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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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Recipe Notes

Store your chocolate cups in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 months.