Santa Candy Cups

Materials

• 12oz melted red confectionary coating (like these)

• 3oz white confectionary coating (like these)

• 3oz black and white modeling chocolate (like these)

• Powdered sugar to dust cutting board

• Fillings: candies, nuts, trail mix, dried fruit, mini cookies, chocolate mousse, pudding, etc

Directions

1. Fill a small plastic cup with melted red candy melts.

2. Let the candy filled cup sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes.

3. Pour wet candy out of the cup, leaving just the outer shell of candy melts in the cup.

4. Set cup, upside down, on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.

5. Freeze for 4-5 minutes.

6. Remove and pull candy cup out of plastic cup.

7. Allow white candy melts to cool slightly.

8. Brush white candy melts over the top edge of the candy cup so that it looks like fur.

9. Roll out black candy clay.

10. Cut into 3/8 inch by 6 inch long belts.

11. Roll out white candy clay.

12. Cut out small square buckles.

13. Lightly brush water on the back of the candy clay buckle.

14. Press the candy buckle onto a black candy clay belt.

15. Brush candy melts onto the back of the candy belt.

16. Immediately wrap the candy belt around a candy cup and cut off the excess.

17. Fill cups with candy, trail mix, dried fruit, mini cookies, chocolate mousse, pudding, or ice cream.

adapted from Hungry Happenings