Mars Bar Christmas crackles recipe

Chocolate crackles are a kids' favourite at every birthday party. Now you can amp up the chocolate flavour with this Mars Bar version of the traditional chocolate crackle. And if you want to make them a little bit healthier, you could add a handful of dried fruit too.

Serving Size:

24

Prep Time:

20 mins + 2 hours refrigeration

Ingredients:

• 200g Mars Bars, chopped
• 2 tbsp of pouring (thin) cream
• 2 tsp cocoa powder, sifted
• 3 cups Rice Bubbles
• canola spray
• 100g white chocolate
• 24 red Smarties or M&M's

Directions:

Spray a little canola spray into 2 x 12 cup mini-muffin trays.
Melt the Mars Bars, cream and cocoa in a glass bowl over simmering water. The bowl should not touch water. Stir the mixture until smooth.
Put the Rice Bubbles in a separate large bowl, pour in the chocolate mixture and stir until well mixed.
Spoon the mixture into the muffins tray and press down gently.
Refrigerate for 2 hours and turn out onto a tray to decorate.
Melt the white chocolate in the microwave checking and stirring it at 30 second intervals. Pour it into a piping bag while warm and snip the tip off.
Turn the crackles upside down and pipe the chocolate on. Finish with a red chocolate button on top of each one.
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Notes:

• These crackles could be made more Christmas-y by adding 2/3 cup of either mixed fruit, chopped cherries and currants (if you are not partial to mixed peel in the mixed fruit) or apricots and slivered almonds.
• You can make these into a Christmas gift by simply bundling them up in cellophane and tying with a bow. Throw in a few rum balls for the adults too and you’ll have a cute family treat pack to give to other families.
• If you have any white chocolate left over from these crackles, use it up by making naughty but oh-so-nice Oreo bark!
• Kids love helping to make these crackles and pressing the red Smarties into the white chocolate. For another easy recipe they can make, see 2 ingredient coconut roughs, just make sure you supervise as the melted chocolate can get quite hot.
• These guys look so adorable sitting on the Christmas treat table next to bowls of chocolate truffles and dark chocolate truffles.  
• Kids absolutely love these crackles! Also make some homemade honeycomb and toffee drops for them while the adults are all eating brandy pudding on Christmas Day!
• Peppermint cherry balls are another popular Christmas treat to make that is based on favourite chocolates, in this case Cherry Ripe and Peppermint Crisp.   
• You could use glazed cherries instead of smarties for decoration then use the leftover cherries up in cherry truffles!
• Caramel macadamia slice is another yummy treat to make for the Christmas sweets table.
• This recipe was created by Melissa Hughes for Kidspot, Australia’s best recipe finder.

 
Source: http://www.kidspot.com.au/best-recipes/Christmas-recipes-for-kids+133/Mars-Bar-Christmas-crackles-recipe+2880.htm

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