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    Home » Recipes » Christmas

    Chocolate Santa Suit Candy Cups

    Modified: Nov 11, '23 · Published: Dec 10, '12 · By: Beth Klosterboer · Commission earned on paid or sponsored links.

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    Add a touch of whimsy to your Christmas treats this holiday by making Chocolate Santa Suit Candy Cups. You can fill them with candies, pudding, chocolate mousse, or nuts.

    white chocolate Santa Suit Candy Cups filled with candy.

    Last week, during a few free hours, I had some fun experimenting in the kitchen and created some festive Christmas recipes including Sugar Cone Santa Hats, Rudolph Candy Bars, M&M Candy Christmas lights, and these completely edible Santa Suit Candy Cups.

    It was a fun week in the kitchen and I hope you enjoy making some of these cute Christmas treats.

    Today, I'm going to show you a step-by-step tutorial (and NEW VIDEO) so you can make these sweet treats at home.

    These white chocolate candy cups decorated to look like Santa suits can be filled with candies to use for party favors or they can be filled with chocolate mousse, cheesecake mousse, or even homemade no-churn vanilla ice cream and served as a dessert.

    Edible Santa Suit Candy Cups

    Ingredients

    • red candy melts
    • white candy melts

    Supplies

    • microwave-safe measuring cups with spouts for easy pouring
    • small plastic cups - I used small Hefty bathroom cups. You can also use plastic shot glasses.
    • metal spatula
    • food-use-only
    • ruler
    • pizza wheel or knife
    • small square cutter, X-Acto knife, or sharp knife

    Products used to make this project are available on Amazon.com. I earn a small commission when you make a purchase using any of the Amazon affiliate links on this blog at no extra cost to you.

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    Before you begin, if you don't have experience working with confectionery coatings or modeling chocolate, read my detailed Chocolate Making Tips page (here.) If you work with pure chocolate, you can use them here instead of the confectionery coating/candy melts.

    Instructions

    making red candy cups using plastic cups and red candy melts.

    Make red candy cups.

    Melt red candy melts in the microwave on high power using 30-second bursts of power, stirring after each.

    Allow the candy melts to cool enough that you can still pour it easily, but thick enough that it will coat your plastic cups with a thick layer.

    Pour the red candy melts into a small plastic cup, filling it to the top.

    Let it sit at room temperature for 3-5 minutes. Turn it upside down and allow the candy coating to drip out. Tap the cup a few times to help remove the excess candy coating.

    If your candy coating is really thin, you will need to do this process twice, creating two layers of candy coating for your cups.

    scraping off excess red candy melts from the top edge of a plastic cup.

    Clean off the top edge of the cup.

    Use a spatula or knife to scrape across the open edge of the cup to remove the dripping candy.

    Wipe the edge of the cup clean using your finger.

    Place the cup in the freezer for 4-5 minutes until your candy hardens. Do not leave the cups in longer than 5 minutes or your candy may crack.

    Repeat to create as many cups as you want. You will have to re-heat your candy coating during this process to keep it at a pourable consistency.

    Tips

    Do not allow the candy cups to air dry as they can become spotted or streaky.

    removing red candy cups from white plastic cup molds.

    Unmold candy cups.

    To remove the candy cups from the plastic cups, tug on them carefully and just slide them out. If they won't come out, push on the bottom of the cup allowing the suction to release then pull the candy cup out.

    If you didn't do a great job of cleaning the edge of your candy cups, you may have to break the seal around the edge by running a small sharp knife around the edge to remove excess candy.

    Allow your edible candy cups to come to room temperature before decorating.

    adding a white furry band to the top of red candy Santa Suit Cups.

    Adding the white candy fur to the cups.

    Allow your melted white confectionery coating to cool slightly so that it thickens a bit.

    Use a spatula or paintbrush to frost just the top edge of each candy cup with the white candy coating. You want to create the look of fur.

    Freeze the cup for 1-2 minutes after adding the fur or just let the candy air dry.

    making black candy melt belts for Santa Suit Candy Cups.

    Decorate your candy cups.

    Dust a cutting board lightly with powdered sugar.

    Roll out white modeling chocolate and some black modeling chocolate to 1/16" thickness.

    Cut small squares from the white (I used a small square fondant cutter in the video I used square plunger cutters) and ⅜ inch by 6 inch bands from the black using a knife or pizza wheel. Cut a smaller square out from the inside of each small white square creating a buckle.

    Lightly brush some water on the back side of the buckle and attach it to the belt.

    Lightly brush some melted confectionery coating on the back side of a black belt and wrap it around the middle of your candy cup, cutting off any excess modeling chocolate.

    Santa Suit Candy Cup filled with M&Ms.

    To serve, fill your candy cups with candy or your favorite dessert like Cookies and Cream Mousse, Peppermint Mousse, or Raspberry Chocolate Mousse.

    Storage

    You can store the empty or candy-filled Santa Suit Candy Cups in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a month. Do not fill with mousse until just before serving.

    Video

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    Recipe

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    Chocolate Santa Suit Candy Cups
    Prep Time
    30 mins
    Total Time
    30 mins
     
    Red candy cups decorated to look like Santa suits using candy clay/modeling chocolate.
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: candy cups, christmas desserts, santa suit dessert
    Servings: 8
    Author: Beth Klosterboer
    Ingredients
    • 12 ounces melted red colored confectionery coating/candy melts
    • 3 ounces melted white confectionery coating
    • 3 ounces black and white modeling chocolate/candy clay
    • powdered sugar to dust cutting board
    • candies nuts, trail mix, dried fruit, mini cookies, chocolate mousse, pudding, ice cream, etc.
    Instructions
    1. Fill a small plastic cup with melted red candy melts.
    2. Let the candy filled cup sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes.
    3. Pour wet candy out of the cup, leaving just the outer shell of candy melts in the cup.
    4. Set cup, upside down, on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
    5. Freeze for 4-5 minutes.
    6. Remove and pull candy cup out of plastic cup.
    7. Allow white candy melts to cool slightly.
    8. Brush white candy melts over the top edge of the candy cup so that it looks like fur.
    9. Roll out black candy clay.
    10. Cut into ⅜ inch by 6 inch long belts.
    11. Roll out white candy clay.
    12. Cut out small square buckles.
    13. Lightly brush water on the back of the candy clay buckle.
    14. Press the candy buckle onto a black candy clay belt.
    15. Brush candy melts onto the back of the candy belt.
    16. Immediately wrap the candy belt around a candy cup and cut off the excess.
    17. Fill cups with candy, trail mix, dried fruit, mini cookies, chocolate mousse, pudding, or ice cream.
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    1. Michelle | Creative Food says

      December 11, 2012 at 2:59 am

      I follow via Twitter 🙂

      Reply
    2. Michelle | Creative Food says

      December 11, 2012 at 2:58 am

      I like you on FB 🙂

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    3. Michelle | Creative Food says

      December 11, 2012 at 2:58 am

      These cups are amazing! I always love to see what you make with candy melts!

      Reply
    4. mlaiuppa says

      December 11, 2012 at 1:51 am

      I love those Santa cups but I am sure I'd break them trying to remove them from the plastic cup molds.

      Reply
      • Beth Jackson Klosterboer says

        December 11, 2012 at 2:57 am

        As long as the cups are thick enough they wont break. Candy coating and chocolate contracts as it cools and hardens, meaning it will pull away from the walls of the cup and should slide right out.

        Reply
    5. The Partiologist says

      December 11, 2012 at 12:25 am

      Oh Beth, I got the biggest smile when I saw these - super cute!! It looks like we've been thinking alike again...wait til you see what I made for the party I had! 🙂

      Reply
      • Beth Jackson Klosterboer says

        December 11, 2012 at 2:56 am

        I can't wait to see! I always look forward to your new posts.

        Reply
    6. Rachel Foerstner McNally says

      December 10, 2012 at 8:19 pm

      What adorable cups!

      Reply
    7. Anonymous says

      December 10, 2012 at 7:18 pm

      I am so going to make these, better yet I think I will have my daughter make them to free up my time, plus she is more artistic than me so they will look better than if I did them! dianecrubin@yahoo.com

      Reply
    8. Angela says

      December 10, 2012 at 7:10 pm

      I just made some Ritz Cracker candy about 5 minutes ago to give to a teacher...would love to have had a nice label!!!

      Reply
    9. sandy says

      December 10, 2012 at 6:19 pm

      the santa hats are awesome i am so gonna try them !!

      Reply
    10. sandy says

      December 10, 2012 at 6:19 pm

      i also follow on pinterest

      Reply
    11. sandy says

      December 10, 2012 at 6:18 pm

      i like hungry happenings on facebook

      Reply
    12. sandy says

      December 10, 2012 at 6:17 pm

      the santa cups are awesome so gonna have to try that!!

      Reply
    13. Catie says

      December 10, 2012 at 6:10 pm

      I follow on Twitter (@something_else)

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    14. Catie says

      December 10, 2012 at 6:10 pm

      I like you on Facebook.

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    15. Catie says

      December 10, 2012 at 6:10 pm

      I am going to make these for Christmas this year! The kids will love them!

      Reply
    16. Darlene says

      December 10, 2012 at 5:50 pm

      Love the Santa cups...so cute. I like to make cookies to give away. Thanks
      Darlene dbarbinwork@live.com

      Reply
    17. Anonymous says

      December 10, 2012 at 5:00 pm

      totally making these santa cups today, THANK YOU
      Beverly Eagen
      wifeofarmysoldier@yahoo.com

      Reply
    18. Danielle says

      December 10, 2012 at 4:19 pm

      I like HH on FB

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    19. Danielle says

      December 10, 2012 at 4:19 pm

      I would make hot coco in a jar to give as gifts 🙂

      Reply
      • anupama.suvarna says

        September 21, 2018 at 9:10 am

        but wouldn't the cup melt?

        Reply
        • Beth says

          September 22, 2018 at 8:50 am

          I think she's talking about powdered hot cocoa mix not actual hot cocoa.

          Reply
    20. Danielle says

      December 10, 2012 at 4:06 pm

      I love those santa cups!

      Reply
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