Description
Create adorable and delicious chocolate cherry mice. This simple, no-bake treat uses maraschino cherries, chocolate, and almonds. They are perfect for parties and holidays, bringing smiles with their whimsical design.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 maraschino cherries with stems, drained and patted dry
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 16 milk chocolate Hershey’s Kisses, unwrapped
- 32 sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup white chocolate chips
- 32 mini chocolate chips (for eyes)
- Red gel icing (for noses)
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Pat the maraschino cherries dry with paper towels.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the semisweet chocolate chips and butter together in 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth. This creates the base for your chocolate cherry mice.
- Holding a cherry by the stem, dip it into the melted chocolate to coat completely. Place it on the parchment paper.
- Immediately press a Hershey’s Kiss onto the opposite side of the cherry from the stem to form the mouse’s head. This is a key step for your chocolate cherry mice.
- Insert two almond slices between the Kiss and the cherry to create ears. Repeat with remaining cherries to make more chocolate cherry mice.
- Melt the white chocolate chips and use a toothpick to dot on eyes. Press mini chocolate chips onto the white dots for pupils. Use red gel icing to add a nose. Let set before serving your chocolate cherry mice.
Notes
- For smoother, shinier chocolate, add a spoonful of coconut oil to the melted chocolate.
- If chocolate seizes, add a dab of coconut oil or vegetable shortening.
- If almond ears don’t stick, hold them in place for a second or wedge them in more firmly.
- Store chocolate cherry mice in an airtight container in the fridge. Best eaten within 3 days.
- For a vegan version, use dairy-free chocolate and vegan chocolate drops for the heads.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mouse
- Calories: 90 calories
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg