Melted Snowman Bark

Close up of a snowman bark recipe with a hat, button, and pretzels sticks for the arms.

This totally adorable Melted Snowman Bark is so easy to make with melted white chocolate chips, pretzel sticks, Reese's minis, and some decorative candy. This snowman bark recipe looks really good tied in a clear bag, with some Christmas or winter ribbon, for a delicious gift for friends and neighbors!

Course Christmas, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword melted snowman bark

Prep Time 25

Set Time 1

Total Time 1 25

Servings

Calories 142kcal

Author Jessica - Together as Family

Ingredients

1 bag (11 oz) white chocolate chips * see notes
1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
8 Reese's Minis cut in half vertically
16 pretzel sticks broken in half
32 small black candy pearls
16 orange sprinkles
32 mini m&m's

Instructions

I recommend doing all the prep work before beginning so everything is ready to go.
- Cut the Reese's minis in half vertically.
- Break each pretzel stick in half.
- Place the black pearls, orange sprinkles, and mini m&m's in small bowls.
Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper, wax paper, or foil.
Add the white chocolate chips and vegetable shortening into a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds, stirring it well, and then microwave for another 30 seconds and stirring it well.
* If there are still small lumps in the chocolate, microwave for 20 second increments, stirring after each, until it's melted smooth.
Drop spoonfuls of white chocolate (about 2 tablespoons per melted snowman) onto the parchment paper to create a melted snowman shape.
Use your spoon to shape and spread the chocolate.
Add one Reese's mini half (peanut butter filling side down) to the top for the hat.
Place two of the black candy pearls under the hat for the eyes.
Place an orange sprinkle under the eyes for the nose.
Place a pretzel stick half on each side of the melted snowman for the arms.
Place 3 mini m&m's (assorted colors or all the same) down the center of each melted snowman for the buttons.
Allow the chocolate to set completely before eating and serving. This will take about 30 minutes - 1 hour.

Notes

White Chocolate Chips: It's best to use a high quality brand like Ghiradelli or Guittard. You can also substitute the white chocolate chips with white chocolate baking bars. Each baking bar is 4 ounces, so you will need almost 3 baking bars if using.

Recipe Tips -

Vegetable Shortening : You must use a fat source when melting the white chocolate. This helps the chocolate to melt smoothly and it makes it easier to work with when you're dropping and shaping the melted snowman part. Other good substitutes are canola oil or vegetable oil. You just want some sort of neutral flavored fat source.
Prep Work : I recommend preparing and getting all the little garnishes ready to go before starting the recipe. You want to press on the decorations immediately after shaping the melted snowman part.
Allow To Set Completely : It's important to plan ahead and allow time for the chocolate to set completely before moving and serving the melted snowman bark. This will take about 1 hour.
White Chocolate : A bag of good quality white chocolate is the easiest thing to use (and least expensive!). I recommend using the Guittard brand or Ghiradelli brand for best results. You can also use a white chocolate baking bar as well (Baker's brand or Ghiradelli brand makes them). If using a white chocolate baking bar you will need to snap the bar into the perforated squares before microwaving. You will need about 2.75 bars (4 ounces each) or just use 3 entire baking bars and you'll have a little extra to maybe make 2 more melted snowman.

Substitution Ideas -

Mini Chocolate Chips : Use mini chocolate chips for the buttons. I would suggest placing the chocolate chips upside down so the flat bottom of the mini chocolate chips is facing up for the buttons.
Christmas Mini M&M's : Use a Christmas mix of mini M&M's OR just pick the red and green mini m&m's from a standard package.
Cinnamon Red Hots : For some heat, try using the small cinnamon red hot candies for the buttons. It pairs nicely with the sweet white chocolate.
Black Pearl Candy Eyeballs : These can be hard to find. I find them either in the cake decorating aisle or the baking aisle next to the other sprinkle mixes. You can also sometimes find small black pearls inside a sprinkle mix. If you're still having trouble, try using some black colored cookie icing (from the squeeze tube you can buy at the store) to dot the eyes. You can also mini chocolate chips, black sprinkles, etc.
Sour Sugar Candy : Instead orange sprinkles, get a package of the sour string gummy candy and cut off a small slice from an orange one to use for the nose. You can also use orange Sour Patch Kids (cut off a small piece for the nose from the orange one), or anything else that is orange colored and small.
Shortening/Oil : Vegetable shortening, canola oil, or vegetable oil are all good options to use when melting the chocolate. We need some sort of neutral flavored fat source, and those are the best ones!

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