Chocolate Mice Recipe

5 from 35 votes

These Chocolate Mice are the cutest little Christmas candies! They are the most adorable little craft kids can help make and eat!

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Cooling Time10

Total Time20

Course: candy

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chocolate cherry mice

Servings:

Calories: 87kcal

1 cup chocolate candy melts milk or semi-sweet (You can also use chocolate chips with ½ teaspoon of shortening or coconut oil)
20 Maraschino cherries WITH stems (these are a little hard to find, but they are a must!)
20 Hershey's chocolate kisses
40 Unsalted peanut halves
20 Red-hots
White decorating frosting I usually just buy a small squeeze tube from the grocery store cake aisle.

In the microwave or over the stove, melt the chocolate. Stir until smooth.
Holding a cherry by its stem, dip it into the chocolate. Place on a baking sheet covered with wax paper.
Press a chocolate kiss on the front of the cherry. The wet chocolate will hold them together. Wedge peanut halves between the cherry and chocolate kiss to make the ears.
Add a couple of dots of white frosting for the eyes, then put a little melted chocolate on a red-hot and place it on the end of the kiss to make the nose.