The Best Dipped Marshmallows for Christmas

Whip up these dipped marshmallows for Christmas gifts, cocoa, or just to WOW your guests. This also makes a great Christmas craft for the kids!

Easy Dipped Marshmallows for Christmas Hot Cocoa Gifts
These hot chocolate stir sticks are easy to make and gift. They look amazing and even the little ones can help make them!

Hot Chocolate Stir Sticks

Here at Ruffles and Rain Boots, I love all things cocoa as is evident by my love of the hot cocoa bomb and the fact I wrote an entire hot chocolate bomb recipe book!

Cocoa, marshmallows, and peppermint candies – it’s like a Hallmark movie is just getting started, I know. But these are three things that go so very, very well together. 

Today, I’m sharing how to quickly and easily make a set of chocolate dipped marshmallows for Christmas. You can gift them wrapped in cello bags or keep them all to yourself. A girl’s gotta have her hot chocolate while furiously wrapping, right? 

Gifts from the Kitchen - Dipped Marshmallows with Peppermint Candies

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Ingredients for Dipped Christmas Marshmallows

If you’re already stocked for the holidays, you have everything you need. We found some adorable Christmas-inspired straws to use on Amazon, but check the Dollar Tree, as well. See below for more options – definitely raid your pantry and snack bin for these.

  • large marshmallows (can use jumbo)
  • red and white straws (we got ours here from Amazon)
  • 1 cup of chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 box candy canes or 1 small bag of peppermint candies 

RELATED READING: Salted Caramel Hot Cocoa Ornaments

Dipped Marshmallows for Christmas

Additional Ideas for Hot Cocoa Stir Sticks

If you can’t find red and white straws or want to ‘up’ the peppermint factor, choose mini candy canes or peppermint sticks as the ‘handle.’ They’re adorable and if you use the mini candy cane, they can hang on the edge of the cup full of hot chocolate!

NOTE: if you’re using a peppermint stick or candy cane, make the hole in the marshmallow first. Then, add a bit of the melted chocolate to the end and press and hold the end in that hole until secure.

Lollipop sticks are another option for these Christmas marshmallow stirring sticks and they are so easy to work with because they pierce and hold the marshmallows well. Pick them up at your local grocery.

horizontal image of marshmallows in a hot chocolate in red cup with peppermint candy canes hooked over the edge on red and white striped scrapbook paper
Easy hot chocolate stir sticks make with marshmallows and miniature candy canes.

How to Make Dipped Marshmallow Pops Look Amazing

Set up an assembly line of sorts and you’ll have gorgeous dipped marshmallows for Christmas that are completely wow-worthy! For those of you who create holiday playlists on YouTube, our Dipped Marshmallows for Christmas video is here.

Learn how to make chocolate dipped marshmallows for hot cocoa

Dipped Marshmallows for Christmas

Dipped Marshmallows for Christmas

Whip up these dipped marshmallows for Christmas gifts, cocoa, or just to WOW your guests. This also makes a great Christmas craft for the kids!

Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • large marshmallows
  • red and white straws or peppermint sticks
  • 1 cup of chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 box candy canes or 1 small bag of peppermint candies

Instructions

  1. Crush candy canes or peppermint candies in a plastic zip-top bag and place into a small dish. 
  2. Cut the straw in half and press one end into a marshmallow.
  3. Add the coconut oil and chocolate chips to a microwave safe bowl and melt in 30-second intervals. Stir frequently. 
  4. Dip the marshmallow on the straw into the chocolate mixture halfway. Let sit for about a minute and sprinkle with peppermint candy pieces.
  5. Once you’ve made a few, place them in the freezer to harden. 

Notes

These hot chocolate stir sticks take less than 10 minutes to create. If you want to gift them, place a single cocoa stir stick in a cellophane bag, wrap with a pretty ribbon, and gift along with some hot cocoa!

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How to Wrap Hot Chocolate Stir Sticks for Gifts

To gift wrap these hot cocoa stir sticks, place one in a tall, thin cellophane bag. Tie it with a festive ribbon and include a pre-made cocoa mix bag.

You can also pair these Christmas dipped marshmallows with one of our quick and easy hot chocolate gifts and WOW them all! 

RELATED READING: Reindeer Mason Jar with Hot Chocolate Gift – Too Cute!

Chocolate Dipped Marshmallows for Christmas with crushed peppermint candy

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