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    Home » Recipes » Christmas

    Reese's Cup Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer Treats

    Published: Dec 15, '12 · Modified: Nov 11, '23 · By: Beth Klosterboer · Commission earned on paid or sponsored links.

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     For a quick and easy treat that no one can resist this Christmas, try Reese's Cup Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. These festive little guys are so much fun to make, and they sure do disappear fast.

    Reese's Cup Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer

    Aren't these cute? I was inspired by a craft project I saw at a craft show. Wrapped peanut butter cups were glued together and had pipe cleaner antlers attached.

    They are pretty simple to make and it will be a fun project to do with the kids. I don't often post projects on Saturdays, but I just finished writing this late last night and I wanted you to have time to gather the supplies this weekend to make these Reese's Cup Reindeer before school is out because I think they will be the perfect little Christmas treat for holiday school parties.

    They'd even be a fantastic edible craft for the kids to make at a holiday party.

    Reese's Cup Reindeer Christmas Candy in a row.

    Let's make some Reese's Cup Reindeer treats.

    Ingredients

    • Reese's Miniatures
    • candy eyes
    • fruit rolls
    • red M&M's
    • Tootsie Rolls

    Supplies

    • optional: rolling pin
    • kitchen shears, pizza wheel, and/or knife
    • optional: small leaf-shaped cookie cutter
    • optional: round cookie cutter the size of the bottom side of a Reese's Cup Miniature (⅞ inch)

    Instructions

    Reese's Cup miniatures, candy eyes, and fruit rolls, attached to create reindeer
    • Unwrap your Reese's Cup Miniatures, removing the foil and the paper cup.
    • Set one Reese's Cup, wide end down on your table.
    • Put a small dab of edible glue (frosting or chocolate) on top of that Reese's Cup.
    • Set another Reese's Cup on its side on top of the edible glue.
    • Cut thin strips from the green Fruit Roll-Ups.
    • Wrap one strip around the middle of the Reese's Cup stack.
    • Use a small dab of edible glue to attach two eyes to the top of the Reese's Cup stack.
    decorate Reese's Cup Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer using Tootsie roll antlers, red M&M noses, candy eyes, and green fruit rolls
    • Unwrap Tootsie Rolls.
    • Flatten them.
      • If needed, you can heat them up in the microwave for a few seconds, just to soften them.
      • You can just use your fingers to flatten them, but a rolling pin works well too.
    • Cut two antlers using kitchen shears, a knife, or a leaf-shaped cookie cutter.
    • Trim if using a leaf cutter.
      • Yes, I realize mine look a bit like moose antlers, but I thought they were cute.
      • If you want, you can make them look more realistic.
    • Cut a circle out of a Tootsie Roll using kitchen shears or a round cutter, making it the same size as the narrow end of a Reese's Cup (⅞ inch.)
    • Use edible glue (frosting or chocolate) to attach the round piece of Tootsie Roll to the narrow end of the Reese's Cup.
    • Attach the antlers to the back of the Reese's Cup and add a red M&M nose on top of the Tootsie Roll round.
    Miniature Reese's Cups decorated with candy antlers, eyes, a red M&M nose, and green fruit roll scarf to create cute reindeer.

    Eat, if you can bear biting off Rudolph's head, or just set them around your table at the holidays and enjoy their adorable faces. I'll bet they disappear!

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    Recipe

    Reindeer Reese's Cups.
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    Reese's Cup Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer Treats for Christmas
    Prep Time
    5 mins
    Total Time
    5 mins
     
    Turn Reese's Cups into Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Christmas
    Keyword: christmas candy, reeses dessert, rudolph dessert
    Author: Beth Klosterboer
    Ingredients
    • 2 miniature Reese's Cups
    • "edible glue" - chocolate frosting or melted chocolate
    • 1 thin strip from green Fruit Roll-Ups
    • 2 ¼' or ⅜" candy eyes*
    • 3 Tootsie Rolls Midgees or use larger Tootsie Rolls
    • 1 red M&M
    • *Candy eyes can be purchased at craft stores and cake/candy decorating stores as well as online. You can also make them yourself using royal icing. If you can't get them, use white candies, like Smarties and draw on a pupil using a food coloring marker or some frosting.
    Supplies:
    • kitchen shears pizza wheel, and/or knife
    • optional: rolling pin
    • optional: small leave shaped cookie cutter
    • optional: round cookie cutter the size of the bottom side of a Reese's Cup Miniature ⅞ inch
    Instructions
    1. Unwrap your Reese's Cup Miniatures, removing the foil and the paper cup.
    2. Set one Reese's Cup, wide end down on your table.
    3. Put a small dab of edible glue (frosting or chocolate) on top of that Reese's Cup.
    4. Set another Reese's Cup on its side on top of the edible glue.

    5. Cut thin strips from the green Fruit Roll-Ups.
    6. Wrap one strip around the middle of the Reese's Cup stack.
    7. Use a small dab of edible glue to attach two eyes to the top of the Reese's Cup stack.
    8. Unwrap Tootsie Rolls. Flatten them. You can use your fingers to flatten them, but a rolling pin works well too. If needed, you can heat them up in the microwave for a few seconds, just to soften them.

    9. Cut two antlers using kitchen shears, a knife, or a leaf shaped cookie cutter.
    10. Trim if using a leaf cutter.
    11. Cut a circle out of a Tootsie Roll using kitchen shears or a round cutter, making it the same size as the narrow end of a Reese's Cup (⅞ inch.)
    12. Use edible glue (frosting or chocolate) to attach the round piece of Tootsie Roll to the narrow end of the Reese's Cup.
    13. Attach the antlers to the back of the Reese's Cup and add a red M&M nose on top of the Tootsie Roll round.
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    1. Kate

      January 03, 2013 at 1:22 am

      very cute and I'm sure they're very tasty!

      Reply
    2. Michelle | Creative Food

      December 21, 2012 at 2:45 am

      These are so adorable and so easy to make! Love it!

      Reply
    3. Krynn Parham

      December 19, 2012 at 6:04 am

      Clever idea

      Reply
    4. DesignedByBH

      December 19, 2012 at 5:04 am

      Yeah, these made me giggle just looking at them. I'm going to have to save this idea--I know I don't have time to make them before I have our family Christmas, but I HAVE to make them sometime!

      Reply
    5. Jessi

      December 18, 2012 at 11:12 pm

      Super cute! Plus any excuse for a peanut butter cup is enough for me =) Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    6. baking350sweetness

      December 18, 2012 at 3:48 am

      really cute idea! the kids will love this!

      Reply
    7. Brenda

      December 17, 2012 at 7:00 pm

      Soooo sweet 🙂

      Reply
    8. Smita Srivastava

      December 17, 2012 at 6:54 am

      So so so cute !!!! Jus love it !!!

      Reply
    9. Tiffany@Fizzy Party!

      December 17, 2012 at 5:34 am

      ADORABLE!!! These are the cutest use of a Reeses peanut butter cup I've ever seen.

      Reply
    10. Trish - Sweetology101

      December 17, 2012 at 4:14 am

      I can't even tell you how awesome these are. Well, I can but I just want to shout it...THESE ARE AWESOME!

      Reply
    11. Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com

      December 16, 2012 at 7:43 pm

      Adorable!!!!

      Reply
    12. Karen @ Sugartown Sweets

      December 16, 2012 at 4:04 am

      These are too~too cute! This is the most adorable candy Rudolph I've seen!! LOVE it. 🙂

      Reply
    13. debi

      December 16, 2012 at 1:53 am

      Not only do I love what you did with these, I so appreciate the detail with pictures included which left nothing to the imagination. (Especially for sometimes artistically challenged such as myself...) Great job!

      Reply
    14. Birgit Kerr

      December 16, 2012 at 12:33 am

      So cute!! I thought I was done shopping for candy - might have to go out again, just for this stuff 🙂

      Reply
    15. Tiffany Yang

      December 15, 2012 at 4:51 pm

      Yes, they are sooooooo cute!

      Reply
    16. The Partiologist

      December 15, 2012 at 3:54 pm

      So cute...who knew cute could be so simple!! Love it!!

      Reply
    17. Executiva de Panela

      December 15, 2012 at 3:05 pm

      Excellent suggestion! I have a 7 years old nephew that would love this!

      Reply
    18. Lisa

      December 15, 2012 at 2:45 pm

      OH! then all your readers loved him, as they shouted out with GLEE!!!! 🙂

      Reply
    19. James Alina

      December 15, 2012 at 12:40 pm

      Really nice idea!

      Reply
    20. Katrina Bahl

      December 15, 2012 at 12:37 pm

      I am in love with this! I am SO making this with my boys. xoxo- K

      Reply
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