For a quick and easy treat that no one can resist this Christmas, try Reese's Cup Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. These festive little guys are so much fun to make, and they sure do disappear fast.
Aren't these cute? I was inspired by a craft project I saw at a craft show. Wrapped peanut butter cups were glued together and had pipe cleaner antlers attached.
They are pretty simple to make and it will be a fun project to do with the kids. I don't often post projects on Saturdays, but I just finished writing this late last night and I wanted you to have time to gather the supplies this weekend to make these Reese's Cup Reindeer before school is out because I think they will be the perfect little Christmas treat for holiday school parties.
They'd even be a fantastic edible craft for the kids to make at a holiday party.
Let's make some Reese's Cup Reindeer treats.
Ingredients
- Reese's Miniatures
- candy eyes
- fruit rolls
- red M&M's
- Tootsie Rolls
Supplies
- optional: rolling pin
- kitchen shears, pizza wheel, and/or knife
- optional: small leaf-shaped cookie cutter
- optional: round cookie cutter the size of the bottom side of a Reese's Cup Miniature (⅞ inch)
Instructions
- Unwrap your Reese's Cup Miniatures, removing the foil and the paper cup.
- Set one Reese's Cup, wide end down on your table.
- Put a small dab of edible glue (frosting or chocolate) on top of that Reese's Cup.
- Set another Reese's Cup on its side on top of the edible glue.
- Cut thin strips from the green Fruit Roll-Ups.
- Wrap one strip around the middle of the Reese's Cup stack.
- Use a small dab of edible glue to attach two eyes to the top of the Reese's Cup stack.
- Unwrap Tootsie Rolls.
- Flatten them.
- If needed, you can heat them up in the microwave for a few seconds, just to soften them.
- You can just use your fingers to flatten them, but a rolling pin works well too.
- Cut two antlers using kitchen shears, a knife, or a leaf-shaped cookie cutter.
- Trim if using a leaf cutter.
- Yes, I realize mine look a bit like moose antlers, but I thought they were cute.
- If you want, you can make them look more realistic.
- Cut a circle out of a Tootsie Roll using kitchen shears or a round cutter, making it the same size as the narrow end of a Reese's Cup (⅞ inch.)
- Use edible glue (frosting or chocolate) to attach the round piece of Tootsie Roll to the narrow end of the Reese's Cup.
- Attach the antlers to the back of the Reese's Cup and add a red M&M nose on top of the Tootsie Roll round.
Eat, if you can bear biting off Rudolph's head, or just set them around your table at the holidays and enjoy their adorable faces. I'll bet they disappear!
Related Recipes
If you have fun making these cute Reindeer Reese's Cups, you might also enjoy making these other chocolate reindeer treats.
Be sure to check out all my fun Christmas Recipes!
Recipe
- 2 miniature Reese's Cups
- "edible glue" - chocolate frosting or melted chocolate
- 1 thin strip from green Fruit Roll-Ups
- 2 ¼' or ⅜" candy eyes*
- 3 Tootsie Rolls Midgees or use larger Tootsie Rolls
- 1 red M&M
- *Candy eyes can be purchased at craft stores and cake/candy decorating stores as well as online. You can also make them yourself using royal icing. If you can't get them, use white candies, like Smarties and draw on a pupil using a food coloring marker or some frosting.
- kitchen shears pizza wheel, and/or knife
- optional: rolling pin
- optional: small leave shaped cookie cutter
- optional: round cookie cutter the size of the bottom side of a Reese's Cup Miniature ⅞ inch
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Unwrap your Reese's Cup Miniatures, removing the foil and the paper cup.
-
Set one Reese's Cup, wide end down on your table.
-
Put a small dab of edible glue (frosting or chocolate) on top of that Reese's Cup.
-
Set another Reese's Cup on its side on top of the edible glue.
-
Cut thin strips from the green Fruit Roll-Ups.
-
Wrap one strip around the middle of the Reese's Cup stack.
-
Use a small dab of edible glue to attach two eyes to the top of the Reese's Cup stack.
-
Unwrap Tootsie Rolls. Flatten them. You can use your fingers to flatten them, but a rolling pin works well too. If needed, you can heat them up in the microwave for a few seconds, just to soften them.
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Cut two antlers using kitchen shears, a knife, or a leaf shaped cookie cutter.
-
Trim if using a leaf cutter.
-
Cut a circle out of a Tootsie Roll using kitchen shears or a round cutter, making it the same size as the narrow end of a Reese's Cup (⅞ inch.)
-
Use edible glue (frosting or chocolate) to attach the round piece of Tootsie Roll to the narrow end of the Reese's Cup.
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Attach the antlers to the back of the Reese's Cup and add a red M&M nose on top of the Tootsie Roll round.
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Kate says
very cute and I'm sure they're very tasty!
Michelle | Creative Food says
These are so adorable and so easy to make! Love it!
Margie Otoole says
I am hoping to make a 'Charcuterie' emphasis on the cute for my 12 nieces and nephews this Christmas. These are great for just that board.
Beth Klosterboer says
That's such a great idea. Have fun making the reindeer!
Krynn Parham says
Clever idea
DesignedByBH says
Yeah, these made me giggle just looking at them. I'm going to have to save this idea--I know I don't have time to make them before I have our family Christmas, but I HAVE to make them sometime!
Jessi says
Super cute! Plus any excuse for a peanut butter cup is enough for me =) Thanks for sharing!
baking350sweetness says
really cute idea! the kids will love this!
Brenda says
Soooo sweet 🙂
Smita Srivastava says
So so so cute !!!! Jus love it !!!
Tiffany@Fizzy Party! says
ADORABLE!!! These are the cutest use of a Reeses peanut butter cup I've ever seen.
Trish - Sweetology101 says
I can't even tell you how awesome these are. Well, I can but I just want to shout it...THESE ARE AWESOME!
Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com says
Adorable!!!!
Karen @ Sugartown Sweets says
These are too~too cute! This is the most adorable candy Rudolph I've seen!! LOVE it. 🙂
debi says
Not only do I love what you did with these, I so appreciate the detail with pictures included which left nothing to the imagination. (Especially for sometimes artistically challenged such as myself...) Great job!
Birgit Kerr says
So cute!! I thought I was done shopping for candy - might have to go out again, just for this stuff 🙂
Tiffany Yang says
Yes, they are sooooooo cute!
The Partiologist says
So cute...who knew cute could be so simple!! Love it!!
Executiva de Panela says
Excellent suggestion! I have a 7 years old nephew that would love this!
Lisa says
OH! then all your readers loved him, as they shouted out with GLEE!!!! 🙂
James Alina says
Really nice idea!
Katrina Bahl says
I am in love with this! I am SO making this with my boys. xoxo- K