This Red White & Blue Marshmallow Pops Recipe for Labor Day is really easy to make and looks beautiful on your dessert table! This Patriotic Kid Dessert is going to wow your guests - and you can even have the children get involved with the dipping and decorating!
What Are Marshmallow Pops?
These are fun desserts for kids! If you (or your kids) love eating Peeps, then you will love these chocolate-covered marshmallows. They are basically three marshmallows stacked on a stick and covered in chocolate and decorated with red, white, and blue colors.
Marshmallow pops are perfect for Labor Day, Memorial Day, or the Fourth of July.
Why You'll Love Red, White & Blue Marshmallow Pops
Even though I'm not a huge marshmallow fan, I found myself falling in love with these little patriotic goodies!
Maybe it is because it's on a stick? Or maybe it is because they are covered in one of my favorite substances on earth...chocolate?!
In fact, if you love these chocolate-covered marshmallows, you'll also enjoy making Red White and Blue Popsicles and some Red White and Blue Rolo Candy Treats. They all have the same fun red, white and blue colors.
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If you’d rather skip all of my cooking tips, important information for this recipe, and similar recipe ideas – and get straight to the Patriotic Kids Dessert Recipe, just scroll right on down to the bottom, where I have a printable recipe card just for you!
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More Easy Patriotic Recipes
Check out these delicious recipes that I have shared over the years that are just perfect for Memorial Day, like our Red White and Blue Swirl Cookies Recipe for 4th of July! We have tons of recipes like our Simple Surprise Patriotic Cupcakes Recipe for Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day and Veteran's Day. They are all tried and true recipes that I have made over the years, or my trusty food writers have made.
I think you will love them all! Of course, this is just a small selection of patriotic recipes, but we have LOTS and lots of recipes on the blog that are perfect for your summer celebrations – just search the red, white, and blue recipes category!
How to Make Patriotic Marshmallows
You'll love how easy these are to make. Plus, you can change up this recipe in a bunch of different ways. Use just one marshmallow, or use different sprinkles. If you make changes to the recipe, let me know so I can see!
Ingredients
All the exact ingredient amounts are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post. First, here is a list of what you'll need from the store to make the marshmallow on a stick.
- Marshmallows
- Dipping chocolate
- Red candy melts
- Blue candy melts
- Red, white and blue sprinkles
- Bamboo bbq skewers
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How To Make Red, White, and Blue Marshmallow Pops
Here are some photos of each step of the process so you can see how I made the marshmallow pops.
First, line a baking sheet or cutting board with wax paper and set aside.
Thread three regular-size marshmallows onto a bamboo skewer until you have eight skewers.
Place chocolate into a tall glass and microwave on high powder for 60 seconds. Stir and return to the microwave. Heat for 30 seconds at 50% powder an stir until smooth.
Dip marshmallows on the skewers into the chocolate and shake off the excess chocolate well.
Place on prepared wax paper.
Repeat until all marshmallows are covered in chocolate. Let stand to harden.
Place one color candy melts into a small resealable sandwich bag but do not seal. Heat on 50% power for 60 seconds. Knead until smooth. If necessary, return to the microwave for 30 seconds at 50% power or until smooth.
Seal the bag and snip the tip. Drizzle onto each marshmallow skewer.
Repeat with the remaining color and add sprinkles just after drizzling the color.
Let stand to harden.
Serve immediately or store in an airtight container at room temperature until ready to serve.
This Red, White & Blue Marshmallow Pops Recipe makes 8 skewers.
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Red, White & Blue Marshmallow Pops Recipe for Labor Day
Ingredients
- 24 regular size marshmallows
- 12 ounces dipping chocolate
- ¼ cup red candy melts
- ¼ cup blue candy melts
- red white and blue sprinkles
- bamboo bbq skewers
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet or cutting board with wax paper and set aside.
- Thread three regular size marshmallows onto a bamboo skewer until you have 8 skewers.
- Place chocolate into a tall glass and microwave on high powder for 60 seconds.
- Stir and return to the microwave. Heat for 30 seconds at 50% powder an stir until smooth.
- Dip marshmallows on the skewers into the chocolate and shake off the excess chocolate well.
- Place on prepared wax paper.
- Repeat until all marshmallows are covered in chocolate. Let stand to harden.
- Place one color candy melts into a small resealable sandwich bag but do not seal. Heat on 50% power for 60 seconds.
- Knead until smooth.
- If necessary, return to the microwave for 30 seconds at 50% power or until smooth.
- Seal the bag and snip the tip. Drizzle onto each marshmallow skewer.
- Repeat with the remaining color and add sprinkles just after drizzling the color.
- Let stand to harden.
- Serve immediately or store in an airtight container at room temperature until ready to serve.
Notes
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