How to: Marshmallow Pops for Babies 1st Birthday

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Hello Everyone!
This past weekend I made these cool marshmallow pops for my cousin's baby's 1st Birthday, they were pretty fun to make so of course I wanted to share with you all.
These are so easy to make!
I'm no baker so I didn't want to stress about stuff not tasting good but I still wanted to contribute something to the baby's party. So I jumped on Pinterest which by the way I'm obsessed with, but anyways I found these easy to make pops so I got everything I needed in one day and made them the day of the party so they would be fresh.
I hope you enjoy this different post, in case you have a party to go to or your own kids party to plan this is a great idea. I also think it would be cute to set up a table where the kids can make their own marshmallow pops and create different looks and add their own favorite toppings.

What you will need:

Jumbo Marshmallows~Target

Candy Melts~Joann's

Lollipop Sticks~Joann's

Coconut Shavings~99 cent store

Turtle Crunch (or toppings of your choice)~Joann's

2 Microwavable bowls~Costco top-aware

1 Extra Bowl

First Step; Pour as much candy melt as you feel you will need in a microwavable bowl.

I basically followed the instructions on the bag but keep in mind depending on the watts on your microwave it will melt the chocolate faster or slower. Which in my case I first melted the candy melt for 1:00 minute and the chocolate didn't seem to melt much, so I added 30 seconds.

The candy melt begins melting and that's when you want to start steering until you get a smooth consistency.

It's very easy to work with so just keep mixing; I took pictures of every stage so you can see the process & your done it's smooth and ready for you to dip the marshmallows.

Have your sticks ready and sick them into the marshmallow.

I twisted it in so it wouldn't create a big hole.

Quick Tip:

This was my first time making these so I learned a lot as I was going. One thing I want to share is to not put the marshmallows on the stick until the end. What ended up happening to me was that I dipped the marshmallow, topped it and then I have no where to put them to let it dry.

If you have somethings like styrofoam to stand them up I think that would be great if not, dip the marshmallow first, add the topping and lay in on a flat plate to let it dry.

Once they are dry, which it doesn't take to long, then add the stick; do this gently if not the candy melt will crack and the toppings will begin to fall off.

I sprinkled the toppings over a bowl so I could re use the fall out.

Sprinkle away until your happy with how it looks.

As I dipped the marshmallows I tried shaping them so they would be even but these aren't meant to be perfect so I just went with it.

Another quick tip is to make sure you let the candy melt dry evenly at the top because if not you will have lop sided lollipops. I didn't learn that until they dried (lol).