Cool off this summer with some fun ice cream cone animals.
These Mini Chocolate Ice Cream Cone Monkeys are wild.
Grab the kids and head into the kitchen this summer to play with your ice cream.
Who needs the ice cream man when you can create such cool treats on your own?
Ice cream monkeys are simple to make, can be prepared ahead and frozen, and will make any summer day more exciting.
I've been busy creating an entire series of ice cream cone animals that I'll share with you throughout the summer, so be sure to stop back to check them out. Here are two I made previously.
To make these cute cones, you can use store-bought or homemade ice cream. If you are looking for a dairy-free alternative, you can even make your own Cocoa Banana Ice Cream to top your mini cake cones.
Mini Ice Cream Cone Monkeys
Ingredients per monkey:
- 1 mini ice cream cone
- 1 scoop chocolate ice cream
- 2 candy eyes
- 3 peanut butter Candy Melt wafers (or mini Vanilla Wafer cookies)
- black food coloring marker
Instructions:
- Fill a mini ice cream cone with some chocolate ice cream.
- Top the cone with a nice rounded scoop of ice cream.
- Pop in the freezer for 5-10 minutes.
- Use a black food coloring marker to draw two nostrils and one smile onto a Peanut Butter Candy Melt wafer (or mini vanilla wafer cookies) to create the monkey’s snout.
- If you don’t want to use a food coloring marker, you can pipe on some chocolate frosting or some chocolate hazelnut spread instead.
- Remove the ice cream cone from the freezer.
- Hold the two plain peanut butter candy melts in opposite hands.
- Press the candy melts simultaneously into the sides of the ice cream cone, creating the monkey’s ears.
- Press the peanut butter candy melt snout onto the lower half of the front of the ice cream cone.
- Press two candy eyes onto the ice cream just above the snout.
- Serve immediately or freeze them until needed.
- If you are making the Ice Cream Cone Monkeys for a party, you can make them ahead of time, store them in an airtight container in the freezer for several days.
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Mini Chocolate Ice Cream Cone Monkeys
Originally published June 2, 2015
Decorate mini chocolate ice cream cone using peanut butter candy melts and candy eyes to create adorable ice cream cone monkeys.
- 1 mini ice cream cone
- 1 scoop chocolate ice cream
- 2 candy eyes
- 3 peanut butter Candy Melt wafers
- black food coloring marker
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Fill a mini ice cream cone with some chocolate ice cream.
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Top the cone with a nice rounded scoop of ice cream then freeze for 5-10 minutes.
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Use a black food coloring marker to draw two nostrils and one smile onto a Peanut Butter Candy Melt wafer to create the monkey’s snout.
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Remove the ice cream cone from the freezer.
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Hold the two plain peanut butter candy melts in opposite hands.
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Press the candy melts simultaneously into the sides of the ice cream cone, creating the monkey’s ears.
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Press the peanut butter candy melt snout onto the lower half of the front of the ice cream cone.
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Press two candy eyes onto the ice cream just above the snout.
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Serve and enjoy.
If you are making the Ice Cream Cone Monkeys for a party, you can make them ahead of time, store them in an airtight container in the freezer for several days.
I also shared these monkeys at Kids Activities Blog.
If you think these ice cream cones are cute you might also like these...
 Chocolate Cashew Milk Ice Cream Cone Puppies
Orange Ice Cream Cone Goldfish
Toasted Coconut Cheesecake Ice Cream Cone Polar Bears
Cookie Monster Cotton Candy Ice Cream Cones
Cocoa Banana Ice Cream Turkeys
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Bety
So creative!
Trish Shamp
I made these and some puppies - thanks for the inspiration!!! LOVE I linked to you in my post today. Thanks for always the fun ideas.
beth
I'm so glad to see I've inspired you to decorate some ice cream cones. I just finished another one and am working on the post. I look forward to sharing it soon. Thanks for linking to my post. I really appreciate that!
Karen @ Sugartown Sweets
Love, love these cute little ice cream monkeys..I could just eat 'em up! 😉
Trish Shamp
that is adorable!
The Partiologist
What fun creating these frozen treats, I love that big monkey face on the tiny cone! 🙂
J
Darling! Pinned for the grandkiddoes!
beth
Thanks, I hope your granddkiddoes have fun with their cones.