Reese's Cup Rudolph Treats

Adorable peanut butter cup reindeer treats made with miniature Reese's cups, pretzels, and M&Ms.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword candy, chocolate, Christmas, Christmas candy, peanut butter

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 5

Chill Time 30

Total Time 1 5

Servings

Calories 67kcal

Author Stacey aka the Soccer Mom

Cost $15

Place chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and heat in 20 second intervals, stirring between, until melted and smooth.
Use a spoon, chopstick, etc. to place a large dab of melted chocolate onto a piece of parchment paper. Press two pretzel sticks into the melted chocolate.
Place another drop of melted chocolate on top of the place where the two pretzels meet and press a mini peanut butter cup on top (with the smaller side facing up).
Use melted chocolate to secure in place two candy eyes and one red M&M for the nose.
Place baking sheet with the finished reindeer treats in the fridge or freezer for 30 minutes to set.

Nutrition information is an estimate only and will vary based on exact ingredients used ands serving size.

Prep Tips

Place your sheet of parchment paper or foil onto a large cookie sheet or baking sheet. This will make it easy to move your candy Reindeer treats in and out of the fridge as needed.

Put the baking sheet in the fridge or freezer for 30 minutes to allow the chocolate to harden before serving.

I recommend using melted chocolate as the "glue" because when it hardens it is quite sturdy and secure. However, in a pinch you could alternatively use chocolate frosting or royal icing.

If you don't have M&Ms or candy eyes on hand, you can substitute with similar red candies or white candies. An edible marker could be used to draw a pupil on each of your homemade candy eyes.

Another way to handle the melted chocolate is to scoop it into a disposable piping bag and use kitchen shears to cut a small hole at the end. Then you can squeeze as much chocolate as you need at a time, with less mess.

If you can't find any of these supplies/ingredients at the grocery store, many craft stores have a specialty foods or cake decorating section that may have a good selection of tools.