Halloween Dessert - Strawberry and Chocolate fudge mice
This Halloween dessert is delicious, easy to make and super cute! It can also be scary if you cut them in half. These strawberry and chocolate fudge mice are great finger food for any Halloween Party!
Servings: 15 mice
Calories: 130kcal
Ingredients
- 14 oz Sweetened condensed milk (1 can - 396 grams)
- 2 tablespoon Cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon salted butter
- 1 cup grated chocolate or chocolate sprinkles
- 20 Strawberries (more or less, depending on the size of the strawberries)
- Roasted peanuts (sliced almonds, sunflower kernels or pine nuts also work)
- Colored shaped sprinkles
Instructions
To make the Chocolate Fudge/Brigadeiro
- Grease a plate and set it aside.
- In a medium heavy-bottomed pan, add sweetened condensed milk and sift cocoa powder over it. Mix it with a spatula until well combined. (Heat should be off)
- Turn on the heat to medium, add butter, and start stirring the mixture constantly, making sure to scrape bottom and side of the pan, so the mixture won't stick to it and burn.
- Once mixture starts bubbling around the edges, lower the heat, and continue to stir constantly. You'll see that the mixture starts to thicken, like a thick brownie batter. You can turn off the heat when you scrape the bottom and you can easily see it, because the mixture is now moving slowly. Also, if you tilt the pan, the mixture should pull away from the bottom and side of the pan.
- Once you turn off the heat, transfer the fudge/brigadeiro immediately to the greased plate, and wait for it to cool. You can take it to the fridge to speed up the process. Waiting for it to cool will allow the fudge to achieve the right consistency to be shaped.
Making the mice
- Wash and dry (really well) all strawberries. Remove leaves with your finger. Don't cut the cap with a knife.
- Wet your hands with a little bit of water. Get enough fudge to be able to cover one strawberry. Open it on the palm of your hand. Place the strawberry inside and close the fudge around it. Roll it between the palms of your hands to shape it. (See photos in post).
- Roll Strawberry fudge on grated chocolate or sprinkles, until completely covered.
- Get a tiny amount of fudge and shape it as a tail with the palms of your hands. Stick it to the back of the strawberry.
- Open peanut in half, and stick them to the thinner part of the mouse's body, where the ears are supposed to be.
- Stick circle shaped sprinkles in the place of the eyes, and a little ball sprinkle on the tip of the strawberry fudge, as the nose.
- Keep it refrigerated until it's time to party.
Notes
*Spread a little bit of water on the palms of your hands every time you are going to start a new mouse, or whenever the fudge starts to stick to your hands. You can also use a little bit of butter, if you prefer.
*Never stop stirring once you turn on the heat, and make sure to always scrape the bottom and side of the pan, so the mixture won't stick to the pan and burn.
*It usually takes me 7-8 minutes to make the fudge because I use a large burner. If you use a small one, it will take a little longer.
*When you turn off the heat, the mixture will look too soft to be shaped, but don't worry; it'll get to the right consistency after it's completely cool.
Nutrition
Calories: 130kcal