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    Home » Recipes » Chocolates

    Chocolate Bunny Silhouettes made using Vanilla Wafer Cookies

    Published: Apr 3, '12 · Modified: Apr 7, '19 · By: Beth · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Fill your Easter baskets with these adorable Chocolate Bunny Silhouettes. They are simple to make using chocolate dipped vanilla wafer cookies for the bunny's body and mini marshmallows for the fluffy tail.

    Chocolate bunnies with fluffy white marshmallow tails are sitting upright in green coconut grass.

    Are you planning to make some chocolates to put into Easter baskets this year? You've got to make these cute Chocolate Bunny Silhouettes.

    They are super easy to make and before you know it you'll have an entire field filled with them. Well, you'll at least have an entire Easter basket filled with these sweet chocolate bunnies.

    To make them you need just three ingredients: vanilla wafers, chocolate or candy melts, and mini marshmallows.

    Chocolate Bunny Silhouettes made using vanilla wafers are sitting in a field of green colored coconut.

    Just so you know, I used a little piece of modeling chocolate to stand my bunnies up for these pictures. They won't stand up all on their own.

    How to make Chocolate Bunny Silhouettes (aka chocolate bunny butts)

    This recipe makes 54 chocolate bunnies.

    You will need:

    8 ounces milk chocolate or light cocoa confectionery coating/candy melts
    54 vanilla wafer cookies
    54 mini marshmallows

    Supplies Needed:

    disposable pastry bag, zip top bag, or a squeeze bottle fitted with a small round pastry tip
    parchment paper
    baking sheets
    fork or chocolate dipping fork

    What kind of chocolate should I use to make these bunnies?

    • You can use pure chocolate or confectionery coating.
      • Pure milk chocolate contains cocoa butter and will require tempering (melting and cooling the chocolate so that the cocoa butter crystals come back together). See my Chocolate Making Tips page for details.
      • Confectionery coating contains vegetable oil (usually palm kernel oil) and can simply be melted. There are many different brands of confectionery coating including Wilton Candy Melts, Ghirardelli Melting Wafers, Merckens Wafers, Peter's Westchester Caps, Candi-Quik, and even almond bark.
    • Read my Chocolate Making Tipspage for detailed information regarding the types of chocolate and how to melt each of them.

    Instructions:

    Peter Cottontail is on his way down the bunny trail! Have some fun with your kids and make these delicious Chocolate Bunny Silhouettes to show him hopping away!

    • Take one marshmallow and roll it in the palms of your hands to make them more round and wrinkled looking, like a bunny tail (see the marshmallows at the bottom of the picture.)
    • Count out 54 whole vanilla wafer cookies and brush off the excess crumbs if needed.

    Peter Cottontail is on his way down the bunny trail! Have some fun with your kids and make these delicious Chocolate Bunny Silhouettes to show him hopping away!

    • Pour some of your melted and tempered milk chocolate or melted confectionery coating/candy melts into a small bowl.
    • Pour some of the chocolate or candy coating into a squeeze bottle fitted with a small round pastry tip (or use a disposable pastry bag, or a zip top bag with one tip snipped off.)
    • Have your cookies, marshmallows, and dipping fork or kitchen fork ready to go.

    Peter Cottontail is on his way down the bunny trail! Have some fun with your kids and make these delicious Chocolate Bunny Silhouettes to show him hopping away!

    • Pipe out a round circle about half the size of a vanilla wafer.
    • Add two ears.
    • Go to the next step immediately, while your chocolate is still wet.

    Peter Cottontail is on his way down the bunny trail! Have some fun with your kids and make these delicious Chocolate Bunny Silhouettes to show him hopping away!

    • Dip one vanilla wafer cookie into the chocolate submerging it completely.
    • Use a fork or dipping fork to lift the cookie out of the chocolate.
    • Tap the fork on the edge of the bowl, allowing any excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl.
    • Set the chocolate covered cookie just below your piped bunny head.

    Peter Cottontail is on his way down the bunny trail! Have some fun with your kids and make these delicious Chocolate Bunny Silhouettes to show him hopping away!

    • Press a little marshmallow onto the bottom of the chocolate covered cookie.
    • Make about 10 bunnies, then place your baking sheet in the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes until the chocolate bunnies harden.
    • Continue to make a total of 48-60 chocolate bunnies.
    • This number will depend on the size of your cookies, the thickness of your candy coating, and how many cookies you can coat when you get to the bottom of the bowl - that gets a bit tricky.

    TIPS:

    • As you work, you will probably need to re-heat your candy coating.
      • Place it in the microwave and heat it for 10 seconds, then stir.
      • If needed, heat 10 more seconds, but don't over heat or you could burn the candy coating.
      • If using pure chocolate you will need to temper it as needed.
    • I like using the plastic squeeze bottle for projects like this because the entire bottle (as long as you use a plastic decorating tip) can go into the microwave.
      • Heat the entire bottle for 10-15 second increments as needed.
      • You may need to poke a toothpick into the pastry tip to remove any hardened candy.

    You can find supplies needed to make these chocolate bunnies at Amazon (commission earned for sales at no extra cost to you).

     

    Chocolate Bunny Recipe

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    Chocolate Bunny Silhoutte
    Prep Time
    30 mins
    Total Time
    30 mins
     

    Vanilla wafer cookies dipped in chocolate or candy melts are decorated with bunny ears and a fuzzy marshmallow tail to look like Chocolate Bunny Silhouettes. 

    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: chocolate bunny
    Servings: 54 bunnies
    Calories: 42 kcal
    Author: Beth
    Ingredients
    • 54 mini marshmallows
    • 8 ounces milk chocolate or light cocoa candy melts melted & tempered or melted* (see recipe notes)
    • 54 vanilla wafer cookies
    Instructions
    1. Roll mini marshmallows in the palm of your hands until they shape into fluffy bunny tails. 

    2. Pipe one small head (a little smaller than a vanilla wafer) and two ears onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet. 

    3. Dip a vanilla wafer cookie into the melted chocolate or candy melts. 

    4. Remove from the chocolate and set right next to the chocolate head/ears creating the body for the bunny. 

    5. Immediately attach one marshmallow bunny tail along the bottom edge of the chocolate dipped cookie. 

    6. Refrigerate if using pure milk chocolate or freeze if using candy melts for about 3-5 minutes until the chocolate hardens. 

    7. Repeat creating a total of 54 chocolate bunnies. 

    Recipe Notes

    *If using pure milk chocolate containing cocoa butter you must melt and temper your chocolate. Candy melts can simply be melted. See the Hungry Happenings' Chocolate Making Tips Page for details. 

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    Peter Cottontail is on his way down the bunny trail! Have some fun with your kids and make these delicious Chocolate Bunny Silhouettes to show him hopping away!

    Use your candy bunnies in Easter baskets or to create a centerpiece for your table.

    To use these chocolate Easter bunnies as a centerpiece on your table sprinkle green colored coconut onto a serving tray or plate.

    • To color coconut green, place your coconut in a zip top bag, add a few drops of green liquid food coloring, shake the bag vigorously, knead the coconut in the bag as needed, until the coconut turns green, adding more coloring as needed.
    • Pour the coconut out onto your tray.
    • Make balls or wedges using modeling chocolate and set them on the flat side of each chocolate bunny in order to prop them up in the coconut grass.

    Here are some more Easter ideas from Hungry Happenings

    Crescent Dough Carrots  •Bunny Snack Cakes • Coconut Cake Ball Chicks • Candy Carrots

    Ravenous Rabbit Cupcakes • Easter Egg Veggie Pizza •
    Peanut Butter Fudge Filled Chubby Chocolate Bunnies • Carrot Shaped Veggie Pizzas

    Daisy Pastries • Cheesecake Easter Eggs • Raiding the Carrot Patch - Peeps Pudding •
    Swirling Sweets - Chocolate Dipped Marshmallow Pops

    Cheesecake Carrots • Chocolate Bunny Silhouettes • How to make hand painted Easter Chocolates •
    Homemade Sour Gummy Bunnies

    Down the Bunny Hole Push-up Pops • Easter Egg Breakfast Pastries •
    Rice Krispies Treat Easter Chick Pops • Deviled Egg Daisy

     

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    Did you make this recipe or do you just think it is super cute? Let me know by leaving a comment and rating the recipe below.

    If you love celebrating Easter with cute treats be sure to check out these other recipes:

    • Jelly Bean Bunny Cake from The Girl Who Ate Everything
    • Peanut Butter & Cream Bunnies from Momtastic
    • Bunny Cake Pops from Bakerella

    See all of my Easter recipes, here.

    Will you make these Chocolate Bunny Silhouettes for Easter? Let me know in the comments below.

    Beth Jackson Klosterboer blogger, recipe developer, and chocolatier.

    I love making fun food for parties and special occasions and sharing my creative ideas with you. If you make this recipe and share it online be sure to link back to this post and use #hungryhappenings.

    Thanks and have a sweet day! - Beth

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    1. odetoinspiration

      April 05, 2012 at 2:21 pm

      Super cute idea!! LOVE them!

      Reply
    2. Mandy

      April 05, 2012 at 4:06 am

      I LOVE your bunny butts!!! Oh my goodness these cookies are so darn cute.
      Great job!
      First time visiting your blog and I will definitely be back.

      Reply
    3. sugarswings

      April 05, 2012 at 12:41 am

      adorable, so simple but perfect!

      Reply
    4. Randi~Dukes and Duchesses

      April 04, 2012 at 5:20 pm

      I love that ... they look awesome but it's also something that anyone could make and have success. Great idea - thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    5. Susan Crabtree

      April 04, 2012 at 4:26 pm

      Super Cute-I am so making these!

      Reply
    6. Teach1

      April 04, 2012 at 1:42 pm

      I love this idea...so simple. I just bought a box of vanilla wafers, and I can't wait to do these. Love your blog!

      Reply
    7. Sue

      April 04, 2012 at 6:19 am

      I really love these! Simple and cute:) You are so creative!

      Reply
    8. Laura Maria

      April 04, 2012 at 4:27 am

      Sorry please remove prior comment I didn't notice it was for the face, clearly I need more sleep.

      Reply
    9. Laura Maria

      April 04, 2012 at 4:26 am

      Couldn't you just dip the cookies in chocolate and then pipe the ears on to save time or is there a special reason you piped a chocolate circle down first that I'm not seeing?

      Reply
    10. Rita

      April 04, 2012 at 2:52 am

      These are so cute. Found you on Tip Junkie. Thanks for the share.

      Reply
    11. Meg@MegaCrafty

      April 04, 2012 at 1:25 am

      These are absolutely adorable- such a clever idea I love it!

      Reply
    12. Jenny@daysofchalkandchocolate

      April 04, 2012 at 1:15 am

      These are adorable!! I love them! I'm so glad I found your idea!

      Reply
    13. Blythe

      April 04, 2012 at 12:46 am

      So cute. Amazing blog! Found you on Ginger Snap Crafts.
      Blythe
      www.thedesperatecraftwives.blogspot.com

      Reply
    14. Linda

      April 03, 2012 at 11:22 pm

      Cute as can be. You never cease to amaze me with your sweets.

      Reply
    15. Jocelyn

      April 03, 2012 at 6:53 pm

      Those are the cutest little bunny butts:-) Love how easy these are to do!!!

      Reply
    16. Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com

      April 03, 2012 at 5:52 pm

      Wow...these are really cute Beth! Love them!

      Reply
    17. The Partiologist

      April 03, 2012 at 5:30 pm

      I Love your little bunny butt - covered in chocolate - YUM!

      Reply
    18. The BearFoot Baker

      April 03, 2012 at 4:02 pm

      Brilliant!!! These are amazing!!

      Reply
    19. grendelskin

      April 03, 2012 at 3:21 pm

      You can do as many bunny butts as you want! Let's face it, very few animals have cute tushes, never mind cute enough to depict in FOOD!

      Reply
      • Beth Jackson Klosterboer

        April 03, 2012 at 4:04 pm

        I agree!

        Reply
    20. MissCandiquik

      April 03, 2012 at 2:52 pm

      I MUST make these - if I do, I'll be sure to link back to you! Love your ideas 🙂

      Reply
      • Beth Jackson Klosterboer

        April 03, 2012 at 4:05 pm

        I'd love to see your recreation of these bunnies!

        Reply
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