These Manhattan-inspired (that is the cocktail, not the place) boozy chocolate Christmas mice are fun and tasty. Place a few to nibble along your Christmas cookie platters!
Boozy Chocolate Christmas Mice Recipe
Notes:
• You can use bourbon or whiskey to make these.
• Make certain the cherries are well drained, and dried. The chocolate will have a difficult time sticking otherwise.
• While this is a FAST little project, you must remember to infuse your maraschino cherries at least two days in advance.
• There will be 25-27 maraschino cherries in a 10-ounce jar. YMMV depending on brand, and size of cherries.
• If you are not sure how fast the candy melts in your local grocery store turnover, buy some Wilton chocolates. They are a great consistency and generally easier to work with.
• If your chocolate melts are not smoothing out as you would like, add a touch of vegetable oil and heat again (this would be the third round).
• My niece has been making these for years. She said she has tried just about everything under the sun, but never found anything that made good whiskers.
• The eyes are optional on the mice. If you do them, make sure you place a dark dot inside the whites of their eyes (heh). Otherwise, it is going to look creepy.
• You can use small candy eyes if you prefer, just adhere them with a dab of melted chocolate.
• These will last up to a week as long as you are not making dramatic temperature changes. Temp changes are the enemy of chocolate.
Boozy Chocolate Christmas Mice Ingredients
• 25 Maraschino Cherries with stems (10-ounce jar)
• ¼ cup Whiskey
• 50 Almond Slices (for ears)
• 1 cup Chocolate Melts
• 1/8 cup White Chocolate Melts
• 25 Hershey Kisses
Boozy Chocolate Christmas Mice Mise en Place:
• Wax Paper
• Bowl
• Spoon
• Toothpick
• Paper Towel
Boozy Chocolate Christmas Mice Directions
• Drain liquid from maraschino cherry jar and replace with whiskey. Allow to sit for 2-3 days to infuse before using.
• Drain what whiskey from maraschino cherry jar did not get sucked up by the cherries, and place maraschino cherries on a paper towel to dry.
• Place wax paper down on your work surface.
• Place a cup of chocolate melts into a bowl. Heat in the microwave for 30 seconds, stir. Heat in microwave for another 30 seconds; stir. Repeat a third time. Check the consistency of your chocolate. If smooth, do not heat further. If it still does not stir and drip smoothly, heat one more time.
• Dip a maraschino cherry into the melted chocolate, coat well.
• Place side down so the stem is on the side (this will be the “tail”).
• Select 2 almond slices that are approximately the same size. These are the ears.
• “Glue” 2 ears on the back of an unwrapped Hershey’s kiss chocolate. Drop another dab of chocolate over the back of the ears to secure.
• Attach the kiss with the ears to a chocolate dipped maraschino cherry on the wax paper. Use melted chocolate to “glue” together.
• Repeat until all the cherries and kisses have been made into a mouse body. You can stop here, or add eyes.
• Place a small amount of white chocolate melts into a bowl. Heat in the microwave for 30 seconds, stir. Heat in microwave for another 30 seconds; stir. Repeat a third time. Check the consistency of your chocolate. If smooth, do not heat further. If it still does not stir and drip smoothly, heat one more time.
• Using a toothpick or fine chocolate paint brush, paint two white eyes on the kiss head. Allow to dry.
• Using a toothpick or fine chocolate paint brush, paint two brown dots in the middle of the eyes on the kiss head.
• These will last up to a week as long as you are not making dramatic temperature changes. Temp changes are the enemy of chocolate.
Boozy Chocolate Christmas Mice Recipe
By Ann
These Manhattan-inspired (that is the cocktail, not the place) boozy chocolate Christmas mice are fun and tasty. Place a few to nibble along your Christmas cookie platters!
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 2 Minutes
Ingredients:
• 25 Maraschino Cherries with stems (10 ounce jar)
• ¼ cup Whiskey
• 50 Almond Slices (for ears)
• 1 cup Chocolate Melts
• 1/8 cup White Chocolate Melts
• 25 Hershey Kisses
Directions:
• Drain liquid from maraschino cherry jar and replace with whiskey. Allow to sit for 2-3 days to infuse before using.
• Drain what whiskey from maraschino cherry jar did not get sucked up by the cherries, and place maraschino cherries on a paper towel to dry.
• Place wax paper down on your work surface.
• Place a cup of chocolate melts into a bowl. Heat in the microwave for 30 seconds, stir. Heat in microwave for another 30 seconds; stir. Repeat a third time. Check the consistency of your chocolate. If smooth, do not heat further. If it still does not stir and drip smoothly, heat one more time.
• Dip a maraschino cherry into the melted chocolate, coat well.
• Place side down so the stem is on the side (this will be the “tail”).
• Select 2 almond slices that are approximately the same size. These are the ears.
• “Glue” 2 ears on the back of an unwrapped Hershey’s kiss chocolate. Drop another dab of chocolate over the back of the ears to secure.
• Attach the kiss with the ears to a chocolate dipped maraschino cherry on the wax paper. Use melted chocolate to “glue” together.
• Repeat until all the cherries and kisses have been made into a mouse body. You can stop here, or add eyes.
• Place a small amount of white chocolate melts into a bowl. Heat in the microwave for 30 seconds, stir. Heat in microwave for another 30 seconds; stir. Repeat a third time. Check the consistency of your chocolate. If smooth, do not heat further. If it still does not stir and drip smoothly, heat one more time.
• Using a toothpick or fine chocolate paint brush, paint two white eyes on the kiss head. Allow to dry.
• Using a toothpick or fine chocolate paint brush, paint two brown dots in the middle of the eyes on the kiss head.
• These will last up to a week as long as you are not making dramatic temperature changes. Temp changes are the enemy of chocolate.
Makes 25 Boozy Chocolate Christmas Mice
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