Recently, I went to an Easter Egg hunt at Courtney’s house (of Charming Whimsy) where she once again produced a fabulous spread with lots of fun things for the kids to do and lots of special treats. The cupcakes she made for the party were so unique and creative—little carrot patches complete with dirt and dipped marshmallow carrots. So NEAT!
She made the marshmallow carrots as marshmallow pops
and made an entire carrot patch out of them. How cute are those carrots in those little flower pots!!?
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After a little begging, Courtney kindly wrote up a tutorial on these quick and easy cupcakes sure to impress your friends, neighbors and mothers of the children in your kid’s class. You’ll need:
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- 1 bag of large or small marshmallows depending on how many carrots you want on each cupcake
- 1 bag of orange candy melts
- 1 bag of green edible grass (I found mine at Target, but I saw that it is also available at Michael’s and World Market)
- Orange sugar or sprinkles (optional)
- 1 package of Oreos or chocolate cookie crumbs
- Cupcakes with chocolate frosting
- Toothpicks
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To create the marshmallow carrots:
1. Insert toothpicks halfway into bottom of marshmallows.
2. Follow package directions on bag of candy melts to heat until they are melted to a smooth consistency.
3. Dip each marshmallow in the candy melt until coated.
4. If using sugar or sprinkles, immediately dip the candy coated marshmallow into the sugar.
5. Set marshmallows on parchment paper or stick into styrofoam while the candy coating sets.
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6. Use a toothpick to make a hole in the top of each candy coated marshmallow.
7. Cut edible grass into small pieces and set 2-4 strands in each marshmallow.
8. Remove toothpicks before adding marshmallows to cupcakes.
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..To create the cupcakes:
1. Press one large marshmallow carrot or several small ones into the cupcake’s frosting.
2. Sprinkle cookie crumbs around the carrot to create dirt.
3. Enjoy!
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You can also use the marshmallow carrots as standalone marshmallow pops by inserting lollipop sticks into the marshmallows instead of toothpicks.
Thanks again for sharing this, Courtney! See her beautiful charm bracelets, bags and more at her shop, Charming Whimsy.
Kristin says
April 21, 2011 at 2:10 amI just adore the marshmallow carrot pops! Love them! So cute and simple!
Shelbey says
April 21, 2011 at 3:54 amWhat a cute idea! They look so yummy!
Jill says
April 21, 2011 at 7:02 amGreat idea…love these!
staci says
April 21, 2011 at 11:32 amwhat an adorable collection of carrot goodies!!
michelle says
April 22, 2011 at 12:02 amthese are so cute, and a great and relatively easy idea! thx for sharing 🙂
Sami says
April 22, 2011 at 4:12 amLove this idea…this is going in my cupcake file. 🙂
quickcheck_girl says
January 7, 2012 at 2:43 amso so cute excited to make everything. The orange sugar adds the perfect touch. thanx
Heather says
March 29, 2012 at 11:23 pmYou have adorable ideas! Thank you for sharing for the uncreative Mom!
Laurie says
April 4, 2012 at 6:17 amMy daughter and I just finished making these, they are the cutest cupcakes ever! Your directions are excellent, we had no problems making these, thanks!
Sugar & Bows says
April 11, 2012 at 7:10 amWe loved these so much we made them too. Check them out on Sugar & Bows.
http://www.sugarandbows.com/2012/04/veggies-for-dessert.html
Aditi says
March 6, 2013 at 4:59 amHi! These cupcakes are adorable. I was wondering, however – do you bake the cupcakes directly in the flower pots? Where did you get those pots from and what are they made of?
Paula @ frog prince paperie says
March 19, 2013 at 5:53 amHi Aditi! They make flower pot cupcake kits, or you can bake in regular paper liners and carefully place these into the garden variety flower pot (you don’t want to risk contamination by baking in the garden clay pots).
Deborah Rushing says
March 23, 2013 at 6:14 amThis is such a cute idea. Our club is having our annual spring bake sale for our fundraiser. Just wanted something different and cute. I think you have surely created that for me. Thanks!!
Mandy says
March 28, 2013 at 7:03 ami LOVE this! I’ve pinned it. I’d love for you to come join my weekly linky party this friday at smallfineprint.com
Divian says
March 31, 2013 at 12:18 pmI tried them and loved them!!
Lisa says
March 9, 2015 at 1:42 amHI I LOVE all your carrot ideas. They are sooo adorable!! . I’m visiting from Inspiration Monday link party and love this. I also cohost the Something to Talk About Link Party with 6 other bloggers and it goes live tomorrow morning Monday at 6am est and would LOVE for you to come and link this up (or when you’ve had coffee and are awake….lol). Thank you and have a great week, Lisa at Concord Cottage http://www.Concordcottage.com
Katherines Corner says
March 10, 2015 at 9:11 amLove this sooo much! I am hopping over from project inspired. I invite you to share at my Thursday hop too ♥ xo
Cathy says
March 10, 2015 at 11:23 amThese are just plain too cute! Love them. Thank you for sharing at Share It One More Time. Cathy
Maria says
March 10, 2015 at 11:07 pmOh my goodness, these are absolutely adorable!!!! Love love love these!! Such a cute idea, and beautifully done!
Valerie says
March 11, 2015 at 3:12 amWow such a cute idea!
Katie Crafts says
March 11, 2015 at 12:40 pmThese are SO cute! I may have to make these for Easter this year instead of the bird’s nest ones I usually make!
Brittanie @Simplistically Living says
March 11, 2015 at 10:03 pmThis is such a cute idea! I am pinning it to my Easter board! Thanks for sharing. I am visiting from the Wake Up Wednesday linky party.
Brittanie @Simplistically Living says
March 11, 2015 at 10:05 pmp.s. I would really love to see a pin it button on your site. I cannot seem to find one and it’d make pinning from your site much easier 🙂
Diana Rambles says
March 13, 2015 at 12:05 pmThese are so cute!
Jerri says
March 14, 2015 at 4:40 amYour ideas are adorable! I’d love for you to come over and share your post at my linky party!
Desiree @The36thAvenue says
March 14, 2015 at 9:53 pmSo fun… Pinning!