Making these chocolate covered spoons is full of fun!

My daughters and grandaughters got together to make these fun spoons on evening on a school night. It was fun and did not take a long time to make. When you have school aged kids, that is important.

easy to make gifts

Need an activity for a teen group?

Fun time with your kids or grandkids?

Make these spoons full of festive fun!

Aren’t they cute and festive?

The girls and I went to Nancy’s to be part of the fun of making Christmas gifts for all of the wonderful women who teach and influence the little girls’ lives at school and church.

 The younger girls take gifts to the neighbors and all their teachers.

Since they are traveling to the other grandparents’ home they made enough to give to their grandma and grandpa plus all the aunts, uncles and cousins they will be celebrating with this year!

What do you need?

supplies

Crock pot

Parchment paper or silicon sheets

Cookie sheets or trays

Wide mouth heat-resistant glass jars

Plastic spoons

Cling wrap or small cellophane gift bags

Colorful ribbon or yarn

ingredients

Extra  mini-marshmallows

Sprinkles and stars

Crushed candy canes

1 bag each of assorted baking chips

White chips

Dark chocolate 60% cacao

Milk chocolate

Reese’s Peanut butter 

Caramel

Directions

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Melt the caramel in the microwave. It was not easy to work with.

(Don’t make the peanut butter spoons until the chocolate is finished!  This is necessary for those who have peanut allergies. Cool in a separate area.)

Place jars in crock pot. Add water up to the bottom of the jar’s rim. Turn on HIGH. Fill each jar about 2/3 full of chips. Use table knifes to stir each jar while heating. This takes about 25 – 30 minutes. Once heated lower temp to LOW.

Do not let the melted chips cool!

If you have to reheat them, the coating may crack. It will not be as shiny and look cloudy.

While the chips are melting, prepare the work area around the crock pot. Put sprinkles and decorations so everyone can more easily reach them. Lay out the parchment paper sheets. Have the spoons on the ready  Nancy used tray and cookie sheet to move each filled try to the dining room table to finish cooling.

Once totally melted, drip spoons one at a time into melted chips. Let excess drip off.  Lightly scrape the bottom to prevent pooling when they are laid on the parchment paper.

One person can easily decorate 3 at a time before the coating hardens.

Decorate!  If you use stars or other larger decoration, lightly press them into the coating to keep them from falling off.

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When spoons are totally set, take 3 or 4 together and wrap with cling wrap or put in cellophane candy gift bags. Nancy used cling wrap to keep expense down. Since she is a knitter, there were plenty of yarn options! We used left over bags and mini ribbons we had on hand.

Finished? Spread leftover melted candies on parchment paper to make “bark”. Sprinkle decorations on top and let cool. Crushed candy canes are especially tasty. Break into pieces and store in covered air tight container.

This is definitely a Christmas spoon full of fun activity.

What fun things are you doing with your kids or grands for a fun time together for this Christmas holiday season?

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