Winter has swept into our area with record-breaking cold. The days outside vary from gray and gloomy to sunny but breath sucking cold. Either way, I am not feeling it. I prefer to stay inside with a glass of cocoa and a good book. (Or my laptop. I’m not picky.) Of course, we have to top our cocoa with marshmallows. Regular marshmallows are fine, but sometimes, to give me and the kids an added treat, I make these Easy Marshmallow Snowman. The great thing about these snowmen is they don’t have to look perfect. Even young kids can decorate them and tell everyone they helped cook. They’re gluten-free and surprisingly, dairy-free so everyone can enjoy them. If you happen to have a peanut butter allergy, the mini peanut butter cup hats can be substituted with mini candy chocolate marshmallow cups. You can’t go wrong with more marshmallows!
How to Make Easy Marshmallow Snowmen
This recipe is easy to double or triple. I started with four regular size marshmallows, a small tube of black decorator icing, an orange gumdrop, 2 mini peanut butter cups, and two snowflake sprinkles for decoration. I also used 1/4 teaspoon vanilla icing as “glue.” Tip: Don’t use jumbo marshmallows, they are too big. I used a wooden skewer to make these marshmallow snowmen, but if you have younger children you could use a straw, although it will be more difficult. I began to threading two marshmallows on each skewer and topping it with a mini peanut butter cup.
I used black writing icing (available in the baking section of almost any grocery store) to make three horizontal dots on the bottom marshmallow. Then I made two dots for eyes and several dots, approximately seven, for the mouth. Helpful hint-gently squeeze and then lift up the tube before making another dot. If not, the dots will smear.
Pinch off a small piece of the orange gumdrop and roll it into a nose shape. I used about 1/8 of a small gumdrop for each nose. Spread a small dot of frosting onto the back of the gumdrop “nose” and place onto the top marshmallow. To add a small splash of color to the hat, I used a snowflake sprinkle, attached with a small dot of icing. Allow the nose and snowflake, if you are using one, to dry before placing the snowman in the cocoa. Drying time should only take a minute or two.
Printable Supply List
- To make Two Snowmen You will Need:
- 4 regular size marshmallows
- a small tube of black decorator icing
- one small orange gumdrop
- 2 mini peanut butter cups
- two snowflake sprinkles for decoration, optional
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla icing as “glue.
The marshmallows melt fairly quickly when added to the cocoa but look so adorable when they are first served. They’re a cute treat to serve after playing in the snow or just going outside and freezing for a minute.
Do you have a favorite cocoa recipe for winter?
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How pretty! My children would love this in the morning when they have to eat their breakfast. Very fitting for the winter!
My boys would absolutely love making this marshmallow snowman, especially since it is frigid in Chicago and we have been drinking a TON of hot cocoa. Thanks for the inspiration!
Aww i would love this cute marshmallow snowman into my hot chocolate. Great for bonfire party with family on this cold weather.
The Reese’s hats are too stinking cute! Perfect with a mug of hot cocoa for this brutally cold weather we’re having.
Awwww…your marshmallow snowman is so cute!! I need to make these for my nieces and nephews when they come over for movie nights!
The Marshmallow snowmen look really tempting. Love the fact that this is a fairly easy recipe to make too.
Hot cocoa should always have marshmallows! This is such a cute and awesome way to serve a cup of that delicious drink. My children would love this. I am making some for our movie night this Friday.
How super cute. Definitely a fun way to make the kids happy (and the adults too).
My grandchildren would love this treat. They love their hot cocoa and a little pretty marshmallow snowman would make them enjoy their drink even more. Thank you for this cute idea.
These are so adorable! I am sure kids will making and eating this!
This recipe is cute and delicious! It is perfect for kids.
Those are cute! We’ve got snow on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s! It is really cold and it sounds wonderful to sip hot chocolate with these cute snowmen! Love it!
Oh I want to makes these little cuties. In this cold weather we need all the hot chocolate we can make.
That’s too adorable! I think it’s really nice to have this on top of your hot chocolate! It’s something that the kids will appreciate too!
Awe my Son is going to love this. I will have to make some this weekend after we go skating. It will be a great way to warm up.
How awesome is this snowmen DIY, I like this and would be awesome to recreate for sure
This is a perfect activity for the days its too cold to go sledding. Its neg 4 today so we have to stay inside in Cleveland!
Oh my goodness how cool are they, I feel like they would be lovely placed in some hot chocolate yum!
It certainly is hot chocolate weather by us here too. It would be fun to make these snowmen for a drink or just to eat alone. I will show this to all the little snowmen in our family.
Going to have to make this for my grandkids. They are going to love making these and putting them in their hot chocolate. Another fun idea.
Those are adorable! And I love the details of the buttons and faces. My kids would absolutely love these – what a cute addition to a cup of hot cocoa! I’ll have to make these as a treat sometime.
The kids received a giant container of hot cocoa mix and we have been having hot cocoa for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. I can’t wait to make these cute little snowmen for them and mix things up a bit.
Those marshmallow snowmen are too cute! They’d make a great winter treat and would really liven up the appearance of a cup of hot chocolate.
Now that is really cute! With how cold it is outside something like this to chocolate would be perfect for my family and I. We love doing little creative things that don’t take a lot of time to do.
These are so perfect! I love the “hats” made out of mini Reese’s Cups. I can’t wait to make this.
Brrr! It is way too cold for me! I need to make some hot cocoa and top them with your adorable snowmen! They are too cute and would be fun to make with the grandkids.
The cold here in the northeast has been INSANE. It was -4 when I woke up yesterday 🙁
I loooooooooove this so much! I need to make a couple of these to put in my boys hot chocolates the next time I make them.