Marshmallow Candy Snowmen

Marshmallow snowmen recipe

The Spruce / Julia Hartbeck

Prep: 30 mins
Cook: 0 mins
Total: 30 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Yield: 12 snowmen

Kids and parents alike will love making and decorating these adorable marshmallow snowmen. This is the perfect impromptu project for a family, since it involves very little mess or downtime. These snowmen are fast, foolproof, and fun. Serve them on marshmallow sticks at a holiday party or package them individually as gifts or stocking stuffers. You can even make your snowmen look like friends and family members—experiment with different types of candy coating. Everyone will be delighted by these creative, festive treats.

For this recipe, you will need 12 long wooden skewers.

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces white candy coating

  • 36 large marshmallows

  • 3/4 ounce (21 grams) fruit leather (such as Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Roll-Ups)

  • 1 gummy orange slice, or other soft orange candy

  • 12 pretzel sticks

  • 4 ounces chocolate candy coating

  • 12 mini peanut butter cups

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.

    Ingredients for marshmallow snowmen
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  2. Melt the white candy coating in a microwave-safe bowl. Once melted and smooth, glue 3 marshmallows together by spreading a dab of melted coating between them. Repeat until you have 12 snowmen, each made up of 3 marshmallows.

    Marshmallow
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  3. Place the snowmen on a baking sheet and refrigerate briefly to set the coating.

    Stack marshmallows
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  4. Carefully push a skewer into each snowman, making sure the skewer's tip stays hidden inside the marshmallow.

    Carefully push skewer through
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  5. To make each snowman's scarf, slice the Fruit by the Foot into a narrow strip about 4 to 5 inches long and wrap it around the snowman's neck. A dab of candy coating will secure the scarf.

    Slice fruit by foot
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  6. To make the nose, cut the gummy orange slice into small triangles and glue a triangle into the middle of each snowman's head with a drop of candy coating.

    Cut gummy orange slice
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  7. To make the arms, cut the pretzel sticks in half and dip the ends in the melted coating. Push the 2 pretzel pieces into opposite sides of each snowman's middle section.

    Cut pretzel sticks in half
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  8. Melt the chocolate candy coating in a microwave-safe bowl. Using a toothpick (or an extra skewer), draw each snowman's eyes, mouth, and buttons with candy coating. Chill all of the snowmen in the refrigerator.

    Melt chocolate coating
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  9. Line a baking sheet with wax paper or parchment paper. To make each snowman's hat, drop a teaspoon of chocolate candy coating onto the baking sheet, then tap the sheet against the counter; the coating should spread into an even disc, about 1 inch in diameter.

    Put chocolate coating on baking sheet
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  10. Press 1 peanut butter cup upside down onto each chocolate disc, then chill in the refrigerator until set.

    Press peanut butter cup upside down
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  11. Remove the snowmen and hats from the refrigerator. To finish your snowmen, dab chocolate coating onto the bottom of each hat, then press it firmly onto a snowman's head.

    Remove snowmen from fridge
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  12. Once the candy coating has set, your snowmen are ready to serve and eat.

    Marshmallow snowmen
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
309 Calories
8g Fat
56g Carbs
5g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 12
Amount per serving
Calories 309
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8g 10%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 4mg 1%
Sodium 402mg 17%
Total Carbohydrate 56g 21%
Dietary Fiber 1g 5%
Total Sugars 27g
Protein 5g
Vitamin C 2mg 10%
Calcium 48mg 4%
Iron 2mg 9%
Potassium 143mg 3%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)