock.
Finally, draw a line of green chocolate from the bottom of your shamrock to create the stem.
Let the chocolate harden for 30 minutes before enjoying!
More of our favorite St. Patrick’s Day Party Desserts:
St. Patty’s Day Pot ‘O Gold Cookie Cups
Grab a free printable copy of this St. Patty’s Day Hats Recipe:
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Chocolate-dipped Leprechaun Hat Treats are a blast to make for St. Patrick's Day
- 1 package Keebler Fudge Shoppe Stripes Cookies
- 1 bag jumbo marshmallows
- 3-4 bags Ghirardelli dark chocolate melting wafers 10oz bags
- 1 bag green candy melts
- 3-5 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 container green sanding sugar
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Using a double boiler, melt the Ghirardelli melting chocolate and mix with a rubber spatula until smooth.
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Dip each cookie into the melted chocolate, one-by-one, flipping with a fork to ensure that the entire cookie is coated. Allow excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl, then place cookie onto the parchment paper (or non-stick silicone baking mat) to dry.
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Repeat until all cookies are coated in chocolate.
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While cookies are drying, dip your marshmallows. (For easier dipping, stick a toothpick into each marshmallow. You can remove toothpicks when finished).
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Dip each marshmallow almost fully into the chocolate. (You will still want to see a little of the marshmallow where the toothpick is because you will dip this side in green).
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Allow marshmallows to dry completely on parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
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While marshmallows are drying, melt your green chocolate.
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When the green candy melts are partially melted, mix in the coconut oil. This will thin out the candy melts so that your mixture becomes smooth.
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Pour the green sanding sugar in a small bowl.
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Remove toothpicks from marshmallows, making sure that the chocolate has completely set.
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Dip the bottom of each marshmallow (which is still uncoated) into the green candy melt. Allow excess to drip back into the bowl.
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Immediately dip each marshmallow into the green sprinkles and place onto the middle of the chocolate-covered cookies you made earlier.
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Repeat until all marshmallows are dipped in green chocolate and sprinkles, and attached to a cookie. They should look like leprechaun hats now. Allow to dry for about an hour.
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While the leprechaun hat treats are drying, scoop the remaining melted green chocolate into a plastic piping bag. By the time your leprechaun hats have dried, you may need to re-melt the green chocolate.
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Once the green chocolate is melted, cut the tip off the end of your piping bag (about the size of a pencil tip).
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Pipe on 3 dots onto the middle of each hat. Using a toothpick, drag the dots together so that you can connect them and make a shamrock.
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Finally, draw a line of green chocolate from the bottom of your shamrock to create the stem.
Note: Nutrition information is a rough estimate only; actual values will vary based on the exact ingredients used and amount of recipe prepared.
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