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Fudgy Flower Blooms
Pick these flowers from the pot and have a delightful Mother’s Day treat.
Prep time: 15 min.
Decoration time: 20 min.
Cooking time: 15 min.
Difficulty: Moderate
What you'll need:
- 2 bags DOVE® Brand Milk Chocolate
- 1 bag M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies
- 1 bag M&M’S® Brand MINIS®
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 can (5-oz.) evaporated milk
- 1 jar (7 1/2-oz.) marshmallow fluff
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup chocolate frosting
- 1 can (16-oz.) vanilla frosting
- Yellow, red and blue food coloring
- 1 (9-inch) square pan
- Foil
- 3 resealable plastic sandwich bags
- Printable templates or various flower cookie cutters
- Green tinted wooden skewers
What to do:
- Over medium heat, bring sugar, butter, evaporated milk, marshmallow fluff and salt to a full boil in a large heavy-bottom saucepan. Once it reaches a boil, continue cooking and stirring for 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add 1 1/2 bags DOVE® Brand Milk Chocolate and stir until smooth. Pour into a foil-lined and greased pan. Refrigerate until set; at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Divide vanilla frosting between 3 bowls, tint yellow, blue and red. Spoon frostings into three separate resealable plastic bags. Snip small corners and set aside.
- Using the printable templates or cookie cutters, press out shapes from fudge. Insert wooden skewers into the sides of the flowers. Pipe frosting around flowers and decorate with M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies and M&M’S® Brand MINIs®. Insert skewers into an oasis filled window box or flowerpots.
