Get ready for a spooky good time with these fun and festive Halloween Marshmallow Monsters!
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They’re full of color and guaranteed to bring smiles.
No tricks, just treats! They’re the re the easiest (and cutest) no-bake Halloween dessert ever.
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👹 Ingredients
- Chocolate wafer cookies or brownies
- White marshmallows
- Sugar eyes
- Coconut flakes
- Dark chocolate
- White chocolate or frosting
- Orange and green food coloring
- Sprinkles
- Sugar pumpkins (optional, for decorating)
👩🏼🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions
- Arrange the chocolate cookies or brownies in grid on a wooden board to form your monster “game board.”
- Melt the dark chocolate and use it to fill the spaces between the candies. Sprinkle coconut on top to create a spooky textured surface, then chill for 15 minutes.
- Melt half of the white chocolate and stir in green food coloring. Insert a toothpick into each marshmallow, then dip halfway into the green chocolate.
- While the coating is still soft, add candy eyes and a bit of dark chocolate “hair.” Chill until set.
- Melt the rest of the white chocolate, color it orange, and repeat the process with sprinkles instead of coconut for variety.
- Arrange your finished monsters on the board and decorate with sugar pumpkins for a festive finishing touch!
- Tip: You can get creative with your monsters — use purple chocolate, different sprinkles, or even turn them into pops by sticking them on skewers!
🫙 Storing Instructions
Store leftover Halloween Marshmallow Monsters in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days. If you live in a warm climate, refrigerate them so the chocolate doesn’t melt.
🙋🏻♀️ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes! Brownies work perfectly and add a rich, chewy base for your monster board.
You can prepare the marshmallow monsters a day ahead and keep them refrigerated. Assemble everything just before serving for the best presentation.
Absolutely! Candy melts come in great colors and make the dipping process even easier.
🎃 More Halloween Recipes You’d Like
- Halloween Taco Dip
- Nightmare Before Christmas Charcuterie Board
- Pumpkin Empanadas
- Pumpkin Arroz con Leche
These Halloween Marshmallow Monsters are the perfect mix of spooky and sweet. They’re fun to make, easy to customize, and loved by everyone at the party. Serve them as a centerpiece, party favor, or a festive treat — they’re sure to disappear faster than a ghost at midnight! 👻
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Halloween Marshmallow Monsters
Ingredients
- 9 square chocolate wafer cookies or brownies
- 10 big marshmallows (not mini marshamallows)
- 20 sugar eyes
- 3 tablespoon shredded coconut for monsters and board markings
- 1 dark chocolate bar for hair and to connect wafer candies
- ¼ cup white chocolate or frosting
- 2-3 drops food coloring green
- 2-3 drops food coloring orange
- 1 tablespoon sprinkles
- sugar pumpkins for decorating
Instructions
- On a wooden board, arrange the square candies in a 3 x 3 square, or square brownies.
- Melt dark chocolate in the microwave, pour into a piping bag and fill around the candies or brownies.
- Sprinkle shredded coconut over the melted chocolate.
- Brush off excess coconut. It’ll look like a game board.
- Cool the base for 15 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Melt half the white chocolate. Add green food coloring and stir.
- Insert wooden toothpicks into the marshmallows.
- Dip five marshmallows one by one halfway into the green chocolate and place in the coconut.
- Attach the eyes while the chocolate is still wet.
- Melt the remaining dark chocolate and apply hair. Cool the monsters.
- For the orange monster, color the chocolate orange and decorate the monsters in the same way, using sprinkles instead of coconut.
- Divide the monsters on the chocolate the board.
- Once you're done with the last monster, it's ready to serve!
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