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Delight the whole family with this easy and delicious SMARTIES® Marshmallow Penguins recipe

These marshmallow penguins are almost too cute to eat and they're so simple to make. If you want to add a pop of colour to your homemade desserts, this is the SMARTIES® recipe for you.  

Serving : 15

(15g per penguin)

30 minutes

You'll Need:

1 tube of SMARTIES® (38g)

15 marshmallows

100g milk chocolate (for melting)

30 edible eyes

2 strawberry laces (cut into even pieces)

Bamboo skewers

Parchment paper


Smart Tips to Involve Little Smarty Pants:

Make it even more fun and let everyone in the family get involved, small hands included, and make and entire family of marshmallow penguins. 

  • Each marshmallow penguin contains:
  • Energy 307kJ 70kcal 4%
  • Fat 2.6g 4%
  • Saturates 1.5g 8%
  • Sugars 9.4g 10%
  • Salt 0.02g 0%

SMARTIES® Marshmallow Penguins recipe in Easy Steps

  1. 1

    Prep a baking tray with parchment paper.

  2. 2

    Melt the chocolate carefully in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds. 

  3. 3

    Place 1 marshmallow on the end of a skewer and gently roll the back two thirds in melted chocolate. Make sure you leave the front third uncovered to make the white tummy of the penguin. 

  4. 4

    Use melted chocolate to stick edible eyes on the uncovered area of the marshmallow. Then place on baking tray to dry. 

  5. 5

    Remove the skewer and add 1/2 a SMARTIES® for the nose. 

  6. 6

    To create earmuffs, use melted chocolate and add strawberry lace and 2 SMARTIES® to either side of the penguin. 

  7. 7

    Repeat steps 3-6 to complete all 15 SMARTIES® marshmallow penguins. 

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