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Snowman bark made with melted chocolate, mini marshmallows, pretzel arms, and sprinkles is a fun winter treat the whole family can get behind! During the holiday season, make this festive dessert with kids or add it to your next holiday cookie box. It is super simple to make and is very impressive!
Table of Contents
- Easy Snowman Chocolate Bark Recipe with Marshmallows
- Why you’ll love this snowman bark recipe
- What you need for marshmallow snowman bark
- How to make this fun Christmas treat
- Watch me make individual snowmen chocolate bark
- Serving suggestion
- How to store
- Substitutions, optional variations & dietary adjustments
- More easy recipes for the Christmas season
- Easy Snowman Chocolate Bark Recipe with Marshmallows
Easy Snowman Chocolate Bark Recipe with Marshmallows
We’ve been having so much fun making these individual chocolate bark snowmen! Once the chocolate is melted, it becomes a fun activity to get into the holiday spirit.
The mini marshmallows are perfect here because they look like balls of snow – just like a snowman that you’d make on a wintery day!
Why you’ll love this snowman bark recipe
Great activity for kids – Let kids join in on the fun of making these marshmallow snowmen! Let them have fun building a snowman and then eating it later!
Impressive, but simple to make – These make a great Christmas gift as they’re super impressive but incredibly easy to make.
What you need for marshmallow snowman bark
Scroll down to view the recipe card below for the full ingredients list, nutrition facts, and step-by-step instructions.
How to make this fun Christmas treat
Step 1: Melt chocolate over a double boiler or in a small microwave-safe bowl in the microwave in 30-second intervals. Spread about 2 tablespoons of the melted chocolate in a circle using the back of a spoon on a wax paper or parchment paper-lined baking sheet for each snowman bark.
Step 2: Squeeze 3 mini marshmallows to flatten slightly then add on in a snowman shape. Break pretzel sticks into smaller pieces and add them as the arms. Add an orange sprinkle for the carrot nose. Use a toothpick dipped in melted chocolate for the buttons and coal eyes. Add white sprinkles for snow.
Step 3: Chill in the fridge until the chocolate has hardened, or if time permits, let them cool at room temperature and then enjoy!
Watch me make individual snowmen chocolate bark
The full how to video can be watched below, or on my YouTube channel!
Serving suggestion
These cutie snowmen are the perfect addition to any holiday dessert table. Consider using them in cookie swaps, as an activity for kids over the winter season or a holiday birthday party.
The Ultimate Hot Chocolate Party – Pair making these snowman bark treats with chai hot chocolate or Christmas hot cocoa bombs for the ultimate marshmallow-filled holiday activity.
Holiday Christmas Cookie Box – Make a batch of these bark snowmen and add them with your favorite Christmas cookies like peanut butter thumbprints and chewy orange oatmeal cookies for a darling holiday present. Be sure to include pretzel Christmas trees and white chocolate bark with red and green sprinkles for the most festive holiday-themed desserts.
Host A Snowman Birthday Party – Winter birthdays can be super fun with a snowman bark-making activity! Get all your favorite sprinkles out, big marshmallows for a bigger snowman, loads of different types of candy like mini m&m or reese’s mini if you want colored candy buttons, small candy eyes, and edible writing markers. Have a bowl of reese’s peanut butter cups to make the cutest peanut butter cup hat for your best snowmen with an adorable top hat.
How to store
Once your adorable chocolate snowman bark is done, chilled, and hardened you can store a few different ways. Add to an airtight container and keep at room temperature, ensuring that it is not a warm space.
You can also store wrapped tightly in the fridge or freezer.
Substitutions, optional variations & dietary adjustments
Keep it vegan – Be sure to use vegan and dairy-free chocolate to ensure your snowman bark is vegan if you’re looking for that.
Make melted snowman chocolate bark – Use melted white chocolate or white candy melts and pour some of it over the top of the marshmallows to make it look like your snowmen are melting. Add a little coconut oil to make your chocolate melt more runny for an easy drizzle.
Reverse it with white chocolate – Instead of dark chocolate bark, make white chocolate snowman bark. Spread melted white chocolate as the circles, and use extra large chocolate chips for the body of the snowman.
More easy recipes for the Christmas season
Easy Snowman Chocolate Bark Recipe with Marshmallows
Ingredients
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 24 mini marshmallows
- 8 pretzel sticks
- 8 orange sprinkles
- 1/4 cup white sprinkles
Instructions
- Melt chocolate over a double boiler or in a small microwave-safe bowl in the microwave in 30-second intervals. Spread about 2 tablespoons of the melted chocolate in a circle using the back of a spoon on a wax paper or parchment paper-lined baking sheet for each snowman bark.
- Squeeze 3 mini marshmallows to flatten slightly then add on in a snowman shape. Break pretzel sticks into smaller pieces and add them as the arms. Add an orange sprinkle for the carrot nose. Use a toothpick dipped in melted chocolate for the buttons and coal eyes. Add white sprinkles for snow.
- Chill in the fridge until the chocolate has hardened, or if time permits, let them cool at room temperature and then enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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XO
Heather
