While these adorable marshmmallow penguins may look hard to make, they are not, and are actually ridiculously easy. Here’s how.

Every time I want to make a cute christmas dessert for my kids, these easy marshmallow penguins are always my go-to recipe! All you need is some marshmallows, chocolate and reeses pieces or M&M’s.

They’re really tasty, always adorable and your kids will love them. Couldn’t be any easier to make.

Marshmallow Penguins

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Author: Anna Young
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 20 penguins 1x
Category: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Scale

20 marshmallows
7 oz dark chocolate, melted
white fondant
black royal icing
yellow and orange mini M&Ms
wooden skewers

To make the edible eyes, use a rolling pin to roll the white fondant into a thin layer.
Use the small end of round piping tip to cut the eyes.
Use the black icing to make dots for eyes.
Set the eyes aside.
Insert a wooden skewer into each marshmallow, halfway through.
Dip the marshmallow into melted chocolate, leaving a patch of uncovered marshmallow for the penguins tummy.
Allow excess chocolate to drip off.
Place in a Styrofoam block and refrigerate for an hour.
Remove the marshmallows from the fridge.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Using a small amount of melted chocolate glue the eyes and mini M&Ms to marshmallows.
Lay all of the penguins down on the prepared pan.
Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Serve the marshmallows with or without skewers.